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360Giving

@360giving.org

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UK charity that helps organisations to publish open, standardised grants data, and supports people to use it to make grantmaking more informed, effective and strategic. #OpenData #Philanthropy Find out more at www.360giving.org

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360Giving @360giving.org · 10/03/2026

New Research 🚨 Below the Radar organisations - small, unregistered groups at the heart of our communities - are drivers of social cohesion and community wellbeing. Find out more about their funding in our latest analysis for @localtrust.org.uk insights.threesixtygiving.org/below-the-ra...

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‘Below the Radar’: understanding some of the UK’s smallest charities

Small, informal, and grassroots groups are the backbone of our communities, yet they often remain invisible in official statistics. Our research report, Below the Radar 2, uses open grants data to…

360Giving @360giving.org · 26/02/2026

Can you spare 10 mins to tell us how we did? We want to know how we’ve done over the past year and what you need from us so we can develop our priorities and improve our work. Please complete our feedback survey by 8th April! www.360giving.org/about/outcom... #Feedback #Survey

Feedback survey 2025-26 - 360Giving

Thank you for agreeing to share your views in our annual feedback survey 2025-26. We would like to know what you think about 360Giving, how we’re doing, and what we could improve on. We value your t...

360Giving @360giving.org · 14/01/2026

📣 360Giving and Funders Together are joining forces to strengthen UK funding infrastructure This brings together @londonfunders.bsky.social, Collaboration Circle, Place-Based Giving Hub – and now 360Giving – into a national cross-sector funding infrastructure body www.360giving.org/2026/01/13/3...

360Giving uniting with Funders Together - 360Giving

360Giving is becoming part of Funders Together in a major step towards a stronger, more open and collaborative UK funding sector. We are excited to announce that 360Giving is uniting with Funders Toge...

360Giving @360giving.org · 10/12/2025

📢Do you already publish your grants data, or want to know where to start? Our new, improved guidance & resources can help! See every stage of publishing in one place, with information, examples and practical tools designed to support you.🤝 Get started now: www.360giving.org/publish/guid...

Before you start - 360Giving

This is a guide for UK funding organisations that want to publish data about their grants as 360Giving data, so that it can be analysed together and appear in GrantNav for everyone to view and to use....

360Giving @360giving.org · 24/09/2025

📢 In the 1st of 3 new blogs on UKGrantmaking, read about the evolution, growth & impact of People's Postcode Lottery on grantmaking. Raising over £1.5bn for communities & good causes, awarding a transformative amount of support through its 20 Postcode Trusts www.ukgrantmaking.org/blog/celebra...

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Celebrating People’s Postcode Lottery’s impact on grantmaking

People’s Postcode Lottery has raised over £1.5 billion for causes and communities…

360Giving @360giving.org · 02/09/2025

🤔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-...

Introduction to publishing - 360Giving

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

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Tania Cohen @tanias.london · 29/08/2025

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 Hidden Costs of AI for Charities: An Unseen Battle

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...

360Giving @360giving.org · 27/08/2025

👋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📌 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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360Giving @360giving.org · 20/08/2025

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

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A decade of open grants data and more 360Giving updates

360Giving @360giving.org · 18/08/2025

📊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.

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360Giving @360giving.org · 15/08/2025

📰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

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

360Giving @360giving.org · 07/08/2025

🎓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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 06/08/2025

🤔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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360Giving Data Standard documentation

360Giving @360giving.org · 04/08/2025

📈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 · 21/07/2025

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

1-1 support with using data - 360Giving

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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 11/07/2025

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...

360Giving 10th Anniversary Board - 360Giving

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...

360Giving @360giving.org · 10/07/2025

📊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

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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 02/07/2025

🤝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

360Giving @360giving.org · 02/07/2025

🎈 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...

10 years of open grants data - 360Giving

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.

360Giving @360giving.org · 01/07/2025

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

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

360Giving @360giving.org · 19/06/2025

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

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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 19/06/2025

🤔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 · 19/06/2025

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.org

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

360Giving @360giving.org · 17/06/2025

£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...

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Grants to individuals

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 · 12/06/2025

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...

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Trusts and Foundations

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 · 11/06/2025

Learn more about these findings and see more data & insights in UKGrantmaking's Focus: London section⬇️ www.ukgrantmaking.org/2025/focus-l...

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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 · 11/06/2025

🔸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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 11/06/2025

📊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🧵

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

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Nick Addington @addingtonnick.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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.

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UK Community Foundations @ukcf.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

UKGrantmaking 2025 is here! 🎉 The definitive publication on grant funding in the UK, we've worked with @360giving.org and partners to produce this comprehensive overview of grant making in 2023-24 at UKGrantmaking.org. Read our perspective on 2023-24: www.ukgrantmaking.org/2025/trusts-...

