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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

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foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. The number of large foundations awarding grants to HBCUs also decreased during this time. By comparison, funding to HBCUs averaged $61 million from 2015 through 2019. In fact, large U.S.

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

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At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. 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. Notes: “All transactions” are limited to those awarded by U.S.

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Gyrus Systems Earns Award For “Best Compliance LMS” By Talented Learning

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Gyrus Systems' earned this award by developing GyrusAim features that "are admin focused and have skills, competencies, audit trails, electronic signatures, strong ILT management, facility and resource management, broad content support and powerhouse reporting."

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Foundation giving and payout in 2022: What changed and what’s next?

Candid

In comparison, giving by community foundations rose 4%. The median foundation awarded 4% more grant dollars. (We The survey focuses on large foundations because they account for the vast proportion of grant dollars awarded. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2023. About 41% of foundations increased giving by at least 8%.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . Under PRE’s recommendation, we now define funding for racial equity as grantmaking explicitly awarded to benefit people of color broadly or explicitly awarded to organizations that serve these populations.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019. With wildfires posing an increasing threat in the U.S.,

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

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2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. 2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. private and community foundations. as measured by total giving.

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