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"4 key tips to help your nonprofit best navigate the new normal" is reprinted from Eye on FDO. COVID-19 has presented many unforeseen challenges and changes for even the most experienced grantseekers. The global pandemic has affected the way nonprofits…

Many of the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are being led by grassroots activists and organizers across the world.  As we consider how to resource and fund this emergent work both in the short and long term, the need to…

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 COVID-19…

The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the nonprofit sector hard, and many nonprofit organizations are struggling to adapt to economic and social changes it has brought about in the past few months. But the bad news doesn't stop there. With many…

As nonprofits were considering if and how to transition events online, Nonprofit New York, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), and Candid came together to share their experiences with the sector. The goal of the webinar, hosted by Candid on May 20,…

"The social sector can’t let the COVID crisis go to waste" is reprinted from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Natural disasters birth new communities out of the rubble of the old. After earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis, people have no choice but…

Candid is closed today, June 9, to allow our staff to pause and reflect on George Floyd’s death and the events following it, and grieve as needed as individuals. (Read Candid's statement on these events.) We will resume operations on…

Over the past week, civil unrest has gripped the nation. Much of it was sparked by the unwarranted and senseless murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer who held his knee on Mr. Floyd's neck for almost…

The media is full of the economic consequences of the coronavirus. Here in the United States, 40 million people have lost jobs. Prominent businesses—from Hertz to J. Crew—have declared bankruptcy. But thus far there is an eerie silence as to…

"Two truths and a lie: fundraising in a pandemic" is reprinted from JMT Consulting. My dear friends, colleagues, soul sisters and brothers in the Development Department ... I see you. You work your tails off when times are flush, and…

No matter what words are used to describe the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery—“tragic,” “brutal,” “abhorrent,” “senseless”—they are not enough. In our homes, our workplaces, on the streets, and…

Once upon a time, corporate funding for nonprofits came mainly in the form of sponsorship for special events, such as galas and walks. Nonprofits set menus of available benefits at different price points, and companies supported an event at their…