NonprofitBackdrop, From the Driesnote Q&A at #drupalcon:
"I would say #BackdropCMS has been a net-positive for the #Drupal project… Hopefully [organizations with Drupal 7 sites] will choose to upgrade to Drupal 10 or Drupal 11… but I also recognize that there are a lot of organizations that may not have the means to do that, and for them, Backdrop might be a great solution… I think we can promote that as one of the options for people that are stuck with Drupal 7…"