Building technical skills was an important step in better aligning our work with our #results. But building #culture was essential. JaNay Queen Nazaire and Crystal Li reflect on the path to our current framework for performance & results: livingcities.org/blog/1300-brin…

Webinar Alert!! Join us for our second webinar of the year, happening on Thursday, 20 June. Prof Thomas Schwandt will take us through the concept of Evaluative Thinking and why every evaluator should have this skill. RSVP now! SAMEA Conference 2019 Evaluation Headlines African Evaluation Association Clear Evaluation Anglophone Africa European Evaluation

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Army unit comprised almost entirely of Americans of Japanese ancestry was the most decorated unit in military history for its size and length of service. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

Yes!!!! Donated!

Meet Nadya Okamoto the 21-year-old behind PERIOD. The Menstrual Movement — here's how the world's largest youth-run women's health NGO is using service, education, and advocacy to fight menstrual poverty and stigmas

Excited for our future partnership with F8 Consulting

A vast wealth gap, driven by segregation, redlining, evictions and exclusion, separates Black and white America. This is the problem Living Cities and our partners are working to solve. #Closingthegaps #1619Project nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Hi all! We are celebrating our one year anniversary since we unionized here at NAPAWF and are working towards getting a contract solidified. If you could sign up to show your support on the google doc below that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you :) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This is a great tool that we've been using with our partner organizations to push them and us to think deeper about racial equity. Fakequity thanks for the great resources!

.NAPAWF DC represented at #fahm2019 #fypdc amazing conference!

To dismantle structural racism & inequity, we need to be working toward a positive vision of the world we’re trying to create. We’ve refined our vision statement to name dignity & humanity—in addition to financial wellbeing. What do you think?

“It’s impossible to live in America today without being conscious of the ever-growing racial inequities...” Read why @Surdna_Fdn, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation & Kresge Foundation& more have recommitted to support Living Cities efforts to close racial gaps: bit.ly/3b4yuLJ

Our refined mission and vision outlines our explicit focus on racial equity as a key driver toward closing the racial wealth and income gaps in America. Sign up for our newsletter to learn about how we're living into these values: bit.ly/3aZUnvk

#Coronavirus is not an excuse for racism. Nothing is. Here are 5 ways to call it out, explained on TikTok US 😷

The NY Dept of Health says patients should be allowed one support person at birth. #MyBirthPartner is a human right. Will you change your policies now Northwell Health NewYork-Presbyterian Mount Sinai Health System? ctt.ec/0VeyW+

21 cities have committed to the Closing the Gaps Network. Leaders in these cities committed to creating equitable economies by transforming government policies and practices. Check out our new signature video for the Closing the Gaps Network! 🙃

Marcus Pope shares the value of doing anti-racist organizing work in community with folks in other cities who are in the Year of Reckoning cohort. Youthprise bit.ly/3cqetE8

So excited for our first in-person convening since the pandemic #CTGConvening Living Cities

Entrepreneurs of color & women lag well behind when it comes to patenting their inventions. Living Cities’ Joe Scantlebury says NYC should work to close this patent gap, which leads to inequities in small biz ownership & venture investment, and widens NYC’s racial wealth gap.

A new report by Center for an Urban Future offers 150 concrete ideas from New Yorkers for building a more equitable NYC. Check out the ideas here: lnkd.in/etXszJhb including a highlight by Living Cities