Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. Philanthropy is uniquely positioned to lead thoughtfully, ensuring an AI-powered future that uplifts everyone.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. It is a Series B funding round with the latest infusion of $30 million in March 2022.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2021

billion in grants, a 27% increase over the same six-month span of 2020. In the first half of 2021, donors have recommended a record $4.3 Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity and the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed those gifts to more than 123,000 charities.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 29, 2025

Charities and nonprofits everywhere are clawing for the same funding, and while your cause is important, so is everyone elses. While you have a worthy mission – […] The post Rethink your grant strategyIts costing you more than you think appeared first on CharityVillage.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By Jackie Sue Griffin Securing grant funding is crucial to a nonprofits growth, and it starts with crafting a well-planned and realistic budget. Before diving into the budgeting process, its essential for nonprofit managers to thoroughly review the grant guidelines and restrictions provided by the funding organization.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

New Data from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) while it is not record-level funding, it was the third highest amount since the nonprofit started reporting such data in 2014. The new information in the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2024 is based on data from Candids Foundation 1000 data sets. Funding grew to 301.8

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

It is up to all of us involved in philanthropy to tell their story and explain the indispensable role of unrestricted giving in advancing the missions, objectives, and dreams of our causes. Funds flow to the areas where the need is most timely and compelling. Why are unrestricted gifts beneficial? Thats the inherent beauty.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. The number of large foundations awarding grants to HBCUs also decreased during this time.

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Candid

MARCH 17, 2025

At the Council on Foundations, were collaborating with the New Pluralists and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) on a three-part report series exploring philanthropys investment in connecting and collaborating across differences. And thats something nonprofits are increasingly trying to facilitate.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The data reveals important insights into disparities in leadership, funding, and support. Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO of ABFE, highlights what Black-led nonprofits are missing out on by not receiving adequate funding. These leaders are already delivering results in their communities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A huge thank you to Audrey Kidwell, Grants Manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for providing many of the resources and tips included in this article. Your community will need flexible funding throughout the recovery period. Hurricanes. Prolonged droughts. Take the Long View Disaster recovery is a long-term process.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding. funders contributed $266.2

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Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We listened, and we responded in 2012 with a commitment to place 40% of our grant dollars each year with Native-led groups, meaning that a majority of their staff and board members are Native Americans. Since 2012, we’ve made more than $87 million in grants to Native-led groups—more than 45%of total grant dollars.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

, we were keen to explore how Canada’s philanthropic sector could do a better job of funding Indigenous-led organizations and communities.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For nonprofits whose target audience is primarily underserved youth, the task of finding funding shouldn’t be difficult. Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. See if any of the funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Funding Priority: Youth Programs.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . Because you are the one person, or one department, actually charged with living and breathing philanthropy on a daily basis. You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You’re part of the problem.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

The judges also determined the rules of the granting process in Fearless Foundation’s “Fearless Strivers Grant Contest,” constituted a contract and were therefore subject to anti racial-discrimination statutes found in 42 U.S. The ruling from the U.S. The judges ruled three anonymous business owners could serve as injured parties.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation. What Are Restricted Funds?

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Racial justice philanthropy has historically been most applauded when led by wealthy white individuals who often support organizations that are not led by the communities they serve. Nearly all 113 BIPOC donors interviewed shared experiences of discrimination and bias in their careers and in the philanthropy space. of a total of $1.34

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Candid

MAY 26, 2022

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. Instead, we invite funders to increase their giving and to consider their existing grant programs with a COVID-19 lens.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Much has been written about the extraordinary grant making of businesswomen, MacKenzie Scott. With a net worth of $65.3B, there are a lot of MacKenzie Scott funds available. . My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. Here’s What We Know About How To Apply To Receive MacKenzie Scott Funds.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Both individual and institutional giving increased between 2015 and 2022, not only in terms of total dollars awarded but also in terms of average donation or grant size. According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Giving by funder type.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Here are examples of how funding organizations are supporting the well-being of their grantees, as well as the hurdles grantmakers can face when implementing these programs. Philanthropy misses out on so much when we don’t listen, learn, and follow their lead. But there is still a lot of work to be done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Philanthropy is at an inflection point and fundraisers are looking opportunistically beyond cash and credit as their sole sources of funding. The good news is that other sources of funding are readily available. Another $250 billion sitting in Donor Advised Funds, just waiting to be distributed.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It’s crucial to stay up to date with trends in philanthropy. Here are five that can help guide your fundraising strategy.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity.

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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 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While there will always be a baseline of information needed to make sure your grant funds are stewarded well, the best place to start is with trust. Creating stronger relationships with your grantees is at the heart of trust-based philanthropy, and a key part of helping you make a bigger impact on the community you serve.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

Grant writers are often the unsung heroes of the application process. They parse the grant documentation to understand if their organization is a good fit, they gather information from throughout the organization, and they mold it into an engaging story about the important work the organization is doing.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Corporate philanthropy is a key component of corporate social responsibility , which is a category of initiatives held by businesses to improve society in some way. For nonprofits, corporate philanthropy means free corporate support for their missions and programming. Corporate Philanthropy Best Practices. Volunteer grants.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Anyone who has sought a grant has probably heard “no” as often—or more often—than they’ve heard “yes.” Grant writing is challenging. Even if you write a perfect grant proposal, it still might not get funded—simply because there is so much competition. But a grant proposal rejection letter presents opportunity, too.

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