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On June 15, 2021 Living Cities administered our fifth annual Racial Equity and Inclusion (REI) competency survey to all staff to reflect on their individual co…
Systemic Racism 101: A Visual History of the Impact of Racism in AmericaBook by: Living Cities and Aminah PilgrimPurchase today: https://t.co/oHZlJIIJJ4 In col…
This report summarizes Living Cities Blended Catalyst Fund’s (BCF) activities during its sixth year of operations, from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021 (FY…
The second City Accelerator cohort on Inclusive Procurement invited ten cities--Boston, Cleveland, El Paso, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Phila…
The Closing the Gaps (CTG) Network is a ten-year initiative that brings together leaders from cities across the country who are committed to imagining what an …
This content was created in collaboration by Joanna Carrasco, Thiara Falcon and Santiago Carrillo for Hispanics in Philanthropy's 2021 conference Collective Co…
History and ContextThe Living Cities collaborative turns 30 years old in 2021. During its first 15 years, Living Cities’ direct investment of $1 billion in gra…
Reckoning with race and its impacts requires us to reflect, discuss and practice. Living Cities Reckoning With Race Curriculum offers resources, questions and …
When city governments meaningfully engage their residents they not only gain a valuable perspective on the toughest challenges cities face, but they build (or …
What these five cities found was that the road to more inclusive contracting is paved with obstacles, some new and some decades old.
June 16, 2021
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