Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Candid did something bold in 2023: We asked that funders put their trust in us by providing unrestricted grant support for our planned mission-critical work—projects we believed would make the biggest impact for the sector at large. At Candid, we couldn’t agree more.

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities Philanthropy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Now, a new initiative by the Boston Foundation and its research center, Boston Indicators , hopes to explore the racial wealth divide in Greater Boston, as well as more broadly, in the hopes of identifying new approaches to closing the persistent gap. We don’t think we have the answers to that big challenge,” admits Schuster.

Foundations 100

Foundations Public Policy Leadership Governance 100

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As people who traverse the interconnected areas of narrative and philanthropy, this question has been at the center of our work for decades—and we have seen many missteps and promising practices along the way. Below, we share some of the implications that these insights hold for the practice of grantmaking and capacity building.

Philanthropy 140

Philanthropy Construction Collaborations Foundations 140

Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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.

Foundations 116

Foundations Nonprofits 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From 2019 to 2021 corporate boards increased their diversity by 50 percent , just as many social sector boards have responded to societal wakeup calls by recruiting more members who can represent the communities they serve. How can we overcome those barriers before, during, or after our meetings?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

If the images of 10 white “pleased purchasers” did not make that clear, then the promise of a “restricted neighborhood—We won’t sell a Home to anybody and everybody” certainly did. By 1948 Cafritz had amassed such wealth from real estate development that he incorporated a foundation bearing his and his wife’s name.

Philanthropy 122

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Of course, this is a foundation-wide effort, one in which both our board and staff have been engaged. Our journey has been long and gradual.

Foundations 116

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Walton…and individual family foundations have directed tens of millions of dollars to support journalists, newsrooms, and journalism organizations. The foundation board is legally independent of Walmart. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. And grants are promised with no strings attached.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

These actors are already thinking about how to scale up to take the lead in confronting what are—we must acknowledge—considerable forces of resistance, especially from entrenched elites who profit from confusion and division. Some foundations are stepping up to this reality. Where does social justice philanthropy fit in?

Philanthropy 135

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 31, 2023

Image Credit: Amy Shamblen As a consultant focused on participatory grantmaking, I have been thrilled to see growing interest in community-led grantmaking practices. At the same time, I have been disheartened to see common misconceptions spread throughout the sector, such as that participatory grantmaking is new or unproven.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

Healthcare 117

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 117

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. This is why service programs should be youth-led and youth-driven, she added.

Leadership 98

Leadership Foundations Activism Collaborations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Many foundations launched racial equity-focused collaboratives and funds. Participatory grantmaking is on the rise, and powerful philanthropic institutions have made public commitments to do better. Social impact efforts are more effective when led by individuals who reflect the populations served. once every few years.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

Participatory grantmaking [i] is no longer new. To be clear, participatory grantmaking has never been new. One of the first projects I was assigned to after joining Candid (then Foundation Center) was the guide on participatory grantmaking, now a seminal work in the growing body of literature on participatory grantmaking.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Community Development Foundations Collaborations 119

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

Public and Social Policy 98

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

4 Moreover, with this approach the federal government instituted grantmaking as an expression of power. And over time, private foundations emerged and issued grants in a similar way. 5 Dunning writes, “The power of grantmaking was the ability to set priorities, demand information, assess budgets, and define time horizons for change.”

Public and Social Policy 113

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 4, 2024

For example, over the last 20 years, my organization, Candid, has tracked grantmaking by the largest foundations to assess changes in giving trends. After all, it is generally those in power who create the standards. However, there are practical steps we can take to minimize the negative effects of data standardization.

Universities 69

Universities Values Culture Associations 69

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

About seven years ago I was tasked with developing a funding portfolio for the Melville Charitable Trust to figure out how we—a small funder—could make an outsized impact on the growing supply issue and its cascading effects on our lowest-income friends, neighbors, and family members. The problem is bigger than any one issue.

Philanthropy 87

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 87

Candid

MARCH 23, 2023

The reasons for this are many, but it is no coincidence that over 90% of foundation CEOs are white. Candid is in the unique position of serving as the most comprehensive data source for the social sector. Finally, in early 2023, we will offer virtually all capacity-building trainings at no cost to individuals.

