Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” Before you start applying for grants, you need to understand where the funding is coming from and the expectations from that organization. billion in grants in 2021.

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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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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?) Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We are in the midst of a timely and important discussion in philanthropy about increasing support to organizations led by people of color and women. Through GuideStar, Candid possesses the single most cost-effective and scalable solution for philanthropy to understand the demographic characteristics of grantee organizations.

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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

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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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Fundraising & Grants Is it a pleasure to support your nonprofit or a hassle? Author Richie Geisel shares five lessons for creating an effective, accountable nonprofit board.

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Candid

JANUARY 26, 2022

NAVi incorporates Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) , which provides greater specificity around nonprofits’ focus areas. If not, you’ll want to make sure that you have an active and up-to-date Candid nonprofit profile that accurately reflects the work your organization does. Vanguard Charitable is a leading U.S.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2012

Libraries and nonprofits rely on philanthropy and grants to further their mission, but finding funding for new projects can be a challenging process. Their training tools can help you learn more about grant funding, whether you are a beginner or an experienced grantseeker. How does your organization find funding?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

You can find this information in the “Who’s Who” section of the grantmaker profile on Foundation Directory. Private foundations, including private corporate foundations, must publicly disclose all of their grants in their annual tax filings. How can I find out what foundations support an organization?

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Candid

AUGUST 20, 2024

Nonprofit endowments are part of an emerging trend in trust-based philanthropy focused more on structural change to achieve a multiracial democracy. Endowments and long-term funding are ways that philanthropy can innovate in the service of mission. One could argue that philanthropy, for all its purpose, has stayed pretty much the same.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2024

Online librarian consultations : Receive real-time, personalized assistance from our in-house experts on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and fundraising. Candid bridges this gap by providing free access to up-to-date, in-depth information to help nonprofits find grants. foundations have websites.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

View the archived recording of the Got Grants? This webinar, Got Grants? Finding Funding with the Foundation Center , provided a good overview for both beginning and experienced grant seekers. The Foundation Directory Online is an online database that provides access to over 100,000 grantmaker profiles and 2.4

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Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

The Google Ad Grant can help amplify content that advances your mission. To maintain eligibility, Google Ad Grant recipients must follow compliance rules , such as using high-quality keywords and maintaining a 5% click-through rate. Promote initiatives and involvement opportunities. Craft compelling ad copy.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. This means that they may have more options and choices when it comes to applying for grants.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Last month, at the TAG2022 conference for global philanthropy tech in San Antonio, we featured a panel on the future of social sector data that only scratched the surface of core issues such as: . million nonprofit and philanthropic foundation profiles on our platform. Is social sector data a type of public good?

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy. million nonprofits worldwide.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent).

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. This desire to help others is also expressed in the philanthropy of those practicing Islam. Pandemic Impact.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Given that most DAFs aren’t set up to receive grant proposals, how can nonprofits make sure DAF donors and managers can find them? Suggestions include keeping your Candid nonprofit profiles updated and making a broad appeal to existing supporters, many of whom may have DAF accounts.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

Donor wants professional investment or advisor services to assure their philanthropy has the most impact possible. Donor needs a tax deduction this year, and like the flexibility of being able to recommend grants over a period of years (in which they may take the standard deduction). The truth is DAF donors prioritize philanthropy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

We focus on areas of market failure, where the standard for-profit approach won’t address the needs of disadvantaged populations because they don’t represent a big enough market, or because the risk profile makes them an unattractive investment based on the expected returns. We find and build the teams around the enterprises.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

Price, a grant writing expert and co-owner of Educational Resource Consultants, central CA’s premiere grant writing firm. Often, one of the most frustrating parts of applying for a grant is locating a grant suitable for your organization. It is common to hear that “There are grants about there waiting to be taken!

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

One often-overlooked opportunity, however, is workplace giving⁠—a form of corporate philanthropy where companies give to and encourage their employees to support organizations like yours. More than likely, you’ve been using your fundraising technology to collect data and build detailed donor profiles in your CRM. Use social media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. Visit www.NOZAsearch.com and sign up for a free foundation account to search foundation grant records.

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Last month, over 1,300 grants professionals gathered virtually for PEAK2021. 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. So has Candid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

This new numbering system is a huge leap forward for global philanthropy and may one day enable individuals to donate online to any nonprofit with a BRIDGE Number – not through the BRIDGE Registry itself, but rather through an online or mobile giving service that uses the BRIDGE numbering system. Begin the GlobalGiving application process.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

So much attention in philanthropy has been devoted to nonprofit accountability, like the work of Charity Navigator ; it looks like the time has come for funders to be more open about how they’re doing grantmaking. Illustrate how institutional philanthropy is relevant to the critical issues of our time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’m proud to report here that, at the request of the Attorney General of Guatemala, our team has prepared statistical analysis to inform the prosecutions of these high-profile officials. First, last June, the HRP received a generous multi-year grant from The John D. and Catherine T. We’re so excited to embark upon this new project!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations. About $500,000 came from unnamed individuals in the early days and in September 2010, Omidyar Network announced a grant of up to $750,000.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , and the second installment, Researching Funders Part One – Government here. As Stephanie Gerding mentions in her piece, “there is not one directory, web site or database that will neatly list all the grants that match your specific project.”

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

There is promising evidence that philanthropy is changing to be more responsive to the needs and priorities of communities. As funders scrambled to move money to communities in need, the limitations of conventional philanthropy came into sharper focus. Redistribute power.

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Candid

MARCH 13, 2023

Folks visit Foundation Directory to search for grants data, GuideStar for nonprofit data, Issue Lab for research reports on best practices, Philanthropy News Digest for news, and so on. nonprofits in our Candid nonprofit profiles, starting 2023 through 2024, giving our users a fuller view of the social sector.

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