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 across teams. Previously, the grants management team was very siloed and now everyone at the foundation can work within a centralized system. Read More
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 discover how seamless the process can be. This guide can help. It highlights best practices for foundations planning a transition to a new grants management system. Read More
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 as the Executive Director of the Tull Charitable Foundation, and inquired about open spaces in the foundation’s current office. This conversation sparked the beginning of a journey of Read More
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 and what’s immediately in front of them. Read More
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 management system in place. But for Siegel Family Endowment, it was an undertaking that coincided with the implementation of its first-ever GMS and the integration of Demographics via Read More
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 appointment concludes a thorough search for a successor to Alf Gracombe, who will remain a member of the Board of Directors and continue to support GivingData in an Read More
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 global pandemic while rebounding from it at the same time, 2023 was a bit of both. Read More
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 to include unexpected opportunities for efficiency, such as moving to a common application and grants management system. Read More
As the Director of Grants Management at Woods Fund Chicago, Deborah Clark and her team have benefited from the ease of use of GivingData, for both the foundation and grantees. Read More