Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even the most seasoned fundraisers need to stay abreast of the latest trends in the sector and can benefit from data and tools to help them find funding. Online librarian consultations : Receive real-time, personalized assistance from our in-house experts on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and fundraising.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. But sometimes trends are the beginning of an idea, just starting to take shape, that will become the norm in a few years or a few decades. And it starts with funders re-thinking risk.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

foundations were projected to provide almost $90 billion in grants in support of 1.5 Before impact investing became a buzzword for innovation in philanthropy, foundations were looking for ways to use assets to do more than generate profit for grantmaking. In 2023 alone, U.S. million nonprofit organizations, causes, and movements.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

philanthropy? private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. The median foundation awarded 4% more grant dollars. (We

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy.

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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. Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). That means we can fully embrace the impacts that result from their innovative efforts, even when they aren’t what we anticipated.

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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

JUNE 5, 2023

Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. All this work would be significantly more difficult if it weren’t for Candid’s taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (or PCS). cash grants, program-related investments); and organization type.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ 1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Looking ahead: 2022 trends ? .

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2024

Whether you’ve been updating your forms or waiting for the next grant cycle, we have several sessions to help you streamline your application process, saving time for both you and your applicants. Audrey Kidwell from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy will share her experience leading change management efforts at her organization.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of philanthropy, the coming year promises innovative corporate giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. If you’re ready to explore the growing power of CSR, let’s dive into the latest trends in corporate giving.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Review your applications through an equity lens after each grant cycle. With applications that feed directly into the grants management system, funders can easily run reports to see if they are meeting their goals for a diverse set of grantees. Look for ways to add specificity and remove complexity.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once. Thinking big on climate change There is good news. That is no longer the case.

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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. Put simply, it’s an opportunity mindset.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. We applaud the example you have set in demonstrating the power of what has been called trust-based philanthropy. . To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, .

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., Sourcing grants data from 990s isn’t ideal to begin with—grant descriptions from filings are often sparse, and sometimes grants lists are missing entirely.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change. I worked with an array of practitioners—grants managers, program officers, finance experts, and others—and learned everything I could about corporate social impact.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After record giving in 2021, philanthropic funding to slow climate change was stagnant from 2021 and 2022, according to the 2023 Funding Trends Report. The report tracks philanthropic giving across sectors and geographies and highlights funding gaps for climate action.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. Keeping on top of the basics, and being aware of the following trends will continue to serve you best. Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals.

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Qgiv

JUNE 16, 2021

Looking for more in-depth analysis of the Giving USA data and how COVID-19 has changed giving? For over 60 years, Giving USA : The Annual Report on Philanthropy in America, has provided comprehensive charitable giving data that are relied on by donors, fundraisers, and nonprofit leaders. We rounded up the key findings for you here!

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. While I am happy to share my perspective, trends are, by nature, always changing and have varying impacts depending on your nonprofit’s function. The first is to share my view on some of the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. AAER claims that the foundation’s grant program—which provides grants, tools, and mentorship to Black women entrepreneurs, who often lack access to mainstream venture capital—is racially discriminatory. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S.

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Candid

AUGUST 19, 2024

Foundations increasingly recognize the importance of recipient organizations’ demographics in informing their grantmaking process to ensure their grants are equitably distributed and impactful. Securing internal buy-in Getting internal buy-in can be a significant hurdle in philanthropy, which can be slow to adopt new methods.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023. 

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

We streamlined the application process, eliminated the written reporting requirement, and, 18 days later, awarded the first round of grants in Greater Boston. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5 Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up in this moment….We

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

Grants managers are adept problem solvers. These migrations slow us down considerably and distract us from the high-risk compliance and risk-mitigation work primary to our grants manager job descriptions. Writing RFPs and managing technology migrations detract from grants managers’ ability to process grants.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

Fundraisers have noticed a change in their fundraising results and have made adjustments to their strategies. Over 50% of respondents answered that they have altered fundraising plans to combat the negative trends of the last three years. The most common strategies implemented were additional asks to grants and corporate funders.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

While this allows for a richer understanding of grant performance, it also creates complexity. This empowers them to shift from reactive decision-making to a proactive, data-driven approach, maximizing the impact of their resources and championing causes with demonstrably positive change. Ready to learn more?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

More than grants, donations, or volunteer hours, public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector. That’s why Independent Sector has been measuring public trust in nonprofits and philanthropy for the last five years. Trust in philanthropy remained steady at 33%.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 18, 2023

Fundraisers have noticed a change in their fundraising results and have made adjustments to their strategies. Over 50% of respondents answered that they have altered fundraising plans to combat the negative trends of the last three years. The most common strategies implemented were additional asks to grants and corporate funders.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. But is this the right question?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the funding landscape in various ways. In today’s episode, Lauren Steiner, president and founder of Grants Plus, talks with Blackbaud’s Rachel Hutchisson about the current trends she is seeing in grantmaking. Topics Discussed in This Episode: General trends in the funding landscape.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. Women of color comprised 20.3% of the United States population in 2021, an increase from 18.4% According to the Ms.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2022

Racial equity is having a moment in philanthropy, but it needs to be a movement. There was much conversation about how 2020 and the murder of George Floyd has shone a spotlight on racial (in)equity within philanthropy, and how many funders previously not involved in racial equity are now proclaiming to focus on it.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

Will funding come in the form of grants, traditional event revenue, donations, or something more radical? For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. 1] [link]. [2] –

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