New Profit Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

This year marks 25 years since the founding of New Profit. Twenty-five years of making bold investments in visionary leaders. Twenty-five years of innovating, learning, and evolving how we impact the philanthropic sector. And twenty-five years of imagining, designing, and building an America where everyone can thrive. 

Every milestone is an opportunity to reflect on the past and chart a path toward the future. At this transformative moment for our country and for the philanthropic sector, we feel a particularly strong need to surface the most important learnings from our past in order to elevate the biggest ideas for a more promising future.

We asked people in our community—staff, social entrepreneurs, and partners—a few questions to help us take stock of the last 25 years:

• What’s possible when we innovate for the future? 
• What’s possible when we do this work together? 
• What’s possible when we take a learning stance? 

The insights uncovered by these questions can serve as a guide for supporting the next generation of leaders who are transforming our education system, our economy, and our democracy. The leaders who, with support from a multiracial, intergenerational, and cross-sector community, are building an America where everyone can thrive. 

We invite you to join us over the course of the year as we get closer to the power of unrestricted funding, the impact of cross-sector collaborations, the need for shifting power in philanthropy, and being guided by those closest to the impact and expertise. Follow the campaign on social media with #NP25 and sign up to receive emails.