Bringing Heart to Data: How to Measure the Unmeasurable
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onHow can we connect team or project activities to larger organizational goals? And how can we be sure our…
A Public Sector Guide to Talking About Race
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onIf the echos and chanting for equity haven’t rang clear in the last seven years since the Black Lives…
Building Stronger Relationships Between Governments and Nonprofits
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onAfter the tragic killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, protests have swept across…
Using Emergent Learning to Meet Challenges and Foster Racial Equity
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onWe have been working to open source social change for about a decade now, and one framework continues to…
Fortis Capital Partners with Living Cities and the City of Minneapolis to Double Down on Bridging Racial Gaps in Access to Capital
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onA new fund will increase access to affordable debt for small and growing businesses owned by Black and brown…
Lessons on Anti-Racist Organizing Across Government and Community
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onLiving Cities works to create systemic change grounded in the understanding that systems and institutions are made up of…
Connecting Communications and Learning for Results
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onIn this first post in a multi-part series, members of our Learning, Storytelling and Results team describe how uniting…
Telling Black Stories Inclusive of Joy
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onThis year’s Juneteenth was one of the most anticipated and celebratory in recent history. For the first time, Juneeteenth…
Black Futures Matter: Bet on Black
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onThe fourth industrial revolution is upon us, and it is characterized by the modern technology and internet-enabled business. Similar…
Zine-making as storytelling and healing
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onOne practice that we try to include in our healing justice practice is to create physical healing spaces for…
Attacking the Gap: How Blackstar Stability is Investing in Black Homeownership
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onJohn Green, Managing Principal at Blackstar, shares his perspectives on the legacy of discriminatory practices that have systematically prevented…
Shifting Mindsets: Scarcity vs. Abundance
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onShifting from scarcity to abundance mindset is the difference between assuming a fixed outcome and trusting that there are…
Breath & Body Work as Anti-Racism Practice
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onIn reflecting on the power of breath work and body work as anti-racism practice, Living Cities staff member Lethy…
Standing in Solidarity and Committing to Action
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog on“I am writing today to demand a faster pace of change. An accelerated pace is dependent on your leadership.We…
Centering Equity, Transforming Systems: A Profile on Joann Massey
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onAs part of our series highlighting alumni of Living Cities’ cohorts, we spoke with Joann Massey, Director of Business…
Racial Equity is a Marathon: Honoring Past Labor and the Work to Come
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onAcross the country, we are seeing elected officials and career-long public servants rise to the challenges of COVID19 while…
COVID-19 Resources
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Blog onThe reality of COVID-19’s scope and impact is sinking in and in many ways is still unknown. At Living…
