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How to list your website on Candid (GuideStar)
Free non-profit profile on Candid with mission, programmes, leadership and a website field.
- Link
- Link type unverified
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Moderate
- Reach
- Established
- Region
- United States
- Website
- candid.org
How to get listed on Candid (GuideStar)
- Create a free Candid account.
- Verify with an organisational email, an EIN Issuance Letter or an IRS affirmation letter.
- Enter your organisation's name or EIN to claim its profile.
- Complete the profile, adding the website under contact information.
- Fill in the required sections to earn and display a Seal of Transparency.
You needAuthority to manage a non-profit in Candid's database; fiscally sponsored projects also qualify.
Good to know
Profile pages sit behind a bot check, so the website link's appearance and rel are unverified. Seals expire without a yearly update, and higher seals ask for financials and metrics.
Candid (GuideStar) questions
Are Candid (GuideStar) links dofollow?
We have not confirmed it. Once your Candid (GuideStar) listing is live, check the link to your site: a rel="nofollow" attribute means it is nofollow.
Is Candid (GuideStar) free?
Yes. Listing on Candid (GuideStar) is free.
How much work does a listing on Candid (GuideStar) take?
A full profile with screenshots or a verification step: about an hour. How long approval takes is up to Candid (GuideStar): many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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