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Giving in America: A look at philanthropy’s history and a unique Candid connection

Candid

About a month ago, Candid was tagged in a social media post from someone who had visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Specifically, they saw the exhibition Giving in America , which includes one of the first copies of Foundation Directory. Can you tell us about the Foundation Directory book ?

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

Candid

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies impacted economies around the globe. private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed.

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Why Foundations and Grantmaking Professionals Can’t Miss bbcon 2021 Virtual

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As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up within the Foundations track. To-date, close to 14,000 people are registered, and we’re expecting over 1,000 of your foundation and grantmaking peers to attend the event on October 13-15 this year.

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Flags of Freedom: A Spotlight on Global LGBTQ History and Activism

Tech Soup

The month of October is recognized both as Global Diversity Awareness Month and as LGBT History Month. To celebrate, we want to spotlight two civil society organizations working towards awareness of LGBTQ history and inclusivity for LGBTQ people everywhere: the GLBT Historical Society and The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation.

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Trends in Grantmaking: Don’t Leave Your Foundation’s Impact Story to Chance

sgEngage

If a grantmaking organization creates a funding opportunity, but there is no way for anyone to hear about it, does it make an impact? According to Candid research, approximately 90% of foundations don’t have a website. They may not understand your mission or your organization’s history with your community.

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How Technology Helped Zero to Three + Harold Grinspoon Foundation Through A Crisis

Cloud 4 Good

During the recent 2021 Nonprofit Technology Conference, Cloud for Good Founder and CEO Tal Frankfurt met virtually with two pioneering leaders utilizing Salesforce to innovate in the nonprofit space during COVID-19: Zero to Three Chief Technology Officer Edima Elinewinga and Harold Grinspoon Foundation Chief Information Officer Eric Jordan.

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Can the collective impact methodology accelerate the church’s mission?

ASU Lodestar Center

Their potential to impact significantly the social challenges that plague our cities is extraordinary. Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities.

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