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Candid launches pop-up coronavirus webpage, emphasizes online trainings and programs

Candid gets you the information you need to do good. That’s why we created this pop-up webpage to share the philanthropic response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowing where money is going and how, and having the latest information…

By Jen Bokoff (she/her) and Suzanne Coffman (she/her)

March 13, 2020

Mission driven … off the rails?

☑ Effective mission statement? ☑ Inspiring vision statement? ☑ Thoughtful strategic plan? ☑ Hardworking board and staff? ☐ Goals accomplished? You and your colleagues put a lot of time and effort into creating your nonprofit’s goals. Together, you identified strategic…

By Bill Hoffman

March 12, 2020

Economic Democracy: A Conversation With Funders

The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI), in partnership with the Kendeda Fund and the Open Society Foundations (OSF), recently hosted a funder briefing on economic democracy. In the lead-up to the economic democracy briefing, Sandra Lobo, BCDI board vice president…

By Sandra Lobo

March 12, 2020

Is the Environmental Movement Still #SoWhite? Learning from the 2019 Green 2.0 Transparency Report Card

As environmental disasters from the recent wildfires in Australia and California to the growing intensity of tropical storms increase, environmental work takes on heightened urgency. We know that crises such as wildfires, rising sea levels, poor water, and air quality…

By Whitney Tome

March 12, 2020

Update on the philanthropic response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Editor’s note: Since the publishing of this post, Candid released a pop-up webpage about coronavirus disease. View philanthropy’s response to the pandemic: candid.org/coronavirus. While we’ll be updating this webpage regularly, there can be lags getting data from different sources, so…

By Andrew Grabois

March 11, 2020

Feedback and you: 5 tips for growing trust strategically

We all know that conducting surveys and soliciting feedback is an essential part of building something that works for the communities we serve. We’re here for them, after all. But we also know that attempting to gather, weigh, and honor survey feedback…

By Marina Martinez-Bateman (they/them)

March 10, 2020

The Arc of Justice: The World’s Religions Launch Strategic Priorities for Peace

As the coronavirus public health crisis grows increasingly urgent, prominent global actors and institutions, including the United Nations, are wrestling with the realization that all hands on deck are required to address the cross-cutting global challenges we face. The latest…

By Azza Karam and Kyoichi Sugino

March 9, 2020

What’s love got to do with it? Everything.

Last month, I was honored to attend a capacity building day for participants in the Latino Community Foundation’s Latino Nonprofit Accelerator. The foundation articulates that its work—and the accelerator program itself—is guided by love. “We’ve always had love at the…

By Jen Bokoff (she/her)

March 9, 2020

What’s new at Candid (March 2020)

From the work we do at Candid, I’ve gained a better appreciation for how connected and small the world really is. At our trainings, there are always attendees who are shocked and delighted to see a friendly face that they…

By Jen Bokoff (she/her)

March 6, 2020

How to maximize your impact with skills-based volunteering

In the nonprofit sector, you’ll often hear staff members say that they “wear many hats,” meaning they fill a number of crucial roles at their organizations. It is not uncommon for a CEO to serve as the finance team, HR…

By Aruni Ranaweera (she/her)

March 5, 2020

Is your nonprofit clear about communications?

Whether your organization is working to cure cancer, shelter or feed people, create safer streets, advocate for equality, or create change in another way, you’ve got a mission. A nonprofit’s mission is the fundamental reason it exists and defines the…

By Sarah Durham (she/her)

March 4, 2020

Funders respond to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Editor’s note: Since the publishing of this post, Candid released a pop-up webpage about coronavirus. View philanthropy’s response to the pandemic: candid.org/coronavirus. While we’ll be updating this webpage regularly, there can be lags getting data from different sources, so there…

By Andrew Grabois

March 3, 2020