Evidence Use

Funds evidence-based government reform including Results for America and government performance initiatives. Focus on criminal justice, health, evidence-based implementation.

Behavioral science consultancy founded inside the UK government in 2010, now owned by Nesta, with US offices in New York and DC. Designs and tests government programs with RCTs, including 95+ with US…

Bloomberg Philanthropies program investing 60 million to help cities across the Americas build data infrastructure and AI readiness. 65 cities across 12 countries in current cohort. Structured peer…

Policy research on AI governance, digital government, tech talent, and government modernization. Congressional testimony.

Harvard Kennedy School program led by Matt Andrews that developed Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) for escaping government capability traps. Has trained 4,850+ practitioners in 157…

Population intelligence platform that integrates Census, IRS, CDC, housing, labor, and migration datasets into statistically grounded population models. Helps government and policy teams anticipate…

Peer network of city chief data officers and senior data officials (est. 2015 by Harvard's Ash Center with UChicago), now convened by the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins.…

Renamed from Open Philanthropy in Nov 2025 as it expanded into multi-donor funds alongside Good Ventures. Major funder of Niskanen Center's state capacity work and evidence-based policy research.…

Nonprofit that tracks open government data policy across all 50 states and publishes the annual State of Data Ownership report. Runs the Data Coalition, advocating for federal and state data…

Nonprofit building the field of data for social impact. Capacity Accelerator Network provides training and resources for organizations using data to improve public services. Inclusive Growth and…

Private foundation (est. 1998) that strengthens state and local health department capacity and the public health workforce as an engaged funder that does not take unsolicited proposals. Programs…

Financial support for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers studying democratic governance, innovation in government, and civic technology. Part of the Ash Center's Program on Democratic Governance.

Harvard Kennedy School lab embedding full-time fellows in state and local agencies for 12-36 month pro bono reform projects in child welfare, criminal justice, homelessness, housing, and procurement.…

MIT-based research center running randomized evaluations with state and local governments. Its State and Local Innovation Initiative and LEVER Evaluation Incubator (with Results for America) help…

Nonpartisan applied research organization (est. 2014) advising cities, state legislatures, and federal policymakers. Work spans guaranteed income program design (Compton Pledge, Stockton SEED),…

Nonprofit research organization (est. 1974) specializing in randomized evaluations of social and education programs. Works directly with government agencies on program design and evaluation;…

Research lab studying government innovation, political accountability, and institutional design using field experiments and design thinking.

Congressionally chartered. Convenes expert panels studying federal agency management, organizational design, and institutional effectiveness.

PIT program: fellowships, The Commons (procurement research), policy research. Co-convenes PIT University Network (PIT-UN): 63 institutions, $16M+ deployed.

Civic engagement and performance analytics platform for local government, including the National Community Survey (via its NRC acquisition), resident polling, and Balancing Act budget simulations.…

Congressional modernization nonprofit focused on AI-ready legislatures and legislative branch capacity. Key 2025 wins: secured 4M House Modernization Initiatives Account; advanced CaseCompass unified…

Network of 63 universities co-convened by New America, Ford Foundation, and Hewlett Foundation. $16M+ deployed to 154 projects building the PIT field through curriculum, faculty research, and…

$120M 6-year pooled philanthropic initiative grantmaking for government workforce, digital infrastructure, and procedural reform. Chaired by Jennifer Pahlka.

Helps government use evidence and data. Runs What Works Cities and States certifications promoting performance management and evidence-based policymaking.

Nonprofit TA firm helping government agencies design and implement outcomes-focused contracting, Pay for Success structures, and data-driven service delivery. Government agencies are primary clients.

Nonpartisan social and economic policy research organization. Research covers government finance, safety net delivery, benefits modernization, and evidence-based implementation, with data tools for…

Domestic policy center providing direct technical assistance to governments and multi-university research partnerships on evidence-based policy.

RegLab (Stanford) · Researcher

Expertise, Collaboration Opportunity

J-PAL North America · Researcher

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise

· Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

NYCuriosity · Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University · Researcher

Job / Fellowship

Results for America / Bloomberg Philanthropies · Capacity Builder

Expertise