Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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. Currently, over 80,000 organizations have earned a Seal, and over 34,000 have provided demographic data. .

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

ID verification requests a government-issued ID to authenticate the user’s age and name and then adds a badge indicating they are who they say they are on their profile. Users can then filter profiles by both photo verification and ID verification. ID verification is now available in 11 markets, including the U.S.,

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TechSpot

MAY 22, 2024

According to a recent post by a Mozilla community manager on the Mozilla Connect platform, the for-profit corporation (part of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation) will significantly improve the. Over the next year, Mozilla promises to finally listen to user feedback and add the most requested features to its Firefox browser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2024

As a best practice, the links to the m2m social media profiles open new browser windows to avoid sending their website visitors off their site completely. The Africa Wildlife Foundation cleverly uses its website domain name to promote its social media profiles by creating easy-to-type redirect URLs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2023

To quickly learn new skills and improve your resume and LinkedIn profile, Nonprofit Tech for Good offers a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising and a Certificate in Social Media Marketing & Fundraising. nonprofits, foundations, and institutions of higher education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Africa Wildlife Foundation cleverly uses its website domain name to promote their social media profiles by creating easy-to-type redirects. Promoting URLs effectively in print materials can be a challenge because URLs are often too long and difficult to type into a browser. Another idea is to use QR codes in print campaigns.

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Futurism

MARCH 8, 2025

The company is also building a text-to-image "foundational" AI model, dubbed Pinterest Canvas , which it says is designed for "enhancing existing images and products on the platform." Users can easily opt out of this use of their data by adjusting their profile settings."

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Instead, fundraisers should create a series of touchpoints, building the foundation of the relationship before making the ask. Setting the Foundation: Pre-Ask Due Diligence There are many steps in the donor lifecycle before an ask is made.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2025

Candid search aims to synthesize answers to your questions about the social sector all in one place, bringing together key features of our flagship products such as Foundation Directory, GuideStar/Charity Check, Seals of Transparency, 990 Finder, Philanthropy News Digest, Candid Learning, Foundation Maps, and more.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 25, 2022

Four remarkable leaders, whose life experiences give them inspiration and strength, share their personal stories and reflect on their leadership journeys in conversations with Fred Ali, the retired President and CEO of the Weingart Foundation, and a former nonprofit leader.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2024

1) Claim your username and upload a profile pic, add a bio and website, and post a first thread immediately. Your nonprofit is more likely to get followed back if you have uploaded a profile pic, added a bio and website, and posted an introductory thread. You can “Pin to profile” and “Save” threads.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Look beyond your usual sources and explore new foundations or government agencies that align with your mission. Strengthen Your Organization’s Profile Update your website, polish your mission statement, and gather compelling stories and data that demonstrate your impact.

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Candid

MARCH 3, 2025

This influx of data is the result of Demographics via Candid, an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share this data one time, on the Candid profile, where it can be easily accessed by funders and other stakeholders across the field. This data also enabled the development of The State of Diversity in the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

Complete all three courses, pass a short knowledge check, and you will earn a certificate and badge to add to your resume and LinkedIn profile. Fox Foundation, DoSomething.org, and the ALS Association. 2) 10 Strategies for Success with Digital Fundraising. 3) Strategies for a Successful Nonprofit Job Search.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Once you’ve established a solid fundraising foundation, you can start exploring other avenues, such as peer-to-peer fundraising or crowdfunding to reach a broader audience. Many nonprofits begin with annual giving campaigns, which provide a consistent source of income. Recruiting volunteers can also be a game-changer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The tools include a Donate button for profiles, reels, and live videos as well as peer-to-peer Fundraisers. Ideal for “Link in Bio/Profile” campaigns, it’s a better practice to create a “Link in Bio/Profile” landing page on your own website, if possible. Linktree :: linktr.ee. Loomly :: loomly.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). The top countries where individuals give the most often (not necessarily the most money) are (1) Myanmar, (2) The United States, (3) New Zealand, (4) Australia, and ; (5) Ireland ( Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index ).

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Today, these terms come up in daily conversations, corporate websites, and foundations’ decision-making and strategies. This shift in conversation is highlighted in CEP’s recent report: Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change? On the other hand, 40% of foundation leaders said they are increasing their demographic data collection.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As foundation leaders testified, they learned the difficult lesson that if you don’t tell your story, others will tell it for you. As Russell Leffingwell, then Carnegie Corporation’s board chair, testified, “The foundation should have glass pockets.” When we started the effort in 2010, only 6-7% of foundations had a website.

