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Unlocking sector-wide benefits with Demographics via Candid  

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To date, over 75,000 nonprofits have contributed their demographic data to Candid, representing an increase of 50% since 2022. Nonprofit Sector report , providing comprehensive data to establish a benchmark for equity efforts across the sector. This data also enabled the development of The State of Diversity in the U.S.

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

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In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Streamlining demographic data collection

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Demographic data is critical to helping our sector better understand and meet the needs of diverse communities. Foundations increasingly recognize the importance of recipient organizations’ demographics in informing their grantmaking process to ensure their grants are equitably distributed and impactful.

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Lessons learned: Using demographic data to move from intention to action 

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As more funders seek to use demographic data to inform their grantmaking decision-making, 125 partners have now joined the Demographics via Candid movement. The process and timing of asking nonprofits for demographic data matters. The process and timing of asking nonprofits for demographic data matters.

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New courses address barriers to demographic data collection 

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Now with over 100 partners , and nearly 60,000 organizations sharing data, the Demographics via Candid campaign is going strong. As the movement has grown, we’ve responded to nonprofit learning needs along the way. As the movement has grown, we’ve responded to nonprofit learning needs along the way.

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4 free ways to access Candid’s demographic data 

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Comprehensive and public nonprofit demographic data is central to supporting more transparent and informed decision making in our sector. Our purpose at Candid is to get key information—like this demographic data—into the hands of those who rely on it to guide their decision making. nonprofits and foundations.

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One foundation’s quest for better demographic data

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However, many grantmakers like the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation have lacked access to the empirical data on race, gender, and other characteristics of leadership in the organizations we seek to fund. By claiming their profile, nonprofit organizations can self-identify the demographic characteristics of their board, management, and staff.