Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The big question is: How will generational shifts and donors’ evolving values and social interests shape the face of future philanthropy and perceptions of giving? What’s more, an estimated $12 trillion of that will find its way into philanthropy, either through foundations, donor-advised funds, impact investing, or personal direct action.  

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2023

Nonprofits across the U.S. report that they are experiencing an increase in trust from funders and positive changes in funder practice. However, they also report facing high levels of burnout in their staff and difficulty filling staff positions and retaining staff.

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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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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

The grant deadline is barreling toward you like a freight train. As in all aspects of grants work, being proactive is vital. As soon as you’ve decided to pursue an opportunity, study the application guidelines with a focus on what you will need from others. Unfortunately, this doomsday scenario is not unusual.

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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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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

If you work in philanthropy, odds are that you have heard some buzz about trust-based philanthropy. Trust-based philanthropy is so far from the compliance-oriented culture of traditional philanthropy that it can raise a lot of eyebrows. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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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 average DAF account is almost $200,000 with an average grant of more than $5,000. Here’s a quick overview of each: 1) Donor Advised Funds There are about 1.3

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to new data from National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), in collaboration with and support from Bank of America, the number of funders with annual grantmaking greater than or equal to $1 million has grown from 23% to 36% during the past decade. It’s not all great news. There has been a decline in impact investing.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic tested the core principles of the corporate, institutional and individual philanthropic sectors, as nonprofits around the world had to adjust to a rapidly-shifting economic environment. Adversity, however, created new opportunities.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2025

But many traditional approaches to philanthropy can be unnecessarily time-consuming, burdensome, and inflexible. And more human and grantee-centered approaches to the funder-grantee relationshiplike deferential philanthropy and trust-based philanthropy continue to grow in popularity.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

Candids Philanthropy News Digest and the Chronicle of Philanthropy covered 24 nine- and 10-figure gifts from U.S.-based Studies like the Generosity Commissions September 2024 report have shown overall giving rates in the U.S. based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. billion from $5.4 Lets put this in context.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

Unpacking the Relationship Between Volunteering, the Brain and the Body ” featuring author Adam Grant, “ Give and Take.” The session was framed by some recent research from UnitedHealth Group and the Optum Institute called Doing Good is Good for You: 2013 Health and Volunteering Study. The study reveals that U.S.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Philanthropy Roundtable has opened nominations for its 2023 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. Each year, the Prize honors a living philanthropist who has shown exemplary leadership through charitable giving with a $200,000 award that is payable to the winner’s charitable organization of choice. 

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Leadership Open Philanthropy Award 246

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the last few weeks, there have been a few good research studies and web sites relaunched that cover technology, data, funding, and trends. Here’s a roundup. The examples and case studies show that data by itself is no panacea, but is how cities organize themselves to act on the data that matters.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

Will funding come in the form of grants, traditional event revenue, donations, or something more radical? For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. The collective $133.9

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future.

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Case Study Europe Practice Studies 98

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

” The work, to date, has been primarily funded through donations; Apple gave the organization a grant to build the systems at 131 schools in northern Vietnam, for example. It’s also working on new models that don’t rely on philanthropy, in order to reach more people. We don’t even need to have storage.”

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy.

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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. The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative Report , by WINGS  This report reminds us that the original meaning of “philanthropy” is a love of humanity.

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Resource Participatory Philanthropy Case Study 119

Candid

JULY 23, 2024

The Philanthropy for Voter Engagement initiative , developed by Nonprofit VOTE in partnership with United Philanthropy Forum, the Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector, highlights how foundations can effectively support such efforts. How can philanthropy better support nonprofits’ voter engagement efforts?

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Support Build Philanthropy New Hampshire 116

Qgiv

JULY 8, 2022

Karen brings over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit community and has provided counsel to more than 70 organizations, offering her expertise in major gifts fundraising, feasibility studies, and capital campaigns. On Tuesday, June 21, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021. to total 19% of giving.

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Philanthropy Giving Report Foundation 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

In mid-March, I had a whirl wind day at the Grant Managers Network Annual Conference where I did the following: Panel Session : Outcomes, Impact, and Communication with Roberto Cremonini and Danette Peters. Finally, my colleague, Nathaniel James of PhilanthroGeek did an excellent session on social giving and philanthropy.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 1, 2024

Bonterra Strategic Philanthropy Bonterra Strategic Philanthropy CSR software that powers corporate philanthropy Amplify business and social impact by building lasting partnerships with the nonprofits most aligned to your corporation and employees. I like to think of Bonterra as the glue that pulls all of our programs together.”

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Philanthropy Grant Case Study Software 52

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

CTK Foundation Grant Award: Social Media, Technology, and Poetry for the Soul | Community Organizer 2.0 – "I was contacted by my colleague John Haydon last week to write about an interesting foundation grant challenge by the CTK Foundation. Nope, it’s not possible."

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Well, quite simply, it’s a day dedicated to fostering a spirit of selflessness and philanthropy. Our 2023 Giving Study shows that real-life stories increase the likelihood of a charitable donation and spur donors to take action. So, what exactly is GivingTuesday? or “What would you want the world to know?”

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Social Media Media Social Tips 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

In the nonprofit sector specifically, recent studies show concerning trends in staff burnout and employee turnover. In a 2024 report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy , 95% of leaders expressed some level of concern over employee burnout and 69% of respondents ranked it as “very much a concern”.**

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 I'm using this post to roundup the reactions to the study and add some more context. The goal of our Community Philanthropy 2.0

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Philanthropy Results Studies Social Media 51

Bonterra

APRIL 12, 2024

Bonterra Strategic Philanthropy Bonterra Strategic Philanthropy Corporate giving software that connects companies Amplify business and social impact by building lasting partnerships with the nonprofits most aligned to your organization and employees.

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Philanthropy Grant Software Case Study 52

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. Below are the most common types of research needs people use the 990 to find: Grants data and patterns of giving. Information about the people leading the foundation.

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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. Securing internal buy-in Getting internal buy-in can be a significant hurdle in philanthropy, which can be slow to adopt new methods.

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Demographics Data Philanthropy Foundation 105

Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Candid’s in-depth guide, Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy , outlines approaches that have worked for experienced funders, including how intermediaries can help motivate and inspire climate funders to grow their giving. It also seeks to hold philanthropy accountable to their stated goals.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Last conducted in 2008, this study of primarily US foundations found that there was little to no change in the degree to which grantmakers incorporated practices deemed important to the success of grantees. The survey can help convince trustees who, for example, still object to the idea of making grants for general operating support.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

DonorsChoose: open source philanthropy from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Some of the donations will have twice the impact because of a matching grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. My collaborator, JD Lasica , at SocialBrite has just posted the interview and details below. Please make a donation on the Socialbrite Giving Page.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2022

Philanthropy, particularly from companies that are investing significantly in getting to net zero, is a powerful, yet currently underutilized tool to enhance, scale, and amplify the impact of the work being done by climate-focused organizations. CA: We created a tool called Grants Content Kit. SZ: So, what came out of this Impact Labs?

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