Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Now with over 100 partners , and nearly 60,000 organizations sharing data, the Demographics via Candid campaign is going strong. In the process, we have noticed there are some common concerns and barriers that tend to come up on the road to better demographic data.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As more funders seek to use demographic data to inform their grantmaking decision-making, 125 partners have now joined the Demographics via Candid movement. Here I highlight their best practices for collecting this data from grantees, as well as what this information is helping foundations to achieve.

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Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

Comprehensive and public nonprofit demographic data is central to supporting more transparent and informed decision making in our sector. Our purpose at Candid is to get key information—like this demographic data—into the hands of those who rely on it to guide their decision making. nonprofits and foundations.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

By better understanding the demographic profile of those organizations that are—and are not—receiving funding, we can more closely track if they are representative of the communities they serve and whether they are getting the support they need to deliver on their missions. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

By Stasia Hural , Digital Marketing Lead at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. But, the digital age has ushered in a new era, prompting a shift towards data-driven approaches. They let organizations use data to improve their fundraising.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Recent data from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) drives this point home. Nonprofit profiles . This work is centered on our nonprofit profiles (originally called GuideStar nonprofit profiles), which organizations are invited to claim and update, ensuring the field has the most accurate data.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

And now, popular social media site Instagram is the latest to get a truly valuable profiling tool, a new service that gives users vital data on their audience breakdown and allows them to leverage those metrics to make the most of their social media efforts. Learn more about Byte Technology’s strategic web consulting for nonprofits.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. nonprofits through Candid’s nonprofit profiles. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status.

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Candid

MARCH 4, 2025

Candid exists to provide the nonprofit sector with the data it needs to do good. We believe that sharing good data supports funders, nonprofits, and others in achieving their missions and that transparency enables the sector to thrive by building trust.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A recent Analytics in Action webinar, titled Embracing Data Analytics to Reinvent Your Content Marketing , delved into just this. Personalized Content: Tailoring Messages for Maximum Impact Creating highly personalized content using data and AI tools is crucial for engaging members effectively. So keep an eye on that.

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

Demographics via Candid provides an opportunity to address some of these issues and help funders reach and build relationships with organizations that may not be part of their existing networks. But advancing equity goes much deeper than checking a demographic box and writing a check. Center relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Odds are, LinkedIn Analytics will evolve to become some of the most useful data in your social media strategy.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I also believe that with this explicit conversation comes an explicit responsibility to collect data about race thoughtfully and to use this data to shape systems change. I am a firm believer in collecting demographic data. Language has power. Not mincing words when it comes to issues like racism is especially critical.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2024

Donor profiles are not reserved only for large nonprofits with thousands of donors and prospects. In five easy steps, even small shops can make a donor profile that provides powerful insights using data from just a few donors. A donor profile is a description of the type of person most likely to donate to your nonprofit.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace. Admittedly, for many of us in the sector, the very mention of ‘data analytics’ sounds intimidating. ” What is fundraising data analytics? Why is fundraising data analytics important?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 14, Candid launched Demographics via Candid, a campaign through which we partner with organizations across the social sector to encourage demographic data sharing. In line with that goal, Candid recently made refinements to the way we collect data about race and ethnicity. What’s changed?

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. I’d like to start by hearing why the Packard Foundation felt it needed to make a change in how it gathers data. Also, why do this now?

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Candid

JUNE 24, 2024

Funders are increasingly using demographic data about the staff and leadership of the nonprofits they support to assess their impact and reach. At the same time, many of these same funders seek best practices in how to glean meaningful insights from this data. Identify questions you’re interested in using the data to answer.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We likely don’t need to convince you that in today’s digital age, data is the lifeblood of any successful association. And you’re likely to agree that ensuring the cleanliness and accuracy of that data is key. But what happens if your data isn’t clean? Data should be directional Your data may be disorganized.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

Candid began collecting demographic data from nonprofit organizations in July 2019, encouraging them to share information on their leadership, staff, and board members on their nonprofit profiles. What supports could help reduce the burden on nonprofits and increase engagement with this data via Candid?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2013

How Your Nonprofit Can Make the Most of Its LinkedIn Profile – Guest Post by Victoria Michelson. Get more detailed demographic data about your followers. In addition, browse these tips from the Best Company pages on LinkedIn. Victoria Michelson gives us an overview of the new features for company pages on LinkedIn.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2025

One of our promises to you, as an integrated organization, was to build a hub for the future of data, information, and knowledge for the social sector. New and longtime users alike can look forward to the ultimate hub of data, information, and knowledge that informs better decision making and deepens our understanding of the social sector.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

As our social sector continues to become more data-driven, relevant, and responsive, we need better information on which we can all rely. Fundraising: It was easy to encourage nonprofits to update their profile as a legitimate way to put their mission and work out there for funders and donors to see. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. Predictive analytics uses algorithms to give insights into your data, which makes it a little different from traditional data analytics.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Candid is the largest source of data about the demographics of nonprofit leaders, board members, and staff. Here I will share how this data has evolved over the past five years and what this may mean for the future of the data set. For this, we need to dig into Candid’s data archives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2008

I've been looking for Twitter demographic profiles and just discovered this post from Compete analyzing some recent Twitter data. Here's another survey of how people are using Twitter.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2023

Bloomerang’s Groups feature makes it easy for you to effectively organize, understand, and act on your data. Add or remove members to static Groups in bulk from a report or the Groups page, or individually from a constituent’s profile. Use the data from Groups to set goals and develop a personalized plan for each segment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the digital age, companies have learned much about their customers by forming individual profiles from third-party cookies, social content, purchased demographics and more. This enabled the creation of data profiles, which have been leveraged to deliver personalized experiences that resonate through relevance and context.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In February 2023, we officially launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, through the Candid profile, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders across the field.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

You may not realize it, but you are sitting on a treasure trove of data in your AMS. Your AMS focuses more on current and past data, however with analytics, you can use this data, and data from your other source systems, to be more forward-thinking. What are real-time trends and demographics of our meeting registrants?

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Donor Data Management How To Supercharge Relationships You’ve spent weeks, months, or even years collecting every bit of data your donors produce. Your donor data may include phone numbers, emails, birthdays, donation history, and even meal preferences. Here’s what you can expect in this guide: Gather relevant donor data.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Further, over time, it became increasingly difficult to maintain GlassPockets profiles as individual websites were redesigned, resulting in broken links. We aim for a 360° sector-wide view via Candid’s Nonprofit Profiles on GuideStar. From pain to gain. Even amid the pain points, there are encouraging signs of progress. What’s next?

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2022

These ratings, powered by nonprofit profile data provided voluntarily to Candid, assess where organizations are in their journey to prioritizing equity in their operations and pursuit of their missions. . How does it work? This information is collected alongside staff and board demographic data via nonprofit profiles.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

Begin to think like a corporate entity – understanding investment and return, consumer demographics and buying patterns. Using a service like Profile Builder can use public information to help you create this segmentation of your donors. There is new data emerging on how to quantify your social media reach. What to do?

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M+R

MARCH 19, 2021

Have you ever seen this kind of “donor profile”? This kind of profile is the result of a line of thinking based on figuring out (or just plain assuming) what a “typical” donor on your file looks like. Read time: 1 minute. Or relied on one yourself? Sometimes, nonprofits build out a set of personas and plan journeys for them.

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