Starting a Foundation Practice Publications Understanding the Philanthropic Landscape: How grants data can inform funder decision-making Published: October 10, 2018 Documents Practice Publications Understanding the Philanthropic Landscape: How grants data can inform funder decision-making PFC has released the second brief in the series of learning materials on data and evidence-based grantmaking created for Canadian funders, in collaboration with Powered by Data. This brief does a deep dive into specific examples of how data infrastructure can transform philanthropy.