2025 Nonprofit Operating Outlook: A Year of Opportunity and Challenge

For nonprofits 2025 could turn out to be a repeat of 2024. Slow economic growth and lower inflation, but not reduced prices, are likely to continue. Nonprofit budgets will remain tight, and donors will continue to be cautious about choosing the nonprofits they support. For the budget-strapped nonprofit, a softening job market may provide a chance to attract the talent it needs. In this economic climate the demand for nonprofit services is expected to continue to increase. For nonprofits around the country, 2025 sounds like business as usual. The well-managed, cost-conscious nonprofit will still have opportunities, but it must remain vigilant against unanticipated local and national developments that could undermine its mission. There are five key areas nonprofit management will need to focus on in 2025: organization sustainability, management goals, talent acquisition, securing funding sources, and leveraging technology. Brad Lebowsky, a veteran nonprofit industry consultant with over 25 years of experience, will examine each of these areas in detail, explain the developments that affect each, and offer innovative approaches to resource management and how to enhance organizational resilience in a rapidly changing environment. 

What You’ll Learn 

During this important 2025 nonprofit outlook webinar Mr. Lebowsky will address issues relating to: 

• Your organization's long-term sustainability  
• Management's important goals 
• Attracting new talent as effectively as possible 
• How to attract new funding sources and increase the commitment of your current donors 
• Leveraging technology to improve service delivery and control rising operating costs 

Outline 

During this important forward looking webinar Mr. Lebowsky will discuss: 

A.  The Long-Term Sustainability of Your Organization 

• Growing your community 
• Assessing your mission and your position in the community 
• Redefining your mission 
• Making the commitment to training 
• Learning how to tell your story more effectively 

B.  A Deep Dive into Management 

• Embracing SMART management goals 
• Seeing your budget as a living document 
• Planning for unexpected changes—developing contingency plans 
• Planning for budgetary shortfalls 

C.  Attracting The Employee and Volunteer Talent You Need 

• Impact of 2024 changes in employment laws 
• Embracing new recruiting practices 
• Taking a fresh look at employee benefits packages 
• Finding the volunteers you need to supplement your employees 
• Alternative ways to reward employee performance 

D.  Knowing Where to Look for New Funding and Donors 

• Understanding the trends in giving as studied by the Lilly Institute School of Philanthropy, Indiana University 
• Learning how to tell your story to different audiences more effectively 
• Taking a fresh look at new grants opportunities 

E.  Making Technology Work for You 

• Having the right person in charge of technology can be worth its weight in donations 
• Mastering your virtual tools 
• Treating your online presence as if it is a store open 24/7 
• Training staff 
• Using technology to improve your storytelling 
• Developing a donor database 
• Improvements to donation processing 

Who Should Attend: 

• Executive Directors/CEOs 
• Board of Directors 
• Senior and middle management 
• CFOs and controllers 
• In-house counsel 
• Human resources 
• Fundraising/Donor development 
• IT/data processing 
• Payroll 
• Employee benefits