In today’s increasingly data-driven funding environment, more and more funders are providing data collection and visualization tools to grantees. This allows funders to better understand the impact of their efforts across all grantees, while also helping them develop their data management capacity.
However, in order for this approach to work, funders must create buy-in across the grantees who are gaining access to these tools and take proactive steps to help them develop the capacity to properly leverage their data collaboratively.
