Episode 105 | Warning About the 2027 Nonprofit Workforce Shake-up

As you head into your busiest fundraising season of the year, you are facing a second challenge most campaign calendars do not account for. Keeping your people, not just the ones raising the money, but every role that keeps your mission running. According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy's State of Nonprofits 2026 report, one in four nonprofit CEOs now say burnout is significantly affecting their staff, up from seventeen percent the year before, and thirty percent of nonprofits have already reduced staff since last year. At the same time, the 2026 Social Impact Staff Retention Report found that seventy two percent of nonprofit professionals are actively looking for new opportunities, and only thirty five percent say they definitely plan to stay in the nonprofit sector at all. If you are heading into Giving Day, your annual campaign, and year end fundraising without a plan to protect your whole team, today's episode is your narrow window to build one.