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When we sat down last fall to consider what should be included in Candid’s 2020 annual report, we independently came up with the same list: Candid’s first anniversary (for those of you who came in late, Foundation Center and GuideStar…

The preface of a new publication, Funding Performance, issues a remarkably direct challenge to grantmakers: Funders, heal thyself! Your intentions are noble, but your practices aren’t. The vast majority of you are starving your grantees rather than nourishing them. When…

Two things are true when it comes to disaster philanthropy: The next disaster is just around the corner. The need for disaster preparation and recovery never ends. Here are Candid’s suggestions for disaster giving that has both short- and long-term…

In mid-March, as communities locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19, Candid created a webpage on the philanthropic response to the pandemic. The page summarizes COVID-19 relief and related funding, provides news items and blog posts for context, and…

A new report shows that most U.S. charities have received at least one grant from a donor-advised fund (DAF). The report also finds that most—including those that have received gifts from a DAF—have concerns about these philanthropic vehicles. Published October…

Recently, Candid’s Inga Ingulfsen and Suzanne Coffman spoke with Julie Broome, director of the European human rights network Ariadne, and Ana María Enríquez, executive director of the global Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN), about the effect the coronavirus pandemic is…

#GivingTuesdayNow, a day to address the extraordinary need the coronavirus  pandemic has created, is here. Today people across the globe are acting, in GivingTuesday's words, “to create a wave of generosity, citizen engagement, action from business and philanthropy, and support…

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…

Our commemoration of Candid’s first anniversary is drawing to a close. For the last celebratory post in this blog, we wanted to share some of our favorite #CandidAnniversary social media updates. We featured the photo at the beginning of this…

In case you missed it, February 1 marked the first anniversary of Candid’s creation. Last week, members of our executive team shared their thoughts on the past year. Today, staff members in different program areas, of varying tenures, and located…

Last Saturday, February 1, marked a big day for Candid: the one-year anniversary of our creation. After some last-minute delays, that afternoon Foundation Center president Brad Smith and GuideStar president and CEO Jacob Harold signed the documents that combined the…

Candid staff will—literally—be all over the map during the next three months. If you're attending any of these events, please say hello to get some face time with Candid colleague(s) who are there. Before getting into the details, we encourage…