<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="pdc-development-roadmap" data-block-type="core">PDC Development Roadmap</h2>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph" data-block-type="core">All development around the <a href="https://philanthropydatacommons.org/framework/" type="page" id="1521">PDC Framework</a> and <a href="https://philanthropydatacommons.org/explore-projects/exchange/" type="page" id="1581">PDC Exchange </a>group software development asks around features and improvements through development sprints. For 2026, we have aligned both development efforts around key themes. Below is a list of the key themes around the development efforts along with proposed sprint topics/areas of expected focus. Depending on user input and requests, the topic areas may shift, sprints may shift and priority may adjust, but this is our planned approach for 2026.</p>
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<li data-block-type="core">Data Provider Source</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Data Provider Changemaker Data </li>
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<li data-block-type="core">New Permissions Model</li>
<li data-block-type="core">File Support</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Application Form Format Hinting</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Documentation</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Bulk Upload Application and File Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Error Message Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Documentation</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Updated Instances Structure</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Identity Provider Documentation
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<li data-block-type="core">Okta </li>
<li data-block-type="core">Google</li>
<li data-block-type="core">MS Entra</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Continued Migration to API-Backed Architecture</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Enhanced support for file types</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Handling of data from other sources</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Data rendering improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Changemaker Direct improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Incorporate rendering hinting</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Profile Enhancements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">User onboarding improvements</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Continued IdP Provisioning and Refinements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Continued GMS provisioning and refinements</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Schema Naming Improvements </li>
<li data-block-type="core">Dual Role Handling</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Endpoint Updates </li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Permissions User Front-End</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Bulk Upload Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Basefield Admin Improvements</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Changemakers: Section Naming, User Preferences, more</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Funder Profile Development</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Data Source Referencing</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Changemaker Direct Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Proposal Management</li>
<li data-block-type="core">PDC Data Category Rendering</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Improved Framework Permissions</li>
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<li data-block-type="core">Enhanced Notifications</li>
<li data-block-type="core">More Collaboration Improvements</li>
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<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Continued IdP Provisioning and Refinements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Continued GMS provisioning and refinements</li>
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<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Dual Role Handling Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Endpoint Updates </li>
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<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Permissions Front-End v2</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Bulk Upload Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Basefield Admin Improvements</li>
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</div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7231d81 stk-block-background" data-block-id="7231d81"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Exchange</span></strong></p></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-911028c" data-v="4" data-block-id="911028c"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-911028c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-911028c-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-72a144e" data-block-id="72a144e"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Profiles</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">User Preferences</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Funder Profiles</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d3d147c" data-v="4" data-block-id="d3d147c"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d3d147c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d3d147c-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-961b3fd" data-block-id="961b3fd"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Data Sharing</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Changemaker Direct Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Proposal Management</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-be3576c" data-block-id="be3576c"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Data Controls</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7b04ffa" data-v="4" data-block-id="7b04ffa"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7b04ffa-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7b04ffa-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b52147b" data-block-id="b52147b"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Collaboration</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Enhanced Notifications</li>
<li data-block-type="core">More Collaboration Improvements</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-735c822 stk-block-background" data-block-id="735c822"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>AI Focus Areas</strong></span></p></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-57d74b8" data-v="4" data-block-id="57d74b8"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-57d74b8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-57d74b8-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a155b87" data-block-id="a155b87"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Search</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Advanced Search (e.g., semantic /hybrid via embeddings</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2852222" data-v="4" data-block-id="2852222"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2852222-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2852222-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-afa26ae" data-block-id="afa26ae"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Recommend</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">LLM Suggestions via RAG</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Graph Queries</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Traditional Recommender Systems</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-840758e" data-v="4" data-block-id="840758e"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-840758e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-840758e-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ec37e83" data-block-id="ec37e83"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Data Quality</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Consistency Checks</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Deduping</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Entity Resolution</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d9b9609" data-v="4" data-block-id="d9b9609"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d9b9609-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d9b9609-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a06a85b" data-block-id="a06a85b"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Generative</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Proposal Filing/Drafting</li>
<li data-block-type="core">More Collaboration Improvements</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e11b6a2" data-block-id="e11b6a2"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Assistive</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Chat-Base User Workflows</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Data-Driven Insights on Evaluation Needs</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
