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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. And we are embarking on a sector-wide campaign to support equity initiatives by updating our demographic survey, collecting data in a reusable form, and making it publicly and freely available. .

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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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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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Most recently, many of these equity initiatives and programs are being challenged directly, on a global scale. Hold Yourselves Accountable: Building accountability into your grant-making process by establishing clear goals, metrics, and mechanisms for measuring progress toward equity.

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

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This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionalsā€™ reflections. This includes what they learned from changes made to improve transparency and streamline grants processes that can inform how to improve overall practices in ways that improve equitable and efficient practices well into the future.

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