What’s Next? – 5 Trends Reshaping the Social Sector

According to a recent research done by La Piana Consulting and the James Irvine Foundation based in California, the landscape of the social sector will dratically change in the next five years.

Research identified five key trends converging to reshapre the social sector. While each dynamic has profound implications for how nonprofits will do business in the future, it is their convergence that will transform the sector. These trends include:

• Demographic Shifts Redefine Participation
• Technological Advance Abound
• Networks Enable Work to Be Organized in New Ways
• Interest in Civic Engagement and Volunteerism Is Rising
• Sector Boundaries Are Blurring

Click here to read more on the Research Report titled “Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector”

In order to survive and thrive, we the non-profits, the funders, the capacity builders alike must become futurists - to understand and be prepared to embrace the changes!

Are you ready?