NationSwell’s quarterly trend spotter provides impact professionals with visibility into the most noteworthy, timely, and material shifts in the field. For Q2 of 2026, our report explores the following five trends:
- Leaders wading through a uniquely opaque environment
- High number of CEO transitions ushers in new era of heightened expectations
- Worker backlash to AI transformation is real, and spreading
- Philanthropy is under pressure to evolve faster
- Child and family wellbeing gaining much needed attention, and some traction
