When you Kinda, Sorta, but Don’t Really Know Who You’re Funding (Demographic Data and Philanthropy)

How can you be sure that the quality of your data is being used to inform the right approaches?

Recently, our very own CEO, Audris Campbell participated in an ARNOVA conference where she presented a poster presentation, co-authored by herself and Kelly Brown from Viewpoint Consulting .

If you missed the conference, we are here to share the summary of the presentation.

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Increasingly, organizations in the social sector are paying attention to issues of inclusion and diversity and many are using data to inform their approaches.?

Several grantmaking foundations have launched very public efforts to collect and share demographic data on the nonprofits they fund to demonstrate their? commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.?

However, little is known about the quality of the data being used to inform their approaches.?

We analyzed publicly available data from three foundations which have collected and shared demographic data.

Our analysis revealed data visualization and reporting flaws that have the potential to lead to misleading and inaccurate conclusions about demographic makeup, but also significantly limit the ability to substantiate fieldwide assertions that support advocacy strategies.??

If you're looking for best practices to collect, share, and use demographic data to strengthen your outreach, impact, and insight, book you FREE 30-minute consultation here.