Rest Is Infrastructure — It’s Time Foundations Treated It That Way, Center for Effective Philanthropy

“So much of my work life was driven by the feeling that my work is who I am, and all I have. Realizing that isn’t actually true was huge for me.” 

– Sabbatical Grantee

For decades, funders have invested in sabbaticals for nonprofit leaders — one grant, one leader, one organization at a time. Now, as part of The Rest Roundtable’s work, for the first time we can start to see the full national picture.

“Rest on the Rise,” The Rest Roundtable’s new report, aggregates nearly four decades of sabbatical investment data. It’s the first-ever impact report on philanthropic investment in nonprofit sabbaticals1, and the story it tells is powerful: $43 million invested in nonprofit sabbaticals since 1989, $25.4 million granted directly to leaders, $17.6 million in in-kind support, and 1,000+ nonprofit leaders from 1000 organizations supported with a sabbatical grant.

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