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When Numbers Fall Short: The Challenge of Measuring Diversity in a Global Context
At C&A Foundation we believe many of the challenges we seek to tackle are rooted in social exclusion. We are on a journey to deepen our approach to gender justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. As part of our own effort…
January 16, 2020
What’s new at Candid (January 2020)
Happy new year! For my squad’s first meeting of the year, we spend some time reflecting on what went well, what challenges we faced, who we met, and what we learned in 2019. We also asked each other, “What’s one…
January 16, 2020
What we can learn from the latest International Giving trends?
Based out of the UK, Alliance magazine is the leading global magazine on philanthropy and social investment. Today’s post is one of the five most-read Alliance extra articles from 2019. Alliance extra offers premium content usually available only to Alliance…
January 8, 2020
Few large U.S. foundations changed giving priorities after 2016 presidential election
In early 2019, Candid asked 645 of the largest U.S. foundations whether they had changed their funding priorities in 2017 and 2018 as a result of the 2016 presidential election. The vast majority (88 percent) of the respondents said their…
January 7, 2020
We’ve changed the way we collect and share demographic data!
As we launch a new and improved Demographics section of the Nonprofit Profiles on GuideStar, I’m having a very familiar feeling. In 2014, when GuideStar first launched the Demographics section, I was nervous and excited. We partnered with D5, a five-year…
September 15, 2019
Transparency: One Small Step for Funders, One Giant Leap for Equity
In order to solve a problem, one must first identify its parameters. This applies, too, to the philanthropic sector; to that end, many of us are pushing for greater transparency in our field. For example, Candid teamed up with a…
May 9, 2019
Eight Ways Funders Can Engage in Rural Philanthropy
Rural America is home to significant political capital and influence that can add considerable muscle to national policy and advocacy efforts, and funders need to engage in Rural Philanthropy.
December 5, 2018
Philanthropy and Democracy: Bringing Data to the Debate
As money and politics become increasingly intertwined, the enduring debate around the intersecting roles of philanthropy and democracy has taken on new life in recent months (see here, here, here, and here for prominent examples). One side of the debate sees…
October 18, 2018
Turn Insights Into Action, Connect with Funders
Ready to take the next step in your grant search? Now that you’ve had some time to search for prospects and started building your prospect list, use these three steps to convert prospects and connect with funders. [Tip 1] Start with…
September 17, 2018
Make the Most of Your Grantmaker Results & FDO’s Latest Insights
We add nearly 100,000 new grants and RFPs weekly, so you can always have access to the latest grantmaker data and insights. Equipped with these insights, strengthen your proposals to make them most appealing to funders by learning from grantmaker…
September 17, 2018
How to Leverage Your Nonprofit Data to Win Corporate Grants
Data is literally everywhere. Every search done on Google or every second spent on LinkedIn is collected and converted to data. According to Internet Live Stats, Google now processes over 40,000 search queries every second or 3.5 billion searches per…
July 23, 2018
Are You Over or Under-Protecting Your Grants Data? 5 Ways to Balance Transparency and Data Protection in Sensitive Contexts
Over the last few months, this blog has presented insights gained from the Advancing Human Rights initiative’s five-year trend analysis. Getting to these insights would not have been possible had not a growing number of funders decided to consistently share more detailed…
April 12, 2018