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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

So when I learned about Candid’s Demographics via Candid —an initiative that allows nonprofit organizations to share demographic information on their Candid nonprofit profile , where funders, donors, and researchers could easily access it—I was both intrigued and skeptical. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

Candid

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. The data set is a goldmine for researchers and evaluators interested in better understanding the demographics of the nonprofit sector. Over 62,000 U.S. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Below, we outline some of the most important things to know about this data—especially for journalists, researchers, and others seeking to leverage real-time data to identify funding trends. . Call to action .

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Crisis Text Line Opens Nation’s Largest Set of Crisis Data for Limited Research

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The organization announced they will be making their data available to approved researchers, who must meet stringent requirements, including that research will help more people in crisis. For example, researchers can answer questions like: what is the relationship between weather patterns and depression?

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Is An Investment In Wealth Screening Useful Before A Capital Campaign?

Bloomerang

If you have no idea who you might approach for capital gifts, and/or no history of major gift fundraising, you’ll be hard-pressed to make good use of purchased wealth modeling and research tools. . Wealth screening tools may also look at past charitable and political giving available in public databases.

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WealthEngine Integration Brings Powerful Donor Research Tool to EveryAction Users

Everyaction

WealthEngine is a powerful platform for donor prospecting that aggregates data from dozens of publicly available sources (such as real estate holdings, professional affiliations, income information, and records of other charitable gifts) to determine a donor's capacity to give. What is WealthEngine?

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Research Friday: The Trouble with Pay Raises

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Manager of Knowledge Resources, Research and Academic Affairs, ASU Lodestar Center.