Candid

JULY 2, 2024

We streamlined the application process, eliminated the written reporting requirement, and, 18 days later, awarded the first round of grants in Greater Boston. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5 Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning.

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Participatory Community Boston Grant 94

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

Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Giving by funder type.

Ukraine 123

Ukraine United Kingdom Global Denmark 123

Candid

JULY 15, 2024

Since the COF pledge, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has been monitoring whether funders have maintained these commitments to reduce grantee burden. Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes.

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Practice Change Proposal Grant 68

Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

philanthropy? Every January, Candid surveys large U.S. i (See previous blogs from the 2022 and 2021 surveys.) The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023.

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Foundation Change Giving Survey 97

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.

Brazil 96

Brazil Philanthropy Collaboration Foundation 96

sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Increased flexibility with reporting : We now have a process so grantee partners can submit applications and reports in alternative formats, such as through email or over Zoom.

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Change Management Disaster Change Management 105

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the wake of COVID-19 and movements for racial equity, foundations also committed to making grants as unrestricted and flexible as possible. Every year, Candid surveys large U.S. i This year, we asked survey respondents to share how much of their total giving in fiscal year end 2021 and 2022 was awarded as general operating support.

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Foundation Support Learning Grant 78

Candid

JULY 5, 2022

Every January, Candid surveys large U.S. Overall giving dollars increased from FYE 2020 to 2021 by 12% among 519 survey respondents who provided funding data for both years. Just over half (53%) of all surveyed foundations increased their giving in FYE 2021 compared to FYE 2020, and about a quarter (28%) reported declines in giving.

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Foundation Giving Change Survey 96

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders? You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 100

Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Imagine a world in which philanthropy professionals are focused on improving their practices to transform philanthropy through centering communities, lightening the burden on nonprofit organizations, and holding themselves accountable to their values.

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Collaboration Data Demographics Massachusetts 52

The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

However, corporate philanthropy leaders appear to be evolving their approach to place greater emphasis on tangible outcomes and less on inputs such as dollars given or number of employee hours volunteered. Corporate investment in social impact appears to show no signs of slowing down. That’s what a team of researchers concluded.

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Data Grant Philanthropy Conservancy 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And last year the AFL-CIO reported CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios ranged from 6:1 to over 6,000:1 for the largest, publicly traded companies (i.e., The Council on Foundations ’ annual survey and report on staff salaries and benefits at U.S. In 2022, 1,003 grantmakers participated in the survey. those on the S&P 500).

Ratio 96

Ratio Survey Sample Report 96

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable – the USA’s biggest grantmaking public charity – reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their participation at a nonprofit which before COVID-19 , they’d previously offered their time to. Rebuilding the financial base: resource opportunities for post-pandemic grants.

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Volunteer Grant Survey Headline 137

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. The Data Deluge in Grantmaking: Drowning in Information Remember the days when grantmaking relied on paper proposals and handwritten reports? Grantmakers are swimming in a sea of information.

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Data Impact Government Proposal 75

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 82

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.

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Roles Support Build Grant 52

Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

Jump to : Aly Sterling Philanthropy Donorly Brian Lacy & Associates Alexander Haas Byrne Pelofsky & Associates, LLC CCS Fundraising Graham-Pelton Changing Our World, Inc. Chelsea Brown I have experience as a “double agent” in philanthropy. We are happy to work with organizations across the continental United States.

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Consultant Campaign Fundraising Phoenix 52

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there. I have also become more familiar with the funding world through Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest. .

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Utah Project Lesson Fundraising 102

Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

Six were Asian women: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, and Daoyou Feng. Between March 19, 2020, and February 28, 2021, the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center received accounts of 3,795 anti-Asian hate incidents ranging from verbal harassment to physical assault. Given there are approximately 22.6

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Pledge United States Foundation Grant 118

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In July 2020, Candid published a blog post examining the many surveys inquiring about social sector organizations’ needs in light of COVID-19. In the year since the outbreak, we have continued to track surveys from around the globe. This blog presents several common insights generated through these surveys.

Rhode Island 54

Rhode Island Impact Turkey Survey 54

Candid

MAY 13, 2024

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. Remember, though, that collaboratives also work across stakeholders.

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Measure Collaboration Effective Impact 59

Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

Major foundations leading the charge In 2023, a coalition of partners led by the MacArthur and Knight Foundations launched a five-year, $500 million initiative to enhance local news reporting and bolster democracy and trust in American institutions. million to 44 POC-led and -serving organizations.

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Local News Foundation Fund 52

Candid

OCTOBER 1, 2021

170 million in challenge grants for low-income, undocumented students. September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. Based on a survey of 1,626 U.S. and Catherine T.

Ohio 52

Ohio Massachusetts Indiana Minnesota 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. More detailed results can be found in the full report, Future-proofing foundations for a post-Covid-19 world. .

Europe 94

Europe Case Study Fund Practice 94

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system.

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Tools Guidelines Model Social 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be. Simply put, the people who write grant applications may be surprised to discover how difficult it can be for respondents to understand and answer their questions.”

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 94

Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. We have identified 540 grants worth $667,728,963 and 122 pledges worth $653,512,350 as of April 1. Care and protection of children account for 26% of grant dollars.

Ukraine 91

Ukraine Denmark United States United Kingdom 91

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Do you suffer from survey fatigue? It seems that a new survey pops up every day, sent to you by organizations, businesses, advertisers, pollsters, and opinion analysts. Surveys are often an advertising gimmick, a marketing ploy, or a general nuisance. So when, and why, should you invest your time in survey participation?

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Survey Voice Benchmark Comparison 52

Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2016

The new edition of the Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems is a 300-plus page downloadable report that provides detailed comparisons of 29 grants management systems. So what is new in grants management systems? Online grant applications, tracking, and reporting have become standard practice.

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Grant Management Free Guide 36

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

However, research over the last decade has painted a clear picture of the disparities that Black leaders face in philanthropy. Like Toyin, many proximate Black leaders struggle with the lack of trust and barriers to capital identified in Echoing Green’s Racial Equity and Philanthropy report. .

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Green Pledge Alternative Fund 93

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there. I have also become more familiar with the funding world through Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest.

Utah 52

Utah Project Lesson Time 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Four Early Lessons Learned in the Quest to Improve Feedback Loops in Philanthropy – Guest Post by Melinda T. A recent study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) finds that 99 percent of nonprofit organizations collect feedback from the people they seek to help. The answer is…sort of….

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Lesson Philanthropy Learning Cambodia 50

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

Software to help measure impact: In order to provide the reporting and trends data to stakeholders, today’s nonprofit needs more than just Excel to manage data and identify insights. And if they need the data, the grant should include funds to help the organization gather and analyze it.

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Conversation Support Application Nonprofit 86

Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

The American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work in America survey found that the majority (57%) of U.S. workers reported experiencing burnout symptoms this year. deadlines, reporting, grant applications) when possible. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Also consider easing demands (e.g.,

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Model Job Life Blended 95

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

advertising, surveys, reporting, and business analysis. GrantStation is a set of tools and resources to help organizations identify and secure grant dollars.) One of the most exciting projects I’ve been involved with is GrantStation’s State of Grantseeking Survey. She works with.

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Survey Grant Comparison Analysis 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Two reports have been released on the topic of capacity building: “ Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together ,” from GrantCraft, a service of the Foundation Center and “ Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity ” from GEOfunders. This post summarizes gems from both reports.

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