Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023. 

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Our Year in Review. Teri Carden, Founder and CEO of 100 Reviews , facilitated a panel discussion on how to turn your next great idea into gold. Tiffany is Executive Director of the Country music Foundation and Vice President of Industry Relations and Philanthropy for CMA. But, before we welcome a new year, let’s toast 2022!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. What is at stake is the ability to express our values through philanthropy—by giving to the causes, organizations, and movements aligned with those values. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S. The ability to give according to our own values is essential to U.S.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. We incorporated learnings and feedback from grantee partners. Getting the right people in the room is key.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? By making key changes in technology, processes, and culture, your organization can adopt a responsive philanthropy approach to adapt to increased community need. Having the financial agility to rise to the challenge can make all the difference.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. But are you asking the right questions?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In this blog, we share a bit about what this data set is, why we use it, and how you can, too. Finally, because the Foundation 1000 represents a much smaller subset of grant data, it is possible to review the data more thoroughly. These facets are captured in Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We review wire transfer forms for the global distribution of financial resources. Grants managers and philanthropy staff do not often speak the same language as technology vendors. The post Beyond the RFP: How to Choose Technology Partners for Impact first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Grants managers are adept problem solvers.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

But it never hurts to review what information you’re asking for and whether it can be shortened or be collected in a different way. Also review your formatting guidelines and templates. Stay Up to Date on Industry Trends From #FixtheFormto trust-based philanthropy , the conversations around giving continue to shape grantmaking.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

All this work would be significantly more difficult if it weren’t for Candid’s taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (or PCS). These recommended changes then went through multiple rounds of internal review. The post Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004. Rituals can also be used by teams in the workplace to improve effectiveness.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be. When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2022

Allison Fine and I will be presenting at a FREE online book talk hosted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy Online Forum on March 16th at 11:00 am PT. We’ll hope you take a listen and be inspired to purchase the book! We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book, here’s a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

The Nonprofit Marketing Summit on March 8th from 9 am PT Chronicle of Philanthropy Online Forum on March 16th at 11:00 am PT. Allison Fine and I will be presenting at two FREE online book talks, please join us. Below are a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Here’s a summary of recent interviews, reviews, and guest posts related the Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Aliza Sherman and I were thrilled to be interviewed by Louanne Saraga Walters on her Philanthropy Show. You can listen to the interview here and learn more about The Philanthropy Show here. Guest Posts.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. And while the outputs may appear to be smarter than humans, they won’t replace humans.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. Knowing what’s happening in philanthropy helps you understand the expectations of grantees based on the other funding opportunities they are applying for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Efurd’s question demands an examination of the functions that philanthropies need to tap — functions that could be commoditized and procured and delivered over a network. A number of standard philanthropy business processes, like financial due diligence, come to mind. The Importance of Scarcity.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation. One that is gathering significant momentum is Trust-Based Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Update & Review My Work-Life Harmony Plan : In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Corporate philanthropy initiatives such as matching gifts and sponsorships. Finalize your budget, then review it regularly After reading over the complete draft of your nonprofit operating budget and revising any inconsistencies or unclear information, send it to your board of directors for approval.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In this second blog in a two-part series, we share key facts and figures about U.S. Candid reviewed these organizations and found that 38,049 organizations—or 84% of 501(c)(5)s—are unions. [1]. Trends in unions’ engagement with philanthropy. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 64, no. ILR Review 70, no.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

The information vacuum left in the absence of local news is often filled with misinformation: A 2020 Columbia Journalism Review investigation found over 1,200 sites posing as local news that were politically backed sites designed to promote partisan talking points and collect user data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2022

And today, very excited to share a new article we co-authored for the Harvard Business Review on using Smart Tech to make work more human. Here’s a few highlights from the past two weeks, there are more events over the coming weeks, so don’t feel any FOMO! It is not about bots or people, but bots and people.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. Philanthropy News Digest . Additionally, GuideStar is a helpful tool for post-graduation job hunting.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. The post Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data appeared first on Candid Blog. At Candid, our mission is to get you the information you need to do good.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. Greater transparency helps build public trust and advances a more efficient, effective, and equitable philanthropy. Collecting and using “real-time” data during crises .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker, with a Foreword by Jim Collins.

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Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

and whether your profile might benefit from a review and update. These subject areas are derived from Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System. Top subject searches in Candid nonprofit profiles appeared first on Candid Blog. Here we provide a snapshot of what’s been trending.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read this blog to learn more about how these nonprofits are addressing the issues facing workers today by filling gaps left by traditional labor unions , and find out what Candid’s data says about philanthropic support for this growing movement. appeared first on Candid Blog. million to $35.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Year in Review. Writing and Blogging: I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004 and on this updated wordpress blog since 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Stay tuned for a blog post about it. Special thanks to awesome guest bloggers who will be covering these important topics over the next week on my blog: Special thanks to the following members of the conference social media team for their contributions: Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

This week the revolutionary data driven philanthropy of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is featured and a call for beneficiary inclusion in Markets for Good goes out. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. Data Philanthropy: Where are we now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I also use it as a year in review tool. As the part of my monthly review, I reflect on my themes and habits to improve. Year in Review. Here they are: My Three Rituals.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundraising may seem like no more than the newest philanthropy buzzword. In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. In reality, many nonprofits like St.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, lurking in the shadows, cyber ghouls greedily try to reap where they haven’t sown by rerouting funds meant for philanthropy or tricking donors into making donations to phantom causes. In this blog post, we’ve compiled some of the best tactics to ensure that your day of giving is all treats and no tricks!

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