Black Grant Writers

Dive into the challenges and opportunities of nonprofit demographic data reporting and collection in an insightful discussion, featuring: Kelly Brown of Viewpoint Consulting: https://www.youtube.com/@Viewpoint-ConsultingNiki Richardson of TOArts: https://www.youtube.com/@ThousandOaksArtsCesar Del Valle of Candid: https://www.youtube.com/@CandidDotOrg This session is part of the Demographics via Candid initiative, which allows nonprofits to share their demographic data once on their Candid profile, making it freely accessible and reusable to streamline the granting process.Recording date: May 29, 2024Use the following bookmarks to jump to sections of the event:Introduction00:00:05 Introduction to the webinar and speakersDemographics via Candid00:00:59 Evolution of demographics via Candid initiative00:01:38 Funders’ desire for visibility into the diversity makeup of their grantee community00:01:59 Candid’s approach to providing demographic data on grantees00:02:27 The launch of the demographics via Candid initiative and its goals00:03:58 Investments into field building and thought leadership00:04:57 Feedback from grant-making partners on data availability00:05:23 Ensuring meaningful use of demographic data00:05:59 Growth of contributed data and support from formal partnersDiscussion with Kelly Brown00:07:12 Kelly Brown’s background and work in strengthening the social sector00:07:56 Focus on strengthening philanthropy with better data and systems00:08:22 The Importance of demographic data in understanding impactCollecting and sharing demographic data00:09:59 Principal objectives of the research project00:24:25 Barriers to collecting and sharing demographic data00:24:49 Time constraints as the top barrier for organizations00:29:51 Importance of accurately engaging identity and demographic data00:46:42 Support needed from funders for grantees regarding demographic dataRecommendations for funders00:46:57 Recommendations for funders to provide guidance and resources00:50:54 Importance of demographic data for funders and grant-making organizations00:53:56 Qualitative feedback from the research on demographic data collectionClosing00:55:44 The need for contextualization and nuanced understanding of demographic data00:57:35 Closing remarks