More and more often we find that high-performing
organizations seek and use data and feedback to
continually assess and improve their work. And sometimes
if we look closely, we find that behind such efforts are
supportive grantmakers that embrace the unique role
they can play in helping grantees make effective use of
information. These grantmakers recognize that before
nonprofits can scale what works, they must understand
what works. They also realize that a prerequisite to
understanding what is working in their own philanthropic
efforts is helping grantees understand what is working for
them on the ground.