GivingTuesday Data Commons (GTDC), India

Social Impact, Philanthropy, Data Commons

Research and Innovation

GivingTuesday Data Commons (GTDC), India

Social Impact, Philanthropy, Data Commons

Research and Innovation

12+

Collaborating Organisations

300+

Non-profits Engaged in Study

3

Participant Touchpoints

The GivingTuesday Data Commons (GTDC) is a global collective of hundreds of organizations focused on generating insights and knowledge on generosity in order to strengthen the social sector through evidence-based approaches.

To understand how nonprofits across India engage in everyday giving (small, regular acts of generosity that sustain social change). The research draws on experiences from over 300 nonprofit practitioners, offering actionable, data-driven insights to strengthen everyday giving strategies

To understand how nonprofits across India engage in everyday giving (small, regular acts of generosity that sustain social change). The research draws on experiences from over 300 nonprofit practitioners, offering actionable, data-driven insights to strengthen everyday giving strategies

Features and integrations

Real-time Dashboards: Response-wise and overview dashboards automatically set up once data is added to Dots platform

Thematic Coding & Annotations: Qualitative researchers used thematic annotations and annotation explorer to analyze interview transcripts

Qualitative researchers used thematic annotations and annotation explorer to analyze interview transcripts

Role-based access and data privacy architecture: Segregated access for participants, researchers and core-team members with distinct permissions for data entry, tagging, and moderatio

Platform Intervention

Custom templates designed to support collection of both quantitative and qualitative data in a unified environment

Collaboration Across Research Stakeholders

Roles based access allows for a number of research teams to collaborate remotely on the project

Self-reporting Survey Forms

Rules based access allows securely collecting data from survey participants directly into the platform while ensuring data privacy

Adaptive Systems for Qualitative Analysis

Configured tag categories and coding mechanisms allow research teams to use their existing processes of data analysis

Current Status

Current Status

The platform continues to be hosted as a live data commons, making the study data usable for ongoing learning and guidance. Nonprofits and partners can now access structured insights to understand what drives effective everyday giving and design more impactful fundraising strategies.

The platform continues to be hosted as a live data commons, making the study data usable for ongoing learning and guidance. Nonprofits and partners can now access structured insights to understand what drives effective everyday giving and design more impactful fundraising strategies.