SERVICES
Individual. Organizational. Systemic.
The problem doesn’t live in just one place.
Neither does the solution.
Vicarious trauma isn’t a personal failing. It also isn’t organizational oversight. It is pain that has reached the surface, but is misdiagnosed and mistreated. Whether you’re a professional feeling the weight of the work, a leader trying to protect your team, or an organization ready for a resourced and stable operation - you’re in the right place. Lasting change for trauma-exposed professionals and organizations requires support at every angle. Leeward is built to support each.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Most of the onus is already on you, either passively or directly .
“Practice self-care”. “Get thicker skin”. “Just leave it at work”.
You need and deserve more. For this reason, all of Leeward’s offerings for individuals are either free resources or designed to be the cherry on top.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Your organization tackles a lot. And it’s not all mission-related.
Turnover. Declining applicants. Quiet quitting. HR issues. Burnout. Mission drift. Impact drift.
Exposure to trauma may be inherent the work. That doesn’t mean it can’t be mitigated. And when it’s accounted for, research proves a positive impact on all the things you’re currently juggling that you don’t need. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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FOR SYSTEMS + SUPPORTERS
Donors and granters are integral in propping up or sustaining helping organizations. They deserve recognition and praise.
And because helping organizations only want to show their gratitude, they don’t say what’s not working. We know you ultimately want to help. Here’s how to create an even bigger impact.
💸 Eliminate designated spending or spending penalties - It makes total sense why you wanted funds spent directly on the mission. But this inadvertently creates organizations that are perpetually operationally under-resourced, making them brittle even when programs work well. It’s not about no accountability - it’s better accountability.
⌛ Elongate grant timescales - Most grants are 1-3 years. But the problems that grantees address operate closer to decade-long timescales. This creates: constant reapplication, consuming staff time; programs cut right as they gain traction; incentive to show quick, measurable wins over slower, meaningful ones; a permanent sense of impermanence making strategic planning meaningless.
📊 Look at an organization’s impact statement, not charity watchdogs - When considering what organization to donate to, most look to sites like Charity Navigator, GuideStar, and GiveWell for a rating. These sites primarily rate on financial ratios rather than impact. And if you’ve made it this far, you know under-resourced teams equates to under-served missions.
🔀 Diversify giving - Ask your favorite helping organization what their favorite helping organization is. It is increasingly evident just how intersected all suffering is. Helping in one space has ripple effects to others. And since funding often disproportionately flows to the already privileged or more palatable spaces, this allows for more ripples in places that otherwise may not have been helped.
These are all complicated and there are not always easy fixes. For the nuance and further ideas, explore more here.
FOR MANAGERS + SUPERVISORS
You may feel stuck between a rock and a hard place. Struggling staff, frequent turnover, while likely also being exposed to suffering. All while under-resourced and unclear on how to help.
The research on this is striking - manager-level interventions for trauma-exposed teams produce some of the highest measurable returns of any workforce wellbeing investment - consistently outperforming individual resilience training by a wide margin.
🌩️ SUPERVISING THROUGH THE STORM →