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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

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A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. What are corporate pledges? . billion dollars. 3] . 3] .

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Demystifying Candid data 

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Among Candid’s top evergreen priorities is to ensure we both have the best data possible for the sector and that we get it into the hands of all who can benefit. This is key to living up to our nonprofit mission to provide data as a sustainable public good that supports the entire sector’s success. Add real-time data.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” These forms are a primary source of data about U.S. These forms are a primary source of data about U.S. Many of the largest U.S.

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

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Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

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As the largest source of data on philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, Candid fields many of these questions. . With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. It takes more than two years to collect comprehensive data about U.S. Collecting and using “real-time” data during crises .

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

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Unfortunately, social sector data has also been impacted. Staff working long hours responding to multiple crises have little time and energy for data collection and dissemination. This creates a data/crisis catch-22: While it’s important to have recent data when managing a crisis, it’s also harder to get. foundations.

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7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

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And for a capital campaign, data-driven decisions depend on you and me, the unsung data nerds operating quietly in the background. We work hard to transform basic input into high-quality data. An audit query can be as simple as looking for data entry errors, like a recent cash gift with a gift date of two years later.