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Foundation Directory Online by Candid

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What is Foundation Directory Online by Candid?

The Foundation Directory Online (FDO) is an online database of donations, donors, and grantmakers, from Candid.org

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FDO - Industry Standard grantseeking software. Expensive but worth it.

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David S. Levine, CFREView profile
Development Manager at Christodora: Nature, Learning, Leadership (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Grant research (best online database of grantmakers and grants).
  • Grant management for nonprofits (you can track your progress and documents).

Cons

  • Need more staff (they do a ton of input from 990s and such, need more people to help them).
  • No integration with major CRMs (for Christodora, an integration with Salesforce would eliminate several steps in our prospecting).

Return on Investment

  • More prospects (and eventually more grants).
  • Cleaner and leaner institutional fundraising opportunity tracking.

Alternatives Considered

CyberGrants and Grantseeker

Other Software Used

Apple iCloud, Adobe Acrobat DC

Easy to use

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Abby LandmeierView profile
Manager of Community Funding and Volunteers at United Way of Mesa County (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Search is easy and allows for looking at key areas.

Cons

  • As this platform grows, more data will be available and I'm looking forward to even further narrowed search results.

Return on Investment

  • We don't apply for many grants, however; we use look for resources to direct nonprofit when looking for additional funding outside of our funding process.

Best Foundation Research Tool I've Found Yet

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Verified User
Program Manager in Sales (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Summarizing foundation information (contact info, funding priorities, geographic priorities, etc.) in a user-friendly format
  • Recommending similar foundations based on certain criteria, this is helpful when looking for new funding opportunities
  • Being able to search through organization's 990s using crtl + F

Cons

  • While FDO has an advanced search feature, I've found that sometimes it tries to be too smart for its own good. For example, if I'm looking for the Virginia Smith Foundation it will pull all foundations located in the state of Virginia with some sort of affiliated Smith and not the Virginia Smith Foundation that I'm actually looking for.
  • I'm uncertain as to how often the information is updated on FDO.

Return on Investment

  • Able to easily find new funding sources to apply for
  • Able to easily see the level of gifts foundations have given to similar nonprofit organizations
  • Provides basic contact information and requirements in an easy format

Alternatives Considered

GuideStar Pro

Other Software Used

iWave, GuideStar Pro