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Candid

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Candid is a nonprofit organization working to increasing transparency in the social sector. Their mission statement is: “Candid gets you the information you need to do good.”[1] Candid was formed in February 2019 when GuideStar and Foundation Center merged. The two organizations have more than 80 years of collective experience supporting the social sector.[2] Candid is focused on providing data, research and insights, new technology, and trainings to assist the social sector.[3]

Candid
Founded2019
TypeNon-profit Organization
13-1837418
FocusNonprofit Information
Location
Area served
United States
Key people
Bradford K. Smith
Jacob Harold
Employees
200+
Websitewww.candid.org
Formerly called
Foundation Center and GuideStar

History[edit]

Foundation Center, then Foundation Library Center, opened in New York City on November 26, 1956, with a goal of increasing transparency in philanthropy by collecting and disseminating information on foundations.[4] It was underwritten by a $100,000 commitment from Carnegie Corporation of New York.[5] Director of publications and philanthropy research at the Russel Sage Foundation, F. Emerson Andrews helped organize the first Foundation Library Center, where he later served as director and president. Andrews edited the Foundation Directory at Foundation Center, which first appeared in 1960 and included more than 5,000 foundations.[6] In 1959, Foundation Center started to develop repositories of information on foundations stored in libraries across the nation to increase access to the data. Today this is known at the Funding Information Network.[7] Candid still collects and publishes information on U.S., and now global, foundations.

Today the Foundation Directory is published online and includes contains information on more than 17 million grants and 175,000 grantmakers in the U.S. and around the world.[8][9] Foundation Directory Online is free to use at any of the FIN partners.[9] A copy of the first printed edition of The Foundation Directory, published by The Foundation Center Library in 1960, is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The associate director for external affairs at the National Museum of American History Maggie Webster said, “Back then, before every organization had a website, the Foundation Directory was “the bible” for anyone doing professional fundraising.”[10] The copy was collected as part of the Philanthropy Initiative at the museum, which collects, researches, and exhibits materials related to the history of philanthropy in the U.S.[11] It is on display at part of the changing permanent exhibit “Giving in America.”[12]

Philanthropic Research, Inc. was founded by Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt in 1994. In 1996, Philanthropic Research, Inc. published the GuideStar Directory of American Charities, which included full reports on 35,000 charities and partial reports on 7,000 more charities.[13] Much of the data published by GuideStar came from, and still does come from, public charities’ annual information returns, called IRS Forms 990.[14] The information was later published on the GuideStar website as well.[13] Although the organization’s official legal name was Philanthropic Research, Inc, it became more broadly known as GuideStar because of this popular product. The organization didn’t legally change its name to GuideStar until 2008.[15]

In 2001, GuideStar first published the annual Nonprofit Compensation Report, which included compensation information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 75,000 charities.[16] Building off the Nonprofit Compensation Report, GuideStar launched this CEO Compensation Checkpoint Report in 2010, a customizable report that looks at compensation for CEOs at nonprofits among comparable organizations.[17] In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched “Operation Phoney Philanthropy” and encouraged donors to use GuideStar to check the legitimacy of charities.[18][19] The Interim Report of the Panel of the Nonprofit Sector, which was delivered to the Senate Finance Committee in 2005, cited GuideStar’s work to increase transparency in the social sector.[20] Over the years GuideStar continued to update and expand its website, as well as making changes to the search engine capabilities. Along with these expansions, GuideStar added an online donation function to their website, with Network for Good processing the donations.[21] In 2011, GuideStar acquired both Philanthropedia and Social Actions.[22] That year GuideStar, along with Independent Sector and BBB Wise Giving Alliance, also launched Charting Impact, a platform for nonprofits to discuss their contributions and results.[23]

GuideStar launched a new version of GuideStar Exchange in 2013, which added Seals of Transparency based on the amount of information nonprofits provided to the public via GuideStar.[24][25] The Nonprofit Finance Fund, in partnership with GuideStar, introduced the Financial SCAN tool in 2012, which uses data from GuideStar nonprofit profiles to look at the financial health of a nonprofit.[26] GuideStar joined forces with Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance for the Overhead Myth Campaign in 2013, focused on how the overhead ratio can be an inaccurate measure of a nonprofit’s performance.[27]

GuideStar faced backlash in 2017 after flagging certain organizations as “hate groups” as designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[28] A defamation lawsuit was filed by Liberty Counsel against GuideStar in June of that year.[29]

In February 2019, Foundation Center and GuideStar merged to become Candid.[30]

Merger[edit]

Foundation Center and GuideStar first explored the idea of a merger in 2012.[30] Prior to becoming Candid, both organizations were committed to increasing transparency and providing access to data.[2] On February 5, 2019, the two organizations officially joined forces to become Candid.

