Candid

JUNE 9, 2025

One question we often hear is: Where does all that funding come from, and where does it go? The dashboards’ maps and graphs show grant dollars from two complementary perspectives: funding awarded to nonprofits in each state, and funding awarded by private and community foundations based in each state. Ready to jump in?

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Amid the continued COVID-19 crisis, many nonprofits are struggling to raise critical funds for beneficiaries impacted by the pandemic. This is a guest post from Kristina Brunnler, Marketing Manager at MobileCause. With in-person fundraising events.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

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Bonterra

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Giving Tuesday 2021 has come and gone and early signs are pointing to another banner year for nonprofits in the United States!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million registered nonprofits in the United States vying for charitable giving from individual donors and institutional grantmakers. What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Census Bureau’s State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021, July 2021.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

We’re now a few months into 2021 and a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccine rollouts underway, nonprofits are still wondering: how do I fundraise during COVID? Will there be a return to in-person events and normal fundraising for 2021? In 2021 it should be the opposite. Start With Virtual-First.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? billion was donated to US based nonprofits — a 25% increase compared to GivingTuesday 2019. One of our top #GivingTuesday best practices for 2021 is to start preparing your campaign early (aka, now). On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47 Prepare Early.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Donor-advised fund (DAF) disbursements to charitable organizations declined 1.4% The decline in contributions to DAFs follows two years after the sharpest increase on record in 2021, attributable to donor response to urgent needs created by the coronavirus pandemic. during 2023 to $54.77 DAFs were responsible for roughly 9.8%

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These predictions are based on the most up-to-date information available as well as our in-the-trenches work with our nonprofits. To date, we have won more than $103 million in funding for our clients. For example, I was researching a foundation today whose most recent 990 was from 2021.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. .

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 30, 2024

Get in contact with us today if you would like some expert advice and partnership to win grant funding in this new era of inflation. If you’re confused by the current giving landscape, current research indicates trends in giving that nonprofits need to understand to fully capitalize on grant opportunities: Giving is Up!

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Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

During a recent webinar, New Administration: How Nonprofits Can Survive and Thrive , I uncovered some shocking numbers about the decline in individual givingnumbers that have largely gone unnoticed in the nonprofit sector. billion from 2021. Why Was 2021 a High Year for Fundraising? billion (inflation-adjusted).

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2022

The longest-running and most comprehensive charitable giving report in America, “Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021,” was released this week. Here’s a look at the key findings, including sources of funding and a breakdown of funding among nonprofit subsectors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For many nonprofits, 29% of annual donations happen between #GivingTuesday (November 30 this year) and December 31, and a shocking 11% of annual donations were reported to come in during the last three days of the year. The giving season is a time when donors are feeling extra generous, but nonprofits should be too. Foundation?Directory

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

We’re excited to share that Qgiv has been named a Silver winner for “Hot Company of the Year” in the 16th Annual 2021 IT World Awards® ! This recognition from Globee Awards further validates our commitment to our nonprofit clients and their fundraising needs.”. To learn more about this award, read the full press release below!

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2025

To navigate the ongoing disruptions in the social sector, nonprofits need more than financial capital alone. In this article, Ill share why nonprofits need three types of capitalfinancial, social, and psychologicalto survive and thrive in todays turbulent context, as well as how to cultivate each of them.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving— mark your calendars, because GivingTuesday for 2021 is November 30th. Now it’s a day all about helping others, where everyone is encouraged to make charitable donations to nonprofits and perform everyday acts of kindness in our communities. Bring partners into your campaign.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising in 2021 is dominated by the digital space. But what are the best online fundraising platforms for nonprofits? So, what is the best online fundraising platform for your nonprofit? Best Online Fundraising Platform For Nonprofits: CauseVox. Let’s be real: it can be overwhelming. The short answer?

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 8, 2023

One of the most common questions we are asked by not-for-profit organisations at Strategic Grants is “Does your grants database have a list of Private Ancillary Funds?” commonly referred to as PAFs) along with the next obvious question of “Great – how can we receive funds from them?”. First things first: What exactly is a PAF?

