To understand more. To act more wisely. To rest without guilt.
This is what the new Knowledge Zone on the Burnout Aid portal aims to convey. We created it for people working in NGOs, cultural institutions, and the social sector who are looking for reliable and easy-to-digest knowledge about burnout, well-being, and new work patterns.
Why does knowledge matter?
We assumed from the start that counteracting burnout requires not only rest, but also understanding the mechanisms that cause it, both individual and systemic. Therefore, the Knowledge Zone is a coherent base of materials that:
- help name and understand phenomena,
- offer proven acting strategies (at personal, team, and organizational levels),
- support in building resilience and a work culture based on values.
We write for people just like you – exhausted, committed, looking for a new language to describe what is happening inside and around them.
What will you find in the Knowledge Zone?
In the coming months, we will publish several original articles that are short, concise, and insightful. These texts were written with everyday life in NGOs, cultural institutions, education, and support activities in mind. The questions we ask and want to answer include:
- How can organizations support their employees instead of contributing to burnout?
- How to understand that something is not working before burnout occurs?
- Why is the public grant system, in some cases, one of the main causes of chronic overload?
- How to talk about values in the organization so that they do not become an empty slogan?
- What is technocolonialism and how does it affect our digital well-being?
- How to design accessible, smart, and human digital tools that support team well-being?
We will also post lighter texts about what can help you navigate the age of excess: from regeneration rituals to the culture of rest and joy within the team.
For whom?
For anyone who:
- senses that something is off in their work, but does not yet know exactly what,
- wants to build an organization based on values, not schemes,
- is looking for a language to talk to the team about burnout, tension, and frustration without shame and guilt,
- is tired of pretending that "everything is manageable" and looking for better ways of cooperation.
Why and what for?
Because we believe that change begins with knowledge – not the kind contained in academic PDFs, but the kind rooted in everyday experience, relationships, and decisions. The kind that helps you regain your agency and get back to yourself. The kind that doesn't say “work harder”, but rather “pause and see what really works”.
We need change, and we want to be part of making it happen.
You can already read our first articles in the Knowledge Zone: about burnout in NGOs, the grant system, and the culture of values, as well as useful documents for everyday organizational practice. In the coming weeks, we will add more texts and tools.
Follow the tags: #knowledge #well-being #relationships #organization #resilience #technologies #change
And if you have an idea for a topic that we should cover, let us know. This zone is for you.
You can learn more on the Get involved page.
