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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya. Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission.

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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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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?

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GlassPockets at sunset: reflections from working at the intersection of power and light 

Candid

But 2020 changed everything, as philanthropy tried to reinvent its practices to address longtime disparities brought into sharper focus. Demographic data is another area where participating foundations have made gains, growing from 16% three years ago, to 22% today. From pain to gain. What’s next?

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Essential Grant Writing Tips for Local Nonprofits

Think and Ink Grants

Pay close attention to the types of projects they have supported in the past and the specific demographics they target. Shavonn earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020 and is a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer. ® Grant Writing Training

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How to be efficiently trendy  

Candid

As we experience an ongoing shift toward equity-centered grantmaking, some foundations are seeking demographic data on their grantees and nonprofit communities to track, measure, and make informed decisions about the diversity within their grantmaking portfolios. of its workforce in 2020. million jobs, or 13.2% million in June 2021.

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Nonprofit hiring: 4 strategies to meet the best candidate

Candid

The nonprofit sector has had a difficult year, losing over 7 percent of its workforce in 2020. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s nonprofit professional development expertise has helped hundreds of nonprofits understand their professional goals and empower them to find and train the employees they need. Provide training resources .

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