Where in the World Are We Headed?

The diversity of answers surprised us. As many people thought online social networking would fizzle out as thought it would take over the world. While many people predicted donors would demand a greater depth of relationship with nonprofits, others thought the donation act would increasingly become an “impulse buy.” Some spoke of the rise of a “super league” of charities able to leverage its greater resource base to become globally dominant. Others predicted that the number of organizations would substantially increase as philanthropy takes root in the global south.