philanthropy bring it on! how can philanthropy become more data driven?
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Philanthropy
Bring it on!
HOW CAN PHILANTHROPY BECOME
MORE DATA DRIVEN?
1. EMBRACE THE NEED
Something has got to give…
“It's important that we educate our federal lawmakers on the difference philanthropy and the charitable sector is making in their respective districts."Katherine Sikora, Trustee of the Laura Goad
Turner Charitable Foundation
86,192 foundations
76% with four staff or less7% foundations have
websites70% foundations of assets >$100 million have websites
$793 Billion in Assets$55 Billion in Giving
<1000 share grants data with Foundation Center
We have a ways to go…
Markets for Good: Upgrading the Information Infrastructure for Social Change | www.marketsforgood.com
2. TAKE CONTROL OF OUR DATA ISLAND
Collect
Share
Share
#Map4Good
GET ON THE MAPPartnership
Associated Grant Makers
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
Donors Forum (Illinois)
Donors Forum of Wisconsin
Florida Philanthropic Network
Grantmakers Forum of New York
Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
Indiana Philanthropy Alliance
Iowa Council on Foundations
Maine Philanthropy Center
Northern California Grantmakers
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Ohio, Philanthropy Southwest
San Diego Grantmakers
Southern California Grantmakers
Southeastern Council of Foundations
Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
QUESTIONS?Anytime Access to Answers
Who else is funding a particular issue in our region?
What organizations are tackling that issue?
Who is working with specific populations in our community?
Who may be natural collaborators?
Where are there gaps in funding?
How much money is collectively going to address specific issues or areas in our region?
What are strategies at play?
2. USE THE INFORMATION
1.Transactional Information
2.Contextual Data3.Impact Data
• Self Awareness
• Humility and time to learn
• Engage stakeholders
• Invest in curation
• Grants Managers as Information Managers
• Support convenient self-service
So where exactly are we going?
And, what have we learned?
QUESTIONS?