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

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Joanel Serrano, a recipient of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Greater Futures Scholarship Fund.
Trends & Issues

Emerging lessons from a new scholarship model for long-term success  

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving shares learnings and projected results from developing a new scholarship model that funds low-income, first-generation students’ long-term success.

October 23, 2025 | By Jay Williams
Shayla Titley of the Public Theater between Mitch Stein and Briel Steinberg of Chariot in front of "DAF Day" banner.
Tips & Training

How to maximize DAF giving on GivingTuesday

As the end of the year approaches, discover expert tips for how you can tap into more DAF giving on GivingTuesday to support your nonprofit’s fundraising in 2025.

October 22, 2025 | By Mitch Stein
A group of nonprofit employees in an open office setting.
Trends & Issues

The people behind nonprofit impact: Who’s staying, who’s leaving, and why it matters 

Learn from and contribute to survey data on nonprofit employees’ experience working in the U.S. social sector—and see what early findings suggest about the level of staff turnover likely ahead.

October 21, 2025 | By Michelle Flores Vryn, CFRE and Evan Wildstein
The National Museum of African American History and Culture against a blue sky background. Photo credit diegograndi/Getty Images.
Trends & Issues

Museums face instability in a changing political climate

In a changing U.S. political climate, museums face novel challenges like financial instability due to lost federal funding and threats of a chilling effect on museum programming and speech at large.

October 20, 2025 | By Joseph O’Neill

Data & Insights

Frontline nonprofit workers face burnout from workloads, invisible labor, and lack of voice  

Delve into data that illustrates why frontline nonprofit workers have high levels of burnout and what can be done to retain key staff who directly serve and impact their communities.

October 16, 2025 By Dr. Janaé Bonsu-Love
A young Black woman feeling burned out at a nonprofit.

Trends & Issues

Nonprofit mergers aren’t a last resort—but a strategic first choice 

Leaders of Girl Rising and She’s the First share why nonprofit mergers remain rare despite the strategic benefits they unlock—like the ability to more efficiently and effectively drive impact.

October 15, 2025 By Kate Kiama, Christina Lowery, Nidhi Shukla, and Tammy Tibbetts
Staff members of She's the First and Girl Rising team up at a training event for community-based organizations in Nairobi, Kenya in July 2025.

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

Building sustainable models to support maternal health

Learn why improving maternal health in the U.S. is tied to diversified funding sources and partnership models that sustainably support maternal healthcare providers and caregivers.

October 9, 2025 By Abigail Epane-Osuala
A Black woman nursing her new born baby.

Tips & Training

Donor stewardship: Building enduring funder relationships 

Donor stewardship isn’t optional in today’s competitive grantseeking climate; use these practical tips to help your nonprofit build enduring and trust-based relationships with funders.

October 8, 2025 By Kief Schladweiler
Nonprofit and funder colleagues in a discussion.

Data & Insights

Nonprofits serving people living in poverty face significant challenges in 2025 

Recent data finds significant challenges face nonprofits serving people living in poverty in 2025, which provide essential goods and services to more than one in 10 Americans below the federal poverty level.

October 7, 2025 By Hannah Martin
Homeless people getting served food at a soup kitchen.

Data & Insights

The power of data in advocacy: How we show the sector’s impact with numbers 

Learn how the National Council of Nonprofits, United Philanthropy Forum, and the Council on Foundations used data to illustrate the impacts H.R. 1 could have on nonprofit services and jobs and the economy in lawmakers’ districts.

October 6, 2025 By Jenn Holcomb, Matthew L. Evans, and Jessica Mendieta
A wide shot of the capital building with people around it.

Tips & Training

How nonprofits can tap into giving circles 

Find out what a giving circle is, why this individual giving model represents an opportunity to drive impact in 2025, and how nonprofits can benefit by connecting with members of giving circles.

October 2, 2025 By Emily Rasmussen
A woman talking to nonprofit colleagues about giving circles.

Data & Insights

How often do foundations accept unsolicited requests for funds?  

Discover what Candid survey and IRS data say about how often foundations accept unsolicited requests for funds from nonprofits.

October 1, 2025 By Grace Sato
Nonprofit workers sending a funding request.

Data & Insights

Key takeaways on Americans’ use and knowledge of and trust in AI 

Discover five key takeaways on Americans’ use, knowledge of, and trust in AI based on a research report from Gallup and the nonprofit Special Competitive Studies Project.

September 30, 2025 By Kyoko Uchida
A man using AI to write a grant proposal.