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The Digital Benefits Network supports government in delivering public benefits services and technology that are accessible, effective, and equitable in order to ultimately increase economic opportunity. Part of the Beeck Center at Georgetown University
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 8d
This month’s Digital Benefits in the News starts with journalism telling the stories of those impacted by the federal shutdown disruption in SNAP and WIC.

Thank you to our community for all their work.

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Digital Benefits in the News
Sharing the latest stories across public benefits programs and digital service delivery
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Oct 1
You’ve read the report, now it's time to turn insights into action! Register for our Oct 8 Advocate Session to translate the Digital Doorways research into action and improve digital identity processes in your state.

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 30
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 25
Register for our Oct 8 Advocate Session to translate this research into action and improve digital identity processes in your state. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorwaysAdvocateWebinar
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: Championing Security and Access for Beneficiaries. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joini...
The DBN's new research Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: Beneficiary Experiences with Digital Identity provides powerful evidence of the barriers people face when applying for and accessing public ...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 25
The Digital Doorways webinar recording is live! Learn about beneficiary experiences with digital identity in public benefits, key insights, and recommendations! beeckcenter.org/DDWebinarRec...
Webinar Recording: Digital Doorways to Public Benefits - Digital Government Hub
The Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University and Public Policy Lab co-hosted a webinar presenting breaking research on beneficiary experienc...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 15
📅 Join us today at 3 p.m EST for our Digital Doorways webinar! We’ll dive into our research on people’s lived experiences with digital identity processes and technology in public benefits.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 15
➕ Want to dive deeper? Attend our Digital Doorways webinar on 9/15 at 3 p.m. EST for an in-depth look at our new research project, and the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas.

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 10
➕ Want to dive deeper? Attend our Digital Doorways webinar on 9/15 at 3 p.m. EST for an in-depth look at our new research project, and the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorw...

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 10
🔍 How can governments improve digital identity processes for public benefits?

🚪Our Digital Doorways report explores challenges beneficiaries face when navigating digital identity processes—offering insights and recommendations for improvement.

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Sep 9
New Report! Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: User Experiences with Digital Identity.

Our latest research outlines how state agencies can address challenges with digital identity processes among public benefits recipients while maintaining security.

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Aug 26
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Aug 25
Introducing: Practitioner Picks! It's a new quarterly series designed to add fresh resources to the Digital Government Hub’s library! This quarter’s edition focused on digital housing featuring Barry Roeder and Roshen Sethna ➡️ digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
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Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social · Jul 22
We are thrilled to announce our Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map—a dynamic, open-source guide showing which orgs use tech to improve the delivery of public benefit programs and how they connect across shared focus areas.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Aug 14
“Our theory of change at the Beeck Center's Digital Benefits Network is: to take collaborative action, it’s critical to know the organizations, what are they doing, which sectors are doing what. Having line of sight across the ecosystem is critical to improving public benefits access delivery.”
This photo shows the home page of the Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map and the web address or digitalgovernmenthub.org slash ecosystem. It describes the benefits of the director to find organizations, build relationships, and forge new opportunities to partner
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Aug 12
☀️Did you miss our August Digest?
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🌟Read our BenCamp 2025 recap
📅 Register for Digital Doorways launch webinar
📖 New resources to combat harmful narratives about benefits fraud

And more!
The Digital Benefits Digest
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jul 29
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jul 14
This Wednesday, 7/16, the Digital Identity CoP will explore user experiences with accounts + ID verification. We'll learn about Colorado's PEAK Benefits platform, and get a preview of DBN and Public Policy Lab’s research on beneficiary experiences.

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jul 9
🏖️ Did you miss our July Digital Benefits Digest?

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📑Navigating Benefits Policy Changes in the OBBA
📅 July 16: DI CoP Call
🔎Research spotlight on public benefits access for immigrants
📣 How to stay informed on public benefits policy and delivery changes
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jul 2
🗓️ July 16, 3pm ET - Digital Identity CoP Quarterly Meeting
✨ Learn about the CO PEAK benefits platform team’s efforts to understand user experiences
✨ Get a sneak peak into the DBN +Public Policy Lab's Digital Doorways research
✅ Sign up for CoP to join: beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jun 27
☀️Did you miss our June Digital Benefits Digest?

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📢 Call for FormFest Submissions & Save the Date
📅 DI CoP Call July 16
👋 Great seeing colleagues at CfA Summit!
📖 Work requirement research roundup
🖥️ Code for America’s ASAP PDF tool
The Digital Benefits Digest
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jun 24
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jun 12
On July 16 our Digital Identity Community of Practice will explore user experiences with account creation + ID verification. We'll hear about Colorado’s PEAK Benefits platform, and get a sneak peek at DBN’s research with Public Policy Lab. beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jun 3
View the recording for the Digital Identity CoP’s second meeting! Members received an update on the Balance ID project and learned about what MyMassGov is doing to improve client support for the identity verification process.

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Digital Identity Community of Practice 2025 Q2 Meeting: Client Support Models in Digital Identity - Digital Government Hub
The Digital Benefits Network's second Digital Identity Community of Practice quarterly call centered exploring client support models in digital identity and an update on the Balance ID project.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · Jun 2
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AI-Powered Rules as Code Government Briefing - Digital Government Hub
The DBN and MDI held a government briefing of their top takeaways from their recent research on AI-Powered Rules as Code.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · May 30
If you missed our Government Briefing on AI-Powered Rules as Code we’ve got you covered! Check out the presentation recording on the Digital Government Hub!

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