Where'd Our Money Go? Pooling Funder Data for Better Decision-Making

This interactive session shares the experience of eleven local philanthropies in Maryland, who decided in 2019 to share their grantmaking data to identify funding overlaps, gaps, and opportunities, especially based in a shared community needs assessment and shared data categories. Learn why the funders decided to work together on this project, the "mud puddles" they encountered along the way, their journey to agreeing on a common coding system, and the surprising findings from the analysis of 2020 and 2021 grant data that are shaping the future of local grantmaking. 

Session Designer: Elizabeth Y. Day, President & CEO, The Community Foundation of Frederick County