Building a new urban practice.
Living Cities works with cross-sector leaders in cities to build a new type of urban practice aimed at dramatically improving the economic well-being of low-income people. We believe that these four core elements of our work are key to these ends:
Open-Sourcing Social Change.
We work at the intersections of information, people, story, and technology to accelerate the uptake of promising solutions to social problems.
Collective Impact.
We support ambitious data-driven, results-oriented cross-sector tables who work together differently to achieve large-scale results and enduring change.
Capital Innovation.
We blend public, private and philanthropic financial resources in new ways to better meet the needs of cities and their residents.
Public Sector Innovation.
We work with public sector leaders to foster more nimble, collaborative, and data-driven local governments.
Where We Work
See all of the cities where we work. This map also features cities participating in our Integration Initiative, including highlighting our other work in those places.
What We’re Thinking
Blog Post on Dec 5, 2018
After 20 Years, Three Regions Confront Their Divisions
Blog Post Nick Jean Baptiste on Dec 4, 2018
HiGro: Growing Businesses. Growing People. Growing Communities. Growing Profits
Resource on Mar 15, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion at Living Cities: Frequently Asked Questions
Blog Post Frank Mirabal on Nov 29, 2018
Why the City of Albuquerque Now Buys Local
Blog Post Kelli Cooper on Sep 11, 2018
Owning Our Future of “Tequity” in Albuquerque
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Ashleigh Gardere & Lynnette White-Colin on Aug 1, 2018
300 Years in the Making: Racial Equity, Entrepreneurship and Capital Innovation…
Blog Post Jen Mayer on Jun 19, 2018
P3s Can Be Bad for Racial Equity -- But They Don't Have to Be
