Trainin g details
\n \nA BBC Oxford article (July 2025) \, reporting on a roundtable discussion that inclu ded OCVA\, found that staff in the third sector ar e facing burnout caused by a 'triple crisis' of ri sing demand for services\, a challenging funding e nvironment\, and increasing costs.\n \n
< span style="font-size:14px\;">When you work in thi s kind of environment\, boundaries can feel especi ally hard to maintain.
\n \nWith your emotional investment\ , your sense of personal responsibility and your i dentity all bound up in purpose-driven work\, your energy can start to quietly drain away.
\n \nThese are often signs that boundaries are mi
ssing and building in new boundaries is one practi
cal thing you can do to start getting some of your
energy back.
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Who shou ld attend?
\n \nThis session is for you if you’re a:<
br />\n • Social purpose founder
\n • M
ission-led professional
\n • Changemaker
Whether you're feeling close to burnout\,
stretched too thin\, or simply ready to start pro
tecting your energy more intentionally\, this sess
ion will help you start to build a more sustainabl
e approach to work
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\n What will I learn?
By
the end of the session\, you will:
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\n • Understand why energy depletion is one of
the symptoms of burnout\, and why boundaries are a
n important and practical tool for addressing it\n • Become familiar with different types o
f boundaries\, and the common beliefs and behaviou
rs that often make them hard to set and maintain<
br />\n • Know how to design a boundary that di
rectly tackles a real energy drain you're currentl
y experiencing
\n • Feel less alone in nav
igating these challenges\, having connected with o
thers who share the same experience<
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Trainer
\n \nLouisa Daubney i s a trained Life Coach and certified Burnout Coach who works with purpose-driven individuals who fee l overwhelmed\, exhausted\, or stretched too thin from constantly putting work and others first.
\n \nAfter 18 years as a fundraiser at Men cap and Oxfam\, and as a trustee for a local refug ee charity\, Louisa understands firsthand the emot ional weight of mission-led work - and what it tak es to sustain it.
\n \nThrough her 1:1 coaching and group coaching workshops\, she helps people uncover what's driving their overwork\, bui ld healthier boundaries\, and create a more sustai nable way of working\, so they can keep making a d ifference without burning out.
\n \n< span style="font-family:verdana\, geneva\, sans-se rif\;">Cost:
\n \n < p>£40 per person for OCVA Members
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\n 9.30 am – 1 pm. There will be a short break hal
fway through the session.
\n In-Person
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Please note\, if y ou are booking on behalf of another/others\ , you must have their names and email addresses re ady. If they do not have an email address\, please contact us by emailing training@ocva.org.uk.
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DESCRIPTION:Training details\n \n \n \n A BBC Oxford article ( July 2025)\, reporting on a roundtable discussion that included OCVA\, found that staff in the third sector are facing burnout caused by a 'triple cri sis' of rising demand for services\, a challenging funding environment\, and increasing costs.\n \n \n \n When you work in this kind of environment\, boundaries can feel especially hard to maintain. \ n \n \n \n With your emotional investment\, your s ense of personal responsibility and your identity all bound up in purpose-driven work\, your energy can start to quietly drain away.\n \n \n \n When y our energy is depleted\, everything gets harder - switching off\, saying no\, recognising when you'v e hit your limit. \n \n \n \n These are often sign s that boundaries are missing and building in new boundaries is one practical thing you can do to st art getting some of your energy back.\n \n \n \n \n \n Who should attend?\n \n \n \n This session i s for you if you’re a:\n \n • Social purpose fo under\n \n • Mission-led professional\n \n • Changemaker\n \n \n \n Whether you're feeling clo se to burnout\, stretched too thin\, or simply rea dy to start protecting your energy more intentiona lly\, this session will help you start to build a more sustainable approach to work\n \n \n \n What will I learn?\n \n \n \n By the end of the sessio n\, you will:\n \n \n \n • Understand why energ y depletion is one of the symptoms of burnout\, an d why boundaries are an important and practical to ol for addressing it\n \n • Become familiar wit h different types of boundaries\, and the common b eliefs and behaviours that often make them hard t o set and maintain\n \n • Know how to design a boundary that directly tackles a real energy drain you're currently experiencing\n \n • Feel less alone in navigating these challenges\, having con nected with others who share the same experience\n \n \n \n Trainer\n \n \n \n Louisa Daubney is a t rained Life Coach and certified Burnout Coach who works with purpose-driven individuals who feel ove rwhelmed\, exhausted\, or stretched too thin from constantly putting work and others first.\n \n \n \n After 18 years as a fundraiser at Mencap and Ox fam\, and as a trustee for a local refugee charity \, Louisa understands firsthand the emotional weig ht of mission-led work - and what it takes to sust ain it.\n \n \n \n Through her 1:1 coaching and gr oup coaching workshops\, she helps people uncover what's driving their overwork\, build healthier bo undaries\, and create a more sustainable way of wo rking\, so they can keep making a difference witho ut burning out.\n \n \n \n Cost:\n \n \n \n £40 pe r person for OCVA Members\n \n £55 per person from a charitable organisation who are not OCVA member s\n \n £70 per person from a non-charitable organi sation\n \n \n \n \n \n Time:\n \n 9.30 am – 1 pm. There will be a short break halfway through the s ession. \n \n \n \n Course venue:\n \n In-Person\n \n \n \n Click on 'Book Now' at the bottom of thi s page to book your place. If the event is fully b ooked\, please register to add your name to the wa iting list. \n \n \n \n Please note\, if you are b ooking on behalf of another/others\, you must have their names and email addresses ready. If they do not have an email address\, please contact us by emailing training@ocva.org.uk (mailto:training@ocv a.org.uk). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Training CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T093000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T130000 LOCATION:The Source (next door to OCVA office)\n Floyds Row \, St Aldates\n Oxford\, OX11SS\, OXF \n United Ki ngdom\n URL:https://civicrm.ocva.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1750 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR