Data Quality in Grantmaking: A Foundation for Secure, Strategic, and Scalable Grants Management

Data is one of the most important philanthropic resources for foundations. It fuels insights, informs learning, and shapes strategic grantmaking ...

GDConnect 2025: A Celebration of Community, Innovation, and Values-Driven Grantmaking

Last month, nearly 200 grantmakers from across the globe gathered in Portland, OR for GDConnect 2025, our annual user conference and the first since ...

How Funders are Embracing Flexible and Responsive Grantmaking Models

Foundations across the philanthropic sector are increasingly embracing models of flexible and responsive grantmaking to better support grantees and ...

Navigating Risk in Grantmaking: Tools and Strategies for Uncertain Times

In today’s philanthropic landscape, uncertainty is a constant. Whether it’s economic volatility, shifting community needs, or unforeseen challenges ...

A Guide to Evaluating Grants Management Systems

This guide outlines seven key phases for conducting a thoughtful and effective Grants Management System (GMS) evaluation – from defining goals and ...

Purpose-Driven Reporting: Unlocking the Power of Grant Data

As foundations increasingly rely on data to guide decisions, it's becoming clear that standard reporting tools often fall short. Funders are turning ...

From Gatekeeping to Gateway: How Funders, Nonprofits, and Boards Are Leading Together

At our recent Lunch, Learn, and Connect at the Doris Duke Center in New York City, funders, nonprofit leaders, and board members gathered to explore ...

Grantmaking During Uncertainty: Working alongside grantees to navigate risk

Foundations are increasingly recognizing the importance of risk management to strengthen grant outcomes — but how can grantmaking systems adapt to ...

Reflections on the 2025 Grantmakers In Health Conference

Earlier this month, GivingData attended the 2025 Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference in New Orleans. The conference offered a substantive ...

Reimagining the Grantee Experience: Data, Trust, and Long-Term Impact [Video]

In this video, GivingData CEO Liz Fischer and foundation leaders explore how foundations are shifting from transactional grantmaking to ...

How GivingData Powers Data-Driven Grantmaking [Video]

In this video, GivingData CEO Liz Fischer shares how GivingData was purpose-built to help grantmakers harness their data to drive strategic decisions ...

Beyond Equity Aspirations: How the Mat-Su Health Foundation Aligned Process with Purpose

How the Mat-Su Health Foundation met the moment, managed thoughtful and deliberate change, and fostered a culture of learning.

The Christensen Fund: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Stanislava Stancheva, Director of Partnership Strategy at The Christensen Fund, shares how GivingData has helped their team shift from tracking ...

Small Wins, Big Impact: Practical Strategies for Grants System Adoption

Fully leveraging your grants management system (GMS) goes beyond implementation—true success comes from staff adoption and seamless integration into ...

Siegel Family Endowment: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Kyla Kasharian, Senior Knowledge and Impact Associate at Siegel Family Endowment, shares how GivingData’s flexible platform has transformed their ...

Tull Charitable Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Holly Bills, Grants Manager at Tull Charitable Foundation, describes how GivingData has helped save time at her foundation. A key factor is that ...

Purpose-Driven Insights: Transforming Grantmaking Data into Actionable Reports

Unlock the full potential of your grantmaking data by transforming it into purposeful visualizations and custom reports. Whether you’re exploring ...

Perigee Fund: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Meron Kasahun, Grants Manager at the Perigee Fund, describes GivingData as being an "extension of their team." The approachability, patience, and ...

The Role of GMS in Change Management: Lessons from Three Grants Managers

How does your foundation approach change? And what can grants managers do to facilitate change across their foundation? In this webinar, hear from ...

Strada Education Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Alicia Baird and Strada Education Foundation have a new sense of transparency that they didn't have before their move to GivingData.

Growald Climate Fund: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Through GivingData, the Growald Climate Fund has simplified and structured its grantmaking processes by using workflows and leveraging a configurable ...

Future-Proof Your Grantmaking: How to Evolve Without Starting from Scratch

Effective grantmaking often starts with great processes. Grantmakers leverage technology and work diligently to establish internal and grantee-facing ...

How to Request, Understand, and Apply Grantee Feedback

This webinar was provided in partnership with PEAK Grantmaking.

Foundation-Wide GMS Adoption: Moving from Shadow Systems to a Single Source of Truth

Foundations often struggle with organization-wide grants management system adoption and many still rely on a frustrating mix of shadow spreadsheets ...

Meet Our Support Team: The Heart of GivingData’s Industry-Leading Service

At GivingData, we believe that the heart of exceptional service lies in the dedication and expertise of our Support Team. This team doesn't just ...

Equitable Grantmaking in Practice: Lessons from Five Equity-Committed Funders

We interviewed five equity-committed grantmaking organizations to understand the principles that guide their equitable grantmaking: Libra Foundation, ...

Beyond Funding: How Grantmakers Are Advancing Nonprofit Collaboration

While grantmakers often encourage collaboration among their nonprofit partners and grantees, they often struggle to provide the formal support that ...

3 Steps to Optimization: Get the Most Out of Your Grants Management System

Are you getting the most out of your grants management system? Are you leveraging all the tools available to your foundation in the most streamlined ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Pet Day: Meet the GivingData Team's Purr-fect Companions

April 11 is National Pet Day! For the holiday, we wanted to highlight some of the furry companions at GivingData who support our team every day. We ...

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 ...

GivingData Unveils Gmail Integration for Grantee Relationship Management

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 2, 2024 (Newswire.com) - GivingData today announced the availability of its Google Gmail™ add-on to support seamless email ...

GivingData Announces Open API Framework and Payment Processing

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 19, 2024 (Newswire.com) - GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software to family and private foundations, ...

Woods Fund Chicago: Grantmaker Story [Video]

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 ...

GivingData Announces CEO Transition

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software to private foundations, today announced ...

Wagner Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]

As the Grants and Impact Manager at Wagner Foundation, David Demosthenes and his team have benefited from GivingData by moving away from spreadsheets ...

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. ...

GDCentral: Introducing GivingData's New Community and Resource Hub

This webinar introduces GivingData's latest online community and resource hub, GDCentral. We provide an in-depth look at GDCentral, explain how the ...

Summit Charitable Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Jen Ruffner is the Director of Grant Management at the Summit Charitable Foundation. Since the implementation of GivingData, Jen and the Foundation ...

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 Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation: Grantmaker Story [Video]

Katherine McGonagle is the Grants Associate at The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. As a recently-implemented user of GivingData, Katherine ...

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 ...

GivingData Launches Philanthropy Tech Partner Program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software to family and independent foundations, ...

Equitable Grantmaking: Candid & Siegel Family Endowment

GivingData’s Chief Innovation Officer, Roberto Cremonini, hosted this webinar with Candid’s Director of Partnerships, Brian Schultz, and Siegel ...

Meet Our Team: Jeremiah Tan

Jeremiah Tan [pictured above], joined GivingData to combine his two passions: technology and helping others. Through his role as a Client Success ...

GivingData Collaborates with Candid to Advance Equitable Funding Practices

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software to family and independent foundations, ...

GivingData Promotes Roberto Cremonini to Chief Innovation Officer

CAMBRIDGE, MA, September 27, 2023 - GivingData, a leading provider of grants management software for family and independent foundations, has named ...

Improve Foundation Grants with Management Software

Managing and distributing large amounts of grants is a complex task that requires extensive organization, communication, and oversight. This means ...

Navigating Grants Management Roles in a Foundation’s Strategic Journey

This webinar is provided in partnership with PEAK Grantmaking.

Grant Management System Software: A Platform for Success

When you’re working with multiple grants simultaneously, your time and effort can spread pretty thin. It might seem like your head is always in more ...

What to Watch Out for in Grant Management Software Reviews

Finding the right grant management software for your foundation can often be a time consuming task. When you choose to go with a grant management ...

Grant Management Software System: Platforms for Creating Relationships

At the end of the day, grant management is all about collaboration and relationships. From the individuals and organizations who provide the funds, ...

Streamline Grant Processes With Grant Management System Software

Grant management often requires in-depth and complex processes. The grant lifecycle begins with an idea or objective and walks through the steps from ...

Using a Grant Management System to Grow as a Grants Manager

Grants management is often a complex task that requires grant managers to track and manage many moving parts while maintaining communication with ...

Strengthening Impact & Relationships: How to Get More Out of Your GMS

Your grants management system should strengthen the work you do at every stage of your grantmaking. This goes beyond just saving the time of your ...

5 Benefits of Using an Online Grant Management System

Proper grant management is essential to the grantmaking process. Managing grants efficiently not only ensures that grants are being used properly but ...

What to Look for When Doing a Grant Management Software Comparison

In order for a foundation’s grant management strategy to be effective and successful, there needs to be a reliable and versatile grant management ...

What is Grant Workflow Management Software?

Grant workflow management software is a tool designed to help organizations manage the entire grant lifecycle. It provides a single platform to ...

Overdeck Family Foundation Transferred Data to Unified System

Selecting the Best Grant Management Software For Your Foundation

Grants management software is a powerful tool for grantmakers. It can streamline grantmaking processes, strengthen communication between grantees and ...

Why GivingData Is the Best Grant Management Software

Are you looking for the best grant management software to help strengthen your grantmaking? Look no further than GivingData. GivingData is an ...

Astrik Tenney Joins GivingData as Principal, Business Development

BOSTON, MARCH 3, 2021 -- GivingData announced today that Astrik Tenney has joined the company as Principal, Business Development. Tenney previously ...

GivingData Rolls Out New Subscription Tiers for Grantmaking Foundations

Product line-up offers scalable, purpose-built solutions for small, mid-sized, and large funders CAMBRIDGE, MA, February 23 2021 - GivingData today ...

eGrant Reporting

A demonstration of how to prepare a file for eGrant Reporting to the Foundation Center.

Meet Our Team: Mitra Ahi

Mitra Ahi joined GivingData just over a year ago as a software quality assurance specialist. Having spent her early career in software testing and ...

GivingData Announces E-Signature Integrations with Adobe Sign and DocuSign

Boston, MA, July 20, 2020 - GivingData is pleased to announce two new integrations to support automated and paperless agreements between foundations ...

GivingData at PEAK 2020

We look forward to seeing you at the annual PEAK Conference in Seattle (March 9-11). Please stop by and visit us in the Exhibit Hall to learn more ...