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Seven Years of Balanced Good: The Myth of Balance and Lessons Learned
Lacey reflects on seven years of entrepreneurship and parallel parenting lessons, sharing that true "balance" is a myth best replaced by organized chaos, strong values, and a collaborative team. The journey has been shaped by authentic relationships, owning mistakes, and staying grounded in core values through every challenge.
How To Manage Parental Leaves Smoothly
Thoughtful parental leave planning isn’t just about coverage. It’s about retention, equity, and long-term sustainability. This post explores how human-centred leave and return-to-work supports help organizations protect institutional knowledge, reduce turnover, and better support working parents.
Self-Care Is Sector Care: A Call to Rebalance
Nonprofit burnout is rising, but it’s not inevitable. Balanced Good calls for a sector-wide shift—embedding care into culture, workflows, and leadership to sustain impact without sacrificing wellbeing.
Four reasons why the non-profit sector should invest in an advocacy strategy
Kelly Baker of Informed Advocacy shares why every non-profit should have an advocacy strategy.
Why Fundraiser Turnover Isn't Going Away
Featuring Phil Gerard from Gerard Search this blog post highlights why fundraiser turnover is here to stay and how we as a sector can better approach high turnover rates.
Balancing AI and Social Impact
How can the social impact sector thoughtfully and safely adapt AI in their practices.
Investing in Short-Term Leave: A Strategic Pillar in Employee Satisfaction
What if we took a more strategic approach to short-term leave coverage? When organizations treat short-term coverage as an investment rather than a disruption, they unlock the true potential of their people.
Supportive work environments don’t stop at supportive parental leaves; and neither do we
We know organizations want to support their employees with more balanced workloads, with thoughtful policies, and ensuring interim team gaps are covered intentionally, but in many cases, organizations are simply too busy or too unclear on the next steps. We’re ready to help you change that.
Sharing the Balanced Good Origin Story
My journey into entrepreneurship was deeply personal and rooted in becoming a mom. My path to motherhood and my experience in parenthood was not easy.