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title: Mapping the Open Spending Data Community
authors:
- Neil Ashton
---

How civil society organisations use data on public finances

![Cover of Spending Data Report](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/8881834696_4176e6d2ea_b.jpg)

* [Introduction](./introduction/)
    * [Athens to Berlin: Video Series](./introduction/videos/)
    * [Map of Contacts](./introduction/map/)
    * [Timeline](./introduction/timeline/)
* [Executive summary](./executive-summary/)
* [Case Studies: Budgets](./case-studies-budgets/)
    * [Bani pierduti? (Lost Money)](./case-studies-budgets/lost-money/)
    * [OpenBudgetOakland](./case-studies-budgets/openbudgetoakland/)
    * [Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability](./case-studies-budgets/cbga/)
    * [Centre for Public Interest Advocacy](./case-studies-budgets/bosnia/)
    * [Expert Grup](./case-studies-budgets/expert-grup/)
* [Case Studies: Spending](./case-studies-spending/)
	* [Caring for my Neighbourhood](./case-studies-spending/caring-for-my-neighbourhood/)
	* [Open Knowledge Foundation Greece](./case-studies-spending/okfn-greece/)
	* [EU Spending Data](./case-studies-spending/eu-spending-data/)
	* [FarmSubsidy.org](./case-studies-spending/farmsubsidy/)
	* [Farm subsidies in Mexico](./case-studies-spending/farm-subsidies-mexico/)
	* [India Spend](./case-studies-spending/india-spend/)
	* [Supervizor, Slovenia](./case-studies-spending/supervizor/)
* [Case Studies: Procurements](./case-studies-procurements/)
	* [Hutspace](./case-studies-procurements/hutspace/)
	* [Texty](./case-studies-procurements/texty/)
	* [OpenTED, Opening Tender Electronic Daily](./case-studies-procurements/opented/)
* [Case Studies: From Local to Global](./case-studies-other/)
	* [OpenSpending](./case-studies-other/openspending/)
	* [Open University](./case-studies-other/opening-university/)
* [Conclusions](./conclusions/)
* [Appendix](./appendix/)
	* [Putting the Open Data into Open Budgets](./appendix/open-budgets-open-data)
	* [Tool Ecosystem](./appendix/tool-ecosystem/)
	* [Common arguments against publishing data](./appendix/machinereadfaq/)
	* [How to publish spending data without disclosing personal information](./appendix/privacyguide/)
	* [Other handy datasets](./appendix/other-handy-datasets)

**Next**: [Introduction](./introduction/)