Open Philanthropy: A Modest Manifesto | NewAmerica.net

"[H]erewith, my modest manifesto on open philanthropy: [1] Open sharing of ideas in philanthropy serves us all as we seek to solve shared problems. [2] We need a Freedom of Foundation and Nonprofit Information Act. These organizations are tax-privileged data repositories. As such, their tax privileges should be linked to the degree they openly share and contribute the information, data, and knowledge that they produce for the public good. [3] Openness extends to the interoperability of data - ours and others....[4] Experimenting with openness will show us what works...."