Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

With just a little digging—using the tools and resources I will share in this blog—you will be able to get a picture of who donates to a particular nonprofit. While the IRS doesn’t require public disclosure of contributions to most nonprofits, it does require disclosure of contributions to private foundations.

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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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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. foundations’ giving. foundations’ giving. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. Analysis that relies on real-time data does not provide a final, definitive picture of funding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

According to The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 , “The median amount raised by events in which attendees raise money on behalf of an organization through peer-to-peer fundraising pages, typically is 4.5 A push-up, plank, yoga, pilates, or CrossFit (you get the picture) challenge. ” (via the Prostate Cancer Foundation ).

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom. private and community foundations. And we would narrow the focus to 1,000 of the largest private and community foundations. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities).

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

Foundation funding trends for AAPI communities. A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2 percent of foundation funding for decades. million) came from foundations. [ii]

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Our digital work with the AARP Livability Index and Support Children’s Colorado Foundation has been awarded for “Best Digital and Innovative Experiences,” as well as our branding content work with ZERO TO THREE 2022 State of Babies Yearbook receiving the award of “Best Branded Content or Collaboration.”

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan. Tools for Success.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . Applying this broader definition of racial equity to the full set of grants on Candid’s racial equity site yields a more complete picture of how this funding has grown over the past decade. .

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

Social Sector Dashboard to provide these valuable, big-picture insights. According to Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System , there are over 318K religion-focused 501(c)(3)s and over 302K human services 501(c)(3)s (making up 18% and 17% of public charities, respectively). [1] People want to know: Just how big is the sector?

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Candid

JUNE 12, 2023

adding Philanthropy Classification System codes, geolocation enhancements, precalculated financial metrics, and matching and deduplicating records). Moreover, finally having 990s from 2020–2021 means that we gain a more comprehensive picture of what happened to our sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post The 990s are here.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

In digital philanthropy, it has never been more important to seek out and embrace innovations, especially innovations in online donation forms. The Dawn of Digital Philanthropy Online donations emerged as a fundraising force in the mid-1990s, marking a pivotal shift in how nonprofits engage with donors.

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sgEngage

MAY 13, 2022

Philanthropy has had a history of being notoriously opaque and inaccessible to organizations seeking funding. In my years as a grantseeker and nonprofit consultant, I’ve waded through dozens of ambiguous foundation websites that make it impossible to know how to get even a foot in the door to be considered for funding. Be accessible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). All that said, in addition to understanding the big picture of the metaverse, there are other important concepts that nonprofit professionals need to understand. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Get the idea? Cryptocurrency.

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. 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.,

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

The data is available, and we know dire predictions of the death of philanthropy early in the pandemic have been disproved. And projections from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI in Indianapolis show it’s likely to happen again. Foundation and corporate giving are also projected to increase. Wonder no more.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan.

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

For eight days, this group of philanthropy professionals dedicated to advancing equitable, effective grantmaking practices came together to connect, learn, and share in critical discussions about the practice of grantmaking. She reminded us that as a field, we must create the future of philanthropy together. So has Candid.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2017

In philanthropy, we have seen the shift from checkbook philanthropy to results-driven philanthropy. In order to keep up with the next generation of tech-savvy donors and engage with them on shared causes, community foundations must consider how technology can be harnessed to meet Millennials on their terms.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In early November, I had the pleasure to be part of a panel conversation on Achieving High Impact Philanthropy as part of the ASU Lodestar Center's Philanthropy Matters Speaker Series. These events are designed to share leading-edge thinking and to stimulate new ideas for philanthropy in Arizona.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Happiness is a better indicator of philanthropy than wealth is. The Charity Aid Foundation , based in the UK, reported this finding in their first-ever study, called the World Giving Index. Philanthropy is less dependent on the size of the bank account than on matters of the heart. And we shouldn't be surprised.

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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? Funders will receive more accurate data, and the data-sharing process will become more efficient. At the W.K.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

However, research over the last decade has painted a clear picture of the disparities that Black leaders face in philanthropy. Like Toyin, many proximate Black leaders struggle with the lack of trust and barriers to capital identified in Echoing Green’s Racial Equity and Philanthropy report. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Johnson, Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. Last year in the midst of the pandemic, I saw an empty space that truly needed to be addressed within the nonprofit community, so I created a new community called WOC: Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. By: Yolanda F.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Get Everyone Aligned Around the Culture of Philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. And there is a bigger picture at stake. While American philanthropy totaled an awesome $485 billion, for the first time in nearly two decades, only half of U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

When the company found that factory workers lacked access to clean drinking water, it partnered with Planet Water Foundation to install purified water towers in several worker communities. This isn’t disinterested philanthropy. That’s particularly true of big picture organizational purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Pictured above). We wrote a paper about Nonprofits and Machine Learning for NTEN and wrapping a research paper for the Gates Foundation on how these new technologies might scale generosity and the challenges. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen Shang , co-founder and co-director of the Philanthropy Institute and the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy; Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research & International Programs at the Lilly School of Philanthropy; and Erin Gore , the VP of Development at World Central Kitchen, shared their predictions on the future of the sector. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Recently, Victoria Vrana, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sat down with members from the four organizations embarking on this ambitious effort. … Victoria Vrana, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (VV): What is the BRIDGE project?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Before the pandemic, Rhodri Davies, head of policy at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), authored the 2019 white paper, “ Machine Made Goods: Charities, Philanthropy, and Artificial Intelligence ,” describing the opportunities. “If The indexes are created by an algorithm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1. Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions." But it doesn't involve baking cupcakes.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Amy Eisenstein, CEO and co-founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit, and Adrian Sargeant, co-director at the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, conducted a study titled “ Major Gift Fundraising: Unlocking the Potential for Your Nonprofit *.” . It all trickles down from there,” he said. “A billion to U.S.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Jen Shang , co-founder and co-director of the Philanthropy Institute and the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy; Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research & International Programs at the Lilly School of Philanthropy; and Erin Gore , the VP of Development at World Central Kitchen, shared their predictions on the future of the sector. .

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