Candid insights

The whispered question continues: How many nonprofits will shut their doors because of the COVID-19 crisis? In July, we released an analysis that attempts to offer an answer to that question at the national level in the United States. Of course, we…

Every year Americans volunteer their time and skills to help communities across the nation. Roughly 77.4 million people in the United States volunteered about 6.9 billion hours, according to 2018 estimates from the Corporation for National and Community Service. In…

A recent analysis from the Johnson Center for Philanthropy looks at how many eligible nonprofits benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Entities with 500 or fewer employees were eligible for PPP loans up to 2.5 times an organization’s monthly…

This will be my last “What’s new at Candid” blog post; my last day at Candid will be this Wednesday. It has been an immense privilege to work for Candid (and previously Foundation Center) the past 7+ years. I’ve learned…

Over the last four months, organizations around the globe have surveyed foundations, nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them. The findings from these surveys provide data to help the sector best respond…

Since this blog post was published in July 2020, Candid has updated how we identify funding for racial equity in our data. For more details about these changes, as well as the reasoning behind the shift, please visit our racial…

This is a moment of immediacy. The entire globe is battling a pandemic. The streets of American cities are brought alive by righteous anger at racial injustice. Urgency eclipses long-term thinking, as it should. That sense of urgency is central…

We find ourselves amidst a pandemic-driven recession of uncertain scope and duration. Over the last months, Candid employees have been asked repeatedly, “How many nonprofits are going to shut their doors and go out of business?” There is no easy…

Today marks the publication of Philanthropy for a safe, healthy, and just world, a first-of-its-kind study that identifies clear opportunities and challenges in supporting peacebuilding activities. Drawn from a survey of 823 organizations worldwide, the study sheds light on what motivates civil society organizations to support—and not support—peace-related…

Since my last “What’s new at Candid” update, George Floyd’s death at the hands of police and the ensuing uprisings have sparked significant reckoning with racial justice in our sector. At Candid, this meant affirming our commitment to racial equity, accelerating updates to our racial equity webpage, and taking time to pause and share together. We have also published several…

When we launched our research to map the human rights funding landscape in 2010, we wanted to both increase funding for the human rights field and help funders spend it more effectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic and sweeping protests against…

Places of worship often serve as centers for community, a role that has expanded for many during the Coronavirus pandemic as churches provide food, clothing, and other forms of support for their members and communities. Yet as many places of…