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Introduction to publishing - 360Giving

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360Giving @360giving.org · Sep 2

🤔Want to share your data using the 360Giving Data Standard but don't know where to start?

Our team will guide you through the key stages and answer your biggest questions at our next Introduction to Publishing workshop!

Online, 10 September - book below🎟️

www.360giving.org/event/intro-...

Get a complete overview of what publishing your grants data involves.

The Hidden Costs of AI for Charities: An Unseen Battle

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Tania Cohen @tanianc.bsky.social · Aug 29

I've written an article about the hidden cost of AI for charities and the unseen battle against bots and scrapers impacting operations and finances - including some of the impact on @360giving.org
I welcome your thoughts - I am not hearing others talking about this
www.linkedin.com/pulse/hidden...

The 360Giving team have been navigating a challenging landscape lately, and it's something I believe all charity leaders need to be aware of. While the rise of AI is undeniable and often discussed, th...

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360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 27

👋Want to know who publishes their grants data using the 360Giving Data Standard and what they're saying here on Bluesky? Take a look at our list of our partners and publishers!

Just pin the list below and get a feed of all the latest from the 360Giving community📌

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360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 20

We've sent out our August newsletter!🗞️

Featuring:
🎂 Celebrating 10 years of open grants data
📑 Our 24-25 Annual Report
📊 The updated Grants to Individuals Dashboard
🖐 Upcoming workshops and events

Read the latest issue and subscribe: us10.campaign-archive.com?u=216b8b9262...

#OpenGrants #OpenData

A decade of open grants data and more 360Giving updates

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We help people to publish and use open, standardised grants data to improve charitable giving.

360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 18

📊Check out 360Insights - our searchable hub where you can find all our visualisations, dashboards, analysis and reports to help you understand and use grants data.

See our data insights 🔽
insights.threesixtygiving.org/

A screenshot of the 360Insights homepage showing the filters and featured insights.

360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 15

📰Did you know we have a newsletter?

Get a curated digest of sector news, the latest from 360Giving, upcoming events, tips and tools to your inbox each month.📧

Sign up here: www.360giving.org/about/#newsl...

#OpenGrants #OpenData

About us - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 7

🎓To find out more, sign up for our next Intro to Publishing workshop and let our team guide you through the key stages of sharing your grant data.

Online, 10th September - book below🎟️
www.360giving.org/support/?eve...

Supports – 360Giving

360Giving Data Standard documentation

360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 6

🤔Want to know how to share your grants using the 360Giving Data Standard?

Take a look at our Complete Guide to Publishing, which covers the three key stages of the publishing process:
1️⃣Planning
2️⃣Preparing
3️⃣Publishing

Read the guide 👇
standard.threesixtygiving.org/en/latest/gu...

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1-1 support with using data - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Aug 4

📈Over 325 organisations now share their grants data using the 360Giving Data Standard!

Here’s how publishing your grants data can benefit your organisation, the wider sector and the people, organisations & causes you support: 360giving.org/why-publish/

#OpenData #OpenGrants #Grantmaking

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360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 21

Need support using 360Giving data to inform your work?

Book a free 1-1 Data support session and one of the 360Giving team will help answer your questions.⬇️

www.360giving.org/service/1-1-...

#Data #OpenData #OpenGrants

Book a 30-minute call to discuss any questions you have about exploring or using grants data, including specific challenges you’re facing.

360Giving 10th Anniversary Board - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 11

Last week we celebrated 360Giving's 10th Anniversary!🎉

This is thanks to the 320+ funders sharing data, 120,000+ users exploring it, and all our supporters. See what 360Giving means to our community and join in by sharing your own message on our Anniversary Board⬇️

www.360giving.org/2025/07/01/a...

This board celebrates 360Giving’s work over our first decade, with a few of the messages from those who have used, been a part of or supported our work over the last 10 years. If you’ve also been a pa...

We help people to publish and use open, standardised grants data to improve charitable giving.

360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 10

📊At 360Giving, our mission is to help UK funders publish open, standardised grants data, and support people to use it to improve charitable giving.

How do we do that? Watch our short video to find out 🎞️

www.360giving.org/about/

#OpenData #OpenGrants #Funders

About us - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 2

🤝360Giving is a collaborative project, shaped by those who publish and use grants data. If you’ve been a part of this story so far, then we would love to hear from you too!

