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

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In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. Why we use the Foundation 1000 sets for trends analysis As illustrated in the chart above, the Foundation 1000s’ grantmaking is much more stable over time compared to the broader grant data set.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

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Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. The new report, based on both quantitative and qualitative research, is the most comprehensive analysis of institutional philanthropy to HBCUs. Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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Is Your Nonprofit Half Way to Your 2020 Fundraising Goal$?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Raising funds for your cause takes constant dedication and focus, and nothing helps you gain focus better than setting a game plan. This solicitation analysis report is a great report to showcase your ROI as it takes into account how many people were solicited, associated expenses, and the amount raised through the effort.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. Analysis tip: The increased size of Candid’s grants data during the period from 2013-2015 shouldn’t be conflated with an increase in giving by donors. government agencies ii.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

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Foundation funding for workers’ rights i. Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. million to $35.6

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

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Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). Over the past two years, philanthropy has asked important questions about equitable access—access to adequate funding, access to digital tools, access to power. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here.

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