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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

In this blog, we debunk five common myths about Candid’s grants data.

By Cathleen Clerkin (she/her)

November 15, 2023

Reimagining the nonprofit annual report

In this blog, we share lessons learned from Candid’s reimagined approach to our nonprofit annual report–significantly reducing the costs, staff, and time it previously took to create.

By Mary Steyer (she/her) and Zahra Hassan (she/her)

October 3, 2023

12 free nonprofit books to help you achieve year-end fundraising success

Check out 12 nonprofit books that can help you make the most out of your year-end fundraising efforts this giving season.

By Melissa Pulis (she/her) and Christy Rilette (she/her)

September 27, 2023

New courses address barriers to demographic data collection

Learn about new Candid courses that address the common barriers faced by nonprofits when asked to collect demographic data.

By Janet Camarena (she/her)

September 26, 2023

A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set

In this blog, we explore Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set and how it can be used for grantmaking trends analysis in the social sector.

By Anna Koob (she/her)

September 21, 2023

Bursting at the seams: Candid’s largest nonprofit compensation report yet

Get a glimpse into the most comprehensive source of nonprofit compensation from Candid’s latest report that analyzes executive salaries using Form 990 data.

By Parshya Kavoosi (she/her)

September 14, 2023

AI at Candid: Powering technology to support the sector’s lasting success

Discover how we harness machine learning and AI at Candid today and our vision for how we’ll tap into the power of generative AI to build future solutions that accelerate the social sectors’ mission-driven success.

By David Hollander (he/him)

August 22, 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.

By Cathleen Clerkin (she/her) and Jessica Coughlin (she/her)

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.

By Anna Koob (she/her) and Cathleen Clerkin (she/her)

July 27, 2023

Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)

Access successful examples of four common grant proposal documents, including cover letters, letters of intent, project budgets and more.

By Melissa Pulis (she/her)

July 13, 2023

Climate justice in the field: An interview with the Donors of Color Network

Learn how Donors of Color Network’s Climate Funders Justice Pledge is inspiring philanthropy to center racial equity in grantmaking.

By Janet Camarena (she/her)

June 28, 2023

4 free ways to access Candid’s demographic data

Discover four free ways to access demographic data provided to Candid by over 55,000 nonprofits.

By Alison Jannette (she/her)

June 20, 2023