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 Joseph Sutkowi on Sep 19, 2017
Four Innovative Procurement Tactics Cities are Using to Increase Equity
Blog Post Brinda Ganguly on Sep 14, 2017
Five Elements of Effective Collaboration for Investors
Resource on Sep 11, 2017
A Day in a Life: How Racism Impacts Families of Color [INFOGRAPHIC]
Blog Post Ben Hecht on Aug 14, 2017
Facing Down Racial Terror
Blog Post Ben Hecht on Aug 7, 2017
#BensTake: 3 Things We Learned from Surveying Innovation in America’s Cities
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Joanna Carrasco on Jul 25, 2017
#GoodReads: What We're Watching on Race Equity
Blog Post Joanna Carrasco on Jul 17, 2017
#GoodReads: What We're Listening to on Race Equity
