Non-profit organizations today are operating in a time of continuous and unprecedented change. Change, of course, brings with it both opportunities and challenges, but undoubtedly, it also brings an understanding that operating in the next decade will be substantially different than it has been in the past. The shifts currently being experienced by non-profits are not simply evolutionary; they are, increasingly, disruptive—generating significant breaks from previous ways of working, of financing and executing in support of mission, and of organizationally being.​ We believe that to fully succeed in this rapidly emerging future, organizations will need to proactively grapple with the implications of these pressures and adapt in response to new, evolving environments.

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The current cycle of change in the non-profit sector is increasingly manifesting as growing financial pressure and a redirection of historical contributed revenue streams, as consequent increases in stresses on staff, programs and operations, and as ongoing challenges to established assumptions about organizational mission and value. Recognizing these and similar dynamics, we believe that sustainable long-term success in advancing mission will require non-profits to become increasingly resilient, adaptable, and information-driven organizations actively aligned to an ever-changing future. Peterhouse Advisors helps our clients build for this road ahead.