11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2025, the Johnson Center’s ninth annual trends report, will be released on January 15, 2025. Their coverage of key themes, shifts, and movements in the field always aims to help practitioners anticipate and embrace what’s next. (Subscribe to the Johnson Center’s email newsletter to make sure you receive the report straight to your inbox.)
The 2025 trends report explores many of the issues, tensions, and opportunities that philanthropy faces today — attempting to look beyond the pendulum swing and into a future where innovations in philanthropy and community-building may yet achieve the transformations we all hope to see.
Join a panel of field experts for an engaging exploration of the latest trends in philanthropy and their relevance to the daily work of nonprofits, foundations, donors, advisors, community members, and others.
- Learn about specific key trends and macro-level forces shaping — and being shaped by — philanthropy practitioners and colleagues in other sectors.
- Hear from leading voices advocating on behalf of the sector and communities – with lawmakers, funders, regulators, and others – to contextualize upcoming debates, tax code rewrites, and more.
- Think about how these trends will affect your work and relationships in the year and years ahead.
Panelists:
- Aisha Benson, CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund
- Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- Allen Smart, rural philanthropy expert
Moderator: Lesley D. Slavitt, executive director of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy