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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap
There’s a data/crisis catch-22: While it’s important to have recent data when managing a crisis, it’s also harder to get. Case in point: 990 data from the IRS.
September 26, 2022
Digging in: who donates to the nonprofits you care about?
With just a little digging—using the tools and resources I will share in this blog—you will be able to get a picture of who donates to a particular nonprofit.
September 21, 2022
Compensation in the new age: findings from Candid’s 2022 Nonprofit Compensation Report
Candid’s 2022 Nonprofit Compensation Report can help fill in the gaps when it comes to benchmarking compensation. The report captures the most authoritative and accurate compensation data from close to 88,000 nonprofits based on IRS data. Here we share a couple takeaways from this year’s report.
September 8, 2022
Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser
Being a first time fundraiser can be overwhelming. Sumiko Martinez, director of Autism After 21 Utah Project, shares how she got her first grants thanks to free resources from her local library, part of Candid’s Funding Information Network.
August 25, 2022
Reframe, commit, and expand: How to meaningfully invest in Black leaders
Despite the need for a significant shift in how philanthropy supports Black leaders and communities, long-term commitments are episodic at best. Echoing Green shares three calls to action for philanthropy to be more just and equitable.
August 18, 2022
The great restructure: Gender inequity culture in the nonprofit sector
Gender equality should be a core value integrated into every aspect of a nonprofit organization. Here are questions to consider to reduce gender inequity.
August 16, 2022
Cracking into corporate giving
August 11, 2022
Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices
In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. The sector missed a great opportunity with these listening sessions for Black non-profit leaders to share their hopes and dreams for their communities and the work of their organizations.
August 8, 2022
Experiment: Does posting more on Twitter pay off?
Posting more on Twitter can increase social media engagement for your nonprofit. But, it may distract from important content. Learn how tweeting 20 times a day changed our social media strategy.
August 4, 2022
Three lessons nonprofits learned from the pandemic
August 2, 2022
Power in Solidarity: Reflections from AAPIP and NAP’s joint convening
As I continue to process the many sessions I attended and the new connections that I made, three key themes from the Power in Solidarity conference stuck out for me:
July 28, 2022
Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis
Despite its limitations, real-time data contains valuable early indicators of the philanthropic response to a crisis.
July 27, 2022