NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

fundraising salary dipped slightly by 0.2% — from $96,621 in 2023 to $96,449 in 2024 — the median salary rose from $83,000 to $87,672, a 5.6% In 2023, women earned an average of $92,882 compared to $114,938 for men. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

Covering the period from 2021 to 2023, the 2025 GPEI marks a pivotal effort to understand the latest information on conditions influencing philanthropy during a time of significant global challenges, including natural disasters, economic upheaval, and a global health crisis. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad.

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 24, 2025

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid. As a result of our Demographics via Candid efforts, this number has increased significantly over the past two years. Over 62,000 U.S. For example, U.S.

Demographics

Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

By better understanding the demographic profile of those organizations that are—and are not—receiving funding, we can more closely track if they are representative of the communities they serve and whether they are getting the support they need to deliver on their missions. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

Demographics

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

Demographics

Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

Comprehensive and public nonprofit demographic data is central to supporting more transparent and informed decision making in our sector. Our purpose at Candid is to get key information—like this demographic data—into the hands of those who rely on it to guide their decision making. nonprofits and foundations.

Demographics

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

We have been in the grant writing business for a long time, and one important shift we have seen over the last several years has been that funders are requiring more data from more nonprofits. Common questions in a grant proposal ask about the demographics of the people you serve, how many people you serve, or the impact of your programs.

Grant Writing

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process. It also examines the findings from its comprehensive assessment of New York City’s nonprofits’ leadership demographics.

Policy

Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Unlike many cycles of nonprofit operations, grant reporting doesn’t really have a season; it’s all year long. Grant reporting also varies widely by funder. Here we share how we turned traditional, time-consuming grant reporting into a faster, easier, and more efficient process. We call this our narrative report.

Grants

Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In February 2023, we officially launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, through the Candid profile, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders across the field.

Demographics

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. It was also the most downloaded Candid report in 2023. At Candid, we couldn’t agree more.

Demographics

Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 14, Candid launched Demographics via Candid, a campaign through which we partner with organizations across the social sector to encourage demographic data sharing. The government’s recent proposal for updating the 1997 standards – open for public comment until April 12, 2023! What’s changed?

Demographics

Candid

JULY 2, 2024

We streamlined the application process, eliminated the written reporting requirement, and, 18 days later, awarded the first round of grants in Greater Boston. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5 Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5

Application

Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

As we experience an ongoing shift toward equity-centered grantmaking, some foundations are seeking demographic data on their grantees and nonprofit communities to track, measure, and make informed decisions about the diversity within their grantmaking portfolios. million in June 2021.

Demographics

Candid

MARCH 23, 2023

nonprofits are led by individuals from Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, yet they only receive about 4% of grant dollars annually. To further support nonprofits in making the case for funding, we encourage them to share their organizational leadership’s demographic makeup. Roughly 10% of U.S.

Demographics

Candid

JULY 15, 2024

Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes. However, there remain areas to monitor for additional progress. based funders whose grantees we surveyed before the pandemic and again in 2021 or 2022.

Proposal

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

It feels like 2023 has become the year of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable.

AI

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When focused on income streams, grants are ranked as the main income stream across all three regions. However, what’s also evident is that nonprofits who shared that their income decreased in the last full financial year are more reliant on grants. In turn, growing nonprofits have a more evenly spread income stream portfolio.

AI

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. Whether you have a previous fundraising plan or not, review your 2023 fundraising activities to gather insights. What’s your plan for 2024?

Calendar

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2024

With increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in recent years, more funders are asking for the specific demographics of the populations served by nonprofits. While there are many challenges in reporting demographic data, understanding and communicating the differences in race, ethnicity, and nationality is the first step.

Demographics

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation?

Demographics

Candid

MAY 9, 2024

To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority. In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2 million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

Policy

CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In 2023, GivingTuesday in the United States alone saw an astounding $3.1 Despite annual donations decreasing the 2023 CauseVox Giving Study found that individuals, especially the younger demographic, remain steadfast in their commitment to philanthropic endeavors.

Nonprofit

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

With increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in recent years, more funders are asking for the specific demographics of the populations served by nonprofits. While there are many challenges in reporting demographic data, understanding and communicating the differences in race, ethnicity, and nationality is the first step.

GPC

Candid

MARCH 13, 2024

In May 2023, we released Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. foundation grants, our research documented a pattern of disinvestment in HBCUs. And do factors such as board demographics or Black population served play a role? With nearly 20 years of data about U.S.

Demographics

Candid

JULY 8, 2024

Foundation program officers and government officials can unintentionally limit the impact of community-based organizations by funding them to serve only a specific demographic group and a narrow set of activities. The fund makes project-specific grants to support nonpartisan efforts to engage members and leaders in voter outreach.

Policies

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In early November 2023, I attended GrantSummit (formerly known as the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Annual Conference) in Kansas City, Missouri. This multi-day conference is the premier professional development event for grant professionals in the U.S. Grant professionals are mighty.

GPC

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

According to the Charitable Giving USA 2024 report , donations in 2023 surpassed an estimated $557 billion. Relying too heavily on grants Every fundraiser who has received a grant knows how incredible these gifts are. However, some grants come with a lot of expectations, and there’s no guarantee you’ll keep receiving that grant.

Fundraising

Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

For example, if your donor base tends to skew towards an older demographic, you might appeal to them with a direct mail or fundraising letter campaign. Google Ad Grants Google empowers nonprofits to amplify their causes through its Ad Grants program. That’s why many organizations turn to Google Grant agencies.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 16, 2025

Identify Guaranteed Income: Record the expected income from guaranteed, committed sources such as major gifts , recurring donations , pledges , and grants. Move beyond basic demographics to understand motivations, interests, and communication preferences. For instance, lets consider a total operating budget of $200,000.

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