How Staff Get Burned (Out) by Social Change Work

From: Peacework | Date: October 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Nora Lester is an organizational consultant working with nonprofits and focusing on issues of diversity. Melissa Lamson is an M.A. candidate in intercultural relations specializing in cross-cultural counseling. Neil Wollman teaches psychology at Manchester College and has a special interest in applying psychology to social change. We welcome comments through e-mail at NoraLester @aol.com or in care of Peacework.

After years of working as activists in a variety of social change organizations, we paused to reflect on the quality of our experiences. It strikes us that while these jobs have been ...

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