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

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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The new edition of UKGrantmaking is out 💡 The definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK, it has data on £23bn worth of grants in 2023 to 2024 from over 14,000 grantmakers. Explore the data: www.ukgrantmaking.org

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

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Charitable foundations and donor-advised funds gave more in grants to charities than the government and National Lottery’s distributors for the first time last year, according to new data from @360giving.org

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Government no longer largest source of grant income to charity sector, data reveals

360Giving @360giving.org · 10/06/2025

If you are interested in grantmaking, for a Bluesky feed of funders publishing their data using the 360Giving Data Standard and 360Giving partners, pin our list bsky.app/profile/did:...

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360Giving @360giving.org · 10/06/2025

UKGrantmaking is a unique collaboration and we're immensely proud to have created it alongside our partners: @acf.org.uk, Association of Charitable Organisations, @londonfunders.bsky.social, and @ukcf.bsky.social, supported by CCLA and Pears Foundation with involvement of a range of sector bodies.

ukgrantmaking.org

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

360Giving @360giving.org · 10/06/2025

📢 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

ukgrantmaking.org

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

360Giving @360giving.org · 09/05/2025

🤔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... #OpenData

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360Giving Data Standard documentation

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Tania Cohen @tanias.london · 01/05/2025

We need to talk... @360giving.org has published my new blog. It's a topic I feel deeply about: the often-overlooked power dynamics within data itself. I've been reflecting on how power plays out in grantmaking and the significant part data plays. What do you think? www.360giving.org/2025/04/30/p...

Data: We need to talk about power - 360Giving

Data isn’t neutral – we need to stop pretending it is.

360Giving @360giving.org · 30/04/2025

Are you a funder who wants to help make grantmaking more equitable? The DEI Data Standard is a framework to help monitor the equity of your funding. Learn more at our free introductory workshop! Online, 6th May - learn more and book ⏬ www.360giving.org/support/?eve...

Supports – 360Giving

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London Funders @londonfunders.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Featuring panel discussions, interactive workshops and group conversations from the likes of @citybridgefndn.bsky.social @360giving.org @richmondfoundation.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social @londonyouth.bsky.social LF members, view the programme here 👉 festivaloflearning.londonfunders.org.uk

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London Funders @londonfunders.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🚨The Festival of Learning 2025 programme is now live 🙌 Between 3–12 June, we’re bringing London Funders' members together to learn, be inspired and challenged by ideas from both within the funding community and by our friends and colleagues in other sectors

360Giving @360giving.org · 22/04/2025

👋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📌 bsky.app/profile/did:...

360Giving @360giving.org · 17/04/2025

📊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/what-a... #OpenData #OpenGrants #Funders

What we do and why - 360Giving

Our vision is for grantmaking in the UK to become more informed, effective and strategic. We want more money to go where it’s needed most to support communities and good causes through a more informed...

360Giving @360giving.org · 16/04/2025

📊Our 1-1 Data support is for funders, policy-makers, researchers, or journalists who want to use open grants data to answer questions and tackle projects – whether in a report, a presentation or independent research. Book a free session👇 www.360giving.org/service/1-1-... #OpenData #OpenGrants

1-1 support with using data - 360Giving

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

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360Giving @360giving.org · 15/04/2025

Are you a funder who wants to help make grantmaking more equitable? The DEI Data Standard is a framework to help monitor the equity of your funding. Learn more at our free introductory workshop! Online, 6th May - learn more and book ⏬ www.360giving.org/support/?eve...

Supports – 360Giving

360Giving @360giving.org · 10/04/2025

Funders, want to display your 360Giving grants data on your website? 🔧With our new widget builder you can create and add a free widget to your website to show your grants as they appear in GrantNav! Sign up for a free widget now⬇️ www.360giving.org/publish/widg...

Showcase your grants - 360Giving

As a publisher, you can display your 360Giving data on your website or intranet using our widgets for free.

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360Giving @360giving.org · 07/04/2025

📈Are you a researcher or journalist interested in understanding funding in the UK? Explore #OpenData about UK grants with our free search engine, GrantNav.🔎 grantnav.threesixtygiving.org #OpenGrants #Research

A screenshot of the GrantNav homepage, showing the search bar, with a count of the 1,267,684 grants and 320 funders in the searchable data below.

360Giving @360giving.org · 04/04/2025

Do you want to find out more about what’s in the 360Giving data? Look no further than our data summaries on 360Insights! Check out our interactive visualisations and more⬇️ insights.threesixtygiving.org #DataViz #OpenData #OpenGrants

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360Giving Insights is the home of all insights about grantmaking data including data published using the 360Giving Data Standard.

360Giving @360giving.org · 03/04/2025

📈Over 315 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 · 01/04/2025

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/#newsl... #OpenGrants #OpenData

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360Giving @360giving.org · 28/03/2025

👋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📌 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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