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Candid To Redirect In-Person Library Services
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Foundation Center and GuideStar merged earlier this year and rebranded as to become Candid. The organization’s Washington, D.C., office will continue to develop new training programs and convenings, but will be shifting the way it works, the organization announced.

Candid’s two Washington, D.C. offices will consolidate. The office currently at 1627 K Street will relocate and will no longer be open to the public as of October 1. Local nonprofits and community members, however, will be able to access Candid resources through the 100 FIN partners in the nation’s northeastern region. Candid has already begun redirecting Candid library customers to nearby FIN locations. 

Candid staff in the D.C. region also will be increasing their presence in local communities. Trainings at local FINs and other convenient places in the area have already been scheduled. Go to GrantSpace for a complete listing of programs and scheduled visits so far. All in-person services and access at Candid’s New York location will remain the same. 

“We will continue to focus on increasing engagement in the surrounding communities in collaboration with our FIN partners, connecting people to the resources they need to change the world,” said Kim Patton, director of Candid Northeast. “We’re not changing whom we serve, we’re changing how we serve them. Rather than providing direct in-person library services at our own offices, our team will deliver our services in a neighborhood near you.”

FIN partners will provide access to resources nonprofits and the public have come to rely on from Candid: our virtual help desk and reference servicesin-person trainings in the area; Foundation Directory Online (FDO), our signature database for finding funding; and Grantspace.org, our one-stop online portal for nonprofit professionals.

For more information on the move and the plan to invest in communities near you, you can contact Kim Patton at [email protected] or visit our website.