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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. Notes: “All transactions” are limited to those awarded by U.S.

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So Now What? Finding Funding for Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

Based on years of biannual report analysis, I find that annual budget, mission focus, and service area, in that order, have the most impact on an organization's grantseeking experience. They also show the median amounts of the largest awards the sources gave. Finally, look at the sizes of the median largest awards.

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

Candid

has awarded over $3.5 billion in grants specifically for “community college education,” according to Candid data. Under Candid’s taxonomy , we track funds supporting “community college education,” which encompasses funding both to community colleges and to their foundations. Their largest grant of $16.5

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