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Why we’re all burned out and what to do about it
Candid’s Cathleen Clerkin PhD explains what burnout is, why it’s rampant in today’s nonprofit sector, and what we can do to combat it.
August 29, 2023
Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data
Learn more about Candid Data for Academics, a free nonprofit dataset available to researchers at higher education institutions.
August 9, 2023
Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!
Learn about Candid’s grants data set and how it’s evolved over the past 21 years to reflect the needs of the social sector.
July 27, 2023
The 990s are here. Why that’s a big deal and what happens now
Discover how Candid responded to a million newly released 990s and what this fresh 990 data means for the social sector.
June 12, 2023
So you’ve defined “BIPOC-led”…but how will you measure it?
This blog outlines four key reasons why quantifying what it means to be a BIPOC-led organization is more difficult than you’d think.
February 15, 2023
Why defining BIPOC-led is harder than you think
The term BIPOC-led is today’s king of philanthropic buzzwords. But what does it actually mean? Find out why defining BIPOC-led might be harder than you’d think.
December 8, 2022
The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap
There’s a data/crisis catch-22: While it’s important to have recent data when managing a crisis, it’s also harder to get. Case in point: 990 data from the IRS.
September 26, 2022
ABFE and Candid partner on new research on Black leaders
June 7, 2022
When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?
May 24, 2022
Using data to make transgender people visible
In recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility, this blog offers a summary of what Candid’s demographic data collection has made visible when it comes to transgender folks in the social sector.
March 31, 2022
Today is U.S. Equal Pay Day—but not for CEOs in the social sector
Today, March 15, is U.S. Equal Pay Day, a day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap.
March 15, 2022
The importance of talking about—and collecting data on—race to improve racial equity
Specifically, one of the key findings in the report is that most foundation leaders say that racial equity is a more explicit consideration in how they conduct their work.
February 7, 2022