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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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

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. This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. And two years is already a long time to wait for this information.

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Qgiv

JULY 8, 2022

On Tuesday, June 21, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021. Here is a brief overview and some key takeaways from this year’s report to help inform your philanthropic strategy for the upcoming year for nonprofit organizations. About Alford Group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

As they approach or enjoy their retirement years, many from this generation are actively involved in philanthropy, making valuable contributions to charitable causes. Religious institutions, universities, and healthcare charities tend to receive substantial contributions from this generation. organizations** 11.8%

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. Data carry enormous potential. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information."

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project states: “the work of nonprofits is long-term and unpredictable. One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data. Studies show that nonprofits need flexible dollars to succeed.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

of the total dollar value captured in the first 14 days of data collection. Disaster relief giving by individuals and family foundations Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest (PND) has been tracking news about support efforts. Candid will keep sharing news and data on philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. All Form 990s had been released as TIFF image files making it both time-consuming and expensive to extract useful data from them. Open Data Defined.

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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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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We focused on two main goals in making this expanded data and information on Candid’s racial equity page freely available. contacted us with two primary concerns about the way the data was presented: the distinction between racial equity and racial justice funding, and the mixing of grants and pledges. generate and?reinforce

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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. million to 44 POC-led and -serving organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

Transactions on a blockchain are cryptographically secured, unchangeable, and enable the peer-to-peer exchange of information or transaction processing. Database node owners are incentivized to verify a block’s information because they receive a reward (e.g., bitcoin) for doing so. Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Cara Giacomini—Vice President of Data, Research, and Technology at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Matthew Ewing—Vice President for Advancement at Boise State University. Carrie White—Vice President of Technology, Information, and Philanthropic Strategy at the University of Cincinnati Foundation.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

The University of Rochester announced that the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation made two large donations totaling $17 million, including $10 million to benefit its Institute for Data Science and the remainder for its children’s hospital. The university is in the middle of a $1.2

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s worth noting that a recent study by Philanthropy Daily found that 49% of lapsed donors who hadn’t made a gift in at least two years believe themselves to be current donors. 1 Source: Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University and Bloomerang.co Before we talk about how to win them back, you need to consider why they left.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

All of this work ultimately informed the redesign of the Support Children’s Colorado Foundation site which now helps the organization to understand the organization better and see the value of digital philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event “Transparency and Effectiveness,” I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving impact.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. It was such a relief to have access to this information! (It

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A data entry clerk may have just changed the location from which the data was entered and the workflow to receive it. However, an effective training process can mitigate these struggles by informing your team of fundraising strategy best practices and coordinated communications. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

To this end, ABFE and Candid are engaging in a multi-year partnership that leverages Candid’s data collections and ABFE’s subject matter expertise to explore Black leadership in the social sector. Founded in 1971, ABFE has organized, advocated, and strategized on behalf of Black people inside and outside philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

It uses data from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS), the nation’s largest study that tracks giving patterns among the same households over time." This blog seeks to capture the information gathered at the workshop, keep the discussion alive and build momentum." " The Web Is Dead.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

Anecdotally, you can ask people who know the donor to share information about them. Consultants gather this information to guide you in your cultivation and solicitation. Show genuine appreciation for their support and keep them informed about your organization’s impact.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Attendees will gain valuable information about: How to create a donation funnel. Laura MacDonald, President of Benefactor Group , is a certified fundraising executive with three decades experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, and philanthropy. How to make your “Donate” button stand out on your website. Lead generation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1. The skills are out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” What does the data say? There are opinions and there is data. I prefer to show actual data and suggest what may be or may not be happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

It can streamline tracking and reporting processes, enhance communication with donors and constituents, and consolidate necessary information. There are three components of adequate planning: having a plan, creating schemas, and mapping data. Inputting data into Salesforce takes time, but in the long run, it will be worth it!

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Communication via text carries a sense of informality compared to other communication strategies, like email. Creative, socially-distant fundraising events at local universities. Town halls or information sessions to encourage conversation and generate buzz about your cause. Automated data cleansing. Predicting outcomes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. The Challenge of Philanthropy to the Muslim World. Dara Westling. Dara has possibly the longest title at TechSoup.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

Thanks to our tech-centric society, digital relationships are here — the challenge is leveraging the data they generate to drive meaningful climate action at scale. Govern and Protect Your Data. #4: My Path from Climate Despair to Action, we can create a collective impact when we join forces together. Direct and Expand Your Programs.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Luke’s University Health Network, Atrium Health Foundation, CommonSpirit Health, and M Health Fairview. And we will be unveiling brand new data in SUPER SESSION: New Healthcare Trends Designed to Spark Your Fundraising. I’ll give you a sneak peek with these two data points, but you’ll have to join the session to hear the rest!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Toward that goal, later this year, our GlassPockets tools for improving foundation transparency will also be integrated, along with other resources to help you improve grantmaking practices, advance field and grantee capacity building, build data capacity, and learn to leverage Candid tools to work more effectively. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC). Each works extensively in donor relations as researchers, writers, and data managers.

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