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Greater Giving

MARCH 4, 2021

As difficult as last year was for nonprofit event planners, they were able to gain a wealth of information and experience from the sudden and dramatic shift from in-person to virtual galas. Let’s dig into the lessons of 2020 and use those to make 2021 an online fundraising success. Funding Pleas, Silent Auctions, Fund-in-Need Calls.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

Despite comprising the majority of the nonprofit workforce, women in the sector still face gender disparities and challenges, including unequal pay, lack of access to funding sources, and expectations to do more with less. nonprofit sector demographics. For 2021, it was March 15 for women in the U.S

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), granted $6.46 billion on behalf of its donors in Fiscal Year 2021, representing an increase in value of 179%, compared to Fiscal Year 2020. All eight charitable subsectors experienced increased volume of grantmaking.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

billion, tracked during 2021. The data shows that 46% of the time charities received less than 50% of funds raised and 16% of campaigns had expenses that exceeded revenue to the tune of $26 million during 2023. If revenue from donor-advised funds is removed from the mix, $331.1 The nonprofit sector employed roughly 1.39

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2021

GrantStation helps nonprofit organizations fund their programs and fulfill their mission. Many organizations struggle to find new funding sources. A GrantStation membership includes a curated database of carefully vetted grantmakers, providing you with a "hot list" of potential funders that accept unsolicited requests.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. In fact, DAFs are an increasingly popular option for individual donors to formalize their giving, and in 2021, the charitable assets for all DAFs totaled a whopping $234.06

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2021

In the first half of 2021, donors have recommended a record $4.3 billion in grants, a 27% increase over the same six-month span of 2020. Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity and the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed those gifts to more than 123,000 charities.

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Candid

JUNE 11, 2021

Many nonprofit leaders say that increased financial support from funders and the government helped their organizations fare better through 2020 than originally anticipated, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds. Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits." Center for Effective Philanthropy report 06/08/2021.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you read any recent reports on philanthropic giving, you’ll likely be confronted by the term “DAFs,” which stands for donor-advised fund. After all, grants from DAFs to qualified charities in 2021 totaled an estimated $45.74 Quite simply, DAF stands for donor-advised fund. He can start a donor-advised fund.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This week it's why you should use pets in your nonprofit marketing.????? And even if you're not, I bet a lot of your nonprofit's supporters are. I'm advising this REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF NONPROFIT YOU ARE. According to one study, 2021 has not been a good year for corporate giving. Why do grant makers refuse to fund it?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Over the past five years, nonprofit arts organizations have maneuvered through pandemic shutdowns, evolving audience behaviors, and the relentless pressure of inflation. Since 2021, rapidly rising prices have affected arts organizations and the people who support them. But what does the financial landscape look like now?

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

After a year of listening and strategizing, in 2021, DOCN launched the Climate Funders Justice Pledge (CFJP), which calls on funders to set a bold benchmark of allocating 30% of climate funding to BIPOC-led organizations.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Is your nonprofit poised for long-term growth? Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. As a nonprofit professional, you know this all too well and likely implement all kinds of cost-saving and efficiency-boosting practices into your work.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

OCTOBER 21, 2021

By Robyn Zimmann Senior Consultant at Cain Nonprofit Solutions It’s that time of year when all the annual fund letters from various organizations are starting to pile up on my desk. If you’re a performing arts nonprofit, you’re already well into thinking about and planning for 2022-2023. What have I already done this year?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 2, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving, that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. The new report highlights the need for more philanthropic support for long-term recovery.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

New Data from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) while it is not record-level funding, it was the third highest amount since the nonprofit started reporting such data in 2014. The data also showed that the proportion of disaster funding for reconstruction and recovery was higher than in recent years. Funding grew to 301.8

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Throughout the pandemic, the nonprofit sector played a critical role in alleviating stresses across a range of needs.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 20, 2022

Among other insights, Greater Giving’s annual The State of Nonprofit Fundraising report reveals that despite uncertainty, nonprofits are overcoming obstacles and feeling more confident going into 2022. The State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2021 revealed that more than 60% of nonprofits fell short of their fundraising goals in 2020.

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