Share data with multiple funders. Managing data across multiple funders and partners can often feel like a balancing act, but with FieldDoc’s Pacts feature, those worries are a thing of the past. Pacts allow you to share the same data with multiple funders and collaborators seamlessly - without duplicating records or risking double counting and avoiding implementing tedious version control measures.

You remain in full control of your data, deciding who has access and when all while avoiding the administrative headache of creating separate entries for different stakeholders.

With Pacts, your data can do more—working across projects, partners, and funders—without creating unnecessary complications. This streamlines the reporting process, allowing you to focus on what matters: the impact of your work.

You will still be able to select Partner-specified metrics and report progress toward installation, track the status of the Pact, and visualize the footprint and impact of your work. The main difference is that you will select which activity records from your portfolio you want to add to each Pact and then you will track progress for each Pact based on that sub-list.

Documentation: Pacts Overview

Metrics are crucial for tracking progress, and every organization measures success with a unique set of metrics. With the new Organization-Specific Metrics feature, you can set your own organizational goals and track progress alongside the metrics required by funders.

This means that, in addition to meeting the expectations of your funding programs, you can also measure your work against the specific goals your organization cares about—whether it’s restoring a certain amount of wetland or improving soil health across multiple sites.

By integrating these customizable metrics into your workflow, FieldDoc ensures that your data isn’t just about compliance; it’s about reflecting your organization's unique mission and progress. Now, you can view your results holistically, combining funder-required outcomes with your strategic target goals.

FieldDoc was built to answer problems around understanding where funding for restoration work was being implemented and what environmental impact it was having. Since 2018, The Commons has grown the FieldDoc platform to support restoration practitioners receiving funding from over thirty conservation and restoration programs across the Chesapeake Bay, Ohio, and Delaware River Basins. The platform has helped estimate sediment and nutrient load reductions, reported thousands of verifiable BMPs to state and federal agencies, and aligned funding with installation footprints. We’re excited to announce that FieldDoc is now available for broader use beyond sharing data with funding programs within specific geographies. We are also releasing new features that greatly enhance data management and usability for restoration practitioners, funders, and partners working on nature-based solutions.

The new FieldDoc platform opens up endless opportunities to transform your nature-based work into valuable digital assets. One of the key system enhancements is the ability for users to create records without having to link them to a specific funding program.* By removing this affiliation, FieldDoc enables users to oversee their entire portfolio in one centralized location rather than just a portion of their work. This means that anyone - from policymakers to restoration professionals - can use FieldDoc’s data management tools for whatever goal they have - including organizing their nature-based data for monitoring, planning, advocacy, or reporting.

Practitioners are sitting on a goldmine of nature-based activity data. Whether you track your protected lands, implement restoration actions, or champion conservation strategies, your on-the-ground data represents the best information decision-makers have to track progress toward local, regional, and global nature-based goals.

Now, you can turn your valuable resources into measurable impacts that help meet environmental goals. No more digging through spreadsheets or juggling different applications to generate quantifiable data. With FieldDoc’s powerful new data management tools, every team can now share, scale, and utilize geospatially powered, standardized, machine-readable data to make informed decisions that influence investments and improve the health and resilience of our landscapes and communities. In other words, the data you manage in FieldDoc can be shared not only with funders but also with third-party software providers and applications.

Changelog of New Features

• Portfolios
• Activity Lists
• Expanded Account Management
• Organization-Specific Metrics
• Pacts
• Batch Import
• Table Editing Views
• Reporting
• Enhanced Map Editor
• Atlas

*All features will be available in Beta preview mode until 2025, at which time subscription levels will be introduced.