March 26, 2024
2023 Impact Report
Enabling Transformation in Government Systems to Improve Outcomes for All
The Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation was established 10 years ago to explore public and private sector issues related to social impact investing and train the next generation of social impact leaders. This vision was made possible through the generosity of Alberto and Olga Maria Beeck, and Carl Muñana. Since our founding in 2014, we have become a network catalyst, a research hub, an advocate for policymaking in the modern age, and a training ground for tomorrow’s innovators. Our academic home at Georgetown University offers a common space for varied perspectives—including students—to converge.
At the Beeck Center, we work to improve people’s lives using data, design, technology, and policy as instruments for equitable systems change. Central to this mission are pragmatic, action-driven research and projects that enable government to improve people’s lives.
In 2023, the center ran six projects: Data Labs, Digital Benefits Network (DBN), Digital Service Network (DSN), The Opportunity Project for Cities (TOPC), Intergovernmental Software Collaborative (ISC), and State CDO Network. Our work is designed for application within government, at the local, state, tribal, territorial, and national levels. We are led by a team with diverse backgrounds, who have deep experience leading policy development and implementation in government, delivering useful tools and products in the private sector, conducting research, and advocating for better policies.
The Beeck Center is a founding member of Tech & Society, a cross-campus ecosystem at Georgetown University facilitating novel approaches for interdisciplinary collaborations, research, understanding, and actions—all at the intersection of technology, ethics, and governance.
Our Work
As a leader in civic technology and systems change, the Beeck Center hosts a range of projects aimed at helping governments and organizations:
- Improve the equitable delivery of key public benefits to be simple, effective, and easy to navigate, through policies and digital services that are designed with the people who use them and the government partners who deliver them;
- Grow and support an inclusive, cross-cutting network of empowered government practitioners who can learn and sustain the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable human-centered digital transformation;
- Acquire and deploy effective technology that provides a user-friendly customer experience across governments within reasonable timeframes and budgets; and
- Leverage data to inform policy making and measure outcomes.
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Associated Projects
Data Labs
Digital Benefits Network
Digital Service Network
State Chief Data Officers Network
The Opportunity Project for Cities
Community tools, powered by local data
Intergovernmental Software Collaborative
Contributing Authors
Ashleigh Fryer
Deputy Director, Content
Jessica Yabsley
Director of Communications
Lucie Bonneville
Development + Grants Manager
Claire Stowe
Student Analyst