Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

But change is on the horizon: Wealthy BIPOC donors are increasingly stepping forward to support social and racial justice movements, creating a powerful force that can transform traditional philanthropy. BIPOC donors can leverage more than their dollars for bold change In 2020, when a group of BIPOC donors learned that only 1.3%

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

After turning 60, leaving The Gates Foundation, and beginning a new chapter in her philanthropy, I was curious about the story that she is authoring. Its one that French Gates has fully embodied since departing The Gates Foundation in 2024, which she cofounded and cochaired for over two decades. What are French Gatess new dreams?

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Nearly half (47%) of family foundations have assets of more than $10 million, an increase of 17% during the past 10 years. The rate at which foundations give general operating support, multiyear grants, and capacity-building grants has declined steadily since 2015. It’s not all great news.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Focus on Agility : In a rapidly changing environment, a rigid strategy can hinder growth. Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. Promote a Growth Mindset : Encourage staff to embrace change, experiment with new ideas, and learn from both successes and failures.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This is especially true when discussing with donors a change in leadership at your school, foundation, or nonprofit. If a changing of the guard hasnt happened to your organization yet, it will. Understand That Change Can Feel Like Grief First and foremost, it is vital to recognize that change can be akin to a grieving process.

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Ars Technica

APRIL 21, 2025

The remedy phase of Google's search antitrust trial is getting underway, and the government is seeking to force major changes. With opening arguments beginning today, the US Justice Department will seek to convince the court that Google should be forced to divest Chrome, unbundle Android, and make other foundational changes.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Technology, particularly AI, is driving rapid change and presenting associations with an extraordinary opportunity to innovate and lead. Lets explore how your association can strengthen these pillars to build a future-ready foundation. In a time of rapidly changing realities, the ability to future-proof your association is crucial.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Every year, the FutureGood team and I set aside time to predict the trends that will shake up foundations and nonprofits in the coming year. Take, for example, Joy Education Foundation, which has created a tool that acts as an AI-enabled friend. This isnt just about efficiencyits about amplifying impact.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

After college, she began a job as a Dean of Scholar Support at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Mary’s Pence funds women-led organizations and groups working for social change in the U.S., Before she began working for the Cooke Foundation, as a student, Natasha had received a scholarship recipient from their program.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Pathway to Sustained Excellence Associations that embrace digital transformation are positioning themselves to thrive in a fast-changing environment. Technology isnt just a tool; its a foundation for building resilience, growth, and success.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Where do foundations stand on multiyear funding? Candids 2024 Foundation Giving Forecast Survey found that while 67% of respondents awarded at least one multiyear grant in FYE 2022, the percentage of multiyear grants in their portfolios varied substantially. 4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2022

If you are one of the 62% considering a job change in 2022 and want to improve your resume, then consider a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising and/or Certificate in Social Media Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. 3) Foundation List :: foundationlist.org. 2) FlexJobs :: flexjobs.com/nonprofit.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

As founder of AtlasDaughters, director of the Marks Family Foundation, and mother to a daughter, I know firsthand the importance of educating and empowering young women in philanthropy to accelerate their giving to maximize impact. Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott. Why focus on young women in philanthropy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2020

NTEN posts full-time nonprofit tech jobs and short-term opportunities at organizations working for social change. 10) Foundation List (US) :: foundationlist.org. Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Inbound Engagement is the foundation of authentic relationships. This community, in turn, amplifies the organization’s mission, helps raise awareness, and increases overall impact—leading to lasting change and a more engaged base of supporters.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

The project receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. This thermal buffering can support marine life in the face of rising water temperatures and more frequent heat events driven by climate change. Another potential benefit of the tiles is reducing the impact of waves.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2024

For foundations with few or no staff, ensuring equitable representation and implementing racial equity practices can be both a complex and critical endeavor. Exponent Philanthropy’s 2024 report, Racial Equity in Lean Foundations, offers a snapshot of where nearly 300 of these foundations are today and how they can improve.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In 2023, Americans gave over $557 billion to charities from individuals, foundations, and corporations. I wrote about values-based philanthropy and how it is foundational to ensure impact. When the need is vast, the priorities unclear, how do people, communities, and organizations decide where to donate?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. Your brand strategy and key messages should form the foundation for all of your donor communications, new and old. Have these changed over the past year? Hint: they should!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

