JEN ON PURPOSE
Writing for people who are tired of pretending they’re fine.
I'm Jen Rudolph. I work at the intersection of human wellbeing and meaningful purpose, as a writer, consultant, and social scientist with 18 years inside mission-driven organizations. My work is rooted in conservation psychology: what it tells us about burnout, purpose, and the people trying to change the world.
Whether you're leading a nonprofit, caring for living things, or simply trying to sustain your own fire, you're in the right place.
isn't a career. It's a vocation. Which is exactly why the field keeps using up the people who answer the call.
The research on why people actually visit museums and zoos has little to do with the messages we work so hard to broadcast. It has a lot to do with whether they feel safe, and whether they feel they matter.
A city finally put a number on what its zoo is worth. The harder question is who has been quietly covering the gap all along, and what it has cost them.
Writing, podcasting, and publishing at the edges of purpose and sustainability.
With 18 years of hands-on experience in conservation, organizational wellbeing, and workforce sustainability, I partner with mission-driven organizations to build cultures where people can actually stay. And thrive. Whether you need consulting support, a keynote speaker, or a thought partner who gets the complexity of this work, I'm here.
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