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Telling a compelling story: Communicating program impact in a grant proposal
Communicating program impact in a grant proposal is key to securing funding; get expert tips on how to compellingly convey your nonprofit’s impact to funders to help you win over their support.
May 7, 2024
Empowering change: Black-founded nonprofits achieving impact with limited resources
Delve into data on Black-founded nonprofits to discover how they’re resiliently committed to driving impact in the face of funding disparities, limited growth opportunities, and the need for equitable support and investment.
May 6, 2024
Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020?
Is nonprofit leadership more racially diverse than in 2020? Find out by exploring insights derived from demographic data that help explain what recent shifts in nonprofits led by BIPOC CEOs may signal.
May 2, 2024
Are we building the Candid tools you need?
Learn how Candid tools and products are being built to solve for real-world sector needs–and will become unified into our next-generation platform. Get a sneak peek into all that awaits by visiting beta.candid.org.
May 1, 2024
Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance
It’s time to revisit traditional nonprofit governance. National Council of Nonprofit’s Donna Murray-Brown explains why a new partnership-driven model between nonprofit board members and staff promises to unlock greater impact.
April 29, 2024
Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news
Trust in local news is critical to combating misinformation and keeping the U.S. public informed by a diversity of voices as evidenced by foundations’ funding to sustain today’s local media outlets’ operations.
April 25, 2024
Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale
Discover what data collaboration at scale makes possible for reimagining grantmaking in this recap of Candid’s recent session at the 2024 PEAK Grantmaking conference.
April 24, 2024
Community foundations: Donor-advised fund grants outpaced contributions in 2022
Find out how donor-advised fund grants given compared to DAF contributions among community foundations in 2022–and what research on this trend may mean for philanthropic giving in the future.
April 23, 2024
Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships
Learn why building grassroots organizations’ capacity is central to the Ms. Foundation’s mission, including the importance of funding women- and BIPOC-led nonprofits to drive impact in their communities.
April 22, 2024
Scaling positive systems change: Addressing underlying conditions and sustainability
Learn why positive systems change for scaling nonprofits’ impact requires holistically addressing underlying issues of power dynamics, public policies, control over resources, and incentive structures.
April 18, 2024
Co-leadership: A path to more diverse, sustainable nonprofits?
Dig into insights on nonprofit co-leadership to find out whether this commonplace trend of charitable organizations led by two leaders is opening the door to more overall diversity in the sector.
April 17, 2024
Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency
Get insights into how young community service is being redefined by Gen Z and how young people are seeking to maximize their social impact—both for themselves and the communities they serve.
April 16, 2024