Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. Years ago, this was true. institutions.

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Grant Data Pledge Foundation 95

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While there will always be a baseline of information needed to make sure your grant funds are stewarded well, the best place to start is with trust. Creating stronger relationships with your grantees is at the heart of trust-based philanthropy, and a key part of helping you make a bigger impact on the community you serve.

Philanthropy 75

Philanthropy Impact Trend Grant 75

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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Fund Pledge Grant Map 92

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

Philanthropy 87

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 87

Candid

MAY 26, 2022

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. Instead, we invite funders to increase their giving and to consider their existing grant programs with a COVID-19 lens.

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Philanthropy Disaster Ukraine Local 90

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. billion by the summer of 2020. .

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Brazil Philanthropy Collaboration Foundation 95

Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Demographics Fund Practice Data 105

Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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Puerto Rico Fund Group Organization 128

Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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Grant Data Pledge Analysis 77

sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Applied an equity lens: We aim to grant funds with an equity lens, focusing on the needs of historically or currently marginalized and at-risk populations along with more local, on-the-ground organizations.

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Change Management Disaster Change Management 100

Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. Other funding initiatives to combat misinformation include the Global Fact Check Fund at the Poynter Institute. Knight, John D. and Catherine T.

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Local News Foundation Fund 52

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. The same thinking also applies to European foundations’ efforts to address racial injustice.

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Europe Case Study Fund Practice 91

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Take philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Philanthropy Literacy Gift Grant 75

NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If this model works, why isn’t philanthropy and government moving from investing in programs to investing in people to address systemic inequalities in the U.S.? Research shows “trusting and investing” in people works.

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People Program Government Philanthropy 288

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . Because you are the one person, or one department, actually charged with living and breathing philanthropy on a daily basis. You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You’re part of the problem.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Funding Priority: The Environment and Conservation Efforts. The Green Climate Fund.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds. We applaud the example you have set in demonstrating the power of what has been called trust-based philanthropy. .

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Grant Open Report Product 109

Candid

MAY 20, 2024

Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. Women of color comprised 20.3% of the United States population in 2021, an increase from 18.4% According to the Ms. South, just 5.4%

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Roles Support Build Grant 52

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023. 

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Resource Mississippi Participatory New York 108

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 95

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

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Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are one of the fastest-growing areas of charitable giving. In fact, $52 billion was granted to nonprofits out of DAFs in 2023, a number that has grown an average of 20% per year over the last five years. More than 3 million people use donor-advised fund accounts for their philanthropy.

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Fund Challenge Donor Ratio 52

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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Taxonomy Proposal Comment Change 90

Candid

MAY 13, 2024

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. Measuring and learning at the intersection of donors, grantees, and systems Let’s look at how philanthropic collaboratives can equitably and effectively measure, evaluate, and learn in the pursuit of greater impact.

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Measure Collaboration Effective Impact 59

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

While this allows for a richer understanding of grant performance, it also creates complexity. Data Silos: Information may get trapped in departmental systems, hindering a holistic view of program effectiveness and impact. Informed Decision-Making: High-quality, readily accessible data makes informed funding decisions possible.

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Data Impact Government Proposal 71

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Disaster Puerto Rico Palau Lesson 72

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 88

Candid

JULY 27, 2022

Who is funding them, and what activities do donors support? To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us. foundations’ giving.

Data 88

Data Ukraine Pledge Grant 88

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy. million nonprofits worldwide.

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Support Technology Proposal Grant 92

Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

According to Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System , there are over 318K religion-focused 501(c)(3)s and over 302K human services 501(c)(3)s (making up 18% and 17% of public charities, respectively). [1] One in five foundation grant dollars goes toward general operating support. [2]. billion in funding.

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Social Grant Government Philanthropy 73

Double the Donation

APRIL 28, 2021

One of the most effective ways you can boost engagement at your company is through corporate philanthropy. When companies take part in corporate philanthropy efforts, it reflects well on them as a whole and encourages employees to get involved. In this article, we’ll outline seven employee engagement ideas centered around philanthropy.

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Philanthropy Ideas Grant Companies 52

Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

This more just and equitable approach to philanthropy has been practiced for decades and the ethos it is based in—that those closest to the problem are the closest to the solutions—has deep roots in community organizing, deliberative democracy, and even in philanthropy itself. .

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Problem Community Participatory Philanthropy 119

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Not only do you need to look inward at your own operations, but you also need to make sure your funding reflects those same goals. For grantmakers to make a truly lasting impact across their community, they need to be intentional about their equity and inclusion practices, both within their organization and with their funding efforts.

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Practice Trend Grant Gartner 75

Candid

MAY 9, 2022

Racial equity is having a moment in philanthropy, but it needs to be a movement. There was much conversation about how 2020 and the murder of George Floyd has shone a spotlight on racial (in)equity within philanthropy, and how many funders previously not involved in racial equity are now proclaiming to focus on it.

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Philanthropy Fund Life Research 117

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

But as the Coronavirus appears on the backfoot, it’s a good moment to take stock of the damage it’s done and consider the financial opportunities of volunteer re-engagement and new funding currently available. Formal volunteer retraining: Having a system created to help guide the volunteer into the ways and methods of your nonprofit.

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Volunteer Grant Survey Headline 137