The merger brings together the two organizations, as well as their respective data, with the goal of providing insights and analysis. In an interview with Alliance magazine, Candid's executive vice president Jacob Harold said, “With billions of pieces of data and millions of users, Candid will have the scale to weave together the stories of changemakers around the world. Our combined data and networks will allow us to understand the current state of the field in new ways. But, more importantly, Candid will be positioned to help the field imagine better ways of working for a better future.”[31] Candid also works to deliver trainings to help those in the social sector develop necessarily skills, create new technology, help nonprofits improve fundraising skills, drive a common profile, and more.[3]

Part of the merger was supported financially by donors. This includes $27 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates, Charles Stewart Mott, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.[31]

Leadership[edit]

Bradford K. Smith serves as the President of Candid.[2] Smith has previously served as the president of Foundation Center since 2008. Prior to that, Smith was the president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland and led and developed the Ford Foundation’s Peace and Social Justice Program. Smith has spent his career working in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.[32]

Jacob Harold is the Executive Vice President of Candid. Harold was formerly President and CEO of GuideStar. Before working at GuideStar, Harold led grantmaking for the Philanthropy Program at the Hewlett Foundation. Harold has also worked as a consultant to nonprofits and foundations and as a campaigner for climate change.[33] In 2019, Harold was honored as one of The NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50.[34]

T. Sylvester John, Vice President of Walmart’s Customer Product, is the Chair of Candid’s Board of Trustees. In May 2020, Candid announced 4 new appointees to the Board of Trustees, Naila Farouky, CEO of the Arab Foundations Forum; Rosa Gallego, director of International Relations for Asociación Española de Fundaciones; Matt Gee, co-founder and CEO of BrightHive; and Rhett Marby, president of The Duke Endowment.[35] The four new members joined 18 previous board members, along with Candid president Bradford K. Smith.[36]

Products and Services[edit]

Candid provides data tools, research and insights, and trainings to help those working in the social sector. Candid also has a number of sub-brands, including GuideStar, GrantSpace, IssueLab, Foundation Directory Online, and Philanthropy News Digest.

GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles[edit]

GuideStar nonprofit profiles have been around since the mid-1990s. The service allows nonprofits to provide information about their mission, financials, and more to potential donors, volunteers, board members, and others interested in the organization.[37] All nonprofits that are registered with the IRS as tax exempt have a profile on GuideStar, with information aggregated from IRS sources, other government agencies, and self-reported data from nonprofits themselves. This data powers more than 200 philanthropic websites and applications, including, Facebook, AmazonSmile, Network for Good, and Just Give. It is also used by major donor-advised funds to provide information to potential donors and to verify the IRS standing of nonprofit organizations.[38]

GuideStar nonprofit profiles display Seals of Transparency, badges organizations receive based on how much information they share. The seals are designed to promote trust and transparency to the public.[37] There are four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. A Bronze seal indicates including basic information on the profile, Silver includes financial information, goals and strategy must be provided to earn a Gold seal, and metrics for progress and results are necessary for a Platinum seal.[39] In the past, donors would look to qualitative measures like overhead to evaluate nonprofits, but GuideStar nonprofit profiles provide more qualitative measures of impact.[37]

Foundation Directory Online and Foundation Maps[edit]

Foundation Directory Online (FDO) provides information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants. The database contains information on more than 17 million grants and 175,000 grantmakers, with unique search functions. The data is accessible for free to organizations and community stakeholders at regional learning centers and through more than 400 Funding Information Network (FIN) partners. The Funding Information Network consists of libraries, community foundations, colleges, and other nonprofit resource centers, across the U.S. and in 7 other countries, where there is free access to FDO and trainings are conducted.[9]

Along with FDO, Candid also publishes grant data via Foundation Maps. The service shares information on geographic area of impact, subject matter, grant description, and grant amounts based on data from IRS Forms 990 and data directly from funders. This data helps funders and nonprofits make informed decisions and identify potential gaps in funding.[40]

Trainings[edit]

