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 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]
Resource on Jun 21, 2019
Through the Eyes of Wakanda: On Screen Lessons for Off Screen Impact
Blog Post Thiara Falcon on Oct 9, 2019
Afro-Latinidad
Blog Post Ronak Davé Okoye on Oct 9, 2019
Healing-Informed Collective Impact: The Reflection and Practice
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Ronak Davé Okoye on Oct 7, 2019
Healing-Informed Collective Impact
Blog Post Ben Hecht on Sep 30, 2019
An Exciting Update from Living Cities: JaNay's New Role as Chief Strategy Offic…
