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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Around this time, we also introduced the Philanthropy Classification System —a detailed coding system that provided more nuanced ways to explore this larger data set. government agencies ii.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. This is because Candid’s data collection efforts have increased a great deal over the years (particularly around 2013-2015). These facets are captured in Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

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Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. Unlike labor unions , alt-labor nonprofits are not financially sustained from membership dues. million to $35.6 million to $35.6 Source: Foundation 1000.

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Jump In Now to the Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey

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The Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey includes these five new questions chosen by participants: What is the household income in your service area? Can you help us make the Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey a success? Please take five minutes to complete this survey before March 15, 2013.

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Your Voice Really Does Count: Why It Is Important to Participate in Surveys

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The frequency of the survey ensures that the results are actionable now, and this information can be used as a steering mechanism for organizational growth, and as a real-word lens, to ensure that your organization stays competitive in the world of philanthropy. What is your success rate in comparison with others in your mission focus/sector?

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Revenue Grows for Faith-based Organizations

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percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier. After flat years in 2011 and 2012, giving to religion has grown slightly in 2013. “If religion wasn’t doing well, that’s quite a drag on all philanthropy,” Longfield says.

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Book Review: “Charity Case”

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million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. ” For comparison, Pallotta notes that the Anti-Defamation League has an annual budget of $70 million, the NAACP a budget of $28.4 It has an annual budget of $8 million.”

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