Candid insights
The big picture of the social sector, backed by data and expertise
The dos and don’ts for driving community-led impact
To support lasting community-led impact, discover best practices to employ and pitfalls to avoid based on Save the Children’s learnings from working in partnership with local leaders and community members across rural America on efforts that set kids up to thrive.
May 8, 2025
How long can nonprofits survive without government grants?
Explore data on U.S. nonprofits’ cash runway, or the time before they’d run out of cash, to find out how many nonprofit organizations’ survival and employees’ jobs would be at risk if their government grants were cut.
May 7, 2025
Shifts in giving across generations: What motivates donors to give?
Learn about recent generational shifts in charitable giving, what motivates giving across generations, and how younger donors like millennials and Gen Z evolving approach to giving compares to that of their older generational counterparts, boomers and Gen X.
May 6, 2025
How organizations are advancing digital financial inclusion
Learn how organizations are advancing digital financial inclusion to the help the 1.4B people without a bank account, like those who earn low incomes or live in rural areas, gain access via community-based financial education and tools.
May 5, 2025
The ‘invisible majority’: What we know about very small nonprofits
Gain visibility into very small nonprofits with budgets below $50,000 that make up 60% of all U.S. nonprofits, including data-driven insights on their leadership, issue areas, grant funding, organizational age, and more.
May 1, 2025
How we all benefit from nonprofits every day
Gain visibility into the nonprofit services that we all benefit from on a daily basis, and learn about the many ways that nonprofits positively impact and support the lives and communities of the majority of the U.S. every day, despite being “invisible” in people’s minds.
April 30, 2025
Meeting the moment: Candid’s response to federal funding disruptions
Facing federal funding cuts, widespread uncertainty, and service disruptions, find out how Candid aims to meet this moment by helping nonprofits, especially those most impacted, diversify their fundraising and find new funders via our tools, trainings, and peer gatherings.
April 29, 2025
Understanding shifts in giving by small-dollar donors: Insights from FEP’s Q4 2024 report
Delve into recent report data to learn about today’s changing individual giving landscape, including declines in small-dollar donors, or those who give less than $5000 a year but represent over 96% of all nonprofit donors.
April 28, 2025
How we ensure data security at Candid
Get an overview of data security at Candid, including how we safeguard the data of the individuals and organizations that trust us with their information and rely on our tools, services, and systems.
April 24, 2025
What do nonprofits need from funders at this moment?
Facing unprecedented challenges and federal funding losses, learn about what nonprofit leaders are asking from funders to help them navigate through this difficult moment: flexible funding, communication, and partnership.
April 23, 2025
It’s time to invest in volunteer engagement
See why the data suggests that now is the time to invest in volunteer engagement and infrastructure—and learn how to secure funding for nonprofit volunteers and their vital role in delivering essential community services.
April 22, 2025
What to know about checkout charity
Learn about checkout charity, including how this form of impulse giving works, which donors give most often to checkout charity campaigns, and how nonprofits can benefit from over half of the U.S. public who donates in this way.
April 21, 2025