70 Nonprofit Trends for 2015

3. Entrepreneurial modeling for nonprofits: Nonprofits that will be successful in the future will go beyond just raising dollars to sustain the mission and now will look at how to grow the organization. Organizations will look at new and creative ways to generate revenue, from renting out space in their own buildings to selling products related to the mission. This thinking was initiated during the economic downturn but will continue to gain steam and will require the ability to track and manage new revenue sources in 2015.