BEYOND THE TRANSACTION SERIES How to Share and Benefit from y our Grants Data October 17, 2013

1. BEYOND THE TRANSACTION SERIESHow to Share and Benefit from your Grants DataOctober 17, 2013

2. Better Data for: Imagine if you had … • a comprehensive picture of who is most in need • easy access to information about other funders that work with nonprofits you are considering • tools to make it easy to connect and collaborate with other funders that serve a similar cause • a broader understanding for what has already been tried and what worked

3. What if this reality depended on you?

4. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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 • Authorized Amount • Fiscal Year • Important for Data Viz and Research • Program Areas/Fields of Activity • Populations Served • Geo Area Served

8. 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

9. 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 9

10. Data that Supports Research 51% eReporters 10

11. Data That Answers Hard Questions 11

12. Data That Answers Hard Questions 12

13. Data That Answers Hard Questions 13

14. Data That Serves Nonprofits 2013 14

15. Data That Serves Nonprofits VS. 15

16. “Real-time data turns the lights on.” • Melinda Gates, TED Talk 2011

17. Benefits 17

18. Manifesto • 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. 18

19. 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