For the sake of simplicity, this post looks only at individual donors, foundations and corporations. Donors Can Be Found Online: Foundation Directory Online by Candid. 3) Foundations / Corporations: Foundation Directory Online. Foundation Maps. Foundation / Corporation Website. GrantWatch. SDG Funders.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When the Two Ten Footwear Foundation began seeing an increased demand for their financial support as well as a need for financial, legal, and mental health counseling, they knew they had to take a long-term approach while also meeting the short-term needs of their community. Dont Be Complacent Technology changes every day.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 21, 2023

announced the launch of "OpenGiving," an AI-powered search engine that changes donor discovery for nonprofits. OpenGiving helps organizations find new donors outside their existing database, leveraging the IRS filings of nonprofits, grant-giving foundations, and the individuals associated with them.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Foundations and universities have often been targeted for not just their large endowments but also for support of controversial topics and opinions. The Council on Foundations, Independent Sector and the National Council of Nonprofits together issued a strongly-word denunciation of Section 4 of H.R.9495 Vice President-elect J.D.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Changing demographics The number of U.S. Changing demographics The number of U.S. This change has been gradual. Reach out to your favorite nonprofit, visit Volunteer.gov or VolunteerMatch.org , or connect with a nonprofit resource center, a regional United Way or a community foundation to find volunteer opportunities near you.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 12, 2022

About a decade ago, Vanessa Perez started her career as a communications intern at Time for Change Foundation. She’s now five years into her role as executive director of that same organization, and her accomplishments have earned her NonProfit PRO’s 2022 NonProfit Professional of the Year Award.

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Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Northwest Area Foundation has been a longtime funder of Native communities. The transformation is summed up well by an Alan Alda quote: “Unless I’m willing to be changed by you, I’m not really listening.” That means we stop trying to lead and, instead, stand with them as leaders of the change needed to thrive on their own terms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Is their repeated generosity creating the kind of long-term change a long-term donor expects? Water.org ’s approach to empowering people with safe water and sanitation delivers on long-term impact expectations and makes it convenient for donors to create the change they wish to see in the world. Creating powerful solutions.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2014, the Ford Foundation refined its mission to focus on disrupting inequality by addressing its root causes rather than simply its symptoms. These changes helped us connect with a broader range of qualified candidates and bring in new perspectives and experiences. And that is how inequality is ultimately disrupted.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Changing the narrative about Black nonprofit leaders In a report on the subject, the nonprofit Service Never Sleeps mentions that Black leaders are often held to a standard of perfection to receive support or recognition.

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Candid

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The power of small grants While our grants remain small—$10,000 to $20,000—they have proven to be the essential spark to get promising projects off the ground and propel wider social and systems change. Most traditional, larger foundations offer grants only after applicants have successfully secured funding from another source.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A Letter of Inquiry is a quick way to introduce your organization to a prospective funder and to open up a conversation about how a grant would make a positive impact on the community you’re serving and change lives. The reality is foundations often want to spread their resources around and give new organizations a chance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

Where we work has changed. How we work has changed. And our orientation to productivity has changed. Add to this the generational shifts and changing expectations that millennial and Gen Z workers have, and it is a recipe for something big. Heck, many people have left work completely or shifted careers. Management?

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Engadget

APRIL 11, 2025

Despite GPT-4's significance in modern AI's brief but world-changing history , its sunsetting isn't a great loss for customers. GPT4o builds on that foundation to deliver even greater capability, consistency and creativity." A changelog the company published on Thursday said the model will be retired from ChatGPT on April 30.

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At the Ford Foundation, where I serve as vice president and chief people officer, we’re deeply committed to working toward equality. A reactive start: How the recession sparked the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment The economic downturn of 2008 forced the foundation to downsize, reducing our global headcount.

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Engadget

MARCH 27, 2025

"As we accelerate the companys transformation, this is a foundational step in changing Ubisofts operating model that will enable us to be both agile and ambitious." . "Today Ubisoft is opening a new chapter in its history," CEO and Co-Founder Yves Guillemot said. "As

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2024

But with increased financial support, they could build internal capacity for structural transformation, scale their programs, reduce leadership burnout, particularly among Black women, and drive the bold, systemic change our country desperately needs,” she says.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The future is not about a return to the past; its about building a new kind of engagement, where philanthropy breathes life back into compassion and commands meaningful change. Understanding the path to this point makes clear the urgency of the need for change.

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