Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal
Learn how you can capitalize on the Season of Giving! This post shares steps for creating a year-end appeal that will inspire support for your cause.
The 990: From Compliance to Communication
Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics [...]
The Myth of Risk: Fear Not the Dragons, Funders
I have been on this quest for some time, sharing the message that there is no bad grant. But like [...]
Breaking Silos: Standardizing Accounting Methodologies in a Catholic Diocese
The Catholic Church runs the largest network of private schools in the United States, with thousands of primary and secondary [...]
How to Build Your Nonprofit’s Major Gifts Fundraising Program
If your growing nonprofit has never had an official major gifts program or your existing major giving strategy needs a [...]
6 Ways Grantmakers Can Embrace Transparency to Foster Stronger Relationships
Philanthropy has had a history of being notoriously opaque and inaccessible to organizations seeking funding. In my years as a [...]
How Nonprofits Can Build Trust with Strong Internal Controls
Internal controls will minimize the risk of a nonprofit violating policies, regulations, and laws.
4 Secrets to a Successful Fundraising Portfolio Review
It’s about that time. You’re wrapping up the end of year fundraising frenzy and looking at what the new year [...]
What is Data Intelligence?
The nonprofit world reached a “Tipping Point” in 2020: we believe the future of our industry will look significantly different [...]
Incorporating Last Year’s Lessons into 2021 End-of-Year Fundraising Plans
Whenever fall approaches, the professional fundraiser in me starts a long running list that will last precisely until January 1st: [...]
