Open data, grantmaking and philanthropy, with Rachel Rank

12 June 2018

Rhod chats to Rachel Rank, CEO of 360Giving an initiative promoting and supporting an Open Data approach among UK grantmakers. Topics covered include:

  • The background and rationale to 360Giving
  • What challenges has 360Giving faced in terms of getting grantmakers to adopt an open data approach?
  • How are organisations using the information that is being published?
  • Where does the work of 360Giving fit within the wider move towards open data and transparency?
  • What is the potential for applying new techniques and tools such as machine learning to the data being opened up on grantmaking?
  • Will there be new challenges when it comes to making data more accessible in the light of GDPR and the growing unease about data privacy and usage?

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Rhodri Davies

Rhodri Davies

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Rhodri leads Giving Thought, our in-house think tank focusing on current and future issues affecting philanthropy and civil society. Rhodri has spent nearly a decade specialising in public policy around philanthropy and the work of charities, and has researched, written and presented on a wide range of topics. He has a first-class degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Oxford.   Read more about Rhodri

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