Winter 2020: New Speaker Announcements

Good Ideas for Cities: Designing for Extremes, 2020 Census, & More We are just 5 weeks out from the Winter 2020 Meeting plus the Women Mayors’ Network kickoff! Around the country, mayors are leading on our most pressing issues. We support you by providing cutting-edge thinking and a broad network of other mayors for you …

Member City Spotlight: Mayor Ted Wheeler, Portland, OR

We interviewed Mayor Ted Wheeler for a February Member City Spotlight. Her city of Tacoma, WA will host the Summer 2020 Annual Meeting.

COWS: Race in the Heartland Publication Announcement

New Report: Race in the Heartland Highlighting Wisconsin’s Extreme Racial Disparity #RaceInTheMidwest In the 20th Century, people from around the world came to Wisconsin and the Midwest, seeking opportunity in the industrial boom. Manufacturing and unions helped create good jobs for many black workers, but discrimination and segregation limited that sharply. When industrial jobs declined, …

GIFC: Opportunity Zones and Financial Stability

Good Ideas for Cities A few weeks ago, we shared the insights from two of the panels at our Summer 2019 Annual Meeting in Columbia, SC. Below, we’ve highlighted the final two panels: Opportunity Zones and Addressing Household Financial Stability. Read on for a re-cap from these sessions, including linked resources. Opportunity Zones Since the …

GIFC: Preventing Violent Crime & Engaging Youth Leaders

Good Ideas for Cities:Updates from the Mayors Innovation Project Summer Meeting Re-Cap: Preventing Violent Crime & Engaging Youth Leaders It’s been just over a month since we convened in Columbia, SC for the Summer 2019 Annual Meeting. Mayors at the Summer 2019 Meeting had the opportunity to dive deeper into two key issues for cities: …

GIFC: Implementing Opportunity Zones & Financial Stability

2019 Annual Summer Meeting in Columbia, SC! We are less than a month away from our 2019 Annual Summer Meeting in Columbia, SC, hosted by Mayor Steve Benjamin. Read on to learn more about two of our Summer Meeting topics, view the full agenda, and then register to join us! Implementing Opportunity Zones Since the …