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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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Candid staff also scan websites, press releases, social media, and news sources for grantmaking information. Once Candid collects data from these sources, we clean, code, structure, and enhance the data to make it more accessible and useful. Many of the largest U.S. foundations (e.g. Other public information.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

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Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. A cloud service allows your board members and committees to conveniently work together on documents such as press releases, communication materials, or event planning without meeting in person or worrying about version control. 3) Conserve Resources.

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5 Things Colleges Can Do Right Now to Impact Fall 2024 Enrollment

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Students delaying education due to financial concerns—as opposed to those taking structured gap years—are less likely to enroll or graduate later. Does your scholarship management system empower you to match students to awards prior to enrollment? Do not encourage them to skip college for the year. Provide flexibility.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

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Among the funders for its first local chapter, Press Forward Chicago , were the Democracy Fund and the Chicago Community Trust, demonstrating the intersectional nature of local news funding. In Sacramento, California, the James B. million to 44 POC-led and -serving organizations.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

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We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . underlying systems and structures that?generate This funding is awarded to programs or organizations working to change systems, often through movement building, policy work, and rights-based approaches. .

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How to Use UTMs to Leverage Donor Acquisition for Your Nonprofit

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The breakdown of campaign/source/term/medium used as UTM parameters is a tried and tested structure for understanding acquisition. Press release going out? The visitor’s browser or operating system. We’ll get to that next. How can we track marketing initiatives using UTMs? Make sure you have a custom UTM for any links on it.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

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Long hours and endless to-do lists press an already-depleted staff more than ever before. The increased need brought high levels of urgency, so it was essential to get funds in the system and back out through grants quickly but thoughtfully. Don’t wait until growth arrives to pivot to new systems and technology.