As you may have already heard, Foundation Center joined forces with GuideStar to become Candid, a single organization! Please read our press release for more context on the combining of our two organizations.

We’re changing the way we serve you

Bringing Candid’s vision to life requires a transformative approach to how we deliver programs and services to nonprofits – on the ground and online. Some of Candid’s core assets include the resources that you have come to rely on from Foundation Center: our virtual and in-person trainings; Foundation Directory Online (FDO), our signature database for finding funding; Grantspace.org, our one-stop online portal for nonprofit professionals; and our Funding Information Network (FIN), which is 400+ mission-aligned partners in the U.S. and across the globe providing on-the-ground support to strengthen their communities.

We’re excited to share that Candid will deepen our investment in these existing services that help you advance your work. We’ll double down on our efforts to share the most up-to-date information on what it takes to build impact-ready sustainable organizations. And, we’ll be able to deliver to you the most up-to-date data and intelligence you need, as the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. We’ll show you how to amplify your voice and demonstrate your commitment to results through GuideStar Profiles, a free service to all nonprofits.

Through deeper and closer collaboration with our network of FIN partners, we’ll ensure that quality in-person reference services are available, far and wide. We’ll shift our efforts in maintaining our own direct-service locations to focusing on our FINs – which are already in your communities across the 50 states and six countries. We’re thrilled to start 2019 with this as our commitment to you!

What does this mean for Candid’s library in Atlanta? 

We’ll begin redirecting library customers to our nearby FIN locations starting this year. Our team is in the final stages of selecting our new home in Atlanta and we’re eager to share more details in the coming months. We will not be open to the public for access to our databases at the new location. But, we’ll host some of our trainings on-site and focus on bringing our trainings to you, in community.

Rather than asking you to come to us for in-person training or support, our team will be coming to a neighborhood near you: we’ve already scheduled pop-up visits and trainings at local FINs or other convenient places in Atlanta metro and look forward to seeing you there. Go to GrantSpace for a complete listing of programs and visits we’ve scheduled so far.

How will Candid’s programs change?

Short-term: They won’t. Our team will continue delivering services and trainings to meet the needs of our community. We are committed to delivering all of the great in-person programs that we’re known for – from cohort circles to proposal writing boot camps, to larger, annual convenings. The only difference is that we will host these programs out in the community instead of in our own office. If you’re interested in hosting any of our programs in the near future, get in touch.

Long-term: Candid’s programs will only get better. Combining Foundation Center’s rich data and research skills with the robust services provided by GuideStar leads to an expanded – and more diverse – portfolio of offerings to you. 2019 will be a year of strategizing and planning for a future where we can better serve the community we care the most about: you.

Who do I contact if I have more questions?

We’re happy to connect with you. Reach out and let’s chat. Contact Maria Azuri, Director of Foundation Center South, a Service of Candid atmaria.azuri@candid.org. Check out our website at candid.org for more info on our new chapter as Candid.