Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Now with over 100 partners , and nearly 60,000 organizations sharing data, the Demographics via Candid campaign is going strong. In the process, we have noticed there are some common concerns and barriers that tend to come up on the road to better demographic data.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Rather than create yet another custom reporting requirement for applicants and grant recipients, Mott is helping to lead a growing movement of grantmakers who use the ready-made and scalable demographic profile reporting within Candid’s GuideStar tool. GuideStar provides a platform where all U.S.-based

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

By better understanding the demographic profile of those organizations that are—and are not—receiving funding, we can more closely track if they are representative of the communities they serve and whether they are getting the support they need to deliver on their missions. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

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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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2023

Candid released its free Demographics API to help organizations easily standardize and integrate their demographic data collection. This initiative allows nonprofits to share demographic information one time on their Candid profile, where funders, researchers, donors, and other stakeholders can easily access it.

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Clairification

MARCH 13, 2025

Using data like wealth screening, giving history, demographics, and engagement history, AI can analyze a donors affinity to a cause and the likelihood of becoming a mid-level or major donor. see AI as a helper, something that can make your day-to-day easier so you can focus on higher priority, more strategic initiatives.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

GivingTuesday is the day of the year where you find people of all ages and all demographics opening their hearts and their wallets to donate to causes and organizations that are important to them or to find new initiatives to support. Giving habits vary by generation and demographics. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S.

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

Demographics via Candid provides an opportunity to address some of these issues and help funders reach and build relationships with organizations that may not be part of their existing networks. But advancing equity goes much deeper than checking a demographic box and writing a check. Center relationships.

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

JULY 9, 2024

As a global funder, we often hear from, and share with, our peers the challenges of collecting grantee demographic data internationally.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Use these donor insights to support your nonprofit’s text-to-give strategies and drive a greater ROI: Donation frequency Donation recency Donation amount Demographics Level of involvement To track these metrics and set your text-to-give campaign up for success, you’ll need the right tools. Monthly donors.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Know Your Donors: Fundraising isnt about data points or demographic segments. Our day-to-day overwhelm here in the US is intense. And its designed to make us all feel uncertain. Passive even. Your overwhelm is the goal. If we give in, we find ourselves suffocating in distractions. And now you. Sure, its easy to experience one-off successes.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

You can create targeted mailing lists based on giving history, demographics, and interests. The messages you send are more than fundraising appeals ; theyre opportunities to nurture relationships, share your story, and inspire action. It offers a personal touch that builds trust, evokes emotion, and drives meaningful engagement.

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Candid

JUNE 24, 2024

Funders are increasingly using demographic data about the staff and leadership of the nonprofits they support to assess their impact and reach. The course provides an opportunity to learn from case studies, including the kinds of questions The California Endowment, a Demographics via Candid partner, is using the data to answer.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Demographics One of the simplest ways to segment your donors is by demographics. If you don’t have the demographic data you need readily available, consider enhancing your database through a demographic data append. Check out these donor segmentation strategies. She earned both a B.S. in Marketing and an M.B.A.

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The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 16, 2025

Its purpose it to provide richer detail about the demographic and geographic contextyour city or state or neighborhoodwhere that problem takes place. Its purpose it to provide richer detail about the demographic and geographic contextyour city or state or neighborhoodwhere that problem takes place. Explain it, dont just say it.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

Candid and the Center collaborated to encourage Center members to update their profiles with enough information to earn a Gold Seal, which requires organizations to share demographic information about their leadership. They also received a downloadable file of all the demographic data available in GuideStar. .

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Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Demographic data in the sector is still hard to come by, and many nonprofits simply do not collect or share demographic data about their board, executive team, or staff members. For example, there are differences of opinion as to how much BIPOC representation is needed to be considered “in power” (e.g., Board members? Executive team?

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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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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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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I was also interested to learn that 40% of foundation leaders interviewed said they have begun or are increasingly focused on better collecting and using demographic data about nonprofits they fund and the people they serve. I am a firm believer in collecting demographic data. Language has power.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Get to know your donor beyond the basics Truly understanding your donors requires going beyond demographics and giving history—and into their motivations, values, and personal stories. Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Audiences can be categorized into different segments based on their demographic information and donation behavior. To get the attention of your donors and increase their engagement, you can make your impact report come to life. To do that, it needs to live where your audience lives: online.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Don’t limit your analysis to basic data points like demographic information or average gift size. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Perform a deep data analysis.

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Future Fundraising Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At a level much deeper than their demographic and psychographic characteristics, all donors are human. Some organizations take it as an article of faith that their donors are different. Even unique. In some ways they’re right. But mostly they’re wrong. They share values (at least some values). They know and care about similar things.

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Future Fundraising Now

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Demographically (probably), psychographically (almost surely). A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Trust knowledge, not instinct. It doesn’t matter how smart you are — your instinct about how fundraising should be is untrustworthy. Three main reasons for this: You are not your donor.

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GrantNews

APRIL 24, 2025

This program supports public education activities that will reach multiple demographics. Protecting children from abuse is not just a moral responsibility; it’s a societal necessity. Investing in prevention, education, and support services empowers children, caregivers, and professionals to recognize warning signs and take action.

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Candid

JANUARY 14, 2025

The elements donors tend to review are: programmatic and strategy details charitable status financial information demographic data any available examples of how you are tracking your progress and measuring your results.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Know your target demographic. Before any appeal, ask yourself: What is 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?

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GrantNews

APRIL 18, 2025

This usually involves the use of demographic data and/or Donor Management software. What is the Donor Cycle and why should nonprofits care? The Donor Cycle (aka Donor Lifecycle) is a term used in reference to first-time donors (to a given cause). GrantWatch has over 7,500 grants in its Nonprofits grant list section.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 14, Candid launched Demographics via Candid, a campaign through which we partner with organizations across the social sector to encourage demographic data sharing. As organizations begin to share their demographic data using these new options, the numbers will increase. What’s changed?

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 12, 2023

So, how can nonprofits connect with this growing demographic? The percentage of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled since Gallup first began measuring it in 2012. And the younger the generation, the larger the percentage, with nearly 21% of Gen Z and almost 11% of millennials identifying as LGBTQ+.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Real-Time Tracking and Analytics Online platforms often provide real-time insights into donation progress, engagement, and donor demographics. Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

The stakes are high, but there’s good news: EGA has leveraged the vast reach of Candid’s demographic data to help unlock critical insights for equity in environmental philanthropy. The largest environmental nonprofits are slower to diversify their leadership demographics compared to large nonprofits in general.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

One of the best ways to understand your auction’s target audience is through supporter segmentation, which GivingDNA defines as “a strategy that nonprofits use to separate a donor base into smaller subgroups based on shared traits and characteristics.”

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Common questions in a grant proposal ask about the demographics of the people you serve, how many people you serve, or the impact of your programs. Provide demographics of constituents served up to this point of this fiscal year. All of these questions indicate a need for data. Most funders don’t ask those types of questions, though.

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