Don't Clock Out

What Don't Clock Out does

Don't Clock Out is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2022 in response to the death by suicide of travel nurse Michael Odell. Its core product is free weekly virtual peer support groups, conducted over Zoom and facilitated by healthcare workers with lived experience of moral distress, targeting interdisciplinary healthcare workers, mental health workers, care workers, and healthcare students. Since inception, the organization has facilitated over 200 peer support group sessions and reports reaching more than 3,000 healthcare workers.

The organization's product portfolio extends beyond synchronous peer support to include a documentary short film on moral distress (Don't Clock Out: A Short Film), The Self Care Unit Podcast co-produced with Operation Happy Nurse, a branded merchandise line created in partnership with Artery Ink, and a fee-based Peer Support Program Design service offering training and consulting to healthcare organizations. Delivery is entirely virtual and built on commodity infrastructure (Zoom for video, Zeffy for donations, JotForm for event registration, Google Calendar for scheduling), with no proprietary technology stack or AI component.

The revenue model is donation-dependent: contributions from individuals and organizations sustain facilitator compensation, supplemented by a $2-per-item donation rebate from merchandise sales and a $10 suggested-but-not-required donation for events. The organization holds 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (EIN: 88-2675909), is led by Executive Director Sarita Warren RN alongside cofounders Joshua Paredes RN, Michael Walujo RN, and John LeBlanc, and operates with a five-person team.

Name

Don't Clock Out

Legal name

Don't Clock Out

Website

https://dontclockout.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Don't Clock Out is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free weekly virtual peer support groups over Zoom for healthcare workers navigating moral distress and burnout, with subsidiary offerings including a podcast, documentary film, merchandise, and B2B consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Worker Mental Health Support

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Meditation Apps, Digital Courses & Online Communities (HSADAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mindfulness-Based Coaching & Training (MBSR/MBCT-style) (HSADAJAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare peer support
• Moral distress education
• Healthcare worker wellness
• Virtual support groups
• Nonprofit mental health

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting the organization's mission to provide free peer support to healthcare workers. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 88-2675909).
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel through collaboration with Artery Ink, a women + minority owned business. $2 per item sold is donated back to Don't Clock Out.
3. Suggested Donations for Events: A $10 donation is suggested for event participation to support sustainability and growth of peer support programs, though no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Don't Clock Out is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free weekly virtual peer support groups for healthcare workers via Zoom, along with moral distress education, ethical storytelling, and advocacy. The organization also produces The Self Care Unit Podcast, distributes a documentary short film on moral distress, and offers peer support program design and training services to healthcare organizations. Merchandise sales and donations sustain the free programs.

Product overview

Don't Clock Out is a nonprofit peer support organization offering a portfolio of mental health and wellness services for healthcare workers. The core offering consists of free weekly virtual peer support groups conducted via Zoom, which have served over 3,000 healthcare workers since 2022. The organization also produces The Self Care Unit Podcast in partnership with Operation Happy Nurse, distributes a documentary short film on moral distress, and provides training and consulting services for healthcare organizations. A merchandise line with Artery Ink supports fundraising. All offerings are anchored in community-building, ethical storytelling, and addressing systemic harm in healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Self Care Unit Podcast: A podcast exploring mental health and healthcare, created in collaboration with Operation Happy Nurse and Don't Clock Out.

Products and services

• Free Weekly Peer Support Groups Free weekly virtual peer support groups led by healthcare workers for interdisciplinary healthcare workers, mental health workers, care workers, and students. Each session runs for one hour via Zoom and focuses on navigating moral distress through community building and storytelling. Format: $10 donation suggested but not required.
• The Self Care Unit Podcast A podcast exploring mental health and healthcare, co-produced with Operation Happy Nurse to complement Don't Clock Out's peer support mission. Available via theselfcareunitpod.com and major podcast platforms.
• Don't Clock Out: A Short Film Documentary short film highlighting the toll of moral distress in healthcare, intended to drive meaningful change through ethical storytelling and to demand accountability from harmful systems. Distributed to healthcare organizations and communities.
• Peer Support Program Design Healthcare-worker-led peer support groups, training, and consulting services for healthcare organizations seeking external support for their workforce. Brings a lived-experience lens from healthcare workers who have navigated institutional betrayal.
• Don't Clock Out Merchandise Official branded merchandise line created in collaboration with Artery Ink, featuring hand-drawn designs. $2 per item sold is donated back to Don't Clock Out to support free peer support programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 free peer support groups delivered since 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Artery InkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMerchandise collaboration with Artery Ink, a women + minority owned business offering one-of-a-kind hand-drawn designs. $2 per item sold is donated back to Don't Clock Out. The partnership includes custom apparel options for healthcare teams.
• Operation Happy NursecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producing The Self Care Unit Podcast exploring mental health and healthcare topics together with Operation Happy Nurse.
• Crisis Text LineminorOthersReferral partner for crisis support. Healthcare workers in crisis are directed to text HOME to 741741 to reach Crisis Text Line counselors.
• THRIVE LifelineminorOthersCrisis, warmline, and group support resource for multiply marginalized communities. Non-carceral, grassroots organization built by and for community.
• Laura Holford (Introspective Spaces)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in the healthcare worker support ecosystem, providing introspective and wellness resources.
• Emma Sullivan (emmasullivan.art)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborator contributing to the organization's storytelling and advocacy efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Happy Nurse: A community and content platform addressing nurse burnout, mental health, and professional wellness. Comparable audience (nurses) and overlapping value proposition of community building and storytelling.
• Operation Happy Nurse: A peer organization for nurse mental health and wellness that co-produces The Self Care Unit Podcast with Don't Clock Out. It targets the same nurse and healthcare-worker audience with peer support, community, and content, making it both a partner and the closest functional peer.
• Mind the Frontline: A peer support and mental health resource organization specifically for frontline healthcare workers. Comparable in its moral-injury and burnout focus, virtual support delivery, and mission-driven nonprofit structure.
• Project Parachute: A nonprofit providing free, confidential peer support for healthcare workers experiencing burnout, trauma, and moral injury. Directly comparable in mission, audience (US healthcare workers), and free peer-group delivery model.
• Thrive Lifeline: A crisis, warmline, and group support resource built by and for multiply marginalized communities. Don't Clock Out refers healthcare workers to THRIVE, indicating overlapping service modalities (peer support, crisis referral) and shared non-carceral, community-led ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Calm: Major meditation and mental wellness platform with content (sleep, mindfulness) directly relevant to healthcare-worker stress. Differs in being a consumer subscription product rather than a peer-led community, but competes for the same end-user attention and donor-supported wellness dollars.
• Headspace: A large commercial meditation and mental wellness platform with employer and healthcare-worker offerings. Comparable on the wellness/mindfulness dimension but with a much broader consumer audience and a paid subscription model rather than community-led peer support.
• Lyra Health: Enterprise mental health benefits platform serving employers and healthcare systems. Comparable in addressing healthcare-worker mental health through employer-sponsored channels, but operating as a paid B2B incumbent rather than a free peer-support community.
• Spring Health: Employer-sponsored mental health benefits provider with tailored programs for healthcare workers. Comparable end-user (employed healthcare workers) and overlap on peer-support-adjacent services, but operates at vastly larger scale as a venture-backed platform.

Others

• Crisis Text Line: A 24/7 text-based crisis support service that Don't Clock Out formally refers to for healthcare workers in crisis. Functionally adjacent rather than direct competitor: handles acute crisis intervention while Don't Clock Out focuses on ongoing peer support and moral distress.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/dontclockoutorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dontclockout

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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