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In this study, survey information from staff in eight nonprofit organizations who were in a position to use data to make decisions showed that perceptions of data-driven decision making (DDDM) activities and culture in their organization varied widely. Survey information from staff at the organizations’ funder (that is, the foundation providing program funding and technical assistance to increase the organizations’ use of DDDM) shows that they perceive far lower levels of DDDM activity and culture than do the organizations’ staff. These differences in perceptions suggest that building an organization’s reliance on DDDM must begin by building a common understanding about what activities are—or are not—being undertaken and that results from research on DDDM using information from only one respondent in an organization might not be reliable.