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Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Foundation Directory
Come learn how to maximize your use of Foundation Directory.
Candid tools and resources
Upcoming live training
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Online
Online | WebinarStart Telling Your Nonprofit’s Story Using Your Candid Profile
Updating your Candid profile on GuideStar will grow your organization’s online identity and choose what potential donors see about you.
Featured on-demand training
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Self-paced learning
Funding Smarter: Using Candid Tools to Inform and Share Your Foundation’s Work
This free course provides the crucial tools you need to be a more informed and effective grantmaker. Learn to use Candid’s mapping, data, and knowledge tools to better identify funding peers, potential grantee partners, funding connections and gaps, and learn from knowledge other funders have already shared.
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Videos
VideoFind grants by searching on Foundation Directory
How to search for grants in Foundation Directory.
VideoFor funders: Introduction to Candid
Watch this short video for an overview of the resources available for funders on Candid Learning for Funders.
Blog
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May 26, 2022
What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets?
This post originally appeared in the Candid Blog in May 2021. Our Creating a Sound Proposal Budget course is now…
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November 18, 2021
‘Together we’re better’: Building a Candid partnership in Northern California’s Tri-Valley area
At the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay Area lies the Tri-Valley–composed of the San Ramon, Livermore, and Amador valleys, and home to Las Positas…
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September 9, 2021
Resources for starting and running a successful nonprofit organization
A nonprofit is an organization that isn’t run for the purpose of making a profit for its leaders. With a…
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August 24, 2021
Turning time invested into prospecting success
“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” —Wayne Dyer The nonprofit sector has no shortage…
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July 22, 2021
Turning your home into a Proposal Writing Boot Camp
Lessons learned from 16 months in a home office. The spring of 2020 was a crucial period of adjustment for Candid and its…
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Knowledge base
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How can I access Foundation Directory Online without a subscription?
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What is Candid's Go for the Gold promotion?
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How do grantees access information about my foundation through Candid?
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