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Community foundations: Donor-advised fund grants outpaced contributions in 2022

Find out how donor-advised fund grants given compared to DAF contributions among community foundations in 2022–and what research on this trend may mean for philanthropic giving in the future.

By David Rosado (he/him)

April 23, 2024

Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Learn why building grassroots organizations’ capacity is central to the Ms. Foundation’s mission, including the importance of funding women- and BIPOC-led nonprofits to drive impact in their communities.

By Teresa C. Younger (she/her/hers)

April 22, 2024

Scaling positive systems change: Addressing underlying conditions and sustainability

Learn why positive systems change for scaling nonprofits’ impact requires holistically addressing underlying issues of power dynamics, public policies, control over resources, and incentive structures.

By Heather Grady (she/her )

April 18, 2024

Co-leadership: A path to more diverse, sustainable nonprofits?

Dig into insights on nonprofit co-leadership to find out whether this commonplace trend of charitable organizations led by two leaders is opening the door to more overall diversity in the sector.

By Cathleen Clerkin, Ph.D. (she/her)

April 17, 2024

Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency

Get insights into how young community service is being redefined by Gen Z and how young people are seeking to maximize their social impact—both for themselves and the communities they serve.

By Kyoko Uchida (she/her)

April 16, 2024

Grants prospecting strategy 101

Learn best practices for creating a funder prospecting strategy to help you secure grants to support your nonprofit’s mission-driven work.

By Anabel Tejeda (she/her)

April 15, 2024

Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership

Elizabeth Barajas-Román of WFN shares what a demographic data partnership with Candid enables for advancing equity in the sector, including the first-ever, public dashboard to analyze intersectionality in nonprofit executive leadership.

By Elizabeth Barajas-Román (she/her)

April 11, 2024

Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector

Candid’s data science manager unpacks using AI tools for good, including ethical considerations to reduce harm and maximize the utility of today’s newest AI technologies.

By David Hollander, Ph.D. (he/him)

April 10, 2024

The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’

CEP’s Tanya Gulliver-Garcia explores funding for Maui wildfires—and what learnings the record-setting response to Hawaii’s recent natural hazard hold for future investment in disaster philanthropy.

By Tanya Gulliver-Garcia (she/her/they/them)

April 9, 2024

Candid’s DEI commitment, today, and for the future

Learn about Candid’s DEI journey, including how we got started and what we’ll do next to further strengthen our nonprofit’s culture of inclusion and belonging.

By DeeDee Dickey (she/her)

April 8, 2024

Doubling down on data for racial equity

Find out how demographic data collection via Candid profiles helps inform equitable grantmaking and reduce the reporting burden on nonprofits in this webinar recap.

By Kyoko Uchida (she/her)

April 4, 2024

Visibility and relationships: Effective fundraising for small nonprofits

Candid’s senior development manager shares tips, tactics, and strategies for effective fundraising to help smaller nonprofits find, win, and retain grant funding.

By Erin DeSandro (she/her)

April 2, 2024