{"id":9300,"date":"2025-10-28T14:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charityjob.co.uk\/careeradvice\/?p=9300"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:15:40","slug":"stress-in-the-charity-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charityjob.co.uk\/careeradvice\/stress-in-the-charity-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Stress at Work in the Charity Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":16128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9141,188],"tags":[9147],"class_list":["post-9300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-developing-charity-career","category-work-life-balance","tag-mental-health-and-wellbeing"],"acf":{"job_search_bottom_form":false,"image":16128,"background":16128,"excerpt":"The charity sector is not without its challenges and stresses. The trick is figuring out how to deal with stress at work in the charity sector. Let\u2019s break it down.","contenttypes":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","menu_title":"","content":"It may come as no surprise that\u00a0people who work in the charity sector tend to be happier and more fulfilled<\/a>\u00a0than their counterparts in private companies\u2015that\u2019s the nature of having a job where you spend your days helping others. That happiness in the workplace bleeds into all aspects of your life: your home, your hobbies, your family. In other words, doing good is infectious.\r\n\r\nBut that doesn\u2019t mean that the sector is without its challenges and stresses. Just like in any other job, charity workers have looming deadlines, stakeholders to deliver for and standards to meet. The trick is figuring out how to deal with stress at work in the charity sector. Let\u2019s break it down.\r\n\r\n "},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","menu_title":"What are the most common causes of stress at work?","content":"

What are the most common causes of stress at work?<\/h2>\r\nThose who work at charities aren\u2019t exempt from anxiety, burnout and stress. In fact, one of the biggest stressors<\/a> in the charity sector is money. Charity sector workers often also go the extra mile to launch an event or to run a program. These issues can have a knock-on effect for staff within the sector.\r\n\r\nStress can be caused when there\u2019s a mismatch between job requirements and an individual\u2019s abilities. For example:\r\n