576. Mental Health Week: Transforming Paid Leave in Nonprofits + Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness - Lacey Kempinski

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

Meet Lacey. As the founder of Balanced Good, she turned her challenges with postpartum depression and anxiety into a powerful mission to reshape parental leave in the nonprofit sector. As a mom of three, she gets how challenging it can be to build a career as a leader in the nonprofit sector while balancing the demands of parenthood💼👶 A sustainable work model isn't just good for people; it's good for business. Tune in to explore how organizations can prioritize wellness, create realistic workloads, and normalize taking breaks to combat burnout.

💡 Learn

• The state of paid leave in the nonprofit sector
• The importance of sustainable work models
• How to advocate for paid leave

Today's Guest
Lacey Kempinski, Founder + CEO, Balanced Good

Episode Highlights

• Lacey’s story and journey to where she is today (3:55)
• State of paid leave in the nonprofit and impact sectors (6:50)
• Impact of paid leave (9:25)
• Advocating for paid leave (17:00)
• Building a parental leave plan in a day (19:45)
• Activation (22:50)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy (24:05)
• Lacey’s One Good Thing: Give yourself grace and give others grace. (26:05)
• How to connect with Lacey + Balanced Good (27:20)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/576.

This episode is part of our Mental Health Week series. Explore all the episodes, find resources + more at weareforgood.com/mentalhealth.

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1. 576. Mental Health Week: Transforming Paid Leave in Nonprofits + Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness - Lacey Kempinski (00:00:00)

2. Balancing Work and Parenthood in Nonprofits (00:00:01)

3. Paid Leave in Nonprofits (00:05:20)

4. Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness (00:12:28)

5. Promoting Grace and Presence at Work (00:22:31)

6. Connecting With Balance for Parental Planning (00:26:52)