Note from bmpconsulting: This article was originally published in The Journal of the Grant Professionals Association in the Fall of 2020. Reposted with permission.
Abstract: Burnout is prevalent among grant professionals. For many years, burnout has been a topic of self-help literature. The World Health Organization recently acknowledged it as a specific, diagnosable syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress, often identified by feelings of exhaustion, inefficiency, and cynicism. In 2019, three members of the Grant Professionals Association created a first-of-its-kind survey to assess the prevalence of burnout in the grants profession. A total of 345 grant professionals participated in an anonymous, online survey consisting of 21 targeted questions that assessed stress related to their work. The findings revealed that burnout affects grant professionals of all sectors and all experience levels, causing people to leave the profession at an alarming rate.
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