Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. That data makes its way into various products and services to help: nonprofits find funding; researchers, advocates, and journalists derive insights into what is happening in the sector; and all types of funders to make funding decisions.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. To do so, it’s easy to assume that the best place to start is with as much data as possible. Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000?

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

As a corporate funder turned consultant, I've spent the last decade helping funders make the shift from philanthropy to social, or impact, investing. You no longer have to rely on — and get headaches from — spreadsheets of data with pivot tables galore. What Is Impact Investing? I had to become a part of this!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

At Fort Mason on San Francisco Bay investors, fund managers and social entrepreneurs put their heads together to discuss what it will take to do better, and do more, in the space that lies between strictly nonprofit and strictly for profit. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

CAF America launched the IGS last year around the shared belief that international philanthropy can, and should be, a powerful force in our effort to address the world’s most pressing issues. This was a very timely panel as we have all felt the momentum build behind philanthropy for the SDGs. The Key to Cross-Sector Partnerships.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2016

As a corporate funder turned consultant, I’ve spent the last decade helping funders make the shift from philanthropy to social, or impact investing. You no longer have to rely on – and get headaches from – spreadsheets of data with pivot tables galore. What is impact investing? Impact investing means more than simply “doing good.”

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