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For a small investment, a funder can have a big impact on a nonprofit by providing its leader with time away to rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit. Yet only a handful of foundations fund sabbaticals, in part because it’s not easy to quantify the impact. Thanks to the Durfee Foundation and a growing number of other family foundations who have commissioned research to evaluate these programs, there is evidence demonstrating the powerful impact sabbaticals can have on nonprofit organizations and their leaders. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Case)
The Power of Sabbaticals: Advice and Guidance from the Durfee Foundation
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Do-It-Yourself Sabbatical Guide for Nonprofits
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Durfee Foundation Sabbatical Tip Videos
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From Creative Disruption to Systems Change
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The Durfee Foundation: Supporting Sabbaticals for Nonprofit Leaders
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The Power of Sabbaticals
Additional Perspectives and Guidance
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My Sabbatical Zen: Reflections on a 3-Month Pause in the Action
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Practicing What They Preach: the Hill-Snowdon Foundation’s Progressive Personnel Policies
ArticleSabbatical Policies for Nonprofits
- Invest in Rest: Funding Sabbaticals (Center for Effective Philanthropy, 2023)
- Richard King Mellon and McCune Foundations: Sabbaticals for Pittsburgh Nonprofit Leaders
- Barr Foundation: Barr Fellowship Sabbaticals
- California Wellness Foundation: Sabbatical Program
- Durfee Foundation: Sabbatical Program
- Meyer Foundation: Julie L. Rogers Sabbatical Program
- Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust: Sabbatical Program for Piper Fellows
- Rasmuson Foundation: Sabbatical Program
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation: Sabbatical Program