Data Foundation The Data Foundation is a Washington, DC-based, non-profit, non-partisan organization that champions the use of open data and evidence-informed public policy to make democratic society better for every...

Here's the main link for our YouTube page, which will continue to house more content throughout the year: www.youtube.com/@datafoundat...

2025 Federal CDO Survey: Key Findings & Insights YouTube video by Data Foundation

We're also posting recordings of our webinars on YouTube (in addition to event pages on our main Data Foundation site), e.g. this recent webinar about findings from a survey we conducted with Deloitte on federal chief data officers: youtu.be/CH_GgwqYB6c?...

Claire McKay Bowen on Why Government Data is "of, by, and for" the People YouTube video by Data Foundation

Here's another with Claire McKay Bowen of the Urban Institute discussing data privacy and the role that federal data play in our daily lives: youtube.com/shorts/72RCl...

Brett Loper on Using Data Tools to Prevent Improper Payments YouTube video by Data Foundation

I'm experimenting more with YouTube Shorts for the Data Foundation. Here is one we released this month that stems from a recent podcast interview with Brett Loper of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation about preventing improper payments in federal benefit programs: youtube.com/shorts/AhLqr...

Data for the People! Every day, millions of Americans rely on federal data—often without realizing it. From checking the weather forecast to planning retirement, from tracking disease outbreaks to measuring economic growt...

This is the fourth episode of the Data for the People!, which launched earlier this year. Subscribe on your podcast player of choice here: dataforthepeople.buzzsprout.com/2571337/follow

The episode syncs up with a priority in the Data Foundation's 2026 Advocacy and Policy Agenda around "evidence-based efficiency," i.e. that we can demonstrate ROI from the federal evidence infrastructure through gains in efficiency and fraud prevention. datafoundation.org/pages/our-20...

Brett and I discuss a new report from the Data Foundation, with support from the Peterson Foundation, on data-oriented policy options that would prevent improper payments in federal benefit programs. Here's the policy brief version of that report: datafoundation.org/news/reports...

In my latest interview for Data for the People!, I speak with Brett Loper, the Executive Vice President of Policy at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and a former Deputy Chief of Staff to then-House Speaker John Boehner. datafoundation.org/news/data-fo...

For the right cause, I can be shamelessly silly. Fatherhood has given me lots of practice. :)

Our most recent episode features David Dutwin of NORC at the University of Chicago sharing recent survey findings on how Americans think about and use federal statistics. Blog summary and episode here: datafoundation.org/news/data-fo...

Data for the People! Every day, millions of Americans rely on federal data—often without realizing it. From checking the weather forecast to planning retirement, from tracking disease outbreaks to measuring economic growt...

I'm hosting a new podcast for the Data Foundation called Data for the People! We explore the national data infrastructure that powers daily life but is hard to see and even harder to appreciate. Learn more here: dataforthepeople.buzzsprout.com

Data Foundation monitoring Oct 10 federal RIFs affecting ~4,300 employees. Significant impacts at CDC (including NCHS vital records), IRS, SAMHSA, ACF & other data/evaluation units. Share information: impact@datafoundation.org or www.safe-track.org (anonymous). Tracking doc in comments.

2024 Impact Report Our 2024 Impact Report shares some of the powerful stories we witnessed last year—stories of measurable progress, innovative solutions, and collaborative breakthroughs.

💡 From helping reduce healthcare costs to strengthening trade ecosystems, Mathematica's newly released Impact Report highlights how we're turning data and evidence into action that improves public well-being.

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2024 Impact Report Our 2024 Impact Report shares some of the powerful stories we witnessed last year—stories of measurable progress, innovative solutions, and collaborative breakthroughs.

Proud to have led the latest effort to capture stories of impact from @mathematicanow.bsky.social's work with public agencies and philanthropy across the U.S. and around the world: www.mathematica.org/news/2024-im...

How a Fintech Company Helps Workers in Africa Access Credit and Savings with Smartphones YouTube video by Mathematica

A #FinTech company operating in Africa is helping “everyday earners” build credit, save money, and launch businesses. Smartphones are the key. Learn more in a new episode of our On the Evidence podcast, featuring M-KOPA CEO Jesse Moore.

