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Samantha Mercado
Verified
Content Editor, Candid
New York
Beats
Mental Health , Lifestyle , Politics , Media , Culture
Funding rounds, executive appointments, earnings, M&A.
Content
By Samantha Mercado Verified| Philanthropy News Digest@ Have you ever read a nonprofit’s founding story and finished feeling like you’d read a fairy tale? At their core, they go something like: “Passionate people with good ideas collaborated to solve a problem their community desperately needs help with, and their collaboration turned into our organization, and we’ve been serving the people for years.
Favianna Rodriguez, Co-founder and President, The Center for Cultural Power: To make the impossible feel tangible
By Samantha Mercado Verified| Philanthropy News Digest@ Favianna Rodriguez is co-founder and president of The Center for Cultural Power, an organization that works to shift culture at the intersection of art and social justice by investing in artists and storytellers as agents of positive social change.
By Samantha Mercado Verified| Philanthropy News Digest@ Have you ever read a nonprofit’s founding story and finished feeling like you’d read a fairy tale? At their core, they go something like: “Passionate people with good ideas collaborated to solve a problem their community desperately needs help with, and their collaboration turned into our organization, and we’ve been serving the people for years.
Company Info
Candid
Candid is a nonprofit organization that provides data and insights about the social sector. Formed in February 2019 from the merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar, Candid combines decades of expertise to connect individuals with the resources they need to make a difference. The organization focuses on understanding funding sources for nonprofits and their impact. Candid offers a variety of services, including nonprofit research and verification, funding opportunity tools, training programs, and valuable data insights. Its key products include the Foundation Directory, which helps nonprofits find funders, and GuideStar, which assists in verifying and researching nonprofits. Candid also provides APIs and custom data services for organizations seeking detailed information about the social sector. With over 3 million registered users, Candid serves a diverse audience, including nonprofits, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.
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Founded: 2019