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The Rich Cultural Identity of Native Americans in ABQ
By Carmen Smith in Blog on March 25, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
Cultural Equity to Achieve Social Change in New Haven, Conn.
By Carmen Smith in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 23, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
Youth and Philanthropy Co-Design an Equitable Minnesota
By Carmen Smith in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 18, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
Building an Anti-racist City During COVID
By Carmen Smith in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 16, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
Using Resilience to Build an Equitable Minneapolis
By Carmen Smith in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 11, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
ABQ Leader Reimagines Government’s Role in Equity
By Carmen Smith in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 9, 2021
From local government officials to philanthropic stakeholders to Living Cities staff, this story is one in a series that…
Institutionalizing and Operationalizing Racial Equity in City Hall, Community and Beyond
By Joanna Carrasco on March 4, 2021
These case studies are stories of people and places across the country changing policies and practices to intentionally center…
Living Cities’ Catalyst Family of Funds Selected as an Emeritus Impact Manager for Impact Assets 50 2021
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on March 3, 2021
For over a decade, Living Cities’ impact investing work has helped us advance our programmatic strategies while testing innovative…
CHECKING IN WITH OUR HUMANITY V2
By Joanna Carrasco in Blog, Operationalize Racial Equity on March 1, 2021
CHECKING IN WITH OUR HUMANITY V2OVERVIEWEmbedding racial equity into an organizational culture requires intentional work everyday. On a personal…
Dr. King’s Dream Keepers
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on January 15, 2021
History is continuously being made, debated and repeating itself. Thankfully, one thing America does well is creating new leaders…
Staff Reflections on the Attack on the Capitol
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on January 13, 2021
This attack on our democracy was an important historical moment, but it was also a deeply personal one.I am…
Practicing Radical Reimagination
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on January 6, 2021
“It is important to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world.“ - Angela DavisPractices steeped…
How Nonprofits Can Close the Racial Wealth Divide in America
By Dylan Fitzgerald in #WealthInColor, Blog on December 15, 2020
Sevetri Wilson, one of the founders featured as part of the #WealthInColor campaign, provides an overview of the role…
How Pittsburgh is Mobilizing to Help Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in a Time of Great Uncertainty
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog, Pittsburgh on November 12, 2020
As part of the City Accelerator, the City of Pittsburgh has prioritized equity in their procurement systems, implementing changes…
Centering Equity, Transforming Systems: A Profile on Maia Jachimowicz
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on October 29, 2020
As part of our series highlighting alumni of Living Cities’ cohorts, we spoke with Maia Jachimowicz, who currently serves…
How Cleveland is Assisting Very Small Businesses with Contracting in the City
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on October 29, 2020
On May 16, 2019, after Mayor Jackson learned of Cleveland’s grant award from Living Cities and Citi Foundation to…
How to Infuse Learning Throughout Your Organization
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on October 21, 2020
In the penultimate post of our Learning, Storytelling and Results series, Senior Associate and Content Strategy Lead Shannon Jordy…
Leveraging Entrepreneurship to Close Racial Wealth Gaps
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog, Pittsburgh on October 20, 2020
The latest jobs report shows that our national recovery from the COVID pandemic and its economic impact will be…
#WealthInColor: Accessing Albuquerque’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By Dylan Fitzgerald in #WealthInColor, Blog on October 15, 2020
In the latest #WealthInColor infographic, Living Cities and its local partners offer a visual representation of what exists for…
Reimagining Our Realities through Storytelling
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on October 7, 2020
Racial equity work calls us to imagine new possibilities and different realities from our own because what we need…

Blog

The Rich Cultural Identity of Native Americans in ABQ

Cultural Equity to Achieve Social Change in New Haven, Conn.

Youth and Philanthropy Co-Design an Equitable Minnesota

Building an Anti-racist City During COVID

Using Resilience to Build an Equitable Minneapolis

ABQ Leader Reimagines Government’s Role in Equity

Institutionalizing and Operationalizing Racial Equity in City Hall, Community and Beyond

Living Cities’ Catalyst Family of Funds Selected as an Emeritus Impact Manager for Impact Assets 50 2021

CHECKING IN WITH OUR HUMANITY V2

Dr. King’s Dream Keepers

Staff Reflections on the Attack on the Capitol

Practicing Radical Reimagination

How Nonprofits Can Close the Racial Wealth Divide in America

How Pittsburgh is Mobilizing to Help Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in a Time of Great Uncertainty

Centering Equity, Transforming Systems: A Profile on Maia Jachimowicz

How Cleveland is Assisting Very Small Businesses with Contracting in the City

How to Infuse Learning Throughout Your Organization

Leveraging Entrepreneurship to Close Racial Wealth Gaps

#WealthInColor: Accessing Albuquerque’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Reimagining Our Realities through Storytelling