Foundations 105

Foundations Nonprofits 105

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. We adapted. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders.

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

In an attempt to alleviate historical injustices, many foundations established grant programs for BIPOC-led organizations. When used intentionally and thoughtfully, this resource can be a useful tool in supporting funders who want to support and build trust with BIPOC-led organizations. Center relationships.

Philanthropy 75

Philanthropy Foundations Values Management 75

Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Both nonprofits and funders feel this acutely, particularly in recent years as we grapple with a global pandemic and the systemic implications of racial injustice. . Recent data from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) drives this point home. We believe it starts with good data. Digging in to the problem .

Nonprofits 105

Nonprofits Associations Foundations Collaborations 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We are living in a new gilded age. As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. Change is possible, but first, we must grapple with some hard questions our field has traditionally left unanswered. Many already are.

Philanthropy 109

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

To be serious about closing the racial wealth gap and building an economy that loves Black people, we need to focus our attention on the US South. We must invest in the Southern Black creatives, innovators, and leaders who are the biggest exporters of culture around the world and on the frontlines of change and community power building.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Finance Culture Collaborations 144

Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” There is much hand-wringing, but little in the way of actual financial support because most foundations do not see themselves as climate or justice funders. . In essence it’s a tiny slice of a tiny slice.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Foundations Environmental Education 105

Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

To better deliver on our mission, and help you more easily find articles on foundation transparency, we have consolidated our funders’ content from Transparency Talk, the former GlassPockets blog, into Candid’s Blog. We interact with more than 200 platform partners like Amazon.com, Facebook, and PayPal.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Values Management 59

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Since then, Candid has been evaluating the way we identify this type of giving, both going forward and looking back over the last decade. Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Universities 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format.

Nonprofits 105

Nonprofits Energy Foundations Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

This is the story of the birth, evolution, and vision of Minnesota’s first Black community foundation. We remember—before the news channels reported it—the video of Brother George Floyd being murdered by police, recorded by seventeen-year-old Darnella Frazier, circulating within our social media channels. And so we did.

Philanthropy 99

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In response, organizations like the National Network of Abortion Funds are doing heroic work to maintain access—but they certainly aren’t able to maintain the continuum of care we need. Yet too often, we end up throwing money at a fractured and incomplete system of care, which won’t make the thing we’re trying to solve any more solved.

Health 83

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 83

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

Image Credit: Conor O’Nolan on unsplash.com Together, we have worked in philanthropy for more than 35 years. In 2007, we co-created the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) —the first and only fund dedicated to supporting human rights advocacy by people with disabilities in the Global South. How might we move beyond static identities?

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Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 128

Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Today marks the launch of Candid Learning for Funders , your new destination for field guides, blogs, training, and tools designed to improve the practice of grantmaking. . How we got from GrantCraft to Candid Learning for Funders . track how grantmaking practices are evolving , and . increase calls for racial equity .

Foundations 52

Foundations Universities Philanthropy Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Who Is Resource Generation? In other words, it seeks to move young people who have grown up in privilege to act to counter the conditions that created their wealth. Sometimes foundations also apply a similar lens. CEO Kevin Walker is quite clear on the “why” of the foundation’s commitment.

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Philanthropy Foundations Production Management 137

Candid

APRIL 19, 2021

To date, the program has served nearly 70 participants and unique organizations throughout metro Atlanta and is poised to expand in the future. Because of its virtual nature, we were able to welcome organizations throughout the South, not just the Atlanta region. BMOC returned in February 2021 adapted for a virtual format.

Finance 93

Finance Leadership Foundations Collaborations 93

Nonprofit Megaphone

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We have a 100% success rate in securing the grant for eligible organizations, and have delivered outstanding results for hundreds of nonprofits. The Walmart Foundation Walmart’s impact on small businesses and organizations has at times been a matter of contention. But NPM is here to help.

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Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” Do you feel how because it’s a bit cool right now, there’s a crispness to the air we breathe?” “Yes,

Public and Social Policy 118

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Yet, despite this consensus, the Rainforest Foundation Norway showed, in 2021 , that efforts to recognize Indigenous land rights and support their forest conservation were getting less than 1 percent of all climate financing, with the vast majority of funding going to international organizations or development contractors.

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Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 98