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Authentic communication: the key to meaningful connection and engagement
There are four big things that can hamper success in any organization, team, or relationship: lack of buy-in, lack of trust, inequities, and strife arising from toxic conflict. Authentic communication, however, can begin a process to correct, reset, build momentum,…
January 9, 2020
What we can learn from the latest International Giving trends?
Based out of the UK, Alliance magazine is the leading global magazine on philanthropy and social investment. Today’s post is one of the five most-read Alliance extra articles from 2019. Alliance extra offers premium content usually available only to Alliance…
January 8, 2020
Few large U.S. foundations changed giving priorities after 2016 presidential election
In early 2019, Candid asked 645 of the largest U.S. foundations whether they had changed their funding priorities in 2017 and 2018 as a result of the 2016 presidential election. The vast majority (88 percent) of the respondents said their…
January 7, 2020
Negotiation is a part of nonprofit life. 8 strategies for acing your next one
As a nonprofit leader, you engage in negotiation all the time. You might negotiate with a foundation over the scope of work for a funded project, with a major donor over the amount and purpose of funding, with staff over…
January 7, 2020
New Years resolutions for board members
It’s the New Year—and it’s a great time to make smart resolutions for the future! Here are some resolutions for nonprofit board members—to help everyone get started on the right foot for the year and keep on track as we…
January 6, 2020
Weekend Link Roundup (January 4-5, 2020)
Happy New Year! Before you get back to work for real, check out our weekly roundup of noteworthy items from and about the social sector. For more links to great content, follow us on Twitter at @pndblog.... Climate Change To…
January 5, 2020
Communities in crisis raise the stakes for sector-wide transparency and information sharing
The inequality and anti-corruption riots of 2019 have taken a dangerous toll on the people of Haiti. Mass demonstrations and violent unrest have resulted in an emerging humanitarian crisis that has left an already-fragile country with acute shortages of food,…
January 2, 2020
Why Candid is *not* a watchdog
watchdog—noun. 1: a dog kept to guard property. 2: one that guards against loss, waste, theft, or undesirable practices. —merriam-webster.com You may see Candid referred to as a charity watchdog. We’re not. We don’t rate or evaluate nonprofits. Instead, we…
January 2, 2020
Your EIN is the Key to Quicker Funding
Update your FDO profile today, identify and tap Past Funders for new grants. As professional fundraisers, you know just how important it is to stay connected to current and previous funders. FDO makes it easier to see who has supported…
December 2, 2019
Garifuna and the 2020 Census
Gilberto Amaya's career in international development has taken him to more than thirty countries, where he has implemented renewable energy systems, agribusiness projects, and poverty alleviation initiatives. Along the way, he witnessed the post-independence struggles of sovereign states whose names…
December 2, 2019
Invitation-Only: Closing the Door to Equity?
After more than 20 years of grantmaking in Los Angeles County, you’d think our staff at the Durfee Foundation would know all of the eligible nonprofits in our region. But we don’t. Not long ago, for example, we got a…
November 12, 2019
What types of nonprofits can use fiscal sponsorship?
In the first post in this series, we covered some of the basics around fiscal sponsorship and described the two of the most frequently used models. (If you haven’t read that one yet, you can find it here.) Just as…
November 1, 2019