The storm has been building for years. Now it’s hitting with full force.

The storm currently battering the nonprofit sector is a generational one. Leaders of the nation’s 1.6 million nonprofits are old (the median age for mid- and upper-level nonprofit manager is 52, according to a 2018 nonprofit leadership survey), and getting older. And like a lot of Baby Boomers and older Gen-Xers, they’re ready to retire.

The robots are coming. Now what are you going to do about it?

According to a 2017 report by McKinsey Global Institute, advanced automation—including robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)—could eliminate as many as 73 million jobs in the U.S. by 2030. While some workers displaced by automation can easily switch over into similar tasks, the report concludes that up to 54 million Americans will need to be retrained for entirely new jobs.

If you’re thinking about going to work for a nonprofit (or even starting your own), you should know that the nonprofit world is not for everyone. Our latest Skye Learning video explains eight key differences between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies, to help you decide which one would be the better fit for you.