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

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Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. 2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S.

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Reporting for Grantmakers: Charts vs. Lists to Make Sense of Your Data

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Charts and lists are two of the most common formats for grant reporting, but they have different benefits when you are trying to make sense of your grantmaking data. Using Charts in Your Grant Reporting. Charts make it easy to make sense of a lot of data by creating context. The “What is This Report Telling Me?”

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