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Demographics via Candid: One year inĀ 

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In February 2023, we officially launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, through the Candid profile, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders across the field.

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

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In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector

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A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information.

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An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett

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Itā€™s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. One example is our offer for free access to Foundation Directory Essential to nonprofits with a budget under $1M who earn a Gold Seal of Transparency. . To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, .

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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trustsĀ 

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Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of ā€œhavesā€ and ā€œhave nots,ā€ elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2

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Nonprofit profiles: advancing equity through data

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Both nonprofits and funders feel this acutely, particularly in recent years as we grapple with a global pandemic and the systemic implications of racial injustice. . TAG found that 39% of grant applications they reviewed are duplicative across funders. Digging in to the problem . million+ nonprofits in the U.S.,

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Throwback Thursday: GlassPockets editorā€™s top fiveĀ for funders

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To better deliver on our mission, and help you more easily find articles on foundation transparency, we have consolidated our funders’ content from Transparency Talk, the former GlassPockets blog, into Candidā€™s Blog. This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionalsā€™ reflections.

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