Candid insights

In this blog, we share lessons learned from Candid’s reimagined approach to our nonprofit annual report–significantly reducing the costs, staff, and time it previously took to create.

Check out 12 nonprofit books that can help you make the most out of your year-end fundraising efforts this giving season.

Learn about new Candid courses that address the common barriers faced by nonprofits when asked to collect demographic data.

In this blog, we explore Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set and how it can be used for grantmaking trends analysis in the social sector.

Get a glimpse into the most comprehensive source of nonprofit compensation from Candid’s latest report that analyzes executive salaries using Form 990 data.

In this blog, discover four key learnings about foundations’ varying approaches to providing general operating support.

After a year of creating social media video content at Candid, we reflect on our key learnings and provide tips for other nonprofits looking to share short-form videos on social media.

Find out how high-profile, big dollar alumni giving is impacting U.S. philanthropy in higher education and why relationships remain vital for sustaining today’s colleges and universities.

Learn about four key fundraising and nonprofit trends in 2023 and where to get latest information on today’s ever-evolving social sector.

Candid’s Cathleen Clerkin PhD explains what burnout is, why it’s rampant in today’s nonprofit sector, and what we can do to combat it.

In this blog, discover how to avoid four common ways that nonprofit strategic planning can go wrong.

Discover how we harness machine learning and AI at Candid today and our vision for how we’ll tap into the power of generative AI to build future solutions that accelerate the social sectors’ mission-driven success.