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

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Members of the Mosaic Environmental Fund in a meeting.
Trends & Issues

Building bridges, expanding power: Strategies from the environmental movement

After some tough setbacks over the past year, the environmental movement is expanding and strengthening its base to invest in strong leaders, build narrative power, and more.

March 9, 2026 | By Eva Hernandez
Nonprofit volunteers boxing up supplies.
Trends & Issues

Key takeaways on the public perception of nonprofits

Only one-third of Americans are aware of federal funding cuts to charities in 2025. Explore other key findings on how nonprofits are perceived by the general public.

March 5, 2026 | By Kyoko Uchida
Black nonprofit leader discussing strategic storytelling.
Trends & Issues

The power of strategic storytelling for Black nonprofit leaders

Discover how strategic storytelling empowers Black nonprofit leaders to reframe narratives, build trust, and showcase their impact to achieve more funding.

March 4, 2026 | By Cierra Selby
Authors of this article with CCGI Advisory Board Members.
Tips & Training

4 lessons for a smooth leadership transition

Learn four essential lessons for a smooth leadership transition in nonprofits, from planning and documentation to trust building and co-leadership.

March 3, 2026 | By Mary Aguayo and Tessa Carmen De Roy, Ed.D.

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

Balancing transparency and data protection

Data sharing is key to sector transparency. Learn how Candid is balancing data sharing transparency and protection to prevent the misuse of organizations’ contributed data.

March 4, 2025 By Laia Griñó
Two colleagues looking at nonprofit data.

Trends & Issues

Unlocking sector-wide benefits with Demographics via Candid  

An initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their data one time with funders, lean about Demographics via Candid’s sector-wide impact and benefits—like saving nonprofits crucial time on grant applications.

March 3, 2025 By Brian Schultz and Lannia Small
Employees at a foundation participating in Demographics via Candid.

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.

Data & Insights

What does racial equity look like in lean foundations?

Get insights into racial equity at today’s lean foundations–which operate with little or few staff–to learn where things stand and where progress is still needed based Exponent Philanthropy’s 2024 research report.

August 22, 2024 By Hannah Smith and Brendan McCormick
A group of diverse individuals having a discussion.

Trends & Issues

Streamlining demographic data collection

Learn how Candid is approaching data collaboration with Demographics via Candid, including lessons learned in the process and what benefits this initiative holds for the sector.

August 19, 2024 By Brian Schultz
Two colleagues looking at demographic data on a laptop.

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.

Trends & Issues

Quality demographic data: Respect, privacy, and accuracy 

Discover the keys to ensuring nonprofits can collect and share quality demographic data with sector stakeholders based on new insights gleaned from over 1,500 organizations.

July 9, 2024 By Kelly Brown
A magnifying glass zooming in on different types of data.

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.

Tips & Training

Demographic data dos and don’ts for funders 

Take this free course to learn about demographic data dos and don’ts based on funders’ real-world lessons and best practices for collecting, analyzing, and using this information in grantmaking.

June 24, 2024 By Janet Camarena
Three different gears turning together.