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What’s trending? Top subject searches in Candid nonprofit profiles 

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Have you ever wondered what the funders, donor advisors, and other industry professionals who use Candid nonprofit profiles are searching for? Candid users conduct more than 100,000 searches of nonprofit profiles on average each month, most commonly by keyword, subject area, and geography.

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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

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billion in funding. These high-profile, high-dollar donations are changing the face of philanthropy in higher education—creating big winners today and setting the stage for a transformational change as billions of dollars transfer through generational inheritance in the coming decades. In June 2023, for example, famed investor, T.

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The ABCs of DAFs: How to tap into donor-advised funds 

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We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. Considering the dollars at play, let’s now shift our focus to the important considerations for nonprofit fundraisers who may want to get in on some DAF funding action.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] If Donors Giving From Donor-Advised Funds Want Anonymity, How Do You Cultivate Them?

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Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips on how to connect with and cultivate Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donors: Dear Charity Clairity, My boss thinks we should get more funding through DAFs. For example, 66% of gifts to Fidelity Charitable in 2021 were non-cash donations. This is BIG.

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11 Nonprofits Utilizing the New Twitter Profile Design

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The vast majority of nonprofits have yet to utilize the new Twitter profile design that was launched on September 18. World Wildlife Fund :: @ WWF. HOW TO: Upgrade Your Nonprofit’s Twitter Profile to the New Design. 11 Excellent Examples of Nonprofit Avatars. Special Olympics :: @ SpecialOlympics.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

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These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. In fact, as long as you follow the tips outlined here, you’ll probably want to add your LinkedIn Profile vanity URL to your résumé.

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

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In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. There is remarkable diversity and intentionality in the projects and organizations she chose to fund. Geography .