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

Candid

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? private and community foundations. i Even though the Foundation 1000 makes up only about 1% of U.S.

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

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom.

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

Exposure to diverse cultural perspectives promotes tolerance and broadens their outlook, contributing to a well-rounded and resilient foundation for personal and intellectual growth. This is a good start, but to be usable in a grant proposal, it needs to cite sources. 2013)… …and so on. 2013; Upitis et al.,

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

Foundation funding for workers’ rights i. According to Candid data, funding from large foundations to workers’ rights nonprofits more than doubled between 2007 and 2019, from $14.5 Source: Foundation 1000. Source: Foundation 1000. The Ford Foundation was by far the biggest funder of workers’ rights nonprofits.

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations – Reflections & Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Our foundation is viewed a valuable information source. Our foundation is viewed as transparent. Elizabeth R.

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The overhead myth: crash course to fundraising transparency

Candid

It’s not a new concept; in fact, as far back as 2013, GuideStar (Candid’s predecessor organization along with Foundation Center), the BBB, and Charity Navigator came together to issue a call to stop the overhead myth. . And, it can make organizations feel the need to limit their operating expenses to a detrimental degree.

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Tips to Prepare for Effective Grant Seeking

ASU Lodestar Center

The art aspect refers to how well an inspired writer describes a project and the grant-seeking organization. Grant funding can be a great way for a nonprofit to boost its revenue, with giving by corporations and foundations in the United States in 2013 amounting to $67 billion.

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