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Candid

MARCH 4, 2025

Transparency was the reason our legacy organizations, Foundation Center and GuideStar, were created decades agoand it continues to be at the heart of Candids work today. The data nonprofits share reaches thousands of funders and donors through Candid profiles and our network of partners, including donation platforms and donor-advised funds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Each state organizes giving campaigns through local community foundations. $68 In the weeks leading up to your giving day campaign, email your ambassadors and ask them to update their social media profiles and email friends and family. Knight Foundation: Giving Day Playbook. million mentions on social media).

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

One important note: you cannot steward a corporation or a foundation. You can give them an award, recognize them at an event, profile them in a newsletter, etc. You can only steward a person. Stewardship can NOT be an Afterthought! For far too many non-profits, donor stewardship is an afterthought. That’s a big mistake.

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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. Brad: Nancy, what a pleasure to talk with you today about this groundbreaking partnership between the Packard Foundation and Candid.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, many grantmakers like the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation have lacked access to the empirical data on race, gender, and other characteristics of leadership in the organizations we seek to fund. based 501c3 organizations can “claim” their profile. The basic profile already exists on the portal using IRS reporting.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And, for a deeper dive introduction to finding foundation grants, check out our free Introduction to Finding Grants course , which is available as a self-paced eLearning course, video, and live training. Using Candid’s Foundation Directory ,?you?can Video Transcript. making in the world.?Here’s Here’s a tip:?Use tell your story and?clearly?demonstrate?how

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While the IRS doesn’t require public disclosure of contributions to most nonprofits, it does require disclosure of contributions to private foundations. You can find this information in the “Who’s Who” section of the grantmaker profile on Foundation Directory. How can I find out what foundations support an organization?

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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. This data is available through Candid nonprofit profiles, a free Demographics API, a public Tableau dashboard, or a downloadable spreadsheet.

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The AI Alignment Forum

APRIL 14, 2025

Figure : We sketch a trajectory of how control evaluations might evolve through increasingly powerful capability profiles. While the academic field of AI control is very young with a key foundational paper only published in 2023, many components of control evaluations (e.g. red teaming) and control measures (e.g.

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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.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This has raised the profile and pursuit of data science: After all, as Airbyte CEO and co-founder Michel Tricot succinctly put it, no data, no AI. But this arms race could have many winners at its finish line. As Airbyte CEO Michel Tricot notes, no data, no AI.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This is a great opportunity to leverage existing relationships with foundations or small businesses. Boost your online presence by optimizing your organization’s Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar. Check out this video for three easy steps to get your profile ready for giving season. Foundation?Directory Directory Online?Essential,?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2025

Some of the tasks it can automate include collecting and analyzing data, updating donor profiles, organizing incoming communications, scheduling meetings and sending reminders. a foundation, corporation, government grantor, or individual) and map one against the other. Generative AI can be used in multiple ways (beyond just writing).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

By Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier , CFRE, CNP, CNC, Executive Director of the Jordan Thomas Foundation and Owner of AQP Consulting. The power is in the hands of the donor with this software, giving donors access to login and change everything through their own profile. Fundraising comes down to one thing: relationships.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Stage 2 is about building a solid foundation, and this does NOT include asking for money yet. Most foundations want you to have about 3 years of programming with data that demonstrates your approach is successful before they invest in you. In fact, most foundations wont fund your program year after year.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Here are a few creative ideas for how to do so: Many DAF managers (including the ones listed above) use Candid profiles to evaluate nonprofits in order to recommend their individual donors fund them. They’ll search Candid’s nonprofit profiles using search tools to help them identify and compare nonprofits based on their geography (e.g.,

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Many small nonprofits find the cost of maintaining a robust website prohibitive, but you can create a Candid profile for free. Funders look to Candid profiles to guide their giving decisions. Platforms such as LinkedIn can also help you find and contact decision makers at foundations through your existing connections.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

foundations have websites. Foundation Directory : Nonprofits with annual revenue or expenses under $1 million that earn Candid’s Gold Seal of Transparency are eligible for free access to our prospect research tool through the Gold for Gold program. It’s free for nonprofits to update their profile and earn a Seal of Transparency.

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