For Immediate Release: Somos El Poder Announces Two Exciting NEW Partnerships: Candid & Bloomerang

At Somos El Poder, we’re always looking to provide more tools, support, and access to help Latinx-focused nonprofits thrive. That’s why we’re excited to announce two new partnerships designed to strengthen your fundraising, grant-seeking, and donor engagement strategies.

Partner Spotlight:
Candid
https://candid.org
 
Candid is a trusted leader in nonprofit data, training, and resources—known for platforms like GuideStar and Foundation Directory. Their mission aligns perfectly with ours: to equip nonprofits with knowledge and skills to increase impact, sustainability, and funding opportunities. Candid's Offering:
 

• Free, live virtual workshops on topics like fundraising planning, proposal writing, measuring impact, and prospect research.
• Access to the Foundation Directory, a powerful prospecting tool for grant seekers, with updated Guidestar profiles to Gold Seal.
• ​Self-paced trainings & insightful articles via Candid Learning, covering topics like: 
  • Introduction to Fundraising Planning
  • Measuring Your Impact
  • Finding Grants
  • Proposal Writing
  • Corporate Giving
  • Project Budgets & Letters of Intent
• Free Guidestar profile updates to boost nonprofit visibility for funders.
• Candid collects feedback—not fees—from attendees. You can create a free account to access these valuable tools here.

We’re also thrilled to collaborate with Candid in future Somos El Poder webinars and conferences, and we encourage all members to explore their knowledge base, including articles like:

• Redefining Resilience in a Changing World
• How to Communicate Nonprofit Impact
• Best Practices for Budgeting

Partner Spotlight:
Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co
 
Bloomerang is a leading provider of donor management and fundraising software, and we’re proud to welcome them as our first corporate partner from the fundraising services sector. They’re not only supporting our Fundraising Con Ganas Conferences, but also offering an exclusive 10% discount to Somos El Poder Organization Memberships Only!
 
What You Get:

• 10% off Bloomerang’s monthly/annual software packages for Organization Memberships only.
• Discount on Qgiv donation tools and processing fees (some exclusions apply)
• Sponsorship support to SEP for Fundraising Con Ganas Conferences
• Training/Webinars from the team at Bloomerang on CRM/fundraising topics for all Somos El Poder members.
• Personalized support from Emily Kelly at Bloomerang. Meet Emily in person at Fundraising Con Ganas and upcoming SEP events!

Interested in Getting Started? Contact Ana Patiño, [email protected] to get more details on this opportunity.

These are powerful tools designed to help you raise more funds, build stronger systems, and increase your impact. We’re proud to bring these partnerships to our community and look forward to the growth they will help you achieve.
 
Thank you for being part of the Somos El Poder community.
​
​Armando Zumaya
Founder & Executive Director
www.somoselpoder.org