The Revolution Will Be Data-Driven: New Opportunities for Disruptive Nonprofit Research in an Open Data World

Session Submission Type: Colloquium

Abstract

Recent developments with nonprofit data at the BLS and the IRS offer exciting new opportunities for researchers to operate at unprecedented scale and detail. Four data experts explain what is happening, and suggest what the horizon implications are for the future scope and design of our research.

Track

• Conference Track – Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Government: Policy and Partnerships in an Era of Change

Discussant

• Christopher Thompson, BoardSource

Presenters

• Cinthia Schuman Ottinger, Aspen Institute

• Jesse Lecy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

• Kerstin Frailey, GuideStar

• Nathan E Dietz, The Urban Institute