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The big picture of the social sector, backed by data and expertise
How cross-sector collaboration can create lasting change
Discover why cross-sector collaboration can unlock lasting change, and learn about ways that businesses, nonprofits, and governments can partner to drive greater collective impact.
April 17, 2025
How DAF donors research nonprofits and how organizations can boost their visibility
Discover how the donor-advised fund (DAF) giving process works, learn how DAF donors research nonprofits to support, and get expert tips for how your organization can gain visibility with these donors to benefit from their DAF giving.
April 16, 2025
5 takeaways on individual giving from Blackbaud Institute’s 2024 Spotlight
Learn about five individual giving trends from Blackbaud Institute’s 2024 report, including what the data says about key shifts in donors’ giving to nonprofits by subsector and organization size, in online giving, and in average gift size from last year.
April 15, 2025
Boosting volunteerism through virtual and one-off experiences
To boost volunteerism, nonprofits can look to leverage what currently works well and which new ways of engaging volunteers have already gained traction—like a growing interest and participation in one-off and virtual volunteering experiences.
April 14, 2025
Start the fundraising year strong with a 2025 Candid Seal of Transparency
Earn a 2025 Candid Seal of Transparency to help you achieve fundraising success and win over more support from donors and funders—using our newly redesigned nonprofit profile editor that makes attaining 2025 Seals even easier and faster.
April 10, 2025
Mission, message: Nonprofits navigate the new communications landscape
The Communications Network’s recent survey and expert analysis shed a light on how organizations are navigating today’s challenging nonprofit communications landscape, including recent shifts in their external messaging and comms strategies.
April 9, 2025
Engaging ‘everyday’ donors with AI-powered relational fundraising
Every.org’s Allison Fine explains the concept relational fundraising at scale, an AI-powered, hyper-personalized approach that nonprofit fundraisers can employ to engage everyday donors at an individual level and successfully earn their ongoing support.
April 8, 2025
Community foundations’ grantmaking exceeded fundraising in FY 2023
Get the full picture of community foundations’ grantmaking in fiscal year 2023, including what factors may have led to these foundations’ total grant dollars awarded having exceeded fundraising based on the latest CF Insights Annual Survey’s data.
April 7, 2025
3 pitfalls to avoid when analyzing the dollars going to your cause
When turning to the numbers, including Candid’s data, to analyze funding dollars going to your cause or organization, avoid these common three pitfalls that can artificially inflate the total dollar amount in individuals’ giving or funders’ grants you’re receiving.
April 3, 2025
6 tips for nonprofit job seekers in 2025
Discover six expert tips that nonprofit job seekers can employ in 2025 to navigate a rapidly evolving job market and achieve success finding the next opportunity in their careers.
April 2, 2025
Sustainable community-led solutions shaping disaster philanthropy
Learn how disaster philanthropy can effectively sustain and reinforce progress by investing in community-led solutions—despite the perfect storm of global crises, halts in federal funding, and widespread uncertainty that they face.
April 1, 2025
April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are?
As we enter this year’s National Volunteer Month, we’ve curated a list of our top articles and resources to help nonprofits tap into a new generation of volunteers, as well as retain and engage those who play an essential role in advancing their missions.
March 31, 2025