Candid

JULY 22, 2021

In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. There is remarkable diversity and intentionality in the projects and organizations she chose to fund. Geography .

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 2, 2024

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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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

However, effective procurement requires a strategic approach so you can use your nonprofit’s resources wisely and maximize the amount of event funding you can put toward your mission. The post 5 Tips for Securing Appealing Nonprofit Auction Items appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. Happy fundraising!

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Digital campaigns eliminate expenses related to venues, printed materials, and travel, enabling nonprofits to allocate more funds directly to their cause. Real-Time Tracking and Analytics Online platforms often provide real-time insights into donation progress, engagement, and donor demographics. So, How Can Blackbaud Help?

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

Candid began collecting demographic data from nonprofit organizations in July 2019, encouraging them to share information on their leadership, staff, and board members on their nonprofit profiles. Among organizations that did not share demographic data, 65% were unaware that this section of their profile was incomplete.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 20, 2024

When a funder invites your organisation to reapply year on year for project funding, it shows you’re a trusted partner. By submitting robust and transparent funding reports complete with outcomes data, full expenditure breakdown and comprehensive project delivery details. and the need met by the project.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

Together, we are reducing the reporting burden on nonprofits and supporting the sector to better track funding disparities discernible in relation to race/ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, and ability status. For example, EGA has called on funders to commit to directing 30% of environmental funding to BIPOC-led grantees by 2025.

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Candid

DECEMBER 8, 2022

BIPOC CEO, or 51% BIPOC Board, or self-defined BIPOC-led organization), because they only fund BIPOC-led organizations and they want to be inclusive in who qualifies for their giving. When organizations fill out Candid’s demographic form, we specifically ask for information about how people publicly identify.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Multi-year, unrestricted funding gives grantees the flexibility to assess and determine where grant dollars are most needed, and allows for innovation, emergent action, and sustainability.” One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 26, 2023

Funds are an essential part of gift management. Funds are used to track gifts and pledges for financial purposes. No matter what kind of nonprofit you run, the annual fund is always important. An annual fund helps to support a variety of programs and services that benefit your community in some way.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. Listening and addressing barriers But now, I’m not worried.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While the total funding for nonprofits continues to rise, data shows that fewer Americans are engaging in giving and volunteering. We’re approaching a significant shift in donor demographics with Generation X entering their 60s and Baby Boomers turning 80. continues to grow increasingly racially diverse.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What Types of Fundraisers are Most Popular Among Schools Blog Summary: This blog explores popular fundraising options, including catalog fundraisers, online storefronts, direct sales campaigns, and seasonal themes, each offering unique advantages for engaging supporters and meeting financial goals.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Know your target demographic. Before any appeal, ask yourself: What is your target demographic? If you have demographic data appended to your house file, you can use it to segment your best target audience for a given solicitation. Male or female? Young or old? College educated or not? Optimize your channel strategy.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

After a lot of research, conversations with community members, and writingand re-writingquestions, your application for funding is live. Reviewing the applications and selecting the organizations to fund. With internal reviews, you are able to use the teams intimate understanding of organizational priorities and past funding efforts.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What we learn from this view is that foundations struggle the most when it comes to sharing information about overall foundation performance, demographic data, executive compensation processes, and strategic plans. Demographic data is another area where participating foundations have made gains, growing from 16% three years ago, to 22% today.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

In this blog, we will share his insights on how this initiative is growing support for groups that have historically lacked access to funding. Aligning funding with values The Donors of Color Network was established “to shift the center of gravity in philanthropy toward racial and economic justice.”

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 29, 2025

For-Purpose approach: Experimenting with new formats can help engage different demographics and attract new supporters. For-Purpose approach: Diversify your funding streams to ensure sustainability. In addition to grant funding, consider exploring corporate partnerships, merchandise sales, or fee-for-service offerings.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Grant writing is a vital skill for local nonprofits seeking funding to support their missions. This blog will explore key strategies and tips to enhance your grant writing skills, helping your organization to secure the funding it deserves. Moreover, understanding the vision and mission of the funding organization is pivotal.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, a growth or decrease in individual giving might be vitally important to your nonprofit but totally irrelevant to others (like those primarily funded by government sources.) To help make standardized and centralized demographic data more freely available, Candid launched the Demographics via Candid initiative earlier this year.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2023

Organizations led by individuals of color face barriers to funding that their white-led counterparts simply do not, resulting in significantly less financial support. Reducing funding inequities is a long-term project that begins at home. These steps are a solid start to chipping away at pervasive inequities in funding practices.

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Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2024

For example, you may have several different grants, but if some of them are backed by federal funds, either directly or as pass-throughs, you could be vulnerable to federal budget cuts that affect your sector. By running different scenarios in your fund accounting software, you can plan for various possibilities and contingencies.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities , by ABFE and Candid  For every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average historically Black college and university (HBCU). This report looks to fill that gap by examining U.S.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact. This means moving away from rigid funding structures and timelines toward more agile and responsive approaches.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Candid also encourages nonprofits to report the demographic makeup of their board, leadership, and staff so you can better understand where the organization lands in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). . Most people can also get access to Foundation Directory through Candid’s Funding Information Network partners.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work. In this section, you will also want to detail the revenue sources you are planning to use to fund the project.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explain what modern APIs are, how they work, and how they can help you improve your grantmaking. If your organization re-grants funding, you can also use Candid’s Funding APIs to get comprehensive data on over 235,000 foundations, including their grants, assets, and giving priorities.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AAER’s claim that it is discriminatory to address a funding gap for historically disadvantaged women of color ignores the history of our nation and seeks to restrict the Fearless Foundation’s right to pursue its mission. Highsmith The post Protecting the right to give according to our values appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). Staff Demographics (Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Immigration Status).

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Branding: logo, tagline, website, and social media account handles Gold  Capabilities—share your organization’s financials and provide key demographic information that today’s funders seek. The post Introducing 2023 Candid Seals of Transparency appeared first on Candid Blog.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Step 1: Plan Your Year-End Giving Campaign Strategy Target Donor Demographics Segment communications to engage donors and reach new ones One of the most effective ways to break out of the noise is by creating segmentation in your communications. Different age groups respond to different messaging and on different platforms.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

You can then set up a meeting with your prospective partner to discuss their values, audience demographic, and whether they’re a good fit for your organization (and vice versa). To bring in even more funds , you might ask a corporate partner to match any donations made to your campaign.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. The report, citing Candid data, exposed vast funding disparities, with just 0.2% of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Many grant reports also require an accompanying financial report that details what the funding was spent on. For example, general operating support grants fund the work of the organization as a whole. For general operating support grants, nonprofits must allocate funding to the year it is received.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools. This means nonprofits can spend less time sifting through the vast array of funding opportunities available and more time pursuing those that are most likely to be aligned with their missions.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Harness today’s LARGEST donor demographic with these quick and effective micro-philanthropy strategies. The revenue potential in micro-donations has exploded , with “crowd-funding” emerging as a leading peer-to-peer fundraising method and generating $17.2 micro-philanthropy has already begun to shape the fundraising landscape.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Read the report to discover how COVID-19-related funding flowed in 2021 compared to 2020 and learn why today’s funders will be key to philanthropy’s long-term recovery from the pandemic. . Read this report to see how funding to support human rights has increased and why this points to several surprising and hopeful trends for the future.

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