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A volunteer from a small nonprofit.
Tips & Training

The big challenges of getting funding for small nonprofits

Funding for small nonprofits is scarce by design, but not because of a skills gap. Learn why smaller grassroots organizations are locked out of foundation grants and five ways you can break through.

July 13, 2026 | By Kate Meyers Emery, Ph.D.
Ladies of Virtue staff.
Trends & Issues

Stop mistaking Black girls’ resilience for a lack of need

Many funders mistake Black girls’ resilience for self-sufficiency. One nonprofit CEO explains how philanthropy can invest more in Black girls by providing unrestricted funding for long-term impact.

July 8, 2026 | By Jamila Trimuel
Nonprofit workers at a soup kitchen.
Data & Insights

Key takeaways from Giving USA on 2025 philanthropy trends

Discover key takeaways from Giving USA’s latest report on philanthropy trends, which shows $617 billion in total charitable giving but a decline in individual giving.

July 7, 2026 | By Kyoko Uchida
A person looking at foundation payout rate across the U.S.
Data & Insights

Foundation giving is up—but what about the payout rate?

The foundation payout rate is usually locked in at five percent, even as nonprofits face a funding crisis. New survey data reveals what has and hasn’t changed when it comes to foundation giving.

July 6, 2026 | By Grace Sato

Data & Insights

From growth to retrenchment: Understanding the decline in 2023 funding for LGBTQ communities 

In 2023, LGBTQ communities faced a funding crisis, with a sharp decline in grantmaking especially for trans and youth communities. Explore the data and the urgent call for more equitable and intentional philanthropy.

August 13, 2025 By Lauren Brathwaite
A woman looks at funding data for LGBTQIA+ communities.

Tips & Training

Beyond Pride Month: Fostering an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace 

Learn how to create a LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace using expert strategies that go beyond one-off initiatives during Pride Month and instead, build LGBTQ+ employee inclusion into your organizational culture.

December 4, 2024 By Amanda Cole
Individuals from Plexus LGBT and Chamber of Commerce.

Trends & Issues

Investing in fair, inclusive data

As data powers the rise of new technology, discover why corporate and philanthropic funders should invest in data equity to avoid exacerbating AI biases and societal inequities that the nonprofit sector is hard at work to address.

September 9, 2024 By Zaki Barzinji
a group of businesspeople in a meeting in a modern office; a woman of color presenting in front of a screen with data charts.

Trends & Issues

Why do smaller nonprofit organizations tend to have more diverse boards? 

Find out why smaller nonprofits tend to have more diverse boards—and how their board diversity differs from those of larger organizations based on Candid’s demographic data-driven research.

August 12, 2024 By Kyoko Uchida
A nonprofit board around a conference table.

Data & Insights

​​Toward ​nimbl​e​ and creative ​funding for LGBTQ communities ​through a time of crisis 

Discover recent trends in funding for LGBTQ communities and causes—and why more philanthropic support is needed—based on the Funders for LGBTQ Issues 2024 Resource Tracking Report.

July 10, 2024 By April Bethea and Sammy Luffy
A diverse group of LGBTQIA+ volunteers in New York City.

Data & Insights

What do we know about LGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders and staff? 

Delve into data-driven insights on LGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders and staffs’ representation and real-world experiences in the sector, including why more support for their community is critical.

June 25, 2024 By Kyoko Uchida
Staff from the Groundswell Action Fund.

Trends & Issues

Using data to make LGBTQ+ elders and their needs visible 

Discover why SAGE (Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) relies on a multitude of data and insights to raise visibility of the aging LGBTQ+ community and inform how they can best serve their needs.

June 3, 2024 By Cindy Rizzo
A group of elders providing feedback at the SAGE center.

Data & Insights

What to know about U.S. nonprofit sector demographics 

The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector, a new Candid report, offers baseline insights on the demographic makeup of today’s nonprofit staff, leaders, and board members.

May 16, 2024 By Kyoko Uchida
Collage of nonprofit workers, from report cover image.

Data & Insights

Co-leadership: A path to more diverse, sustainable nonprofits? 

Dig into insights on nonprofit co-leadership to find out whether this commonplace trend of charitable organizations led by two leaders is opening the door to more overall diversity in the sector.

April 17, 2024 By Cathleen Clerkin, Ph.D.
Two men working together at a desk with a laptop.

Trends & Issues

Out and proud 

On National Coming Out Day, Candid’s vice president of finance shares his personal story of coming out to highlight the importance of fostering inclusivity, belonging, and connection in the LGBTQ+ community, in the workplace, and in society as a whole.

October 11, 2023 By Punit Kohli
The Queer Diversity Resource Group (DRG) at Candid.