Sulma Gandhi, DrBA MSc, joined Stupski Foundation in 2021 as the Hawaiʻi health program officer, her first role from a funder perspective after years of experience as a grantee. As a longtime East Hawaiʻi Island resident with a background in public, private, and nonprofit work, Gandhi’s approach to grantmaking is rooted in community and power sharing. Gandhi sat down with HDC to discuss the role data plays – along with relationship building – in redefining the dynamic between funders and grantee organizations.