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My name is Ben Gierhart (he/they), and I am a student at Bellarmine University: an Arts Administration–Theatre and Integrated Studies double major/Business Analytics minor. I am also the Communications Coordinator at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
My name is Ben Gierhart (he/they), and I am a student at Bellarmine University: an Arts Administration–Theatre and Integrated Studies double major/Business Analytics minor. I am also the Communications Coordinator at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
As an employee at a nonprofit, especially in the arts, I am especially interested in the subject of burnout. The pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on every corner of our society, and the nonprofit sector—one that already had limited resources before the pandemic—is no exception. Burnout is rampant as nonprofit organizations now boast even fewer resources and fewer employees.
As an employee at a nonprofit, especially in the arts, I am especially interested in the subject of burnout. The pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on every corner of our society, and the nonprofit sector—one that already had limited resources before the pandemic—is no exception. Burnout is rampant as nonprofit organizations now boast even fewer resources and fewer employees.
However, my classmates and I are hoping to offer some tools to combat the issue. I have taken the time to interview two of my fellow employees at Actors Theatre of Louisville whose insight I found valuable. I hope you do too. Please feel free to navigate to the various pages to read what they had to say. You may continue to read below to learn more about the particulars of this project as a whole.
However, my classmates and I are hoping to offer some tools to combat the issue. I have taken the time to interview two of my fellow employees at Actors Theatre of Louisville whose insight I found valuable. I hope you do too. Please feel free to navigate to the various pages to read what they had to say. You may continue to read below to learn more about the particulars of this project as a whole.
From Dr. Keim's Syllabus:
This course is designed as a Community Engaged (CE) course. That means that as part of course
requirements, students and the instructor will collaborate with a community partner in a way that
connects directly to that organization’s needs as well as course content (i.e., the Course Learning
Objectives).
At Bellarmine, we define community engagement as the collaboration between institutions of higher
education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutual creation
and exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of
community engagement is the sharing of knowledge and resources between colleges and universities and
the public and private sectors:
• to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity;
• enhance curriculum, teaching, and learning;
• prepare educated and engaged life-long learners;
• strengthen participants’ sense of community and civic responsibility;
• address critical societal issues; and
• contribute to the public good.
Successful community engagement accomplishes reciprocity (the university and the community partner
working in common interest and respect, in cooperative exchange of favors, with both giving and
receiving) and inclusion (intentionally bringing together diverse groups that are actively connected and
engaged around issues of equitable access and social justice).
We have collaborated with the Kentucky Psychological Foundation (KPF) to create resources for
their new Nonprofit Workplace Wellness (NWI) initiative. KPF is a nonprofit organization that aims to
use the science of psychology to support the mental health and wellbeing of Kentuckians through social
activism, community engagement, and education. KPF is creating empirically-based resources for
nonprofits in Kentucky to help combat burnout and increase employee health and wellness. These
resources can take many forms, including white papers, YouTube videos, podcast episodes, infographics,
blog posts, or webpages.
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