Follow the Data Podcast

25: Equal Footing

Episode Summary

In 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies joined with the King Baudouin Foundation to support the Foundation Center in creating a free web portal, Equal Footing – the first-of-its-kind platform to collect, index, analyze and visualize data on past and current philanthropic efforts in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Equal Footing creates a level of transparency and accountability for organizations, and for donors. It helps identify where the greatest needs are and which organizations are making a lasting impact. Lisa Philp, senior advisor at Foundation Center, and Verna Eggleston, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Women’s Economic Development program lead tell us more about the Equal Footing and how non-profits can learn from one another.

Episode Notes

In 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies joined with the King Baudouin Foundation to support the Foundation Center in creating a free web portal, Equal Footing – the first-of-its-kind platform to collect, index, analyze and visualize data on past and current philanthropic efforts in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.

Equal Footing creates a level of transparency and accountability for organizations, and for donors. It helps identify where the greatest needs are and which organizations are making a lasting impact.

Lisa Philp, senior advisor at Foundation Center, and Verna Eggleston, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Women’s Economic Development program lead tell us more about the Equal Footing and how non-profits can learn from one another.