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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

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That data makes its way into various products and services to help: nonprofits find funding; researchers, advocates, and journalists derive insights into what is happening in the sector; and all types of funders to make funding decisions. A taxonomy is simply a system of classification, or a way of organizing things.

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

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At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. 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. Notes: “All transactions” are limited to those awarded by U.S.

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So Now What? Finding Funding for Your Nonprofit

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The charts in these reports show the frequency of funding by source, such as private foundations, corporate giving programs, and local governments. They also show the median amounts of the largest awards the sources gave. Finally, look at the sizes of the median largest awards. Some Examples of Who Gets What Grants.

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AI at Candid: Powering technology to support the sector’s lasting success

Candid

Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable. Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.)

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

Candid

They generate revenue through tuition, fees, and federal funds; and like other nonprofits, they also rely on charitable gifts to operate. . has awarded over $3.5 has awarded over $3.5 Philanthropic funding to community colleges . Where is funding coming from? . Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S.

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