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The big picture of the social sector, backed by data and expertise

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A nonprofit volunteer sorting groceries at a food bank.
Data & Insights

Food banks can’t fill the SNAP gap 

Get the facts on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and find out why SNAP cuts would leave a gap that nonprofits and food banks can’t fill for millions of Americans who rely on them.

November 4, 2025 | By Aleda Gagarin and Cathleen Clerkin, Ph.D.
Three people making changes to a classification system.
Trends & Issues

Why Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System is now open to all 

A data taxonomy built for philanthropy and nonprofits, learn why we’ve made Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) available for others to use, adapt, and build upon—including for-profit technology providers.

November 3, 2025 | By Shane Ward
Woman applauding at a fundraising gala table.
Tips & Training

How to plan successful fundraising galas, even in difficult times

Find expert guidance on how to plan successful fundraising galas that meaningfully engage donors and generate revenue for nonprofits, even in challenging political and economic times.

October 30, 2025 | By Jessica Mecellem, Ph.D. and Vanessa Wakeman
A diverse group of women.
Data & Insights

After the surge: Giving to women’s and girls’ organizations peaked in 2022, then plateaued 

Women Philanthropy Institute’s interim director shares recent trends in charitable giving to women’s and girls’ organizations—and what lessons this data holds for nonprofits and funders.

October 29, 2025 | By Lauren Brathwaite

Trends & Issues

Nonprofits are building AI solutions to advance their mission—and ensure equity

Delve into data from Fast Forward’s 2025 AI for Humanity Report to learn about the nonprofits that are building AI solutions to responsibly and equitably advance their missions.

October 28, 2025 By Kyoko Uchida
A Tarjimly team member demonstrating how volunteer translators can sign up to support their communities using the app.

Tips & Training

What a Form 990 says—and doesn’t say—about a nonprofit

A legally required tax form, find out what a Form 990 says about a nonprofit—and what it doesn’t—including common misconceptions about the information that Forms 990 contain.

October 27, 2025 By Lori Guidry
Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF and a cell phone against a Candid gold background.

Trends & Issues

Emerging lessons from a new scholarship model for long-term success  

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving shares learnings and projected results from developing a new scholarship model that funds low-income, first-generation students’ long-term success.

October 23, 2025 By Jay Williams
Joanel Serrano, a recipient of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Greater Futures Scholarship Fund.

Tips & Training

How to maximize DAF giving on GivingTuesday

As the end of the year approaches, discover expert tips for how you can tap into more DAF giving on GivingTuesday to support your nonprofit’s fundraising in 2025.

October 22, 2025 By Mitch Stein
Shayla Titley of the Public Theater between Mitch Stein and Briel Steinberg of Chariot in front of "DAF Day" banner.

Trends & Issues

The people behind nonprofit impact: Who’s staying, who’s leaving, and why it matters 

Learn from and contribute to survey data on nonprofit employees’ experience working in the U.S. social sector—and see what early findings suggest about the level of staff turnover likely ahead.

October 21, 2025 By Michelle Flores Vryn, CFRE and Evan Wildstein
A group of nonprofit employees in an open office setting.

Trends & Issues

Museums face instability in a changing political climate

In a changing U.S. political climate, museums face novel challenges like financial instability due to lost federal funding and threats of a chilling effect on museum programming and speech at large.

October 20, 2025 By Joseph O’Neill
The National Museum of African American History and Culture against a blue sky background. Photo credit diegograndi/Getty Images.

Data & Insights

Frontline nonprofit workers face burnout from workloads, invisible labor, and lack of voice  

Delve into data that illustrates why frontline nonprofit workers have high levels of burnout and what can be done to retain key staff who directly serve and impact their communities.

October 16, 2025 By Dr. Janaé Bonsu-Love
A young Black woman feeling burned out at a nonprofit.

Trends & Issues

Nonprofit mergers aren’t a last resort—but a strategic first choice 

Leaders of Girl Rising and She’s the First share why nonprofit mergers remain rare despite the strategic benefits they unlock—like the ability to more efficiently and effectively drive impact.

October 15, 2025 By Kate Kiama, Christina Lowery, Nidhi Shukla, and Tammy Tibbetts
Staff members of She's the First and Girl Rising team up at a training event for community-based organizations in Nairobi, Kenya in July 2025.

Data & Insights

Building a tool for the sector together: Co-creating as power sharing

Learn why co-creation as power sharing unlocks success and how Women Funding Network used this approach to build a new demographic data tool to help funders advance feminist philanthropy.

October 14, 2025 By Sara Keilholtz
Shawnda Chapman and panelists at the Feminist Funded 2025 conference discuss co-creating the Representation and Resourcing of the Nonprofit Sector Dashboard — an intersectional tool developed by the Women’s Funding Network in partnership with Candid and member organizations.

Trends & Issues

Building sustainable models to support maternal health

Learn why improving maternal health in the U.S. is tied to diversified funding sources and partnership models that sustainably support maternal healthcare providers and caregivers.

October 9, 2025 By Abigail Epane-Osuala
A Black woman nursing her new born baby.