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Recently PEAK Grantmaking and Candid teamed up on a Community Conversation as part of an ongoing PEAK series designed to provide a forum for peer learning and knowledge exchange on COVID-19 response practices. Melissa Sines, Programs and Knowledge Director for…

All nonprofit organizations, large or small, have one thing in common—they exist to provide a public benefit. Although smaller nonprofits, defined provisionally as having 500 employees or fewer, have been able to take advantage of government lending programs established in…

"The curb-cut effect, and why race, equity, access, diversity, and inclusion (READI) are even more critical now" is reprinted from Nonprofit AF. Lately, I’ve been getting more notices from colleagues distraught by their board or team saying things like “It’s…

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt life in the United States and around the globe, private foundations are stepping up with funding to meet the immediate needs of individuals and vulnerable populations impacted by the virus. Here's a roundup of grants…

Recently, Candid’s Inga Ingulfsen and Suzanne Coffman spoke with Julie Broome, director of the European human rights network Ariadne, and Ana María Enríquez, executive director of the global Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN), about the effect the coronavirus pandemic is…

Candid gets you the information you need to do good. One way our team works toward this mission is by developing capacity-building trainings and workshops focused on fundraising, organizational sustainability, and leadership and management for our community of nonprofits. How are you? In early March…

It’s been awhile since I last updated you on what’s going on at Candid. Like you, we have been adjusting to life during a pandemic. All of Candid’s physical offices have been closed since Tuesday, March 17. Although working 100 percent virtually…

Philanthropy's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed $10 billion (USD). To put this unprecedented commitment of institutional and individual philanthropy in perspective, the U.S. total alone of more than $6 billion is, according to Candid’s figures, more than double the entire…

The fight to save our planet should be about ensuring a long and sustainable future — for everyone. However, as the coronavirus has spread across America, it has laid bare the harsh inequities in American society. The inequities have surfaced…

"Fit for the future: Can we emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis?" is reprinted from Alliance magazine. Civil society was not ready for COVID-19. ... Benjamin Bellegy (WINGS), Chris Worman (TechSoup), and Lysa John (CIVICUS) discuss the investments needed in civil…

As COVID-19 spreads globally and in the United States, corporations and their foundations are stepping up with funding to meet the needs of individuals and vulnerable populations impacted by the virus. The "quick-hit" roundup below captures some of the corporate…

We read textbooks, scholarly journals, and articles on best practices for collaboration, touting the benefits in great detail, and barely glossing over the downsides. The reality is often messy, and no one wants to be the one who shares all…