Today we are at the threshold of an historic time for the nonprofit sector. Several powerful developments are coming together to make the next few years a time of unusual opportunity for positive change in the way nonprofits are structured, operate, and work with constituents. At the same time, the deep global recession will increase nonprofits’ risk of failure if they do not successfully address this tide of change. La Piana Consulting is currently launching an initiative to explore both key trends and creative, promising responses to them.