Love this quote! #Publichealth is an underappreciated field... many don't recognize that they are staying healthy and *not* going to the doctor because of public health measures like seatbelts, clean water, and income support. @aphapublichealth.bsky.social @societyforepi.bsky.social

Will Video Kill the Audio Star in 2025? “The traditional audio-only podcast format, delivered in an app, feels small and quaint.”

More serious concerns about video-centrism in podcasting are laid out nicely in this Vulture piece: www.vulture.com/article/will...

The thing I like the least about recording video for our podcast is the biweekly reminder that I have a lot more gray hair than I used to. 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5LZ...

"Data enables public health agencies to do everything from spotting emerging threats to tracking how and where they spread to determining which communities and populations need the most support."

Public health agencies need data that's accurate and up-to-date. We talk about how to deliver it on a new episode of our On the Evidence podcast: www.mathematica.org/blogs/modern... @jbwogan.bsky.social #dataSky

ACF’s Lauren Supplee on Boosting the Use of Social Policy Research YouTube video by Mathematica

It was lovely to have @lauren-supplee.bsky.social on the @mathematicanow.bsky.social podcast to talk about the use of evidence, and even the very meta topic of evidence on the use of evidence. youtu.be/v5LZXpRGmJI?...

Every person who can afford it should purchase at least one newspaper subscription in order to support good journalism.

"Public health is not that visible. We prevent illness. We prevent bad outcomes. You're not going to see splashy outcomes. You're going to have a healthy person who didn't get sick because they got a vaccine or they weren't exposed to an illness or they didn't eat a contaminated food product." This quote appears alongside a photo of Annie Fine, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists.

What are the implications of a just-released Pew Charitable Trusts report on the state of public health data across the U.S.? Experts discuss in a new On the Evidence podcast: www.mathematica.org/blogs/modern... #dataSky #medSky @jbwogan.bsky.social

Modernizing State Public Health Data Policies and Practices The latest episode of Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast features a discussion about a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts about state public health data policies and practices.

One of my favorite @mathematicanow.bsky.social podcasts on 2024: Taking stock of how public health data gets reported in all 50 states+DC, w/ a focus on the role of state policy in requiring/encouraging faster, more complete reporting. @pewtrusts.bsky.social www.mathematica.org/blogs/modern...

Report: Electronic case reporting helped states during the pandemic — they need to use it more A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts highlights an emerging method for improving the sharing and use of public health data.

Grateful for this reporting from Kaitlyn Levinson and @routefifty.bsky.social on new research from The Pew Charitable Trusts + @mathematicanow.bsky.social on state public health data policies and practices: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...

Friends, you know those references that say that only 1 out of every 100 dollars spent in government has any evidence behind it? Anyone have the original source and/or updated numbers?

Embedding Data and Innovation Across California State Government Jeffery Marino, the director of California’s Office of Data and Innovation, talks with Mathematica’s President and CEO Paul Decker about generative AI, interagency data sharing agreements, human-cente...

As a fellow English major who works for a data-driven org, I very much enjoyed hearing about the career path and current work of Jeffery Marino, director of California's Office of Data and Innovation, a recent guest of the @mathematicanow.bsky.social podcast. www.mathematica.org/blogs/embedd...

I got to speak with amazing, mission-driven people working at the intersection of evidence and public policy at the 2024 @appam.bsky.social fall research conference. Expect highlights to appear on @mathematicanow.bsky.social’s #OnTheEvidence podcast, as well as our social and YouTube channels.

How AmeriCorps Uses Data to Support Communities Through National Service and Volunteerism This episode of Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast explores the role of data and research in helping AmeriCorps and its grantees deliver on their respective missions, with guests Dr. Mary Hyde of A...

My conversation on the @mathematicanow.bsky.social podcast with Dr. Hyde about the 30th anniversary of AmeriCorps and how the agency uses data to support communities through national service and volunteerism is here: www.mathematica.org/blogs/how-am...

Column | These are the most fulfilling jobs in America When we looked at new data on which jobs give you the most pride or satisfaction, or serve the community best, one job took the top spot in every category.

I'm a big fan of @andrewvandam.bsky.social's Dept. of Data WaPo column and AmeriCorps' Office of Research and Evaluation, so this story felt to me like an Avengers Assemble moment. Great to see #OnTheEvidence guest Dr. Mary Hyde talking about fulfilling jobs: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...