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What counts as racial equity funding?  

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Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

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MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 million, depending on the size of its budget. and Catherine T.

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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

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To support that work, we’re pleased to share Visualizing Funding for Libraries. Candid created this grant-mapping platform with generous support from the Knight Foundation and continues to offer it as a free resource with funding from the Tocker Foundation. Want to find the Candid partner nearest you?

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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For example, we correct errors in addresses, add geographic coding, and map pieces of information into a standardized format. We also link grants from different funders to the same recipient to visualize the broader funding ecosystem. Notes: Limited to transactions awarded by U.S.-based based foundations.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

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funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. . In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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billion in emergency funds. Individuals have also donated to several campaign funds like the United Kingdom’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal, which has raised £101.5 An estimated 2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to Turkey. million ($122 million). million from 40,000 donors.

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Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser

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It requires substantial funding. . I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I have also become more familiar with the funding world through Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest. . My journey to become a fundraiser has paid off.

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