This month marks our first anniversary as a GivingData partner. With so many of you gathering in Portland for GDConnect 2025, it feels like the right moment to zoom out: why we expanded beyond Salesforce, how our role shifted, what we built in year one, and where we’re investing next.

For years, we've watched as Grant Management Systems (GMS) have remained largely stagnant.

We’re excited to announce that Value Stream Consulting has launched a new pilot project designed to streamline communication for grantmakers by integrating GivingData with MailChimp, a leading email marketing platform. This initiative aims to help organizations like yours enhance communications capabilities and improve information flow between grantmakers and their stakeholders. We have two participants onboard and are looking for up to two additional GivingData user organiza

Understanding the inverse relationship between functionality and complexity in a GMS.