Knowledge and Insights Center
Social Sector Trends to Watch in Q2 2025
Social CurrentAs the second quarter of 2025 begins, the social sector is navigating a complex landscape of both opportunities and challenges, requiring organizations to proactively engage in trend inquiry and scenario planning. While increased institutional trust, community partnerships, and technology integration present positive trends, funding threats, rapid policy shifts, and workforce cuts and shortages pose significant risks.
To effectively strategize, organizations must identify relevant trends, analyze their potential impacts, and understand their implications for community well-being.
Social Current has released a new trend report on topics that our subject matter experts and Knowledge and Insights Center staff will be following closely in the second quarter of 2025:
- Government affairs and advocacy including federal budget updates, budget reconciliation, and executive orders
- Sector leadership including navigating the evolving legal environment around equity, diversity, and inclusion; leading through uncertainty; and succession planning
- Financial matters including financial anxiety and threats and how foundations and major donors are responding
- Risk management including assessment and mitigation and disaster planning
- Workforce including positive impact of hybrid work formats on engagement, staffing shortages, and need to focus on workforce well-being
- Technology including telehealth utilization and technology risks
Download the full trend report for insight and related Social Current solutions.
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Social Current is the premier partner and solutions provider to a diverse network of more than 1,800 human and social service organizations. Together with our network, we are activating the power of the social sector to effect broader systemic change that is needed to achieve our vision of an equitable society where all people can thrive. We support, strengthen, and amplify the work of the social sector in five core integrated areas including brain science and trauma-informed approaches; COA Accreditation; child, family, and community well-being; government affairs and advocacy; and leadership and organizational development.
