by Liz Griffin | Apr 15, 2022 | Blog
image by Marieke VaNoon Social justice organisations stand for some extremely important values: they work tirelessly to promote equality, non-discrimination, fairness, respect for dignity, humanity, transparency, justice and accountability. As a leader working in...
by Liz Griffin | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
image by Marieke VaNoon The coronavirus pandemic is reconfiguring our world. Whilst we don’t know what the long-term consequences will be, it’s already clear that the worst effects will be felt by the most marginalised people. Moreover, the strengthening of...
by Liz Griffin | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog
image by Marieke VaNoon At first sight, international non-profit professionals live extraordinary, purpose-driven lives. The “development set” travel the world doing worthy work, saving strangers in intriguing places. Their tales of disaster, poverty, and war are...
by Liz Griffin | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
In recent months, I’ve been posting about staff wellbeing in the human rights and humanitarian sectors and the ridiculously high levels of worker stress, trauma and burnout. I’ve emphasised that eradicating the non-profit culture of martyrdom and overwork is essential...
by Liz Griffin | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
There’s an urgent wellbeing crisis in the human rights sector. Those of us on the inside have known about it for a long time. Now it’s been blown open as Amnesty International teeters on the brink of mission failure having lost sight of the human that’s inherent...
by Liz Griffin | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog
“I’m actually not as lost as I thought I was!” These are the words of one humanitarian professional at the end of her first coaching conversation with me. A lot of non-profit professionals reach out to me because they feel lost. I can relate. I spent over two decades...
