Break Out of Survival Mode
February 17, 2025, Maegan Bradshaw
Living in survival mode feels like treading water—you’re keeping afloat but expending all your energy just to stay in place. When you’re stuck in this state, the brain ...
Setting Boundaries in Volunteer Organizations: Balance Commitment & Self-Care
February 10, 2025, RAFT Team
If you’re volunteering with a sexual violence (SV) or domestic violence (DV) organization, chances are your heart is in the right place—you’re here because you care deeply about ...
The Resiliency Effect: How Life’s Lessons Make Us Stronger
January 27, 2025, RAFT Team
Advocates are essential in championing important causes, but the intense emotional and physical aspects of the job can really impact their well-being. Juggling work and personal life, dealing ...
RAFT 2025: The Year of Community
January 21, 2025, Jeremie Miller
Welcome to 2025! The RAFT team wanted to start 2025 by sharing RAFT’s yearly theme with you and let you know about all the different opportunities available for ...
How Leaders Can Use Transparency to Reduce Loneliness and Improve Connection
January 14, 2025, Jeremie Miller
Leadership can feel lonely. Really lonely. You have a unique view of your organization, department, or team; a view that others often don’t understand or even realize exists. ...
Cultivating Self-Empathy: A Roadmap to Inner Balance
January 13, 2025, RAFT Team
As advocates, you give so much of yourself to others—but how often do you show that same care to yourself? Cultivating self-empathy, the practice of treating yourself with ...
Leaders in Action: Managing Urgency while Focusing on Strategy
December 23, 2024, RAFT Team
As a leader, you’re constantly managing urgency right alongside strategizing the vision for tomorrow. Urgent tasks demand your immediate attention—emails, phone calls, meetings, crises that can’t be ignored. ...
Building Resilience One Human at a Time
December 9, 2024, RAFT Team
Advocates are crucial in leading the charge for important causes, but the intense emotions and physical strain can wear them down. Juggling work and personal life, dealing with ...
7 Ways to Measure Your Advocacy Impact
November 25, 2024, RAFT Team
You can’t fully understand the impact you’re making just by looking at numbers and stats. To really grasp the significance of your work, you need to see it ...
Self-Care Resilience: Finding Balance in Turbulent Times
November 11, 2024, RAFT Team
Let’s dive into the wild world of challenges, my friend. We all face them: personal, professional, societal… you name it. Some weeks are just extra. Advocate work is ...