Introducing Foundation Maps: Australia

Effective philanthropy requires access to good quality, timely data about who is doing what and where. It affords us a deeper understanding of philanthropic giving to help the sector quantify, analyse and compare trends across a range of philanthropic activities.

Learn how data mapping helps tell the story of disaster giving from experts, Natalie Egleton, CEO of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, Director of Learning and Partnerships at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (US) as they share insights and practice, and how data sharing and mapping inform their decision-making.

Foundation Maps: Australia (FMA) is a highly interactive and searchable data mapping platform, specifically designed to meet this need by boosting the availability of rich grants data. FMA can show you who is funding what and where – across Australia. Presented in partnership by Philanthropy Australia and Candid (US), this specialised ‘101’ webinar will give you an overview of the platform and its key features using disaster giving data as a most relevant and timely example.

This event is open to PA members and the public.

Presenters

Supriya Kumar, Global Partnerships Research Manager, Candid
As a global partnerships research manager at Candid, I support the organization’s quantitative and qualitative research and data-driven initiatives with the goal of advancing knowledge and practice in philanthropy. Prior to joining Candid, I was an analyst at China Beige Book, where I analyzed and interpreted economic, financial, and labor market data for The China Beige Book™, one of the most comprehensive private surveys conducted on the Chinese marketplace. I also served as the communications manager for the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research organization.

I received a master’s degree from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree from American University where I majored in international relations.

Natalie Egleton, CEO of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)
Natalie Egleton is passionate about facilitating effective responses to issues facing rural communities.

She was appointed CEO of FRRR in November 2015, after joining FRRR in 2012 and is responsible for shaping FRRR’s strategy, designing new programs and developing and nurturing new funding partnerships. In her previous roles with FRRR, she was responsible for managing natural disaster recovery and preparedness programs as well as those addressing social innovation.

Before joining FRRR, Natalie consulted with Matrix on Board, working with numerous not-for-profit organisations in program evaluation, undertaking research analysis and developing business plans. She also worked with clients to develop financial policies and procedures, strategic plans, organisation reviews, service mapping, feasibility studies and governance models.

Natalie has also held in-house roles at Evolve (Typo Station) and at ANZ Banking Group, implementing projects that made a tangible difference to the lives of people living in rural, regional and remote Australia.

She lives in the small rural town of Maldon in central Victoria.

Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, director of learning and partnerships for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP)
Tanya is a self-described “disaster junkie” who is passionate about ensuring the most marginalized and oppressed in our communities are able to recover and build resilience. Her work is grounded in principles of equity and an understanding of how the intersections of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, class and other identities affect the lives of individuals and their families/communities.

Tanya has a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Glendon College, York University (which was completed bilingually in English and French) and a Masters of Environmental Studies from York University (for which she developed North America’s first risk-based heat registry to protect low income and marginally housed communities from extreme heat).

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