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Foundation Center and GuideStar are now Candid. GlassPockets focuses on #transparency in #philanthropy.

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Joined March 2009
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Love this transparency!
Our eReporting Grant Map is officially live! Thanks to @candiddotorg, our grantmaking dollars from 2020-2022 are visualized in a map format. We're excited to share the map to increase transparency about our grantmaking efforts. maps.foundationcenter.org/?a…
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If your foundation wants to reduce the burden on nonprofits (so they can spend more time doing good), one way is to make your website easier to navigate. Here's eight tips for improving for website for grantseekers. blog.candid.org/post/eight-t…
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Foundations say they like transparency. However, most fail to live up to their professed transparency standards. @Philanthropy asks the social sector to imagine what we could learn if grantmakers held themselves to the same standard as their grantees. philanthropy.com/article/if-…
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Some funders believe that #ParticipatoryGrantmaking cannot move quickly enough to help those who wish to share power with the communities they serve. Read how @dreilindenorg's pandemic response #grantmaking shows otherwise in our #FunderLearningJournal: bit.ly/3rcT2dZ
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#PhilanTopic is #philanthropy’s leading blog for opinion and commentary -- @pndblog by @CandidDotOrg pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/
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Tackle your nonprofit's marketing and branding with these free books to get you inspired! Head to our @OverDriveInc digital library at candid.overdrive.com/ for titles like: "The Nonprofit Marketing Guide (@npmktgd)" by @kivilm and "Branding for Nonprofits" by @InquiringDK.
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#ParticipatoryGrantmaking has emerged as a valuable approach for funders who want their work to reflect their values. Greg Hilditch examines how @GreengrantsFund empowers communities who have historically been excluded from decisions that affect them: bit.ly/3Rx4zAW
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Read the @GrantCraft blog for expert opinion on #philanthropy and #funder practices.
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#Funders, learn how to center the experiences and solutions of frontline communities impacted by the #climatecrisis with @CandidDotOrg’s new field guide, created with @AriadneNetwork: bit.ly/3xe1E6L
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Our @OverDriveInc digital collection had 38 new user registrations and 63 checkouts last month for #eBooks and audiobooks. Catch up on your reading today. bit.ly/Candidebooks
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Funders, you are invited to participate in a crash course journey centered on #ClimateJustice learning and action in 2022. Read more about this opportunity in this blog by @CJAOurPower Co-Executive Director, Marion Gee: bit.ly/3QW3270
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“The philanthropic community must take the lead in doing our part to address the #ClimateCrisis at the scale and magnitude of the challenge.” Read more from Shamar Bibbins (of @kresgefdn + @kresgenviro) here: bit.ly/3NcXrWT
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There are many ways in which foundations are applying a climate justice lens to their efforts. In this new blog, Shamar Bibbins highlights the ways that The Kresge Foundation (@kresgefdn + @kresgenviro) has integrated #ClimateJustice into their work: bit.ly/3NcXrWT
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Most foundations do not see themselves as climate or justice funders. Janet Camarena, Senior Director of Candid Learning, explains how funders can break the mold with advice from our new #ClimateJustice guide: bit.ly/3N2pwA6
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Only 2% ($1.6B) of giving goes to climate mitigation. Of that, only $60M in funding supports #ClimateJustice. However, those most impacted by the climate crisis are often least responsible. Funders, learn how to integrate climate justice into grantmaking. blog.candid.org/post/getting…
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Learn more about Candid, the donation from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, and why we decided to publicly share how we're using their $15 million grant, now on @InsidePhilanthr.
Candid is one of dozens of philanthropy- and nonprofit-supporting organizations that have received funding from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. The group just publicly shared what it plans to do with the money. Liz Longley reports: bit.ly/3QsuzwW
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The consequences of climate change are all around us and the burden is most felt by marginalized communities. Philanthropy needs to respond. Our field guide created in collaboration with @ariadnenetwork provides practical info to help grantmakers do good. learningforfunders.candid.or…
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Advice from @donchennyc, president of @Surdna_Fndn on how foundations can rise to current challenges: 1. Center people in your funding, esp. frontline org leaders. 2. Stay in it for the long haul. 3. Recognize the power of storytelling to be a force for change. 🧵 #HIPConference
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Are you at the #HIPConference? Join us tomorrow for an overview of our forthcoming funder’s guide created in partnership with the Ariadne Network, “Centering Equity and Justice in Climate Philanthropy.” bit.ly/3Nr35Wf
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26% of online donors say email is the communication tool that most inspires them to give. @classy shares five email templates that will inspire your audience to give recurring donations. classy.org/blog/recurring-do…
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