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Streamlining demographic data collection

Candid

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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Quality demographic data: Respect, privacy, and accuracy 

Candid

nonprofits are engaging with demographic data about their staff, leadership, and board members—but what does quality demographic data look like? A study we recently conducted on behalf of Candid found that, in line with previous research , nonprofits are using demographic data to inform their work and sharing it.

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Fostering Equitable Grantmaking- Integrating Demographic Data with Grants Management Software

Fluxx

Grantmakers are distributing billions of dollars each year to programs that align to their mission, many with the goal of supporting underrepresented communities and demographics.

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4 Tips to Optimize Your Donor Database to Boost Engagement

Ann Green's Nonprofit

A robust donor database or constituent relationship management (CRM) system is one of the best tools you have at your disposal to boost engagement at your nonprofit. Event management solutions to log donors registrations, merchandise and auction item purchases, and peer-to-peer fundraising participation for a-thon style events.

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One foundation’s quest for better demographic data

Candid

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.

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New courses address barriers to demographic data collection 

Candid

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

Candid

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.