Independent Sector’s 2009 annual conference – “Challenging Times, New Opportunities” – kicked off today in Detroit, Michigan with a thought-provoking panel discussion examining the key trends and opportunities that will define the social sector for the next ten years. The panel was moderated – quite skillfully, given the scope of the topic and the diversity of voices on the panel – by James Canales, CEO of the James Irvine Foundation, with whom La Piana just published a report on the very same topic.
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Generational Shifts
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Many next generation social sector leaders are interested in greater life/work balance – not a defining feature of the nonprofit sector. They are also less ideologically driven and more interested in solving problems. As corporations offer more opportunities for engagement in solving social problems, the nonprofit sector, as a destination, may be less appealing.
If this young talent can work for a corporation, make a good living, and still do socially meaningful work, why would they choose to work for a nonprofit?
