The Value of Taking Mini-Breaks During the Nonprofit Work Day

Last week, I was in London teaching social media strategy workshops for London NGOs organized by Social Media Misfits and keynoted Institute of Fundraising’s Future of Fundraising Conference. The workshops took place in different locations, including LinkedIn Headquarters in the UK; Georgia; and a co-working space called Second Home, a creative co-working space and cultural venue bringing together diverse industries, disciplines and types of social businesses.

As a co-working space, if offers offices, desks and meeting space for start-ups. One thing you notice is the building's interior design, created by award-winning Spanish architects SelgasCano. Many glass windows, winding hallways and plants (lots of them) throughout the building. But what I really appreciated was the “meditation” or “quiet” spaces—electronic-free zones where people can escape collaborative overload from back-to-back meetings and emails, and collect their thoughts.