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Unions and their role in the social sector

Candid

Unions award grants. According to the latest Candid data, unions paid out $252 million in grants. $ They were followed by the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs (AFL-CIO), which granted $23 million. In 2020, unions spent $8 million on political campaigns and another $49.2

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Unlocking equity by investing in broad outreach and deep community organizing 

Candid

For example, nonpartisan voter engagement efforts by Living United for Change in Arizona and Black Voters Matter turned out more voters than the margin of victory in Arizona and Georgia in 2020. The fund makes project-specific grants to support nonpartisan efforts to engage members and leaders in voter outreach.

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Black Diaper Bank leaders share struggles and successes

Candid

A 2020 Echoing Green study found that nonprofits led by Black women received less funding than those run by white women or Black men. Her work has led to more NDBN grant writing specifically to support Black-led organizations as well as a change in the intentional allocation of resources.”