sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. But sometimes trends are the beginning of an idea, just starting to take shape, that will become the norm in a few years or a few decades. This trend is not a new idea or even an idea that is only a few years old.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. While I am happy to share my perspective, trends are, by nature, always changing and have varying impacts depending on your nonprofit’s function. The first is to share my view on some of the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. And we are embarking on a sector-wide campaign to support equity initiatives by updating our demographic survey, collecting data in a reusable form, and making it publicly and freely available. .

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. We’ve been paying attention to these developing trends, and have compiled them here for you. Exploring volunteer grant programs: Another corporate social responsibility program to promote is volunteer grants.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Candid did something bold in 2023: We asked that funders put their trust in us by providing unrestricted grant support for our planned mission-critical work—projects we believed would make the biggest impact for the sector at large. million in less restricted funding for such impact-focused initiatives, often in the form of multi-year grants.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Each organization represented an active participant in our growing community of nearly 150 Demographics via Candid partners who have joined us to create more efficient, equitable, and effective grantmaking processes. Demographics via Candid also provided the company with reliable data sources to support deeper analysis.

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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. Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

The stakes are high, but there’s good news: EGA has leveraged the vast reach of Candid’s demographic data to help unlock critical insights for equity in environmental philanthropy. The largest environmental nonprofits are slower to diversify their leadership demographics compared to large nonprofits in general.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy. Generating first drafts of grant proposals. million nonprofits worldwide.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

These trends are a direct result of the “redlining” of communities of color for generations, which prevented investment dollars from improving those communities and encouraging homeownership. To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AAER claims that the foundation’s grant program—which provides grants, tools, and mentorship to Black women entrepreneurs, who often lack access to mainstream venture capital—is racially discriminatory. When the district judge denied a preliminary injunction against the program, AAER appealed the decision. But it wouldn’t stop there.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation?

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

However, collecting and sharing demographic data poses a learning curve for many organizations. DOCN is leveraging Candid’s grants data reporting program to help funders avoid reporting on their grants in multiple places.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process. It also examines the findings from its comprehensive assessment of New York City’s nonprofits’ leadership demographics.

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Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

For example, if you’re launching a campaign focused on reaching high schoolers and their teachers , consider the audience demographics and where each audience spends the most screen time. Leverage Trends When Applicable (Or Create Your Own!) 5000 Voices.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Candid also encourages nonprofits to report the demographic makeup of their board, leadership, and staff so you can better understand where the organization lands in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). . Philanthropy News Digest (PND) has a free weekly newsletter with the latest trends and news in the nonprofit sector.

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Candid

MARCH 13, 2024

foundation grants, our research documented a pattern of disinvestment in HBCUs. And do factors such as board demographics or Black population served play a role? In May 2023, we released Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. With nearly 20 years of data about U.S.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Or, you may notice your donor base is trending toward a certain demographic, such as younger donors. Demographic and personal information. For example, you might use this information to identify a board member, major donor, or foundation that could provide a day-of challenge or matching grant on Giving Tuesday.

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Demographics and location: Gather demographic details like age, birthdate, and marital status in addition to geographic location. Employer information: Knowing where your donors work enables you to tap into corporate philanthropy opportunities like matching gifts and volunteer grants.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2023

nonprofits are led by individuals from Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, yet they only receive about 4% of grant dollars annually. To further support nonprofits in making the case for funding, we encourage them to share their organizational leadership’s demographic makeup. Roughly 10% of U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests. identify current trends that can assist you in your 2016 and 2017 planning. If you aren't using real-world benchmarks in your grant applications, your organization will have a more difficult time positioning itself among other similar organizations.

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Last month, over 1,300 grants professionals gathered virtually for PEAK2021. At a conference packed with grants managers, talk of data and data systems were abundant and layered. We also need funders to share their grants data directly with us through e-reporting. That’s even more relevant this year!

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The reality is that the higher education pipeline is even smaller than what demographic statistics show. They will need to make financial incentives to attend—especially grants and scholarships—more robust and communicate how an education at their school prepares students for the future. Leverage student and alum relationships.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. Grant Cobb. direct mail campaigns. This guide will explore the.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

By showcasing your work and impact, you’re inviting the opportunity for collaborations, sponsorships, and grants. Whether it’s due to demographic reasons or a country-wide ban, you might lose out on reaching some people. Unlock Collaboration Opportunities Your website is like a magnet for potential partners and sponsors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

It takes various components to make an organization run effectively, and by properly utilizing donor data and information, organizations can track interactions, estimate future performance, address potential concerns, and see donor retention trends. It’s impossible to improve something that can’t be measured.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

These figures do not mesh with the trending demographics in today’s America. These population trends show movement towards a society that is continuously becoming more diverse.”. Raymond Flandez writes that “ of the 61 [major] institutions they surveyed, 17 percent of fundraisers were members of minority groups.

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Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionals’ reflections. This includes what they learned from changes made to improve transparency and streamline grants processes that can inform how to improve overall practices in ways that improve equitable and efficient practices well into the future.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Are you working with new demographics? This 2022 report features industry data, trends, analysis to help you better reach your donors. They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. Do you offer any new programs?

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Candid

JANUARY 16, 2024

Full disclosure: I’m biased in favor of nonprofits on the subject of grant applications and reporting. Over the last decade, I’ve watched an increasing number of current and prospective funders require demographic data as part of their grant application processes. Let’s dig in to why.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

Specifically, for your nonprofit merchandise, assess your audience by: Reviewing demographic data. While a younger demographic may want different products than an older one, consider other factors, as well. Checking out design trends. Apply for the Google Ad Grant. Who are your supporters?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

The ultimate goal is to uncover trends, understand performance, and discover useful next actions to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising and donor stewardship goals. Predictive Analytics: This is the practice of using trends from past data to anticipate future outcomes. Donor Demographics. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging. As a nonprofit, you may also be eligible for the Google Ad Grant , which provides organizations with a free $10,000 per month in Google Ad spend.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

To fully analyze your audience’s behavior, demographics, and preferences, you could use your data warehouse to look at data from events, online interactions, giving histories, and more. For a holistic view of your programs’ performance, you might pull together information about program outcomes and participant demographics.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In order to help you set up a strong presence on Facebook, here are our key takeaways for the platform: Biggest Demographic. To help you get started, here are our key takeaways for Instagram: Biggest Demographic. For more specific takeaways, our recommendations are: Biggest Demographic. Biggest Demographic. Content Type.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

By Grant Hensel , CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone – an agency that specializes in Google Grant management for nonprofits. What is the Google Grant? The Google Ad Grant is one of the most powerful, yet under-appreciated tools in nearly every nonprofit’s marketing toolbox. Example Use Cases: Google Grant Case Studies.

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