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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
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Note from Beth: In my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout, we discuss how to create a culture of wellbeing to encourage self-care. Jay Wilkinson, CEO of Firespring , shares some thoughts on building the right culture of for your nonprofit. I’ll be doing a free webinar hosted by Firespring on avoiding burnout on Feb. 14th.
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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
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