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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. The number of large foundations awarding grants to HBCUs also decreased during this time.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

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Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. Universal Participation : Everyone must be able to use and re-use the data without restrictions against any persons or groups. What kinds of use cases are there?

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . Updating our definition of racial equity to a changing world . generate and?reinforce

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding But recovery can take years, and strategic disaster philanthropy requires taking the long view. .

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent).

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Data to support the relentless pursuit of racial equity 

Candid

Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 At the 2022 Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) conference, a few fellow evaluators and I discussed the findings of the AAPIP report Seeking to Soar. We did not know what the potential grantee “universe” looked like.

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Jump In Now to the Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey

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GrantStation is a set of tools and resources to help organizations identify and secure grant dollars.) Here’s how: Recency: We survey grantseekers, grant writers, and those involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year (spring and fall). Is it location or focus, or both, that affects grant dollars?

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