Living for the City David Kidd, Governing

Communities under pressure BLS, Federal Reserve, EPI

Building a New Urban Practice Ben Hecht, Living Cities

“What  we  are  seeing  is  public,  private,  philanthropic  and  non-­‐profit  sectors  coming  together  in  new  ways  to  take  on  our  most  wicked  problems,  and  holding  themselves  accountable  for  large-­‐scale  results.”    

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City Accelerator

The Essentials City Accelerator

ü  $3  Million  3  Year  Philanthropic  Effort  ü  3  Cohorts,  each  running  18  months  ü  Structured  to  provide  ongoing  technical  and  other  support  around  topics  of  each  

cohort  §  Cohort  1:  Building  a  Culture  and  PracLce  of  InnovaLon                                                  (Launched  September  2014  with  Nigel  Jacob)  §  Cohort  2:  Civic  Engagement                                                (Launched  May  2015  with  Eric  Gordon)  §  Cohort  3:  TBD  

 

ü  ApplicaLon  process  prompts  ciLes  to  start  working  in  more  creaLve  ways  ü  Gatherings  focus  on  shared  learnings  across  the  cohort  ciLes  ü  Coaching,  technical  assistance  and  implementaLon  resources  help  city’s  design  

experiments,  develop  models,  and  build  innovaLon  muscle  ü  Results  in  Municipal  Guidebooks  to  help  spread  ideas  that  maVer  and  work          

Eligibility PMI

Albuquerque    Atlanta    AusLn    BalLmore    Boston    CharloVe    Chicago    Cleveland    Columbus    Dallas    Denver    Detroit    El  Paso    

Fort  Worth    Fresno    Houston    Indianapolis    Jacksonville    Kansas  City,  MO    Los  Angeles    Louisville    Memphis    Milwaukee    Minneapolis    Nashville  New  Orleans    

Candidates  drawn  from  member  ci1es  of  the  Project  on  Municipal  Innova1on  

New  York  City    Newark    Oklahoma  City    Orange  County,  FL    Philadelphia    Phoenix    PiVsburgh    Portland    Providence    Sacramento    San  Antonio    San  Diego  San  Francisco    

San  Jose    SeaVle    St.  Paul,  MN    Washington  DC  

City Pitches governing.com/cityaccelerator

Rating and Sharing governing.com/cityaccelerator

Philanthropy’s Role in the New Civics Governing

“So  far,  Bloomberg’s  grants  to  ciLes  haven’t  stoked  …  fears  about  an  interloping  billionaire  meddling  where  he’s  not  wanted.  It’s  hard  to  pin  an  ideological  or  parLsan  label  on  them  because  they  aren’t  Led  to  any  policy  outcome  in  parLcular.”  

Still at the Beginning of Something Big

Paul  W.  Taylor  

@pwtaylor  ptaylor@erepublic.com  

Chief  Content  Officer  

PresentaLon  available  at  www.pwt.net/speaking