Scanning the Horizons 2008-2009: Top Five Trends
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1. AGING OF AMERICA
The members of the Alliance for Children and Families National Trend Advisory Committee have identified the following areas in aging as top concerns: Caregiving and the Workplace :: Aging Prison Population :: Nonprofit Organizations Seeing Increased Demand from Clients for Aging Services :: Seniors Wanting to Live Independently/Long-Term Care Issues :: Retirement Hardships (especially women) :: Poverty in Older Adults :: Lack of Skilled Workers to Address Needs of Senior Population :: Lack of Interest in Working with Seniors
The good news is that recruitment and mentoring opportunities abound as baby boomers are deciding to stay in the work force longer.
Nonprofits are still seeking the most effective ways to implement plans to recruit and make use of them in these areas.
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2. ECONOMY
The members of the Alliance for Children and Families National Trend Advisory Committee have identified the following areas as top concerns: Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis :: Consumer Debt :: Rising Cost of Living, Food, and Gas :: Nonprofits Experiencing an Increase in Demand for Services such as Financial Counseling and Basic Needs such as Food Pantries and Shelter :: Rising Federal Debt :: Budget Cuts at State and Federal Level :: Social Security Costs and Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid
There is not much good news to be found when examining the economy. Innovation, marketing, and community collaborations and
partnerships become more and more important in an economic downturn. Nonprofit human service agencies can expect a rising
demand for basic services: food, shelter and clothing; which may alter the resources they can give to other programs.
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3. PHILANTHROPY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
The members of the Alliance for Children and Families National Trend Advisory Committee have identified the following areas as top concerns: Narrow Perspective of Funders :: Restricted Funding :: No Funding for Administrative/Overhead Costs :: Need for Capacity Building :: Impact of Deficit Reduction Act :: Government Funding Roadblocks and Influence Within Nonprofit Human Service Agencies :: Economic Pressures on Funding Streams :: Medicaid Funding Under Attack
Closely linked with the fate of the economy, philanthropy and resource development also offer little positive news at this time. A strong,
structured and strategic fund development program in any size of nonprofit is essential now; there is a heavy emphasis on developing
endowments as a way to stabilize funding in the future, and collaborating with other local entities.
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4. NONPROFIT WORKFORCE
The members of the Alliance for Children and Families National Trend Advisory Committee have identified the following areas as top concerns: Recruitment and Retention :: Aging of the Workforce :: Succession Planning and Professional Development :: Pay Gap :: Leadership Deficit :: Providing Benefits :: Generations in the Workforce :: Competition for Professional Positions :: Volunteers
Gen Y, comparable in numbers to the baby boomers, is entering the workforce with technological intuition and skills as "givens." They
have the potential to have as much, or more, influence on our society and workforce as the baby boomers. Globalization is also a
growing factor affecting employers and skilled workers in today's workforce. Other countries such as China, Sweden, and Taiwan are catching up to or surpassing the United States in providing skilled workers. Ian B. Bautista, President, United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) states that "We must develop a more global education (i.e. teaching about other cultures, learning other languages, etc.), so our workforce can become more diverse and compete with the rest of the world."
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5. POVERTY
The members of the Alliance for Children and Families National Trend Advisory Committee have identified the following areas as top concerns: Income Gap :: Shrinking Middle Class :: Have and Have Nots :: Poorer Poor :: Hunger :: Working Poor
The pay gap continues to grow as the concern about the economic rescue by the government is spotlighting top salaries of CEOs. What's new is the rapid rise in the numbers of people at the bottom of the economic scale, and the growing transition of formerly middle class workers to the working poor.
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