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It’s been a year: Candid’s 2019 annual report

Jen Bokoff (she/her) and Bradford K. Smith (he/him)
April 7, 2020

tablet with Candid's first annual report

It’s been a year. Technically, it’s been 431 days since we officially became Candid. And it’s really been quite a year. In this annual report, we wanted to show you what made this first year at Candid special, challenging, and everything in between.

We’re proud to share with you:

Learning from our special projects and programming
The minutia of integrating two data-heavy organizations
Insights into our fundraising
The launch day flub
… and more

Read the annual report

As with other aspects of our work, we adjusted our plan for this annual report in light of the current pandemic. We decided not to distribute paper copies this year. We also kept it simple so that you can easily flip through it on your mobile phone while doing inevitable work from home multi-tasking. It’s styled like a newspaper, with bite-sized content for you to pick and choose from. Yes, there’s even a crossword puzzle.

It’s been a year. And you have been a big part of it. Thank you for your feedback—both validating and constructive—as we’ve iterated and grown together.

We invite you to join us for a conversation about what’s ahead on June 3. Learn more and register today.

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About the authors

Jen Bokoff (she/her)

Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Candid
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Jen Bokoff is Candid’s director of stakeholder. She was identified by Onalytica in 2019 as a top 10 charity industry influencer and by Submittable in 2020 as a top 15 grantmaking-shaper. For six years, she also ran GrantCraft, a free service that taps the practical wisdom of funders to improve the collective knowledge of the philanthropy field.

Previously, Jen has enjoyed giving money in her work at a private foundation, negotiating money in her work for the IRS, and budgeting money in her work as a client advocate. A graduate of Tufts University, Jen studied community health and sociology and spent two years involved in the Learning by Giving philanthropy program. She serves on the Alumni Council’s executive and strategic planning committees, and also serves on an advisory committee for The Moth’s education programs. In her spare time, she is an amateur comedic improviser, CrossFitter, and bridge player. Jen is a firm believer that innovation and change happen only when passionate people across different industries collaborate; being a strong connector enables this growth in local communities and throughout the world.

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Bradford K. Smith (he/him)

Former President, Candid
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Brad ensures that Candid has the talent, technology, partnerships and financial resources to deliver on its mission. Formerly president of Foundation Center, Brad led its effort to unite with GuideStar to form Candid in 2019.

Brad has devoted his career to the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. From 1975 to 1982, he worked at the YMCA of the USA, in Costa Rica and New York, where he became manager of world development at its Center for International Management Studies. He worked at the Inter-American Foundation from 1982 to 1991, where he directed the Brazil program. He joined the Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil before being promoted to representative. From 1996 to 2005, Brad developed and led the foundation’s largest program area, the Peace and Social Justice Program. In 10 years as vice president, he distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations working on human rights, international cooperation, governance, and civil society in the U.S. and globally. From 2006 to 2008, Brad was president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, a major family foundation with programs and grant activities in 41 countries in on five continents. He joined Foundation Center in 2008.

Brad serves on the boards of the Tinker Foundation and the International Center for Transitional Justice.

He holds a B.A. in anthropology and ethnomusicology from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in economics from the New School for Social Research.

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