Where in the World Are We Headed?

Below are excerpts from a selection of the scenarios. Use them to stimulate your own thinking about the future. How do you think the fundraising landscape will change, and how will you change with it?

Scenario: Tell me again, why do I need you?
“In 2020, more and more of the rising entrepreneurial class, who did not inherit their wealth and are not happy with delegating what they are passionate about to anyone else, will be the donors ‘giving while living.’ They are going to cut the middleman off and negotiate directly with the source, be it in China, India or Indonesia. They will leverage their business and social networks and family contacts on the ground to ensure they have information and input required for addressing a need — be it education, health, sanitation, gender-based support, the arts or the environment.