I’ve been to many an open data event and written about it, used it and encouraged it’s use for years.
Never have I seen a standing ovation for a data project – until Friday.
Grantnav is a tool built on the open data that grant funders are releasing using 360giving standards. It’s a wonderful thing. It’s uncomplicated but powerful.
Intrigued? I bet you are. Before you read on – go there (no login needed) and have a play. When you’re done you might also be tempted to stand and applaud the people behind this.
It’s not just the determination and clarity of thinking of the team at 360giving (and the tech team at Open Data Services) that deserves applause; it’s also the willingness of the funders to fund this programme and release their data. The largest are Big Lottery Fund and Esme Fairbairn Foundation, the smallest is Three Guineas Trust.
Today there are 25 funders, who have openly shared 184,483 grants awarded to 124,212 recipients worth a total of £8,540,945,514 – yes £8.5 billion. Next month it will be more.
So why does this matter to you?
Grantnav for the local community group, charity or social enterprise.
- You can search this information by which place and what activity the grants were given to
- You can see who gives grants for things that matter to you.
- You can see who else has received grants in areas that interest you
- You can find partners with shared interest to collaborate
- You can find evidence of whether your places or areas of interest are being well funded or poorly funded.
- You can download this information and combine it with other information, or analyse in new ways
- You can simply have a good nose – satisfy your curiosity
Grantnav for local councils and other public services
- Publish your grant giving using the 360giving open data standards
- Combine the data with your own to learn new things about civic activity in your community
- Analyse how well your area is being served
- Find partners to work with
- Find work to celebrate
- It’s a ready made list of some of your civic organisations
- You can simply have a good nose – satisfy your curiosity
Grantnav for grant givers
- Publish your grant giving using the 360giving open data standards
- Find gaps in funding
- Find partners to work with
- You can simply have a good nose – satisfy your curiosity
Developers
- use the data to provide new services for civic activity
- You can simply have a good nose – satisfy your curiosity
Enjoy and use and download this data – but remember two things: this work sits on other work – like the amazing open charities – and this is just a start.