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Opportunities to Connect

Our annual conference, GDConnect, and online community, GDCentral, provide ways for every member of the GivingData community to connect and engage with each other for knowledge-sharing and growth.

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Past & Upcoming Events

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  • SEP 17-19, 2025
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  • Portland, OR

GDConnect 2025

GDConnect 2025 is an immersive convening at Hilton Portland Downtown. Attendees join in interactive sessions, explore new features, build new skills, and connect with fellow grantmakers in our growing community. The call for sessions is open until March 14 and registration will open in the summer.

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Lunch Learn and Connect - Cincinnati 52925
  • May 29, 2025
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  • Cincinnati

How Can Grantmakers Meet the Moment to Support their Grantees?

Join GivingData and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati for a Lunch, Learn, and Connect on May 29 @ 11:30 AM at MadTree Brewing. We'll engage in a peer-driven conversation exploring how funders are adapting to the moment by rethinking how they can best support nonprofits.

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  • May 7, 2025
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  • Houston, TX

Meeting the Moment: A Model for Collaborative, Flexible Grantmaking

Join us for a Lunch, Learn, and Connect on May 7 @ 11:30 AM at United Way of Greater Houston. A discussion led by Houston Endowment will highlight how funders are rethinking grantmaking models to be more responsive, flexible, and addressing the needs of the communities they serve.

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From the Community

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How Grantmakers are Putting Trust-Based Philanthropy into Action

Trust-based philanthropy centers around advancing equity and ending power imbalances in grantmaking. See how General Service Foundation and Libra Foundation are putting trust-based processes into action.

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Navigating Grants Management Roles in a Foundation’s Strategic Journey

On August 16 2023, Roberto Cremonini sat down with Abigail Osei, Assistant Vice President at The Starr Foundation, to discuss the many roles grants managers can play within a foundation's strategy lifecycle.

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A Model for Grantee Portal Success

This model from our consulting partner, Philanthropy.io, helps grantmakers plan, build, and launch a successful grantee portal, and support the grantseekers that use their portal regularly.

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In 2024, foundations in the GivingData community awarded over 21,000 grants, totaling $5.7 billion.

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