The document discusses how federal government data can be leveraged by non-profits and community organizations to help address issues like poverty, homelessness, lack of education, and healthcare. It notes that the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act allows for citizen data held by the government to be used for smarter decision-making, and that organizations can use federal data to create better outcomes while ensuring data quality. The document argues that collaborating across sectors including non-profits, advocates, and government can help unlock the potential of federal data to better serve people in need.

1. Leveraging
Federal Data
for Social
Collaborations
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2. “Silos work.”
Said no one ever.
Ajah is a global consulting firm working to
design cross-sectoral strategies that expand the
availability and utility of data.
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3. Tell that to our
problems. And the Fed.
Poverty, homelessness, lack of education and
health care. In the United States, challenges
stemming from these issues are made worse
when data is inaccessible. The Fed knows this.
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4. We have the solution.
But there’s one problem.
We’re ignoring a critical pathway to
addressing these issues: government and the
vast data it collects and manages.
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5. Nonprofits don’t have
data. Government does.
The Feds have a trove of data rich enough to
provide community organizations with
information critical to their work.
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6. It’s all about evidence.
Let us explain.
The Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act mobilizes citizen data for
smarter decision-making in government.
That’s a game changer.
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7. Let the Fed work for the
people. Because people
are worth it.
Organizations can leverage federal data to
create better outcomes for the people they
serve, while ensuring the quality of that data.
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8. So, how do we seize this
opportunity? We brace
for a paradigm shift.
It's about people in need receiving the best
possible services, and ensuring that those
services are helping them, not hurting them.
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9. Disrupting the system
won’t be easy. What are
the risks?
Nonprofits and advocates for marginalized
groups need to offer good services. But they also
need to ensure that government services are as
good as they can be and always improving.
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10. That’s where we come in.
Experts in all sectors.
The value of federal data remains untapped. But
collaborating across sectors can change all of
that. It's up to us. Still feeling overwhelmed?
There's a clear path forward. Let us show you.
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