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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 - KC 4.23.25
  • APR 23, 2025
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  • Kansas City
Seamless Systems, Greater Impact: Change Management for Foundations

Join us on April 23 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at REACH Healthcare Foundation in Kansas City for a Lunch, Learn, and Connect event. In partnership with Value Stream Consulting, this interactive session will explore how foundations can streamline their technology, eliminate silos, and determine the best approach to connect key platforms, like CRMs and accounting systems, to your single source of truth – your GMS.

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Lunch Learn and Connect - DC 4.9.25-1
  • Apr 9, 2025
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  • Washington, DC
Maximizing Collaboration: The Role of GMS in Foundation Synergy

Join us on April 9th from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM in Washington, DC for a Lunch, Learn, and Connect event hosted by GivingData and Public Welfare Foundation, in partnership with Philanthropy.io. Our panel of grants, programs, and operations roles at DMV foundations will share how they’ve successfully eliminated siloes and integrated their GMS across the organization.

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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 2023, foundations in the GivingData community awarded over 18,000 grants, totaling $4.5 billion.

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