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What to do after your grant proposal is rejected 

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It’s a chance to develop a relationship with grantmakers, find other prospective funders, and refine your proposal writing skills. In this blog, we explore what to do when you get a rejection to a grant proposal and share questions you should ask the funder if your grant proposal isn’t selected. Then, you can start asking questions.

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Introducing 2023 Candid Seals of Transparency 

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Candid’s 2023 Seals of Transparency are here, and this year it’s even easier to earn your first Bronze Seal or update your current Candid Seal and take advantage of their perks. The best part: You can also leverage your profile as the perfect handout to showcase your programs and impact for in-person meetings with funders. 

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

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To understand the demographic makeup of nonprofit partners, individual funders often request this information on their own. While well-intentioned, this places a burden on nonprofits that are responding to multiple demographic requests, with different questions and formats, from various funders. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector

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A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information.

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Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector 

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In the very early days of AI at Candid, our grants auto-coding system, which predicts Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) codes from the text, exhibited signs of social biases. These cases were attributed to some of the records in our training data, which our AI overemphasized during learning.

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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

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Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. Grants aren’t really that easy to get and there’s a lot involved in managing a grant properly — LOTS more than just saying ‘thank you’ to a funder. “Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?”

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4 Ways to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Digital Storytelling with WhatsApp

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She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. From a very young age, it is through stories that we learn about ourselves, those around us, and the world in which we live. Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate. 2) Information Hub.