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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale 

Candid

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. Candid helps us to be transparent and accountable to our community,” Dickenson said.

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Data to support the relentless pursuit of racial equity 

Candid

philanthropic sector overall responded with a heightened commitment to racial equity. Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 billion have been awarded to advance racial equity since 2020. of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities.

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

Candid

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. These disorganized efforts take valuable staff time away from mission-critical work.

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Lessons learned: Using demographic data to move from intention to action 

Candid

As more funders seek to use demographic data to inform their grantmaking decision-making, 125 partners have now joined the Demographics via Candid movement. Here I highlight their best practices for collecting this data from grantees, as well as what this information is helping foundations to achieve.

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Trust-based considerations for demographic data

Candid

This campaign encourages the use of a centralized system for nonprofit demographic data accessed through the Candid profile, with an intentional goal of helping connect funders with underfunded organizations without creating extra burdens on those nonprofits’ time. Center relationships.

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Better Data, Better Decisions, Better World

Candid

For eight days, this group of philanthropy professionals dedicated to advancing equitable, effective grantmaking practices came together to connect, learn, and share in critical discussions about the practice of grantmaking. At a conference packed with grants managers, talk of data and data systems were abundant and layered.

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