philanthropy bring it on! how can philanthropy become more data driven?

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

TAXONOMYPhilanthropy Classification System

Organize

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?