Nonprofits are Finding New Ways to Get the Data They Need
Nonprofits are taking advantage of new partnerships, tools, and technologies like data philanthropy, predictive analytics, and machine learning to demonstrate impact.
Category: Trends
Philanthropy is Increasingly Embroiled in the Culture Wars
Many issues once thought of as areas of common ground, such as public health, have become polarizing topics in the U.S., and philanthropy is increasingly enmeshed in these larger culture wars.
Philanthropy is Entering a New Era of Engagement with Native Communities
Institutional philanthropy is starting to recognize the strengths, challenges, and needs that Indigenous people bring to many of our sector’s most pressing areas of work.
Cryptocurrency and Philanthropy: New Donors and New Questions for Nonprofits
For many nonprofits, the concept of cryptocurrency still feels alien and difficult to grasp. Still, its appeal as a donor vehicle and the new wealth it’s generating are undeniable, pushing savvy nonprofits to keep up.
Donors of Color are Mobilizing for Their Communities – Often at the Forefront of Emerging Trends
Donors of color are leading — or are playing an increasingly visible role in leading — many of the shifts we’re seeing today in the field of philanthropy.
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2022
“11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2022” examines topics including cryptocurrency, talent investment, mobilization by donors of color, data philanthropy, culture wars, and more.
11 Tendencias de la Filantropía para 2022
11 Tendencias de la Filantropía para 2022 es una publicación del Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Hispanics in Philanthropy creó una breve traducción al español de cada una de estas tendencias para el beneficio de la audiencia hispanohablante.
It’s Getting Harder and Harder to Distinguish Philanthropy and Business
A trend first noted in our 2019 Trends report is accelerating beyond even what we were seeing then. In the 2021 report, Moody shares new examples of how the pros and cons of this blurring boundary are becoming more apparent.
Philanthropy and Government Play Increasingly Overlapping Roles in the Public Sphere
This piece from 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021 raises questions about what roles each sector should play in addressing longstanding challenges.
Dynamic and Disruptive Forces are Increasingly at Work in Philanthropy
Increased wealth inequality, the astronomical growth of data, and a renewed attention to the realities of racial inequities are just some of the forces driving significant change within philanthropy’s ecosystem.