One of the ways that your non-profit can curb turnover is by shifting towards a healthier work culture. Here are three top culture trends to watch out for this year.

As non-profit leaders, we can preach all we want about self-care but when things get busy, we forget to take care ourselves. But as consultants, we don’t have the luxury of paid sick leave. When we don’t work, we don’t get paid.Here are a few things I’ve learned from consultants (and moms of toddlers) about how to stay healthy.

Self-care for people of color isn’t always possible. We’ve been raised to respect our elders, to say yes to family, and to always put them ahead of ourselves. So when people tell us to take care of ourselves, we struggle to accept what that actually means from a cultural standpoint.

Mental health is heavily stigmatized in many Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. In the United States, 13% of Asian Americans have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, and we know that this number is most likely underreported. As a result of the stigmatization, Asian Americans are 3x less likely to seek services. Here are ways we can support them.

The nonprofit sector has talked about vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout for years. But there is little discussion on this topic of internal trauma that staff is experiencing. And trauma is contagious. If it is not dealt with, it has the potential to create a toxic environment. So how do we create a space for survivors to thrive?

The 2016 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey, published by Nonprofit HR, puts the average employee turnover rate at 19%. We’re not talking just burnout here. In fact, we’re past burnout. We’re talking about the need for collective care and radical healing.