Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid. In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. Over 62,000 U.S. For example, U.S.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Topping the charts of most-read Candid blogs of 2022: the overhead myth. An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett by Ann Mei Chang of Candid. The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap by Cathleen Clerkin and Anna Koob of Candid. by Sarah Willey.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Restricted funds are donations or grants that can only be used for the purposes specified by the funder. Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted. So, the organizations behind the grants use the reporting requirements to make sure the funds go towards addressing those impact areas.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok! Think about the future.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Grant-funded nonprofits know compliance isn’t a nice-to-have. You might be able to win back an unhappy donor with a new program or event, but grant funders usually don’t get excited about silent auctions. Adhering to requirements and guidelines is how you establish trust with the granting agency so you can get additional funding.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately. Knowing that information will help you identify the amount you need to keep in reserve. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. More information: What’s Changed for the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

After it stops collecting data in July of 2023, it officially will be deleting account data at the end of 2023. As the clock runs out on the year, consider the types of requests you start getting for historical data from Universal Analytics. insert panic} Go through the 5 stages of grief (see below), then get to work.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. In Candid’s case, the PCS is one of the key things that makes our data usable. Without it, people would be left to dig through a mountain of data to try to find the information that’s relevant to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Select details for more grant detail.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2023

So, when it comes to communicating your impact story, many foundations need to rely on the data in their form 990 to tell their story. It all starts with knowing the information you have and identifying the story you want to tell. But you still need to collect some information in order to make an educated funding decision.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From gathering demographic data to understanding your grantees’ experiences, grantmaking organizations have been working through many multifaceted conundrums this year. Get an inside look at how to build and customize dashboards, including organizing your information and building unique parts.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Not only is it a mess to get accurate financial reports, you can’t get the data you need for grants which can wipe out your chances of getting grant funding. And going back to retroactively enter data is a huge time-consuming headache. MYTH: Nobody has time to enter data into an Accounting program. Again, big mess.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting.

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

Candid

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, did you know there are at least five different types of “years” when it comes to nonprofit data? Fiscal year When we talk about nonprofit data, though, perhaps the most important “year” to understand is the fiscal year. The chart below shows the percentage of nonprofits that have fiscal years ending in each month.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

At its most basic, a good budgeting workflow is a balance of the people who can make informed decisions, technology to manage the data, and documented processes for redundancy. Data and Technology : Understand the information you have available and where to find it. What Does a Nonprofit Budgeting Process Include?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately. Knowing that information will help you identify the amount you need to keep in reserve. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Preparing your statement requires accurate, up-to-date financial information. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m in Jacksonville, Florida today to open the plenary session of the Legal Services Corporation Technology Innovation Grant Annual gathering. In order to scale social justice outcomes, legal services needs to embrace the process of collecting and making sense of data to improve programs and get results.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Essentially, this term refers to the process of pulling your documented financial data and communicating it to stakeholders. According to Jitasa , you can use the information you glean from financial reports for: Data-driven decision-making. Reporting is a key aspect of nonprofit financial management. Risk management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

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Blue Fox

APRIL 11, 2022

They just gained a financial thought partner and another set of hands to oversee accounting data entry, management, and reporting. The conversation was now all financials, processes, transfer of responsibility, data architecture, and high-level recommendations. Isn't it clear? What Blue Fox really delivers is peace of mind!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately. Knowing that information will help you identify the amount you need to keep in reserve. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 22, 2023

They spend a lot of time transferring that data between systems, which means they’re only able to collect the bare minimum. Manually moving data from one place to another also makes them more susceptible to errors. Accordingly, he is given information about volunteering at events by doing administrative or promotional work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

Can everyone in management engage with them and understand key information? Now look at the same data in a pie chart. . Could it help focus time on the biggest sources of revenue (grants) and away from the smallest (car wash)? How might this cash projection inform some decisions during the first half of the year?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true when it comes to budget projections that will help inform the strategy of your organization in the coming year. First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Collecting and analyzing data can seem like a time consuming and daunting task that takes away from an organization’s day-to-day work fulfilling its mission.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

On November 16, I had the pleasure of facilitating a webinar through the European Foundation Centre entitled, Foundations & Practice in Data Visualisation. This webinar was part of an autumn webinar series provided by the EFC , in collaboration with TechSoup, and thanks to a grant through Microsoft Unlimited Potential program.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

The first of these free webinars, Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good , will be held on Thursday, March 29 at 11 a.m. As a geographer and programmer, Jake Garcia has worked on geographic information systems (GIS) projects for NASA, the U.S. Pacific time. Register for the webinar here.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In our data culture , we suggest your nonprofit takes the time to put one together as a means of showing your organization’s transparency — and bragging about your success in the past year. It can be tough to find the right balance between information and overload. We also love the evolving design for each year’s report.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

They can work quickly to collect and learn from data. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence? Do you have the information you need to guide your key strategic decisions? When there is a challenge to solve that involves multiple teams, is it easy to find and share data? I’d love to see what you can create.”.

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