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

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A teacher and a large group of kids at a school assembly.
Trends & Issues

Understanding gaps and opportunities in youth mental health funding

Nonprofits share insights from the field on how philanthropy can fill funding gaps to help fix a fragmented youth mental health system that prevents access to effective care, especially for young people of color and in rural areas.

January 21, 2026 | By Tezeta Tamrat and Shruti Sehra
Snapshot of a profile on Candid search.
Trends & Issues

Candid search: Helping funders and fundraisers work even smarter

Discover Candid search’s newest features, designed to help streamline the work of nonprofits and funders, simplify prospect research, and inform decision making using the most trusted data on the social sector.

January 20, 2026 | By Eva Feng and Angie Hickman
Nonprofit colleagues using AI for their work.
Tips & Training

Can nonprofits leverage AI to understand community feedback?

Find out how to use both generative AI and human experts to surface actionable insights on nonprofit work and community needs based on our research team’s data analysis with AI experiment.

January 15, 2026 | By Stephanie Wormington
Volunteers from a nonprofit that has earned a 2026 Seal of Transparency.
Tips & Training

Introducing the 2026 Candid Seals of Transparency

We’ve made it even faster and easier to earn 2026 Seals of Transparency; discover the benefits that a Candid Seal unlocks for nonprofits, including an average of 62% more in donations.

January 14, 2026 | By Victoria Burrello

Tips & Training

Can nonprofits leverage AI to understand community feedback?

Find out how to use both generative AI and human experts to surface actionable insights on nonprofit work and community needs based on our research team’s data analysis with AI experiment.

January 15, 2026 By Stephanie Wormington
Nonprofit colleagues using AI for their work.

Tips & Training

Practical cybersecurity tips for nonprofits 

Find useful cybersecurity practices for nonprofits that can help prevent a data breach, hacked passwords, and other organizational harm caused by bad actors online.

January 6, 2026 By Joshua Peskay
A woman handling cybersecurity for a nonprofit.

Tips & Training

I made generative AI my intern. You can, too. 

Nonprofit generative AI tools aren’t a magic wand for achieving results; find out how they can save you time when first trained like an intern to deliver what you need.

January 5, 2026 By Kathryn Greenizen
An intern at a company.

Trends & Issues

Back to human: Using AI responsibly to strengthen trust in nonprofits

Responsibly using AI in the nonprofit sector means prioritizing—not automating—human authenticity and connection that build trust with community members and supporters.

December 4, 2025 By Tasha Van Vlack
Colleagues discussing how to use AI authentically.

Trends & Issues

A new way to access nonprofit data: Candid MCP connector for Claude 

We’ve teamed up with Anthropic to give you easy access to our robust data on nonprofits, grants, and foundations in Claude for Nonprofits AI assistant.

December 2, 2025 By Madeleine Gleave
Nonprofit colleagues using an AI assistant.

Trends & Issues

How will AI tools affect online giving?

New research data sheds light on how AI tools are increasingly shifting the way people find information online, how this affects online giving, and what it means for nonprofits today and in the future.

December 1, 2025 By Kyoko Uchida
A woman using AI to look up nonprofits.

Data & Insights

Will AI soon be reviewing your grant applications? 

Find out what recent data says about whether U.S. foundations plan to use or currently utilize generative AI to screen grant applications or to help make decisions about whom to fund in the near future.

November 20, 2025 By Guy Mika
Two colleagues looking at grant applications.

Trends & Issues

What AI equity for nonprofits really looks like

2025 AI Equity Project survey data finds that despite a majority of nonprofits’ familiarity with AI bias and potential for harm, few organizations actively implement equitable AI practices in their work.

November 6, 2025 By Meena Das
A woman asking a question about AI equity.

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.

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.