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Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020? 

Candid

Since 2020, we’ve seen a greater sense of urgency to address racial inequities in the social sector—especially around access to power and resources. As the largest source of nonprofit demographic data, at Candid we’re often asked whether this push has resulted in actual change. Have we closed the racial leadership gap?

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Trust-based considerations for demographic data

Candid

Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and racial uprisings of 2020, many of these shifts were seen as essential to healing and repairing a society in crisis. Demographic data can help funders advance equity both through identifying BIPOC-led grantees, and through assessing their current funding gaps and biases. Center relationships.

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

Fortunately, at Census.gov, Narrative Profiles offer a terrific way to get critical demographic data for almost any geographic zone or community in just minutes, no database or spreadsheet expertise required! Fortunately, obtaining demographic data with Narrative Profiles is simple, effortless, and intuitive. What Is It?

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Looking back at five years of Candid’s demographic data collection 

Candid

Candid is the largest source of data about the demographics of nonprofit leaders, board members, and staff. Candid typically shares organizations’ “latest available” demographic data, i.e., their most recent submission. Just over half (52%) of nonprofits that have shared demographic information since 2019 have done so more than once.

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All the Data for All Your Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Census Bureau website ( www.census.gov ) has thousands of tables full of social, economic, housing, and demographic data. You can sign up for upcoming webinars, as well as view previous webinars, check out the Data Gems (a series of video how-tos), and watch specific 2020 census courses. Using the data, you can build customized maps.

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The 990s are here. Why that’s a big deal and what happens now

Candid

Because of this, we have been considering 990 data for fiscal years 2020 onward “incomplete” i ; research leveraging 990 data for years 2020 and on required the caveat that data collection was ongoing. Moreover, our latest numbers suggest that not only do we now finally have comprehensive 990 data for 2020…we have it for 2021 as well

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In conversation: Using data to deepen understanding

Candid

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. The first is that our most recent CEP Grantee Perception Report from July 2020 included important and humbling feedback—that U.S. Also, why do this now?