Join the celebrations by leaving a message sharing why you’ve supported our vision: www.360giving.org/2025/07/01/a...

Headshots of 10 people who provided their reflections on 10 years of open grants data

10 years of open grants data - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 2

🎈 360Giving is 10 years old today!
To celebrate, we invited 10 people who have been a key part of our story over the first 10 years to reflect on moments that shaped our evolution ⬇️
www.360giving.org/2025/07/01/1...

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we invited some of those who’ve been part of our evolution to reflect on key moments in 360Giving’s story.

We help people to publish and use open, standardised grants data to improve charitable giving.

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360Giving @360giving.org · Jul 1

Sign up to our monthly newsletter!🗞️

You’ll get a curated digest of sector news, the latest from 360Giving, upcoming events, tips and tools direct to your inbox each month.📫

Sign up here: www.360giving.org/about/#newsletter

#OpenGrants #OpenData

About us - 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 19

Did you know in 2023-24...
🔹Grantmaking by Community Foundations increased by 11% overall
🔹Most Community Foundations made grants worth between £1m and £10m overall
🔹Foundation Scotland was their largest single grantmaker, with grants of £22.4m
Explore all the data & insights at UKGrantmaking.org

UKGrantmaking is the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK, providing a comprehensive overview in one interactive platform.

UKGrantmaking.org

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 19

🤔What do you know about Community Foundations, who made grants worth almost £200m in 2023-24?

Made in partnership with @ukcf.bsky.social, the Community Foundations section of UKGrantmaking 2025 can tell you about their location, scale and types of support⬇️
www.ukgrantmaking.org/trusts-and-f...

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London Funders @londonfunders.bsky.social · Jun 19

ICYMI: UKGrantmaking 2025 - the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK launched last week!

Head to the website where you can explore the data, find commentary and analysis from @360Giving.org and our partners, and much more..

📊 www.ukgrantmaking.org

UKGrantmaking is the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK, providing a comprehensive overview in one interactive platform.

Explore the roughly 4,000 grantmakers in the UK that make grants to individuals and families, most of which are small and distribute under £50,000 a year.

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360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 17

£850m worth of grants were made to individuals & families during 2023-24 – but who made them, why, & for what purpose?

Explore on UKGrantmaking 2025, in our ‘Grants to Individuals’ section produced in partnership with Association of Charitable Organisations ⬇️
www.ukgrantmaking.org/grants-to-in...

Grants to individuals

This section explores Trusts and Foundations, whose primary purpose is charitable grantmaking and range from very small trusts to some of the UK’s largest grantmakers.

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 12

Find out about Trusts and Foundation grantmaking in UKGrantmaking’s latest edition
🔹12% increase in Trust and Foundation grantmaking compared to previous year
🔹Over £8.2bn in grantmaking in 2023-24
Learn more, including @acf.org.uk reflections and share⬇️
www.ukgrantmaking.org/trusts-and-f...

Trusts and Foundations

Explore London’s dynamic funding ecosystem, with hundreds of grantmakers and thousands of recipients from large charities to local grassroots groups.

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360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 11

Learn more about these findings and see more data & insights in UKGrantmaking's Focus: London section⬇️

www.ukgrantmaking.org/2025/focus-l...

Focus: London

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 11

🔸London Funders members increased their grantmaking by 14% in 2023-24
🔸Only 28% of the value of grants to London-based charities went to those who operate in London exclusively
🔸London-only recipients were more likely to work on poverty, community development, disability, sports, arts and culture

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 11

📊Yesterday we launched the second edition of UKGrantmaking.org, packed with new data & insights on another year of grantmaking.

Today we're highlighting the Focus: London section in partnership with @londonfunders.bsky.social - here's just a few of the key findings🧵

UKGrantmaking is the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK, providing a comprehensive overview in one interactive platform.

UKGrantmaking.org

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Nick Addington @addingtonnick.bsky.social · Jun 10

Latest edition of this annual report on UK grant-making. Loads of data to play with and some helpful analyses by contributors from different perspectives. Draws on data published on 360 Giving's platform AND additional research to create the most comprehensive & up to date picture we have.

360Giving @360giving.org · Jun 10

📢 UKGrantmaking 2025 has arrived!

The definitive annual publication on UK grant funding is back, with new data & insights on over 14,000 grantmakers who gave more than £23 billion in 2023-24 - a 7% increase on the previous year.

Visit the new edition now at: UKGrantmaking.org