How might we turn this around? Some of it is pretty basic, as Lauren points out, paying people decently, providing benefits, having policies that support people taking time off when they are sick or need to care for a loved one, and providing flexibility.

My name is Lauren Brownstein.

I am the president of Pitch Fundraising and Philanthropy Consulting, and I am also the author of Be Well, Do Good, Self-Care and Renewal for Nonprofit Professionals and Other Do-Gooders.

There's a lot of ways to define what a healthier nonprofit sector means.

Is that a nonprofit sector that is more financially sustainable? that can focus more on programming and client services and less on chasing dollars? Does it mean fewer nonprofits? Because there are a lot of nonprofits out there in the world, and a lot of them are doing the same thing.

The thing that I'm zoning in on is the notion of a healthier nonprofit sector that is staffed by healthier nonprofit employees.

That is healthier in mind, body, and spirit.