GenXers are Up Next
A 2004 survey of executives in organizations supported by the United Way in New York City reported that 45% planned to leave in the next five years.
As the Baby Boomers edge into their 50s and 60s, nonprofit organizations will soon be making room for a new generation of leaders. Not only should organizations consider the generational differences that will impact leadership styles, but also consider that members of Generation X, now in their 20s and 30s, are a dramatically smaller group than the Baby Boom generation. This 2005 monograph reports on the findings of a study conducted by the Building Movement Project on generational difference in leadership in small- and mid-sized social change organizations.
A 2004 survey sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation of more than 2,200 nonprofit organizations found that 65% of respondents expected to go through a leadership transition by 2009, while just 57% had experienced a transition during the past 10 years.