Gary D. Bass
Gary D. Bass is an American nonprofit executive. He is the founder and former executive director of OMB Watch (1983 to 2011), former executive director of the Bauman Foundation, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.[1][2][3][4][5]
Education
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Bass received a B.A., M.S., and PhD from the University of Michigan.[1] His doctorate was in psychology and education.[6]
Career
[edit]He was president of the Human Services Information Center before founding OMB Watch in 1983. Since then, he has been a prominent commentator on federal information policy issues and assisted other nonprofit organizations: The NonProfit Times listed him within their Power and Influence Top 50. In 1989, he created RTK NET (the Right-to-Know Network), a free online service to provide community groups with access to government data.
Bass is co-author of Seen but Not Heard: Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy, a book published in 2007 by the Aspen Institute.[2][7][8]
Bass is a senior fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ a b "Gary Bass To Leave OMB Watch To Head Foundation". The NonProfit Times. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Bass Begins New Chapter At Bauman Foundation".
- ^ "Gary Bass to leave OMB Watch". Washington Technology. November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Bass Leaving OMB Watch". Nextgov.com. October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Gary Bass". Economic Policy Institute.
- ^ Ruggiano, Nicole (March 23, 2009). "Seen but Not Heard: Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy, by Gary D. Bass, David F. Arons, Kay Guinane, Matthew F. Carter, and Susan Rees: Aspen Institute Press. $15.00. Aspen Institute Publications Office: Phone: (410) 820.5433 Fax: (410) 827.5928 (FX) E-mail: publications@aspeninstitute.org". Journal of Policy Practice. 8 (2): 179–183. doi:10.1080/15588740902740447 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ Ezell, Mark (March 26, 2010). "Seen but Not Heard: Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy, by Gary D. Bass, David F. Arons, Kay Guinane, and Matthew F. Carter: with Susan Rees. Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute, 2007, 271 pages". Administration in Social Work. 34 (2): 213–215. doi:10.1080/03643101003609560 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
Further reading
[edit]- Gary Bass, Founder and Executive Director, OMB Watch
- Federal 100: Gary Bass
- Watchdog group rebrands after 30 years
- Center for Effective Government Closes Doors
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