The first open platform for collective capital knowledge in the Lusophone world — where CPLP entrepreneurs share real experiences with European and multilateral fund applications

• Build something
• Building in the private sector
• Open philanthropy

The Advancing Human Rights initiative is a research project to document the landscape of foundation funding for human rights and track changes in its scale and priorities. (data spanning 2011 - 2021)

• Civic data
• Get funding
• Open philanthropy

This portal provides information and reports about the work done by UNESCO.

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open civic data

There is a widely held belief that participatory grant-making can democratise philanthropy and transform power dynamics, but the evidence supporting these claims needs to be bolstered. That's why Porticus is commissioned [this] study.

• reports

• Participatory democracy
• Funders & donors
• Civil society research outfits

The Philanthropy Data Commons (PDC) is a shared sector-wide governance and technical infrastructure that fosters trust, enables new ways of managing data and information as a sector asset, creates more possibilities in our collective work, and spurs more equitable access to resources in philanthropy.

• Civic data
• Open civic data
• Tools for Funders

Download our free guide on Transparency and Accountability for Philanthropic Organisations

• guides

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Tools for Funders
• Open philanthropy

Includes funding from Ford, Hewlett, Luminate, MacArthur, OpenSocietyFoundation, and Chandler foundations totaling over half a billion dollars

• Civic data
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

A Network Of Grassroots Citizens Dedicated To Tracking Government And International Aid Spending.

• apps

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Open philanthropy

The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) is a donor collaborative working toward a democratic world where power and resources are more equally distributed; people are informed and empowered, governments and the corporate sector are open and responsive, and collective action advances the public good.

• Foundation initiatives
• Open philanthropy

Open database and map of recipients, donors

• United Nations
• United Nations Development Programme

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Civic maps

We search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar.

• Civic data
• Open philanthropy
• Effective altruism

Effective altruism is a research field and practical community that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice. Read our intro

• Get funding
• Open philanthropy
• Effective altruism

The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance about what data organisations should publish and what format it should be presented in.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Fundraising tools
• Data schemas and standards

Giving Balkans is a first-of-its-kind database on philanthropy in the Western Balkans.

• The People
• Civic data
• Fundraising tools

Search, explore and download UK grant data from funders publishing open data to the 360Giving Standard.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

Publish What You Fund is the global campaign for aid transparency. Our website outlines who we are, what we do and what you can do for aid transparency.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Open philanthropy