Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Topping the charts of most-read Candid blogs of 2022: the overhead myth. An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett by Ann Mei Chang of Candid. The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap by Cathleen Clerkin and Anna Koob of Candid. by Sarah Willey.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid. In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. Over 62,000 U.S. For example, U.S.

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Candid

JUNE 24, 2024

Funders are increasingly using demographic data about the staff and leadership of the nonprofits they support to assess their impact and reach. At the same time, many of these same funders seek best practices in how to glean meaningful insights from this data. Identify questions you’re interested in using the data to answer.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Data hygiene projects This can range from cleaning and completing Salesforce, spreadsheet, CRM or other databases for stakeholders. The safest way to have interns participate in social media is to have them analyze the data and then come up with sample posts for the platform. that outlines departments, titles and names.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck. The narrative is coming along, but your roadblock is the financial justification for the grant. And you’re right.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok! Start now gathering the information you will need.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Grant-funded nonprofits know compliance isn’t a nice-to-have. You might be able to win back an unhappy donor with a new program or event, but grant funders usually don’t get excited about silent auctions. Adhering to requirements and guidelines is how you establish trust with the granting agency so you can get additional funding.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Create a Policies and Procedures Manual Once a new employee joins your team, having a comprehensive document outlining standard procedures for data entry will make that transition much easier on both the individual and the staff members training them. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Restricted funds are donations or grants that can only be used for the purposes specified by the funder. Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted. So, the organizations behind the grants use the reporting requirements to make sure the funds go towards addressing those impact areas.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Data hygiene projects This can range from cleaning and completing Salesforce, spreadsheet, CRM or other databases for stakeholders. The safest way to have interns participate in social media is to have them analyze the data and then come up with sample posts for the platform. that outlines departments, titles and names.

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sgEngage

MAY 3, 2024

The right technology can be like an assistant, automating tasks and putting important data at your fingertips. Approval workflows that automatically enforce compliance Grants are the backbone of many community health centers. With fund accounting software, you get an extra level of control over grant expense tracking and reporting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Select details for more grant detail.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. Tip 1: Before applying for a government grant, perform a financial integrity risk assessment.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 20, 2024

In addition to understanding and getting comfortable with the Total Web Solution, you can hear about new ways to save time and get more accurate data from your financial system. Kyle will talk about how Avon Old Farms School is bridging those offices to provide meaningful data both to his donors and to the Board.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

You will always get the grant and donors will never churn. You’ll be able to follow consistent and transparent processes for managing your income and your expenses and leverage technology to automate, streamline, and improve your financial workflows and data quality. In a perfect world, your budget will always be balanced.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

After it stops collecting data in July of 2023, it officially will be deleting account data at the end of 2023. As the clock runs out on the year, consider the types of requests you start getting for historical data from Universal Analytics. insert panic} Go through the 5 stages of grief (see below), then get to work.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

So here is a 7 step road map to get started: Find and study the data Google Analytics for web traffic Email database CRM Donor database Other program/services data Course: Understanding Google Analytics. Steal this chart and use it to frame where your digital work/investments are going. Are intake webforms working?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Council on Foundations’ 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report Key Findings (for which Candid provided data analysis) offer a broad picture: Median full-time staff salaries for select roles rose 5.49% between 2022 and 2023, i as reported by a non-representative panel of 514 grantmaking organizations.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. In Candid’s case, the PCS is one of the key things that makes our data usable. Without it, people would be left to dig through a mountain of data to try to find the information that’s relevant to them.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. The Better FAFSA promises greater transparency, too.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2023

So, when it comes to communicating your impact story, many foundations need to rely on the data in their form 990 to tell their story. Understanding your grantee data through clear data governance is an essential part of managing and communicating your foundation’s impact story. The key is to be intentional.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From gathering demographic data to understanding your grantees’ experiences, grantmaking organizations have been working through many multifaceted conundrums this year. When you are working on a tough issue or an innovative solution, sometimes it helps to learn from others who have tackled that problem or are working on a similar idea.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Seems reasonable, right?

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Candid

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, did you know there are at least five different types of “years” when it comes to nonprofit data? Fiscal year When we talk about nonprofit data, though, perhaps the most important “year” to understand is the fiscal year. The chart below shows the percentage of nonprofits that have fiscal years ending in each month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m in Jacksonville, Florida today to open the plenary session of the Legal Services Corporation Technology Innovation Grant Annual gathering. In order to scale social justice outcomes, legal services needs to embrace the process of collecting and making sense of data to improve programs and get results.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

At its most basic, a good budgeting workflow is a balance of the people who can make informed decisions, technology to manage the data, and documented processes for redundancy. Data and Technology : Understand the information you have available and where to find it. What Does a Nonprofit Budgeting Process Include?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Not only is it a mess to get accurate financial reports, you can’t get the data you need for grants which can wipe out your chances of getting grant funding. And going back to retroactively enter data is a huge time-consuming headache. MYTH: Nobody has time to enter data into an Accounting program. Again, big mess.

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Blue Fox

APRIL 11, 2022

They just gained a financial thought partner and another set of hands to oversee accounting data entry, management, and reporting. The conversation was now all financials, processes, transfer of responsibility, data architecture, and high-level recommendations. Isn't it clear? What Blue Fox really delivers is peace of mind!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! What you will do: Write computer programs for human rights data analysis projects. Process, clean, and transform data.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Collecting and analyzing data can seem like a time consuming and daunting task that takes away from an organization’s day-to-day work fulfilling its mission.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA).

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