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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As COVID accelerates innovative uses of AI in many areas, we are also seeing more development of AI-powered data mapping tools for philanthropic advising and to support donor investment decisions. We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

Candid

These searches tend to focus on narrow, high-profile issues, such as Covid-19 or racial equity. For example, we correct errors in addresses, add geographic coding, and map pieces of information into a standardized format. We also link grants from different funders to the same recipient to visualize the broader funding ecosystem.

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Better Data, Better Decisions, Better World

Candid

LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, underscored a major theme during the opening keynote that carried through the rest of the conference: together. We need data to tell our story, identify funding opportunities and gaps, uplift partners, define the problems we seek to solve, and contribute to our collective impact. .

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How to write a winning grant proposal

Candid

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work.

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Got Grants? Finding Funding with the Foundation Center: Webinar Recap

Tech Soup

George Ford gave an overview and tour of the Foundation Directory Online , including tips for finding funding to match your organization’s mission and location. Kim Patton shared some of the features on the GrantSpace website, and highlighted resources to learn more about finding and applying for funding. million grants.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). Organization’s DUNS Number and/or GuideStar profile. Over the past two years, philanthropy has asked important questions about equitable access—access to adequate funding, access to digital tools, access to power. Research funding. What the Organization Does (22 percent).

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

One of the most high-profile letters to the editor in recent memory came from GLAAD and hundreds of advocacy organizations and addressed the New York Times regarding the anti-trans and transphobic content they published. The good news is that you don’t need to spend hours on end searching for relevant news or updates.

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