Casey DeSain
All posts by Casey
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Five Ways to Unlock the Hidden ROI of Your GMS
by Astrik Tenney, Principal, Business Development
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Meet Our Team: Breanna Wong
Inspired by the desire for impact on product and overall user success, Breanna Wong’s passion for design and helping others led her to GivingData—a perfect intersection of…
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3 Steps to Optimize Your Grants Management System
Do you feel like your grants management system (GMS) is no longer meeting your needs or are you having trouble remembering why you made the decisions you…
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Houston Endowment: Grantmaker Story [Video]
For Erin Forssman, the Director of Grants Management at Houston Endowment, the biggest benefit of GivingData has been the way the system has improved communication and collaboration…
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Planning a Grant Management Software Transition: A Grantmaker’s Guide
A transition to a new grants management software can feel overwhelming. But if your foundation goes into the transition with a clear plan, you’ll be pleased to…
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Co-location and Collaboration: A Concept for Lean Funders
In 2022, as the lease for the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation neared its expiration, Executive Director Pat Lummus reached out to her colleague Gabby Sheely, who served…
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James Graham Brown Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]
As the Senior Program Officer of the James Graham Brown Foundation, Bleik Pickett uses GivingData’s Scenario Planning tool to think about the foundation’s grantmaking beyond the data…
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Hilton Foundation Analyzes Workflows for Grant Equity [Video]
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How Siegel Family Endowment Leverages Demographic Data
For many grantmakers, 2023 was a year to build more diverse and equitable portfolios. It’s a heavy lift even for foundations that already have a robust grants…
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GivingData Announces CEO Transition
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software to private foundations, today announced the appointment of Liz Fischer as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The…
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3 Grantmaking Trends to Watch in 2024
The author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston once wrote: “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” For grantmakers processing the impact of a three-year…
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Collaborative Grantmaking: 3 Foundations’ Journey to Greater Efficiency
In August 2023, three independent family foundations moved into a shared office space to increase collaboration, share knowledge, and reduce costs. Since then, this collaboration has evolved…
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