Candid insights

Learn about three key multigenerational organizing strategies to create grassroots movements that can bring together diverse generations to safeguard civil rights and foster a more inclusive and vibrant democracy.

Why do private and corporate grantmakers operate in silos when they share so much in common? Explore the powerful possibilities that collaboration between institutional and corporate philanthropy could unlock.

Gain data-driven insights on public trust in nonprofits from Independent Sector’s research, and learn why community relationships and engagement are vital to building and sustaining trust for today’s charitable organizations.

Human rights funding peaked in 2020; delve into Human Rights Funders Network’s research findings to find out where it went and the gaps that still remain.

Learn how your nonprofit can benefit from participating in the first-ever DAF Day in 2024–a collaborative effort to help nonprofits receive more gifts from donor-advised funds, today’s fastest growing vehicle for charitable giving.

Nonprofit arts organizations face existential challenges due to post-pandemic inflation and declining revenues; find out why a diversified funding strategy is critical to the cultural sector’s recovery and survival.

As data powers the rise of new technology, discover why corporate and philanthropic funders should invest in data equity to avoid exacerbating AI biases and societal inequities that the nonprofit sector is hard at work to address.

Rates of chronic absence have skyrocketed since the pandemic; find out how funders can invest in reversing this troubling trend to ensure kids in the U.S. are able to benefit from regularly going to school.

Funding for women, girls, and gender-expansive people remains under 2% of total philanthropy; discover why more support of feminist movements is critical to creating a more equitable world for all.

Learn how grassroots power building helps advance economic and racial equity in California–and why funders’ long-term partnerships and investments in these community-led efforts are key to unlocking transformational change.

Use Candid’s top nonprofit grant writing tips, expert articles, and free resources to write grant proposals that successfully showcase impact, appeal to funders, and make a compelling case for funding your cause.

Learn how public interest law works to bridge the ‘justice gap’ in the U.S.–and why investing in public interest attorneys plays a key role in serving communities in the greatest need of legal aid.