Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information.

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Candid

AUGUST 26, 2024

Every day, social sector organizations publish reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more to share the knowledge they’ve gained through the work they do. This report offers an early perspective on the state of data and AI adoption among foundations in Europe. Kellogg Foundation. The state of diversity in the U.S.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Unlike many cycles of nonprofit operations, grant reporting doesn’t really have a season; it’s all year long. Grant reporting also varies widely by funder. Here we share how we turned traditional, time-consuming grant reporting into a faster, easier, and more efficient process. We call this our narrative report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Social good organizations will also be needed to apply pressure on institutions to prioritize diplomacy, human rights, to act on climate change, and to protect the world’s remaining biodiversity. Must-Read: WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016. Source: 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. Source: WorldPopData.org.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like the annual reporting season! But compiling your annual report doesn’t need to be taxing. With innovative association management software (AMS,) your staff can gather crucial member data all year long, streamlining your annual reporting process. Here’s how to get started.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 1, 2023

A new LGBTQ+ Index and research report released by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI shows philanthropic support for LGBTQ+ organizations accounted for 0.13% of total U.S. charitable giving in 2019, the latest year for which data are available.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

International enrollments are also down in the wake of COVID, dropping more than 11 percent since 2019 according to US News and World Report. Investing in Student Membership Quality Dealing with a smaller cohort means improving what’s offered, and keeping the people that are reached interested in the organization.

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Candid

APRIL 28, 2022

Starting a nonprofit organization can be an inspiring way to give back to your community and help those in need. Do your homework to find out if organizations (nonprofit, for-profit, or government) are already doing the same or similar work in your community. However, it is important to understand this process before moving forward.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2024

Does your AMS have an abandon report that tells you who started to convert but abandoned? Is someone from the AMS team included in discussions about revenue generation at your organization? Can you look at previous purchasers, create demographic profiles and market to others like them? Track progress, celebrate results.

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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. The more organizations choose to participate, the better the data will be for all.

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Candid

JULY 8, 2024

Foundation program officers and government officials can unintentionally limit the impact of community-based organizations by funding them to serve only a specific demographic group and a narrow set of activities. Community-based organizations doing this work enable regular people to build power.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2024

nonprofit sector report analyzes the demographics of staff, leaders, and board members, based on data from 59,550 U.S. It also means our collective perspectives are valued within an organization. Across organization size, on average, nonprofit boards have five members without a disability and fewer than one with a disability.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

What are real-time trends and demographics of our meeting registrants? People often confuse reporting and analytics. Reporting is rear-facing, looking back on what happened: It’s about organizing information using past data. Reports help you understand what has happened. Visual Reporting. Why analytics?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Every interaction your volunteer has with your organization matters. From the moment they land on your website to sign up for an opportunity to when they check out of their shift, your volunteer’s experience can directly impact your organization’s ability to meet its goals. WHO are your volunteers?

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

It is, thus, no surprise then, that EGA signed on as a founding partner, joining more than 70 philanthropic and philanthropic serving organizations committed to standardizing the data for greater transparency and accessibility. The report also notes that the underrepresentation is seemingly uncoupled from overall staff representation.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Shows ad performance data like impressions, spend, and demographic reach. Google Ads Transparency Report: [link] Provides ad spend data across different advertiser industries and political entities. Snapchat Political Ads Library: [link] Displays the ad creative, spend estimate, and demographic targeting used for each political ad.

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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.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data. Our first collaborative effort resulted in a joint report, Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation? The report, citing Candid data, exposed vast funding disparities, with just 0.2%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

A lot of time, effort, and preparation goes into ensuring end-of-year campaigns produce all the funds needed for organizations to sustain their important missions. Keeping donors connected with the mission ensures the best possible donor retention rate for an organization. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

Advertising can be an effective way to help grow your nonprofit’ s digital footprint, complement your current organic marketing efforts, and be an essential, part of your integrated marketing strategy. For example, if you want to reach Gen Z exclusively, you would run on platforms with a large and engaged user base for that demographic.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2024

As the largest source of nonprofit demographic data, at Candid we’re often asked whether this push has resulted in actual change. For this article, we use our archival demographic data to examine i whether there has been an increase in racial diversity among nonprofit leaders between 2020 and 2023. The answer is…yes and no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

There are also research reports , events, fellowships, and bootcamps , and an annual AI4Good Global Summit. Last year, Google made an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address these social challenges. The key findings in the report are listed below.

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Candid

JUNE 25, 2024

nonprofit sector report, released in May, suggests about the representation and visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals among nonprofit staff and leadership. Although most organizations provided at least some information about these identities, there is far more data about leaders than about overall staff.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In particular, I noted that despite subject matter experts’ general sentiment that the term “BIPOC-led” is about BIPOC individuals holding power in organizations, there are a number of nuances and circumstances that complicate this conceptualization. is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?).

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Measure Demographics New York Roles 95

Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

As a new CEO, I have had the rare luxury of inheriting not only a financially sound organization, but one with the ability to make major investments in our future to deliver on our mission. . Please note that 1 and 2 were only green-lighted last month, due to our planned leadership transition in October 2021. Integrated product suite.

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Candid

AUGUST 5, 2024

Many nonprofit organizations believe market research is beyond their reach due to lack of staff, budget, and time. A market research program, even at a basic level, helps create a 360-degree view of an organization’s strengths and weaknesses, and it doesn’t have to be time-intensive or costly to be effective. Here are three tips: 1.

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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. We believe organizations led by individuals who mirror the demographic makeup and experiences of their communities are the most impactful.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

On the other hand, these same (often smaller) nonprofits carry a disproportionate burden from funders’ duplicative and disparate application and reporting requirements. To put it plainly, organizations like Get in Motion are being overlooked because they do not have the resources to play the game. . But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Every social sector organization can and should be doing impact management ! There are three main components to integrating impact management practices in your organization: continuous evidence building, participant-centered program management, and integrated financial management.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From gathering demographic data to understanding your grantees’ experiences, grantmaking organizations have been working through many multifaceted conundrums this year. Get an inside look at how to build and customize dashboards, including organizing your information and building unique parts.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

There is a glaring gap in the representation of Black people in top positions in organizations, along with a general lack of resources, support, and opportunities for Black leaders and Black-focused organizations. Founded in 1971, ABFE has organized, advocated, and strategized on behalf of Black people inside and outside philanthropy.

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Research Demographics Analysis Leadership 80

Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Perhaps you’re seeing a growth in an untapped market or demographic. You don’t want to waste time and money in social media marketing (SMM) if your highest conversions are coming from organic sources. Step 3: Create a conversion report for the year-to-date to see what marketing channels brought the best conversion rates.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change.

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Resource Mississippi Participatory New York 110

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. The first is that our most recent CEP Grantee Perception Report from July 2020 included important and humbling feedback—that U.S.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2024

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. Over five years of data, the demographics of a lean foundation’s board have been the most reliable indicator of how foundations see racial equity relating to their mission.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Go beyond viewing traditional demographic segments like young professionals or length of membership and dig deep into behavioral segmentation like members who have never attended an in-person event. Which reports are necessary and which ones are outdated? How can you streamline reporting into one dashboard?

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