</div></div></div>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-timeline stk-block-timeline stk-block-timeline--right stk-is-last stk-block stk-916503f" data-block-id="916503f"><div class="stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-916503f-column"><div class="stk-block-timeline__date">2026: Q4</div><div class="stk-block-timeline__middle"></div><div class="stk-block-timeline__content">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d411be8" data-v="4" data-block-id="d411be8"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d411be8-container stk-hover-parent"><div class="stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d411be8-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1d29178" id="title-4-placeholder" data-block-id="1d29178"><h3 class="stk-block-heading__text">Focus: AI Functionality</h3></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a3bb031 stk-block-background" data-block-id="a3bb031"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Framework</strong></span></p></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9afcdbb" data-block-id="9afcdbb"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Infrastructure</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Continued IdP Provisioning</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Continued GMS provisioning</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a846612" data-block-id="a846612"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>API</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Model Context Protocol (“MCP” Integration</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Endpoint Updates </li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c1d242f" data-block-id="c1d242f"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Utilities</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Permissions Management</li>
<li data-block-type="core">App/Admin Improvements</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4bc3fec stk-block-background" data-block-id="4bc3fec"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Exchange</span></strong></p></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5f9ea3b" data-block-id="5f9ea3b"><div class="stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-5f9ea3b-column">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d30d910" data-v="4" data-block-id="d30d910"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d30d910-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d30d910-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2fa1dca" data-block-id="2fa1dca"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Profiles</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">User Preferences</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Funder Profiles</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-389e1c3" data-v="4" data-block-id="389e1c3"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-389e1c3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-389e1c3-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-073b9a8" data-block-id="073b9a8"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Data Sharing</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Changemaker Direct Improvements</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Proposal Management</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-aba50a6" data-block-id="aba50a6"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Data Controls</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5a0d663" data-block-id="5a0d663"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Collaboration</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Enhanced Notifications</li>
<li data-block-type="core">More Collaboration Improvements</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-781d19d stk-block-background" data-block-id="781d19d"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>AI Focus Areas</strong></span></p></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1aeb1e6" data-block-id="1aeb1e6"><div class="stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1aeb1e6-column">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-111ec6f" data-v="4" data-block-id="111ec6f"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-111ec6f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-111ec6f-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c8a5953" data-block-id="c8a5953"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Search</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Advanced Search (e.g., semantic /hybrid via embeddings</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-91a060e" data-block-id="91a060e"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Recommend</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">LLM Suggestions via RAG</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Graph Queries</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Traditional Recommender Systems</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be0e0b3" data-v="4" data-block-id="be0e0b3"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be0e0b3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be0e0b3-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-0ffdb7e" data-block-id="0ffdb7e"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Data Quality</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Consistency Checks</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Deduping</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Entity Resolution</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
<div class="wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7b9f782" data-v="4" data-block-id="7b9f782"><div class="stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7b9f782-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding"><div class="stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7b9f782-inner-blocks">
<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a38fbd7" data-block-id="a38fbd7"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight"><strong>Generative</strong></span></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Proposal Filing/Drafting</li>
<li data-block-type="core">More Collaboration Improvements</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
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<div class="wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-de73a5f" data-block-id="de73a5f"><p class="stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center"><strong><span style="color: var(--stk-global-color-78290, #1f2723);" class="stk-highlight">Assistive</span></strong></p></div>
<ul class="wp-block-list" data-block-type="core">
<li data-block-type="core">Chat-Base User Workflows</li>
<li data-block-type="core">Data-Driven Insights on Evaluation Needs</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
</div></div></div>
</div></div></div>
</div></div></div>
</div></div>
PDC Development Roadmap
All development around the PDC Framework and PDC Exchange group software development asks around features and improvements through development sprints. For 2026, we have aligned both development efforts around key themes. Below is a list of the key themes around the development efforts along with proposed sprint topics/areas of expected focus. Depending on user input and requests, the topic areas may shift, sprints may shift and priority may adjust, but this is our planned approach for 2026.
2026: Q1
Focus: Planned Infrastructure Improvements, Data and User Onboarding
- Data Provider Source
- Data Provider Changemaker Data
- New Permissions Model
- File Support
- Application Form Format Hinting
- Documentation
- Bulk Upload Application and File Improvements
- Error Message Improvements
- Documentation
- Updated Instances Structure
- Identity Provider Documentation
- Continued Migration to API-Backed Architecture
- Enhanced support for file types
- Handling of data from other sources
- Data rendering improvements
- Changemaker Direct improvements
- Incorporate rendering hinting
- Profile Enhancements
- User onboarding improvements
2026: Q2
Focus: User Experience Improvements
- Continued IdP Provisioning and Refinements
- Continued GMS provisioning and refinements
- Schema Naming Improvements
- Dual Role Handling
- Endpoint Updates
- Permissions User Front-End
- Bulk Upload Improvements
- Basefield Admin Improvements
- Changemakers: Section Naming, User Preferences, more
- Funder Profile Development
- Data Source Referencing
- Changemaker Direct Improvements
- Proposal Management
- PDC Data Category Rendering
- Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders
- Improved Framework Permissions
- Enhanced Notifications
- More Collaboration Improvements
2026: Q3
Focus: User Experience Improvements, AI Functionality
- Continued IdP Provisioning and Refinements
- Continued GMS provisioning and refinements
- Dual Role Handling Improvements
- Endpoint Updates
- Permissions Front-End v2
- Bulk Upload Improvements
- Basefield Admin Improvements
- User Preferences
- Funder Profiles
- Changemaker Direct Improvements
- Proposal Management
- Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders
- Enhanced Notifications
- More Collaboration Improvements
- Advanced Search (e.g., semantic /hybrid via embeddings
- LLM Suggestions via RAG
- Graph Queries
- Traditional Recommender Systems
- Consistency Checks
- Deduping
- Entity Resolution
- Proposal Filing/Drafting
- More Collaboration Improvements
- Chat-Base User Workflows
- Data-Driven Insights on Evaluation Needs
2026: Q4
Focus: AI Functionality
- Continued IdP Provisioning
- Continued GMS provisioning
- Model Context Protocol (“MCP” Integration
- Endpoint Updates
- Permissions Management
- App/Admin Improvements
- User Preferences
- Funder Profiles
- Changemaker Direct Improvements
- Proposal Management
- Support for Larger, More Complex Changemakers and Funders
- Enhanced Notifications
- More Collaboration Improvements
- Advanced Search (e.g., semantic /hybrid via embeddings
- LLM Suggestions via RAG
- Graph Queries
- Traditional Recommender Systems
- Consistency Checks
- Deduping
- Entity Resolution
- Proposal Filing/Drafting
- More Collaboration Improvements
- Chat-Base User Workflows
- Data-Driven Insights on Evaluation Needs