Candid Community

What is Candid Community?

Candid Community is a set of resources that will help you locate funding opportunities and increase organizational and staff capacity.

As a member of Candid Community’s network of nonprofit-serving organizations, Cooper Foundation provides Waco nonprofits free access to:

  • Foundation Directory
  • GuideStar
  • Candid Learning

Where do I access Candid Community Resources?

  • ANYTIME & ANYWHERE: Candid Learning includes organizational and staff capacity resources and can be accessed anywhere in the world, at any time of day!
  • LOCATION SPECIFIC: Foundation Directory & GuideStar are databases that must be accessed when connected to the internet at the following locations:
    • All Waco-McLennan County Library branches: click here to see the branch locations and hours of operations.
      • Accessible through personal laptop or library computer.
    • Cooper Foundation (1801 Austin Avenue): By appointment, Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Just email info@cooperfdn.org to check availability.
      • Accessible only through a personal laptop.

Details About & Trainings for Candid Community Resources:

Click here to access Candid’s full library with videos on how to use the Candid Community resources, as well as a variety of nonprofit-related training videos.

Foundation Directory:

Foundation Directory is considered the most extensive, up-to-date database of charitable giving, with more than 140,000 funder profiles and more than 1 million recipient records. Over four million grant opportunities are added to the directory every year, providing nonprofits a wide variety of potential funding opportunities. Funder types in Foundation Directory include private foundations, community foundations, federal agencies, corporate giving programs, and more.

Tips for Using Foundation Directory (click title to access resource):

GuideStar:

GuideStar is the most advanced search and analysis tool for researching nonprofit organizations. It includes over 2.5 million current and historical nonprofit records and multiple years of financial and results data

Tips for Using GuideStar (click title to access resource):

Candid Learning:

Candid Learning is an extensive library of nonprofit resources materials, including:

  • Live and on-demand trainings on a range of nonprofit capacity building topics
  • Audiobook, e-book, and article library with thousands of resources on key nonprofit concepts and topics
  • Online librarian consultations for real-time, personalized assistance from in-house experts on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and fundraising
  • Click here to access Candid Learning

 

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