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

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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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Build a Marketing Dream Team—Welcome AI

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For communicators who would rather write sentences than algorithms, finding the phrases that will viralize your posts seems like a New York Times word game gone wrong. AI, your new marketing assistant, is happy to help. There’s a lot of news right now about people using AI to achieve better results.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

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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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Have grantmaker salaries kept up with inflation?  

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The Council on Foundations’ 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report Key Findings (for which Candid provided data analysis) offer a broad picture: Median full-time staff salaries for select roles rose 5.49% between 2022 and 2023, i as reported by a non-representative panel of 514 grantmaking organizations.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

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With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

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The new report, based on both quantitative and qualitative research, is the most comprehensive analysis of institutional philanthropy to HBCUs. foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. In fact, large U.S. HBCU staff insight 5.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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The police, healthcare organizations, religious groups, financial institutions, and news outlets are all subject to greater scrutiny and skepticism. No organization can take its constituents for granted. Stay tuned for Sharon’s analysis of the dialogue. Even the Supreme Court has come under fire.