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Self-care for fundraisers

Updated

23 October 2020

As the saying goes; 'you can’t pour from an empty cup’, so to look after your supporters you need to first take care of yourself.

Good mental wellbeing is a fundamental part of enjoying and appreciating our lives. Caring for bereaved supporters can be tough at the best of times, and the Covid-19 situation is certainly far from that. We spoke to bereavement support expert Catherine Betley of GriefChat for some practical suggestions to help you cope during these uncertain times.

Make connections with people in a similar role so that you have a professional network of other in-memory fundraisers who can support you
Join the Institute of Fundraising Legacy and In Memory SIG (Special Interest Group) to ask questions and share experiences
We need to be conscious of our own and colleagues’ well-being – we’re all experiencing grief having lost the ability to go out
At this difficult time, many charities have already changed the tone of their communications. You are already experts at sensitive communications, so share what you know with your comms team
Help your supporter-facing colleagues by preparing a list of useful phrases they could use when speaking to supporters who are struggling e.g. "I'm sorry to hear that. Thank you for thinking of us at this difficult time."
Take part in MuchLoved's online Bereavement Training, to help you better cope with and provide support to the bereaved people you communicate with.

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