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 Nadia Owusu & Ratna Gill on May 17, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion: Centering Arts, Culture, and Healing
Blog Post Hafizah Omar & Nadia Owusu on May 3, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion: Shifting Systems of Power
Resource on Mar 15, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion at Living Cities: Frequently Asked Questions
Blog Post Hafizah Omar & Nadia Owusu on Apr 19, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion: Transforming Organizations and Beyo…
Blog Post Hafizah Omar & Nadia Owusu on Apr 5, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion: Contextualizing Systems, Data, and …
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Demetric Duckett on Apr 4, 2018
Stony the Road We Trod: Commemorating Dr. King
Blog Post Elodie Baquerot & Nadia Owusu on Mar 20, 2018
Operationalizing Racial Equity & Inclusion at Living Cities: Tools for Getting …
