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 JaNay Queen Nazaire & Demetric Duckett on Dec 6, 2019
Reimagining Black Wealth: Asking 400 Year Old Questions
Blog Post Nadia Owusu & Jeff Raderstrong on Nov 20, 2019
Living Our Values as a 21st Century Learning Organization: Lessons from Digital…
Resource on Dec 6, 2019
Radical Collaboration for Black Wealth Creation
Blog Post Monique Woodard on Nov 6, 2019
3 Cities Using Capital to Build More Inclusive Ecosystems
Blog Post Sarah Liniger Eisner on Oct 24, 2019
Personal Reparations
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Shannon Jordy on Oct 14, 2019
#WealthInColor: Red Planet Books and Comics [VIDEO]
Blog Post JaNay Queen Nazaire & Demetric Duckett on Oct 10, 2019
Building Inclusive Ecosystems: Reflections from HBCU@SXSW [PODCAST]
