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How nonprofits can engage in policy advocacy now 

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Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy.

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Beyond the Rainbow—Build a Diverse Board of Independent Thinkers

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While the group’s knowledge may be deep, it is probably not broad enough to offer a unique understanding or prescient ideas on digital initiatives, finance, marketing, or a range of other activities. They must put away their company’s interest and, at times, major public policy differences.”

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Using Data to Improve Health Policies and Outcomes

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For health data to impact health outcomes and related policies, the data must be made accessible to policymakers, health advocates, and other interested parties. Making key health data easy to understand can change how people think, how policies are made, and, quite literally, save lives.

Policy 92
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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Passion plus knowledge is a powerful hook, making people who were about to swipe stay for a while. And our most ardent volunteers are typically people who love sharing knowledge. Filter your list by: Area of expertise—Does this person have the knowledge and experience you are seeking? For one compelling reason. This is critical.

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Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals?

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As part of Candid’s annual survey of foundation giving trends , i we posed two questions about generative AI: Have you received grant applications created by generative AI? Over half (57%) of survey participants said they didn’t know whether they’ve received grant applications created by generative AI. foundations.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

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As the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. 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.

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Strengthening evidence for refugee self-reliance programming 

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Unfortunately, there are gaps in the collected evidence, which has led to missed opportunities for shaping effective policies and practices. Ninety percent of the more than 160 case studies, policy briefs, project evaluations, and impact evaluations reviewed came from just 15 organizations, primarily based in Europe and North America.

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