Candid insights

While the pandemic presented LOHR with many challenges, it pushed us to revisit our fundraising strategy and create a new approach that we plan to adopt permanently.

Grantmaking is hard, but it’s even harder when you aren’t engaging the voices of people with lived experience. In their upcoming webinar, authors Ben Wrobel and Meg Massey will provide tangible examples of participatory grantmaking in practice and share wisdom…

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Here we share an update on what we know so far.

The community leaders who make up the Black Diaper Bank Coalition (BDBC) come from different places around the country. Some run small, volunteer-based organizations; others run major nonprofits. But they share important things, like “being invisible and hypervisible at the same time,” says Tamara Killian, who facilitates the group for the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), where she is chief of development. She explains that Black women leaders often feel unheard; at the same time, they feel expected to be spokeswomen for an entire race.

On March 13, 2022, Meme Styles, president and founder of MEASURE, joined Candid CEO Ann Mei on the stage at SXSW for their talk: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity (available to watch now on YouTube). Candid’s team reached out to Meme recently to learn more about their work on racial equity at MEASURE that they are doing in Austin, TX.

In recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility, this blog offers a summary of what Candid’s demographic data collection has made visible when it comes to transgender folks in the social sector.  

In this SXSW 2022 session, Ann Mei Chang, CEO of Candid, pulls back the curtains on the current philanthropic landscape, shows how data can empower marginalized leaders, and presents a hopeful vision for a more equitable future.  

The social sector can feel like a black box—even for those of us who work in it. People want to know: Just how big is the sector? What role does it play in the economy? What kinds of organizations make…

Here are a few things we do to keep engagement going, and encourage others to try in long Zoom Room sessions.

But how exactly do you craft a story, and digital storytelling strategy, particularly when you’re telling your story online, that will draw new supporters’ interest and spur your followers to act? In the video below, find four tips to do just that.

Nonprofits that put equity into practice and donors that value the work of organizations that demonstrate their commitment to equity have a new opportunity to connect.

This piece provides guidance for funders on making grants to support Ukraine. It was originally published on the Council on Foundations' website.  Over the last two weeks, the Council on Foundations has received scores of questions from the field about…