Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem. McClatchy Foundation, established by the McClatchy newspaper chain’s publisher, wove several journalism initiatives, including the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative , into its grantmaking strategy.

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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. Build an integrated product suite that streamlines data access and unleashes future expansion . To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds.

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Grant Open Report Product 119

Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. This guide to grants for nonprofits covers the basics of grants including types of grants, examples, where to find grants, and tips for grant writing.

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Grant Resource Guide Tips 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

One of the major barriers for the billions of people who lack safe water and sanitation is access to financing to fund the solutions they need to survive. Families in need can access small, affordable loans and expert local resources to make household taps and toilets a reality, immediately. Creating powerful solutions.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation. The Shubert Foundation.

Arts 73

Arts Grant Culture Fund 73

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. In 2023 alone, U.S.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. It can perhaps best be described by the slogan of the global disability rights movement: “nothing about us without us.”. published by the Ford Foundation. Those at the top decide.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Accessibility Copyright Law Library 205

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Candid

MAY 9, 2024

Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of “haves” and “have nots,” elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. This concentration of wealth in smaller and smaller corners of the U.S.

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Community Memphis Tennessee Minnesota 97

Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Last month, at the TAG2022 conference for global philanthropy tech in San Antonio, we featured a panel on the future of social sector data that only scratched the surface of core issues such as: . Now is the time to ask incisive questions about access and accountability of any organization seeking your data or investment.

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Data San Antonio Social Philanthropy 116

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. We also saw significant philosophical changes in how foundations operate. in the DRC and 1.4%

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Europe Case Study Fund Practice 98

Candid

JULY 27, 2022

foundations’ giving. Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us. We inform them that we are tracking a particular crisis and invite them to send us information about their grants related to the crisis. For grant seekers, the data shows who’s providing funds to address a crisis.

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Data Ukraine Pledge Grant 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Each step you take to maximize your impact creates a ripple that carries through to create global change. Once you understand your part in this matrix of good, you can better tell your story and articulate your value in grant writing. The UN Foundation created them to highlight what needs to be achieved by 2030 and track progress.

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Impact Global Literacy Articulate 71

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally.

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Open Empowerment Press France 91

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. Gallucci noted that there was one statistic that matters to him: “There are 39 million girls globally that should be in secondary education, and who are not.” This is where philanthropy comes in. This is a hopeful time in the long arc of inclusive education.

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Education Philanthropy Africa Foundation 164

Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Gates Foundation pledges $120 million to boost access to COVID-19 drug. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a commitment of up to $120 million to accelerate access for lower-income countries to the investigational antiviral drug molnupiravir. Ford Foundation announces second cohort of global fellows.

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Oakland Global Pledge Grant 52

Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. Second are representatives of nonprofits who are turning to grants to help their organization grow capacity.

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Library Grant Local Roles 98

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

This post was written by Crystal Schimpf, a webinar producer at TechSoup Global. View the archived recording of the Got Grants? On September 6, 2012, TechSoup held a free webinar with two guest presenters from The Foundation Center. The Foundation Directory Online and GrantSpace are both services of The Foundation Center.

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Grant Foundation Fund Tutorial 57

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Rebuilding the financial base: resource opportunities for post-pandemic grants. Here’s a useful list of resources and access points to help your nonprofit today. Grant opportunities for U.S. The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative. Offering a state-by-state guide to community foundation grant programs.

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Volunteer Grant Survey Headline 136

Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. Philanthropy plays a crucial role in helping communities prepare for and respond to global disasters and supports the long-term recovery that individuals and communities face after disasters.

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Disaster Puerto Rico Palau Lesson 72

Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In February 2023, we officially launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, through the Candid profile, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders across the field.

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Demographics API Profile Grant 52

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Also on the DEI in Practice webinar, Tonia Wellons, President and CEO at the Greater Washington Community Foundation , explained the process they went through to find an investment management firm for their endowment that aligned on prioritizing women- and minority-led organizations. Look for ways to add specificity and remove complexity.

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Practice Trend Grant Gartner 71

Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Inequitable access to funding in the social sector remains a persistent problem, negatively impacting our collective ability to do good. Both nonprofits and funders feel this acutely, particularly in recent years as we grapple with a global pandemic and the systemic implications of racial injustice. . Digging in to the problem .

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

This includes considering factors such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other intersecting identities that can influence access to resources and opportunities. Most recently, many of these equity initiatives and programs are being challenged directly, on a global scale.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 83

Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

To better deliver on our mission, and help you more easily find articles on foundation transparency, we have consolidated our funders’ content from Transparency Talk, the former GlassPockets blog, into Candid’s Blog. This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionals’ reflections.

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Paypal Foundation Lesson Grant 59

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Last summer , the murder of George Floyd and the global racial justice movement brought issues of racial inequity and injustice to the forefront. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 In other words, while grants represent guaranteed funding, pledges are promises about future spending.

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Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

Trailblazer chosen to guide the country’s most comprehensive source of data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants. Ann Mei is a leading expert on social innovation with global experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Global Development Lab. and around the world.

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Change Global Roles Classes 124

sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

Many foundations have turned to outside consultants with expertise in this area to help guide them through the beginning of their DEI journey. But it is important to view the entire grantee/applicant journey with an equity lens, striving to be inclusive and accessible. 2. Internal Processes: Grantmakers Must Look Inward.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. These included all types of foundations, large to small, family-run, disease-related, corporate-operated. Do you know the one thing that nearly every foundation representative shared?

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Collaboration Foundation Test Skills 79

Candid

OCTOBER 1, 2021

170 million in challenge grants for low-income, undocumented students. September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. MacArthur Foundation announces 2021 fellows.

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Ohio Massachusetts Indiana Minnesota 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Foundation Websites Philanthropy San Francisco 56

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

In a recent webinar, Blackbaud’s VP of Global Social Responsibility Rachel Hutchisson talked with Chantal Forster, the executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about how the role of technology in today’s charitable organizations no longer hides behind a door marked “IT.”

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Conversation Support Application Nonprofit 76

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center and TechSoup Global have announced a new strategic alliance ! The Foundation Center knows that collaboration with other organizations is the most effective way to meet the needs of the social sector. About the Foundation Center. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants.

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Foundation New York City Library Philanthropy 60

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Our aim at Malala Fund is to create a world where every girl can access 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education.

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Education Lebanon Nigeria Broadcast 92