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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. What Are Restricted Funds? Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. Years ago, this was true. institutions.

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

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One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. foundations in a given year (see chart below). Pledges are excluded.

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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

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For example, about 75% of Candid’s grants data is sourced from Forms 990). The chart above shows the number of 990 filings ii that Candid has for years 2017–2022. To illustrate how recent delays compare to traditional delays, we plotted the number of IRS filings we’ve received each month for a given fiscal year (FY) in the chart below.

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

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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. Finance Director Government Grants INCREASE IMPACT Optimize grant management to ensure alignment with mission and efficient use of funds.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

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Funds raised from a capital campaign are in addition to your regular annual fundraising efforts. Funds typically come from three main sources: major gifts , corporations, and grants — with the bulk of the money coming from major gifts. Typically, these prospects include individual donors, corporations, and grant funders.