2021 Predictions for Philanthropy & Civil Society

<p>In this episode, at the end of a tumultuous and unpredictable year, we attempt (wisely or not!) to give some predictions for what 2021 might bring...</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li><strong>ECONOMIC DOWNTURN</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Impact of Pandemic & Brexit: more demand, charity finances hit, less giving?</li> <li>Charity closures/mergers?</li> <li>Reimagining resilience?</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ol start="2"> <li><strong>Political Division</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Ongoing division</li> <li>Ongoing politicisation of charity/culture wars</li> <li>Closing space for civil society</li> <li>Foreign funding restrictions</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ol start="3"> <li><strong>Nationalism/Globalism/Localism</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Will the pandemic make us think for locally, nationally or globally?</li> <li>Will we see more moves towards devolution?</li> <li>Philanthrolocalism</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ol start="4"> <li><strong>The Post-Pandemic workplace</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>How will changes made through necessity during the pandemic affecting the charity workplace longer term?</li> <li>Will we see more orgs thinking through the optimum balance offline and online for their work as we become more aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both (e.g. efficiency and ability to reach wider geographic area vs value of offline serendipity, human connection)</li> <li>Will there continue to be more adoption of remote/mixed working? Will we see orgs change how they think about the purpose of the office? Will this begin a geographic rebalancing of the charity sector workforce?</li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /></p> <ol start="5"> <li><strong>The Expanding landscape for doing good</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Further expansion of space for “doing good” as we see more networked movements, informal P2P giving, mutual aid groups, corporates with purpose etc.</li> <li>What is the USP of charities in this context?</li> <li>Rebalancing of corporate/charity relationships as companies lay claim to purpose?</li> <li>Continuing rise of networked move