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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Passion plus knowledge is a powerful hook, making people who were about to swipe stay for a while. And our most ardent volunteers are typically people who love sharing knowledge. Filter your list by: Area of expertise—Does this person have the knowledge and experience you are seeking? For one compelling reason. This is critical.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

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As the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. This vast library contains more than 34,000 freely available philanthropic resources authored by organizations in our sector—including reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual.

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How nonprofits can successfully develop a diverse workforce

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According to Nonprofit HR's 2019 Nonprofit Diversity Practices Survey results , workforce diversity is the purposeful “recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining” of employees who have divergent “backgrounds, educations, and experiences,” ensuring employees and leadership are reflective of the communities the nonprofits serves.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

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Some examples: Employee retention rate Absenteeism rate Employee satisfaction, quantified on a questionnaire or survey Free Guide Development Plan Toolkit Download Now Utilizing Effective Data Tools Many nonprofits started out as a grassroots group with a dream and some bootstraps.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

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Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. 2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community.

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Philanthropic collaboratives are finding ways to more effectively measure impact

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In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. Tracking feedback across the portfolio to improve grantee support.

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