Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. But what about the implications for foundation staff? Meanwhile, salaries at community foundations have risen at a slightly lower rate with each consecutive year.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Symbolically Adopt an Animal from the World Wildlife Foundation Choose from 125 animals—includes a certificate of adoption and photo. Travis Manion Foundation Show your support for veterans’ mental health and families of the fallen through their wide selection of apparel, accessories, and books.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Note from Beth: Yesterday, I was the honored guest at a Google Hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation to celebrate the work that I have done over the last five years as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps.

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

Jessamine Chin Director, VMWare Foundation Who She Is: As Director of the VMware Foundation, Jessamine Chin leads engagement for VMware's 20,000+ employees and heads their worldwide, social impact programs. Featured Banner Photo: Hands-On Technology Experience for Low-Income Kids by Citizen Schools. Want to learn more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

Flickr photo by DoroQuez. New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez. The group discussed how we, as foundations, should take this ingredient list and apply it to ourselves. I had the opportunity to facilitate a table conversation about capacity building in transition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

For instance, the Prostate Cancer Foundation hosted a great push-up challenge in which participants had to “commit to doing 10 push-ups for every $20 donation received. ” (via the Prostate Cancer Foundation ). ” (via the Prostate Cancer Foundation ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. The imperative to center youth also applies to funders.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

With the combined resources of Foundation Center and GuideStar, we at Candid have a unique opportunity to build the most effective solution for providing information for and about nonprofits and funders. Photo credit: mangpor_2004 via Getty Images The post Are we building the Candid tools you need? appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

If you’re interested in refining how you approach storytelling in item descriptions or other aspects of fundraising for your nonprofit, Swaim Strategies recommends reading fundraising books to learn more and obtain a firm understanding of foundational concepts.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Those conversations led to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation ’s (WAWF) report Thrive As They Lead: Advancing the Infrastructure to Support Black Women Leaders in the D.C. A group of concerned nonprofit leaders in the Washington, D.C. It is resonating locally and nationally,” she said.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

By showing a simple before and after photo, you feel connected and drawn in and want to learn more, maybe even to get involved. PHOTO OF SMILE TRAIN TWEET. 2) Share photos of your volunteers in action. 2) Share photos of your volunteers in action. Baldrick’s Foundation’s Facebook.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Photo Illustration: Steven Veach; photos, Jupiter Images Responsible Steps So how can we responsibly navigate racial bias in AI/LLMs while using these powerful but flawed tools? Mozilla Foundation is one organization working in the area of responsible and trustworthy AI. Not acceptable for equity-focused organizations!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

Often, the reason a foundation declines a grant has nothing to do with you. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment. It’s not uncommon for nonprofits to struggle with securing funding despite the strength of their programs.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For nearly 50 years, we have been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network (FIN), providing access to nonprofit resources like Foundation Directory , free workshops, and expert staff. Accessing Foundation Directory is usually how people first come to know our FIN. From there, they are hooked!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 5, 2012

For the mobile social media manager, Instagram is a must-download photo-sharing smartphone app – and with more than 80 million users who to date have shared over four billion photos – its quickly becoming a community that early adopter nonprofits have added to their regular list of must-do’s.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Click “Add a Button” on the top right of your nonprofit’s page underneath the cover photo. Make sure that every time your nonprofit posts on social media, the post is accompanied by a high-quality photo that tells your nonprofit’s story. The easiest path is the Facebook “Donate” button. A menu will appear.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 15, 2011

When I give talks about nonprofit blogging, I often use the Case Foundation's blog as an example of a juicy blog. Here's why: • Each post is illustrated with a photo • It's featured on the home page. The author of each post is visible, rather than saying that all of the posts are by "the Case Foundation." • It runs series (e.g.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Douglas Zimmerman and Lois Ann Porter traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to organize the Performance-Based Funding Institute VisionLink produced for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. You can see more photos on the VisionLink Facebook Performance-Based Funding Album. Ann Duffy, Facilitator, Education First.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2020

What really makes a fundraising strategy is building a strong foundation for your non-profit, one that gets buy-in for your mission and your vision. Photo Credit: ProjectExploration The post Holding an Event is NOT Your Whole Fundraising Strategy first appeared on The Fundraising Authority. But hold on a second….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

Choose a provider that allows you to upload photos, videos, and customize text. Getting tons of eyes on their brand before, during, and after the tournament means a high return on investment for your sponsors and more funds raised for your mission. 2) The right tools automate time-consuming tasks. 5) Help is available!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The African Wildlife Foundation’s Annual Safari Sweepstakes promotion is as close as it gets to perfect. Large photo and “Enter Now” button in the email header. Large photo and “Enter Now” button on the contest entry page. Large “Thank You” photo in email header.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Mashable wrote up thorough post on Instagram’s new profile pages for Desktop last week, but I wanted to emphasize four points useful for nonprofits: 1) The photos in banner across the top of the new profiles are automatically generated from the photos you have uploaded using Instagram’s mobile apps.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Pair these impacts with personalized acknowledgments like photos, thank you notes from beneficiaries, or invitations to events where they can see their contributions in action. It’s about cultivating a community, where every donation lays the foundation for a stronger, more connected supporter base.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

TechSoup Brazil teamed up with the UN Foundation, IBM, BrazilFoundation, and others for the Social Good Brazil International Seminar held on November 6 - 8 in Florianopolis, Brazil. Social Good Brazil followed on the heels of Mashable and the UN Foundation's Social Good Summit , which was held in New York City in September.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Think about AI and bots, and the algorithms that fuel them as tools that can swim through large pools of data pools of data, text, photos, and even videos. We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. AI can do this faster than humans to identify patterns. and insights more quickly.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

One major obstacle is that foundations are reluctant to award grants to emerging organizations. Photo credit: fauxels via pexels The post How to find your first prospective donors: Tips for new nonprofits appeared first on Candid Blog. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. I like monthly e-newsletters that combine brief stories and compelling photos. Photos typically catch more attention. The solutions to improving donor retention aren’t rocket science.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Leng Sopharath, Phon Vandy, and CHom Thavy - Sharing Foundation College Students. In 2006, the annual donation was a stretch for us … so we asked family, friends, and colleagues to donate to the Sharing Foundation in lieu of holiday or birthday gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

EROSKI is the consumer magazine edited by Eroski Foundation. El ahorro en guarder??as, as, gracias a los abuelos ' illustrated with one of your pictures that has Creative Commons license. The cooperative Eroski is a consumer association that has made a special effort giving training and information to consumers for over 20 years.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Access to Foundation Directory : Does your nonprofit have a 2024 Gold Seal of Transparency and less than $1 million in annual revenue? If so, through our Go for Gold program, you can access Foundation Directory Essential for funder prospecting for free for one year. Can an organization get a Gold Seal without a financial audit?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

Special thanks to Eric Antebi from the California Health Care Foundation for this one Bigger is Different The high-level lesson across these stories is that bigger is different and that data/plastic from the past doesn’t just disappear. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the average American consumes a credit card a week.

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Candid

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some quick enhancements that can go a long way include using the “About” section to highlight your professional journey and interests, and adding a profile photo if you don’t have one already. It’s also worth reviewing your personal profile at roughly the same frequency.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

Casey Foundation ’s 2024 Race for Results report suggests that continued efforts are needed to address persistent disparities in child well-being. Photo credit: skynesher via Getty Images) The post Building evidence and innovating programs to reduce disparities in children’s well-being appeared first on Candid Blog. The Annie E.

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