Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. This is where philanthropy comes in. Philanthropy plays a role beyond what governments could do—allowing for the testing of innovative models that are responsive to local cultural contexts—and then looks to government for scaling up successful efforts.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

If you work in philanthropy, odds are that you have heard some buzz about trust-based philanthropy. In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Considering the major benefits that corporate partnerships can offer, your nonprofit needs a defined strategy to raise more from corporate philanthropy and build stronger relationships with businesses. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate philanthropy? What is corporate philanthropy? Let’s begin!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

One of the most unexpected twists in my career was becoming the first-ever head of technology at the Walmart Foundation in 2011, thanks to a chance encounter with its president. New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Applications will be accepted online only , from May 22 to August 15, 2024. Complete applications are due before 5 p.m. There were 800 applicants for the 2021 competition and 1,400 for the first award in 2017. The so-called “Open Call” received 6,353 applications. The process also provides public exposure to applicants.

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Candid

JULY 15, 2024

Since the COF pledge, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has been monitoring whether funders have maintained these commitments to reduce grantee burden. In fact, these were strategies that many in the sector had been building evidence to support for years. In our report Before and After 2020 , we compared the data from 61 U.S.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We hear about Trust-Based Philanthropy and having a more grantee-centered approach to grantmaking. Nonprofits needed more streamlined applications and processes to get resources out the door and trust from grantmakers that they could do more and better work with fewer limitations. How do they function?

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 8, 2024

Separately, Submittable and WizeHive have worked with grantmakers and organizations, including state governments, corporate foundations, and community nonprofits, to drive grants, community investment, relief funds and other philanthropic programs. “Together, we’ll do even more to support these organizations in their work.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. A More Equitable Perspective : This kind of philanthropy is more just because communities have agency over decisions that affect their lives. published by the Ford Foundation.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board. When was the last time your application was given a solid review? The world was very different then.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs. How much promise do the following practices hold for increasing foundations’ impact in the coming decades?” This question was one of many in a recently released research study commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation on the occasion of its 50 th anniversary.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Imagine a world in which philanthropy professionals are focused on improving their practices to transform philanthropy through centering communities, lightening the burden on nonprofit organizations, and holding themselves accountable to their values. Candid helps us to be transparent and accountable to our community,” Dickenson said.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Rethinking Risk with Trust-Based Philanthropy The ideas behind Trust-Based Philanthropy have been simmering for a while, but a culmination of events over the past few years makes now the time for them to gain some traction. With Trust-Based Philanthropy, you focus on truly understanding the needs of the nonprofits you work with.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

percent of men, a report from the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds. Nathan Cummings Foundation names Kavita N. September 2, 2021 Nearly one in three women (31.1 percent) give to a crowdfunding campaign in a typical year, compared with 32.4 Read more. .

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. These included all types of foundations, large to small, family-run, disease-related, corporate-operated. Do you know the one thing that nearly every foundation representative shared? Collaboration in a Crisis.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. Philanthropy News Digest . Foundation Directory . Foundation Directory . Grants to Individuals .

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. What does the head of a foundation that gave $18 million in grant money last year have to say about grant writing and the relationship between foundations and nonprofit professionals? Don’t get trapped.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Philanthropy is very much a two-sided coin. Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology. Attend webinars.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit might have wide application for organizations targeting a specific element of the population for assistance. We disagree,” attorney for the Fearless Foundation Jason C. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2022, Fearless Foundation reported total revenue of almost $4.2

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

According to Chantal, “We’re in a place now where philanthropy is thinking about how do we, as funders, collaborate and collectively fund infrastructure, like a shared data platform, like the ability for nonprofits to move to the cloud.”. The technology, while foundational, is just the start. Using Infrastructure to Drive Change.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

If you aren’t seeing a diverse set of applicants, is there something in the way the job description is written or the places where it is advertised that should be reconsidered? Review your applications through an equity lens after each grant cycle. Yes, training on empathy and recognizing bias is important, but it needs to go deeper.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard about blockchain, or at least its most famous application – bitcoin. As a database platform, a blockchain can support a range of applications, of which bitcoin is only one. A related application of blockchain in the social sector is the transparent tracking of donations and international aid.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. Data Governance: Building a Strong Foundation for Effective Grantmaking Data governance provides a framework to navigate this complex data landscape. Ready to learn more?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

foundations (e.g. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Hewlett Foundation ) share such data with Candid. When applicable, this information is included in Candid’s data sets. based foundations. Myth 4: Candid’s grants data set only includes grants from US foundations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. Giving by foundations managed to grow by 2.5 billion dollars out of the $499.33

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2022

For funders and foundations, one big advantage of an easy-to-navigate grants section of your website is that you can help grantseekers are more likely to submit the required information on the first try. If you’re open to applications from both nonprofits and individuals, please also note that. . September 1” – but what year?)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Grant Research Tip : As you search for funding opportunities, keep an eye on the grant application deadlines. Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 29, 2024

New data from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) shows executive and staff burnout top the list of issues. A majority of nonprofit leaders are seeing new or continued efforts from their funders to change their grantmaking practices, including reduced restrictions and streamlined application and reporting processes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. MacKenzie Scott seems to be nonresponsive to traditional approaches (there is no application process) and operates much more like a Donor Advised Fund (DAF). A donor advised fund is NOT a private foundation, nor does it operate as such. But I won’t wait.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In fact, a recent survey for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Association of Fundraising Professionals revealed some similarly concerning findings, such as: 51% of fundraisers said they will leave their current nonprofit within the next two years. 30% said they planned to leave fundraising altogether. Their common thread?

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

Studies such as these provide valuable insights for nonprofits and foundations and highlight the fact that both academic and social sectors benefit when academics analyze nonprofit data. Sloan Foundation , we are launching Candid Data for Academics, a free, limited data set available exclusively for academic researchers. nonprofits.

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