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The big picture of the social sector, backed by data and expertise

Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving 

Dive into the evolving world of education funding across both philanthropy and individual donors to find out what’s changing, including why the share of overall grant and donation dollars to education nonprofits is shrinking.

By Lauren Brathwaite (she/her)

December 9, 2024

AI for Good: Transforming humanitarian response 

Learn how AI tools promise to save lives and improve nonprofits’ humanitarian response to civil conflicts and other crises by accelerating access to the critical data and information needed for ensuring help goes to where it’s urgently needed.

By Lauren Woodman (she/her)

December 5, 2024

Beyond Pride Month: Fostering an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace 

Learn how to create a LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace using expert strategies that go beyond one-off initiatives during Pride Month and instead, build LGBTQ+ employee inclusion into your organizational culture.

By Amanda Cole (she/her)

December 4, 2024

The next generation seeks social change from the ground up. Fundraisers need to adapt 

Learn why winning over the next generation of social changemakers and NextGen donors requires that nonprofit fundraisers adapt to and understand how Gen Z and Millennials’ charitable giving and activities uniquely differ from others.

By Gillian Howell (she/her)

December 3, 2024

The power of small grants and deep listening to fund the ‘unfundable’ 

Find out why small grants unlock critical funding that help nonprofits lacking any funding sources to get their cause off the ground, especially when combined with deep listening and trust-based philanthropy funder practices.

By Natanja Craig Oquendo (she/her)

December 2, 2024

Asking better questions to create more equitable outcomes 

Find out why asking better questions in funder research and program evaluation holds the key to unlocking more equitable outcomes for the people that nonprofits serve–and get expert guidance on how to do so in practice.

By Kimberly Spring (she/her)

November 26, 2024

Shifting power: How the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment is transforming culture and impact 

Get an inside look into Ford Foundation’s DEI, including their staff culture that embodies diversity, equity, and inclusion and the intentional steps they took to build it.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her) and Bess Rothenberg (she/her)

November 25, 2024

Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Dig into data on the nonprofit workforce to learn why its workers are in need of financial support to be able to make ends meet in their own lives while working to improve those of others.

By Dr. Stephanie Hoopes (she/her) and Dr. Akilah Watkins (she/her)

November 20, 2024

Candid updates its taxonomy with community input 

Learn about the newest version of the Philanthropy Classification System (PCS), and how community input shaped Candid’s updated taxonomy to offer a fuller and more robust picture of the organizations that make up the social sector.

By Laia Griñó (she/her)

November 19, 2024

Equitable intermediary organizations are building roads and bridges

Learn what intermediary organizations are, the role they play in advancing equity in the sector, and how funders can best support intermediaries’ work to provide vital infrastructure for today’s nonprofits and causes.

By Lisa Pilar Cowan (she/her) and Lourdes J. Rodríguez (she/her)

November 18, 2024

AI-powered smart search is supercharging grant prospecting 

To help nonprofits safely and responsibly benefit from latest tech, learn how a new breed of platforms combine AI-powered smart search and Candid data to make grant prospecting and writing easier, faster, and more effective.

By Crist Khachikian (he/him)

November 14, 2024