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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Community Fund: A Participatory Grantmaking Case Study , by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative   This case study offers a first-hand look at fostering community collaboration in philanthropy. It outlines best practices and specific activities that funders can employ to safeguard and support their participatory grantmaking decision makers.

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5 Trends in Grantmaking that We Think Have Staying Power

sgEngage

More than just about any other industry, it’s easy for people working in the nonprofit space to burn out because they are so dedicated to helping others. It should be to make an impact and support nonprofits that align with your mission. There are several benefits to adding participatory grantmaking to your funding programs.

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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Jacob Harold, “ Nonprofits Master “Medium Data” Before Tackling Big Data.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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[VIDEO] First Steps to Nonprofit Strategic Planning, Now!

Bloomerang

You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. I do run the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program. So the challenge that I hear from a lot of clients or potential clients or nonprofit leaders is we don’t have a strategic plan.

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Vote Now: Ten Sessions We Want to See at NTC

Care2

Voting for the 2012 NTC (Nonprofit Technology Conference) is now open and the competition is fierce. As usual the nonprofit community has pitched some incredibly useful sessions. This panel will share best practices in marketing to women and how your nonprofit can reach, recruit and retain women in your fundraising program.

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