Giving Compass' Take:

• Gerard Tonti discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected nonprofits, and how by adjusting your nonprofit’s plan accordingly, you’ll get through the pandemic and come out on the other side of it stronger than ever before.

• How can you best implement positive changes into your nonprofit?

• Here's how nonprofit leaders can ignite social innovation during COVID-19. 


We’re seeing significant changes in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted aspects of society that we never expected. Individuals are working from home, others have applied for unemployment, and organizations everywhere have closed their doors.

Nonprofits are not exempt from the unprecedented impact of this global pandemic. Rather, some are actually feeling the radical societal changes more than anyone else as they operate on the frontlines combatting the virus.

Because of these radical shifts, we’re also seeing different trends emerging in the nonprofit world than previously anticipated for the year 2020.

Keeping up with new trends is vital for the health and wellbeing of nonprofit organizations everywhere. So, as you read through this guide on the latest developments in the nonprofit sector, think about how your organization can and should respond. Here are some of the trends to look out for:

  1. The switch to virtual fundraising and events.
  2. Operating your nonprofit in a shifting economy.
  3. Incorporating new engagement strategies.
  4. The consolidation of nonprofit technology.

Read the full article about changes in nonprofits during coronavirus by Gerard Tonti at Nonprofit Hub.