Jill Richardson is a 2017 Sabbatical Award recipient. She is currently the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska but served as CEO of Sprout Family Services...
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Applications for Rasmuson Foundation's Sabbatical Awards open on April 14. An informational webinar will be hosted on April 17, registration required.
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These Alaska leaders will receive three to four months of time away. Recipients plan to use their sabbaticals to travel the world and spend time with family.
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One of my former leaders would say, “Rest is a weapon.” Rest isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s how we sustain the work that matters most.
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Applications for the 2026 Sabbatical Awards are now open. Up to eight Alaskans will each receive $50,000 for sabbaticals lasting 90 to 120 days.
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Leaders of eight Alaska organizations earned a well-deserved break this year through a Rasmuson Foundation Sabbatical Award.
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Leaders of Alaska nonprofit organizations and tribes are invited to apply for a 2025 Sabbatical Award. The program provides leaders with time away to rest,...
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Before Lisa Busch went on sabbatical in 2022, she had three goals: meditate, spend time with older relatives and row. She did all that and more.
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Darlene Supplee said the time away gave her “time to breathe, learn, rest,” so she could return to Alaska stronger and better.
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Mariya Lovishchuk, executive director of the Glory Hall shelter program in Juneau, Alaska, says she had been going at full speed for years before receiving time...
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Leaders of Alaska nonprofit organizations and tribes are invited to apply for a 2024 Sabbatical Award. The program provides leaders with time away to rest,...
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For Bobbi Leichty, her 2018 sabbatical changed the course of her life.
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