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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

Candid

Starting today and through August 5, 2023, we are making the proposed changes available for public comment. We’re sincerely grateful to the organizations and individuals who have made such thoughtful recommendations to date, and we look forward to receiving broader feedback during this public comment period.

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How inflation affects foundation grantmaking decisions

Candid

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Please share your ideas in the comment section below. 

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4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support 

Candid

In the wake of COVID-19 and movements for racial equity, foundations also committed to making grants as unrestricted and flexible as possible. private and community foundations to learn more about giving trends. Some commented that they were sharing a “very rough number” or a “best guess.” Every year, Candid surveys large U.S.

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Foundation giving and payout in 2022: What changed and what’s next?

Candid

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. How did these factors affect U.S.

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Foundation giving and payout: what changed in 2021?

Candid

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. . The average payout by independent foundations in FYE 2021 was 6.9%, and the median and mode were 5%. .

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Did foundation giving and payout shift in 2020? 

Candid

Every year, Candid conducts the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. foundations to share information about their philanthropic giving over the last two years as well as their plans for the year ahead. This year, we were especially interested in learning how foundation giving and payout might have shifted in 2020. .

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Unlock Fans While Engaging Supporters Beyond Like, Share and Comment

Amy Sample Ward

At the same time I have watched organization struggle to engage with Facebook supporters in meaningful ways using just the actions Facebook has provided; Like, Share, or Comment. Case Study: ActionSprout and David Suzuki Foundation. The results from that are meaningful,” says Sarah Hall, the Foundation’s communications manager.

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