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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

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tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. For one, busy and understaffed organizations are requesting filing extensions—the IRS expects roughly 762K tax-exempt extensions for fiscal year 2022. Case in point: 990 data.

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Supercharge Your Intern Program: 18 Proven Assignment Ideas Across Marketing, Data, & More

Whole Whale

Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online. For fun, have them also prepare a 30 minute presentation for the organization. Index and put these photos in a system like Google Photos or Flickr for the organization to use in the future.

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Who is sharing nonprofit demographic data with Candid? 

Candid

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. i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

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.” Organizations that received a grant from Scott varied in size, but the majority have annual revenues in the $1 million to $5 million range.

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End-of-Year Wrap-Up: Three Things to Take Into Your 2024 Email Campaigns

M+R

Email fundraising has become increasingly difficult, but many of the organizations in our sample of 24 nonprofits saw strong results this December. Even with this total holding steady, these organizations still sent a median of 15 appeals. It may seem dispiriting when you craft the perfect email and only.05%

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

Candid

There’s no universal date for filing 990s; instead, the end of an organization’s fiscal year determines when its 990 is due at the IRS. Add in six-month filing extensions and IRS processing time, and it can be two years before we receive all the returns for a specific year. A status update on filings.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

Candid

tax exempt nonprofit organizations must file various Forms 990 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each year. The chart below shows how the percentage of our data sources shift as more 990 data comes in. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” These forms are a primary source of data about U.S.

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