A peer learning network for mayors and city leaders.
The Mayors Innovation Project, in partnership with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for children. We are excited to share the story of one of our grant recipients, Anchorage, AK. By Pamela Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics The municipality of Anchorage …
Cities across the country are struggling to maintain and update infrastructure while keeping water affordable, particularly for their most vulnerable households. Thanks in part to our Water Affordability program—co-organized by The Water Center at Penn—utilities are leading the way and offering a critical template that others can replicate. We were honored to work with Toledo’s …
Dear Mayors, city leaders and partners, After a truly inspiring 5+ years working with the Mayors Innovation Project, I’m writing to let you know that I am leaving, and my last day will be Friday, August 13. I am so grateful to the dedicated mayors and city leaders who have shared their experiences and knowledge …
Photo by Jack Prommel on Unsplash In partnership with the Water Center at Penn, our Water Affordability Community of Practice (COP) spotlights best practices on challenges and solutions related to water affordability, providing ample time for questions and informal discussion among peers. We invite local utility and city leaders that are striving to provide access to safe and …
Tuesday, August 24 11am PDT/12pm MDT/1pm CST/2pm EST This event is open to all mayors and city staff. Access to abundant safe, affordable, and nutritious food is a significant challenge to infant and maternal health. Pregnant mothers, infants, and toddlers get more than 50% of their total daily exposure to organophosphate pesticides — one of …
In June, the Women Mayors Network hosted a briefing with White House leaders on gender and domestic policies. Recognizing the key role mayors play in advancing policy priorities locally, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs reached out to explore working toward common goals, and to learn more about the experiences of women mayors in …
With our partners at the Water Center at Penn, we are shining a critical spotlight on the local leaders who are forging the path on water affordability. Learn more about how we’re supporting city leaders here. Are you a mayor new to this issue? Start here. When utility leaders hear water affordability, they often think about customer assistance …
Cities across the country are struggling to maintain and update infrastructure while keeping water affordable, particularly for their most vulnerable households. Through our Water Affordability Academies, co-hosted by the Water Center at Penn and the Mayors Innovation Project, we have gained valuable insight into what utilities are facing and how we can support them. In …
Illuminating Financial Trends: A Training for Mayors Wednesday, July 21 9am PST/10am MST/11am CST/12pm EST This training is specifically framed and created for mayors, but we also welcome finance directors and mayors’ chiefs of staff. Most cities complete and publish a public, audited document called the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR, formerly known as CAFR). …
This guest blog post is from Ralph Garboushian at CapitalEdge. Financially battered cities celebrated the March enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act (PL 117-6) and its $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Relief Fund. However, celebration quickly turned to nervous anticipation as local leaders awaited guidance from the Treasury Department. Although at its …
