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BEYOND THE TRANSACTION SERIES How to Share and Benefit from y our Grants Data November 21, 2013. Philanthropy is increasingly data- and knowledge-driven as donors strive for more impact on a larger scale, and finding the right information quickly will be paramount. e Reporting Program.
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BEYOND THE TRANSACTION SERIESHow to Share and Benefit from your Grants DataNovember 21, 2013
Philanthropy is increasingly data- and knowledge-driven as donors strive for more impact on a larger scale, and finding the right information quickly will be paramount.
eReporting Program How the Foundation Center collects accurate,timely and detailed grants information directly from foundations. • Two formats : • eGrant: Foundations email FC an excel spreadsheet with 28 fields of information. • hGrant: A feed that publishes grants information directly to a website where FC gathers it daily. This is the technology behind the Reporting Commitment.
Data Fields eGrant: Data Fields We encourage you to use as many of the 28 fields as possible, but at the very least, please include Grantee organization name, Grantee city, Grantee state (or country if outside U.S.), Grant description, and Authorized grant amount. In addition to basic fields, for research and mapping purposes, we encourage grantmakers to include: • Basic Fields • Grantee Org Name • Grantee Address • Grant Description • Grant Amount • Fiscal Year • Important for Data Viz and Research • Program Areas/Fields of Activity • Populations Served • Geo Area Served
Better Data for: Timely and Detailed Grants Information for…. • Fostering successful collaborations and strategic partnerships • Communicating with stakeholders • Reporting to governments entities and policy makers • Informing strategic planning • Market Intelligence • Improving evaluation practice • Informing funding research and strategies
Data That Creates Knowledge 2014 Over 40 custom web portals and GIS mapping tools 2013 1/3 of the foundations in WASHfunders.org eReport data 7
Data that Supports Research 51% eReporters 8
Data That Serves Nonprofits VS. 2013 10
Data That Serves You Grants Data and FLUXX Integration 11
“Real-time data turns the lights on.” • Melinda Gates, TED Talk 2011
Benefits 13
FINAL POINTS • Keep good records of your activities by using your grants management system to its fullest capacity. • Use standard formats for collecting specific data about the work of the foundation: Subject, Type of Support, Geographic Area Served, Intended Beneficiaries, etc. • Join the growing movement of eGrant Reporters who are sharing information with the sector via the Foundation Center by emailing your file to egrants@foundationcenter.org at least yearly. 14
Join Us Today For more information about eGrantreporting, visit foundationcenter.org/grantmakers/e-grants Contact C. Davis Parchment at cdp@foundationcenter.org (503) 260-6176