70 Nonprofit Trends for 2015

SOFTWARE/TECHNOLOGY
Miriam Kagan, senior fundraising principal, Kimbia
1. Transition from integrated platforms to best-of-breed point solutions. While all-in-one-place models still rule for many, the leaders are finding that solutions that try to do everything for everyone may not do anything well. As the cloud makes data movement easier and removes barriers of having to store data in one place, the industry will begin to evaluate point solutions (both from nonprofit and commercial providers) to create a connected ecosystem that cherry-picks platforms that do one thing well and can still talk to the CRM. Having invested heavily in data, many will now want to leverage that data using the best platforms to fundraise, engage with constituents, deliver mission, etc.