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:
- Candid Search (formerly Foundation Directory & GuideStar)
- Candid Learning
Links to the Cooper Foundation’s Candid Newsletter series are linked below. Become oriented with all of the resources Candid has to strengthen and support your organization!
Candid Search
Candid Search combines two extensive systems: Foundation Directory and Guidestar. Candid Search allows you to explore the most extensive, up-to-date database of charitable giving AND the most advanced search and analysis tool for researching nonprofit organizations – including over 2.5 million current and historical nonprofit records and multiple years of financial and results data.
Cooper Foundation pays for community access to Candid Search, which MUST BE accessed at the Cooper House or any Waco-McLennan County Public Library branch using the link below.
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
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: Candid Search must be accessed when connected to the internet at the following locations:
Waco-McLennan County Library
View Waco-McLennan County Library branch hours & locations
Use personal laptop or library computer
Must be connected to Library wifi
The Cooper House (1801 Austin Avenue)
By appointment, Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Must use personal laptop
Email info@cooperfdn.org to check availability
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