Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Candid did something bold in 2023: We asked that funders put their trust in us by providing unrestricted grant support for our planned mission-critical work—projects we believed would make the biggest impact for the sector at large. The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project states: “the work of nonprofits is long-term and unpredictable.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

The competition is open to organizations and collaborations working in any field, anywhere in the world, according to Chris Cardona, MacArthur’s managing director, discovery, exploration, and programs. The so-called “Open Call” received 6,353 applications. Think of it this way, the chance of winning the Powerball lottery is one in 292.2

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Open, honest, and transparent communication with grantee partners can help minimize power imbalances and help foster a sense of mutual transparency and accountability that is critical to our success as grantmakers. Topics covered in this episode: What is trust-based philanthropy. How to cultivate honest funder-grantee relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. I went to cover one session, “ Building An Information Infrastructure: Unlocking Data for Philanthropy.” gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Organization Name] is a global network of philanthropy organizations, changemakers, and critical thinkers committed to ensuring that philanthropy reaches its fullest potential by serving as a catalyst for social change and social progress. Plain Language Example #2. Plain Language Resources: Big Duck’s Plain Language for Nonprofits.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In fact, a recent survey for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Association of Fundraising Professionals revealed some similarly concerning findings, such as: 51% of fundraisers said they will leave their current nonprofit within the next two years. 30% said they planned to leave fundraising altogether. Their common thread?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Starting October 27th, GlobalGiving will hold its second “American Open Challenge” where 501 c3’s serving U.S. Projects working in the U.S. Tags: challenge fundraising award competition philanthropy. communities can compete with each other by fundraising on the GlobalGiving site. Nominate an organization.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

As the largest gathering of Black professionals in philanthropy, there were so many powerful sessions, poignant perspectives, spaces for healing, and moments of Black joy at Harambee. They addressed what role, as African descendants in the diaspora, is uniquely ours as agents of change in the world in philanthropy. “If

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Prioritize corporate philanthropy and workplace giving. Prioritize corporate philanthropy and workplace giving. For one thing, workplace philanthropy offerings open up possibilities for eligible donors to get their gifts matched⁠—which doubles some major gifts and pushes other mid-level contributions into the major giving category.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. Fundamentally, all of philanthropy is a value-for-value exchange.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

First, I’ll cover our biggest fundraising effort of the year: individual philanthropy is crucial to us; it’s the portion that makes 10X impact possible! We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. To do so, we definitely need your help.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Exponent Philanthropy members are demonstrating ways to partner light to amplify their impact. . According to Exponent Philanthropy’s 2022 Foundation Operations and Management Report , sixty percent of our members collaborate with other funders. These bi-weekly or monthly sessions can lead to collaborations. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). The possibilities are wide open. Mastercard is investing in startups that will further digitalize money, Visa now offers a card that earns Bitcoin Rewards , and Walmart is opening Bitcoin kiosks.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 18, 2017

The word philanthropy is derived from the Greek meaning “love of humanity”. Enter: A Culture of Philanthropy. Underdeveloped defines a culture of philanthropy as a set of organizational values and practices that support and nurture development within a nonprofit organization. Sponsored by Blackbaud Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. I think we need to use a beginner’s mind and be open to learning. I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. She shared a few highlights from Microsoft’s recent nonprofit sector research.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many organizations publish a calendar of events open to the public on their websites, social channels, or in their newsletters. The funder who rejected your proposal may know of an organization better suited for your project. based grantmaking organizations and nonprofits in Philanthropy News Digest’s RFP Bulletin.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The Basic Registry of Identified Global Entities (BRIDGE) is a new collaborative project that aims to revolutionize information sharing, in order to better understand the flows of philanthropic dollars and enhance transparency and effectiveness in the global social sector. A New Phase of the Project. Many Thanks to Our Partners.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. A More Equitable Perspective : This kind of philanthropy is more just because communities have agency over decisions that affect their lives. Those at the top decide.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

There are seven free online courses available starting in mid-September by people like Paul Brest, former head of the Hewlett Foundation and a faculty co-director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. All of the Philanthropy University courses are free and available anywhere in the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Note from Beth: I’ve just returned from an amazing training project in Cambodia and will be sharing more about that this coming week. Tuan , project manager, for the Fund for Shared Insight. Four Early Lessons Learned in the Quest to Improve Feedback Loops in Philanthropy – Guest Post by Melinda T. Photo by LIFT.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Data and Philanthropy. The first session, Big Data and Philanthropy, featured two interesting projects that can greatly benefit nonprofits. The data is open to anybody or any organization with an interest or mission in government transparency and politics. Data for Health. One of the sites discussed, CHNA.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

Now your team can boost your open rates to 37% just by adding video! This opens the possibility for multiple activities to occur at once, such as games , a meditation activity, presentations, auctions , and more. You’d be surprised how often people share about nonprofit events they’ve attended or projects they’ve taken part in.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American corporate giving essentially finds that companies are still giving out cash grants, but are putting more energy into product or in-kind philanthropy. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been surveying large American companies on their philanthropy annually since 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event “Transparency and Effectiveness,” I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving impact.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundraising may seem like no more than the newest philanthropy buzzword. Track donors’ engagement AI tools can help measure supporters’ feelings and opinions about your nonprofit by gathering data from surveys, polls, forms, and marketing engagement metrics like email opens or social media likes.

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

paper filings, Candid Seal of Transparency status, and the Philanthropy Classification System). Applications are now open! More broadly, the data set includes datapoints from the Form 990 fiscal years 2014-2018 and compensation information from the IRS Schedule J, as well as data that are exclusive to Candid (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For example, the most dynamic component of American philanthropy is donor-advised funds (or DAFs) which totaled about $50 billion last year and continue to grow at an explosive rate. This can take a wide range of forms such as increasing the amount of the ask or challenging donor prospects to consider completely new and different projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects. Philanthropy'

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 7, 2017

Our eyes were opened to the Overhead Myth, and we were forced to take a hard look at the impact of years of shortchanging ourselves. We got real about the need for a culture that fosters awareness for philanthropy’s role inside and outside our walls. In short, we realized we need to build a stronger culture of philanthropy.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As of writing this, there are over 1,600 open fundraising roles open in the US. Aly Sterling Philanthropy. Aly Sterling Philanthropy is a partnership-driven consulting firm powering fundraising, strategic planning, and board leadership solutions for the well-positioned nonprofit. The Phoenix Philanthropy Group.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week have a look at the just completed Open Data for Africa platform and learn more about the brewing open data revolution in the MENA region.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Launched in 2019 as a joint project of the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Sergey Brin Family Foundation , ASAP supports collaboration, open science, and early data sharing at scale, with a focus on three areas: PD functional genomics , neuro-immune interactions , and circuitry and brain-body interactions.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. All we know is what they tell the donors they’re doing.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you have a branded online community for your organization or project? ProjectRSS for describing projects (part of the Open Philanthropy effort) – I've recently come across this project from John Brennan (@worldlyjohn on Twitter) and am interested in what you all think about it! "Open

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