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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
Hole in the Road to Transparency: People with Disabilities Often Excluded By Foundations & Nonprofits
Philanthropic transparency is vital. But there’s a major challenge – people with disabilities are being excluded by foundations, philanthropy and nonprofits every day. RespectAbility, a nonprofit disability organization, did a major study of close to 1,000 people in the social…
October 17, 2019
We’ve changed the way we collect and share demographic data!
As we launch a new and improved Demographics section of the Nonprofit Profiles on GuideStar, I’m having a very familiar feeling. In 2014, when GuideStar first launched the Demographics section, I was nervous and excited. We partnered with D5, a five-year…
September 15, 2019
11 Digital Marketing KPIs That Every Nonprofit Should Be Tracking
Key performance indicators (KPIs) allow you to truly understand your nonprofit’s digital marketing success and make educated decisions about future spending. How do you know your nonprofit’s Google ad campaigns are paying off, if your curated Instagram account is leading…
September 11, 2019
Tap into Donor-advised Funds with FDO
Expert fundraisers recognize that Donor-advised Funds are a growing source of funding for nonprofits. Between 2007 and 2016, assets in DAFs nationwide skyrocketed from $32 billion to $85 billion[1]. You can now prospect research for DAFs easier in FDO. Follow…
August 26, 2019