Candid offers training programs to help those working in the social sector develop the required skills, practices, and competencies.[9] GrantSpace is a learning community that provides live trainings, self-paced courses, and custom group trainings. Courses focus on three main areas: fundraising, organizational sustainability, and leadership and management. GrantSpace was relaunched by Foundation Center in 2018.[41]

GrantCraft is a service by Candid that provides tools, trainings, and other resources for funders. It is organized based on strategies, issues, and formats. One resource that has gained significant attention in the news is their guide to participatory grantmaking, published in 2018.[42] GrantCraft was started by the Ford Foundation in 2001 and became part of Foundation Center in 2011, before being housed within Candid.[43]

GlassPockets[edit]

GlassPockets provides data, resources, examples, and step to take to increase transparency. Candid worked with 100 foundations to make their grants data, assets, and policies all public through the GlassPockets initiative. By providing this data to the public, funders are able to make more informed decisions and potentially increase their impact in the communities they are serving.[5][44]

IssueLab and Foundation Landscapes[edit]

IssueLab from Candid provides free research from the social sector on a variety of topics. It contains more than 27,000 publicly available resources from almost 7,000 different organizations.[9]

Additionally, Candid has created numerous sites on philanthropy in certain issue areas, known as “Foundation Landscapes.” Most recently the Investing in Native Communities webpage has gotten significant attention. The website draws on a report tracking funding for Native communities Candid published in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy.[45] The free site also includes research, Native American history, funding data, and other resources to help funders support Native communities.[46]

Data tools[edit]

Candid uses data tools to collect much of its data. One tool relies on machine learning to scrape news sites for information on new foundations or funds distributed by foundations. In 2017, Foundation Center coded 4 million individual foundation grants using this tool and a taxonomy, known as the Philanthropy Classification System, to categorize the data. These data tools help Candid respond in real time by collecting and disseminating information that may normally have a lag between the time information is filed with the IRS and when Candid receives the information.

Candid also builds and hosts websites for foundations in order to increase transparency in the sector.[5]

Philanthropy News Digest[edit]

Philanthropy News Digest (PND) is a daily news service hosted by Candid that compiles content related to philanthropy. Each day PND summarizes the content of articles, press releases, and other communications.[47] PND sends out a weekly newsletter of top philanthropy news.[48][47]The website also includes several columns and blogs, requests for proposals, and job opportunities.

Media Coverage[edit]

Candid has been featured in several articles about how to avoid scams in giving. Multiple articles suggest using GuideStar to validate and do research on nonprofits before donating.[49][50][51][52][53] In an interview with the Miami Herald, a Candid spokesperson advised donors to give with both their head and their heat, especially following disasters.[54] Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission advised potential donors to relief efforts for Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral to use a site like GuideStar to research charities before donating.[55] Candid also has a list of 5 steps for better giving listed on their website.[56]

Candid has tracked funding for COVID-19 and how philanthropy has responded to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus webpage lists funding opportunities, a summary of funds to date, news, and blog posts.[57] The data collected has been used in numerous articles, including The New York Times[58], Bloomberg[59], The Chronicle of Philanthropy[60], the Los Angeles Times[61], and more.

Candid was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about virtual internships, touting their SpotiFriday program where staff members create a Spotify playlist and listen together on Zoom.[62]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Candid. "Mission and vision". Candid. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Foundation Center, GuideStar Merge, Creating Mega Data Portal". The NonProfit Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Foundation Center and GuideStar announce merger". Philanthropy Daily. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Corporation, Carnegie (2018-01-12). "Shining a Light". Medium. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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  8. ↑ "Writing Grant Letters for Nonprofit Funding". business.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Candid – Ahead of the Curve". Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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  12. ↑ "Candid history on display in the Smithsonian Institution". Candid Blog. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "ONLINE INFORMATION ON CHARITIES "THERE'S HUGE CHARITABLE CAPACITY THAT'S UNTAPPED. WE JUST NEED TO INCREASE THE CONFIDENCE OF DONORS TO GIVE.".(BUSINESS) - The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | HighBeam Research". web.archive.org. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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  55. ↑ Brown, Shelby. "Beware of scammers when donating to Notre Dame relief efforts". CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  56. ↑ Candid. "Give to Charity". learn.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  57. ↑ Candid. "Funding for coronavirus (COVID-19)". Candid. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  58. ↑ Bowley, Graham; Libbey, Peter (2020-03-19). "How to Help Arts Workers Hurt by the Pandemic: Give, but Safely". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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