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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. Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000.

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

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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How to Conduct a Nonprofit SWOT Analysis: A Complete Guide

DipJar

In this process, it can be particularly helpful to conduct a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Marketing strategy Your marketing approach can also benefit from a strategic analysis.

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How to Use a SWOT Analysis for Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

A SWOT analysis is a great tool to guide any team through this process. So be glad of your weaknesses now, they are the beginnings of your strength.” – Claire Weekes What is a SWOT Analysis and Why Do One? A SWOT analysis helps to identify opportunities for growth and impact, and anticipate and mitigate potential threats.

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

Neon CRM

Understanding Revenue Projections When a nonprofit is putting together a budget for the coming year, an important step is to perform a revenue projections analysis that can inform the expected amount of income used for operational expenses and deepen mission impact. to project what your costs will be for the coming year.

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Survival in the New Age of Successful Grant Management

sgEngage

Successful grant management for your nonprofit, foundation, or federal grant recipient depends on doing the small tasks well, such as internal controls and risk management, while also understanding what opportunities (and threats) are ahead. Three Best Practices for Successful Grant Management. Not so much.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

Over the course of 2020, MacKenzie Scott announced grants totaling almost $6 billion. In a recent analysis , we looked at the characteristics of the December cohort, which totaled $4.2 At the time, we did not know anything about the grants themselves. These grants represent about $2.4 Grant size distribution.

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