Using data and research evidence can help nonprofit and community-based organizations develop new programs, support existing ones, and advocate for more effective government investments.

In this episode, Leigh Parise talks with Milton J. Little Jr., President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Atlanta – one of the nation's largest United Ways, serving 13 counties in the Atlanta metro area. Little is a member of MDRC's Board of Directors, where he serves as treasurer.

Little and Parise discuss the importance of independent research and how using data and evidence can help community-based organizations improve the lives of the people they serve.