1. Open data for more effective grantmaking

2. What we do
We support grantmakers to publish their grants data openly, to understand their data and to use the data as part of a more innovative and informed approach to grantmaking.

3. UK grantmaking in numbers
£15.3bn = government spending in the voluntary sector
£6.5bn = foundation grantmaking
166,000 = UK voluntary organisations
28,000 = voluntary organisations that make grants

4. Following the funding

5. Simple standardisation - thousands of uses

6. Imagine if it was as easy as this
coastal communities?

7. Publishing data to 360 standard

8. Using the data

9. Supporting grantseekers

10. Building tools

11. Analysing the data
Credit: OCSI Local Insight tool
Credit: Austin Rodriguez, Birmingham City Council

12. Birmingham and 360 data
6,147 grants to organisations in the West Midlands in
From 22 funders to 4,621 recipients
£323 million
Largest award to Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council (£10.3 million)

13. Birmingham by district

14. What do we mean by collaboration?
Data as a starting point…not a silver bullet
Where money went, not whether it worked
What else do you need to better collaborate?

15. Challenges
The technology is available but tech capacity in the sector is low
No set rules on sharing data – are you collecting the information you need?
Do we all want the same behaviour change?