In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech that asked a question that reflected the discomfort between our country’s stated ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, host Justin Charles is joined by Madelaine Britt, Manager of Rochester’s Office of Financial Empowerment, and Santiago Carillo, Assistant Director of ...

Choose “Download this document” to download the citations and sources, with links to further reading. The experiment of America is over two centuries old. Throughout our history, systems were designed ...

I work in circles where we talk a lot about “people of color” (POC). We discuss what POC need to thrive economically, how to support POC with resources, and of course we interrogate how racism affects ...

When traditional finance falls short, where can changemakers turn? Host Justin Charles talks with Jim Casselberry of Known about how impact investing directs capital to overlooked communities and ...

In 2012, Julie Lein and Clara Brenner started Tumml, an urban ventures accelerator with a mission to empower entrepreneurs to solve urban problems. Through their experience with Tumml, Julie and Clara ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, host Justin Charles talks with Sydney Thomas, Conductor at Symphonic Capital, about reimagining venture capital to serve the 99% through intentional growth, ...

The first post in a two-part series explores the potential of capital to undo the historical legacy of inequities. How could this be? We have been taught that, in America, our success depends on our ...

City leaders are in a unique position to implement innovative practices that can transform their communities and drive better outcomes for their cities. This guide makes the case for equitable ...

May 10th marks National Small Business Day – a time set aside to encourage consumers to spend their money with local business owners instead of big box stores. This simple message can be applied to ...

Living Cities works to create systemic change grounded in the understanding that systems and institutions are made up of people. Whether operating on the inside of institutions, or demanding change ...