A learning network for mayors.
The Mayors Innovation Project creates spaces that are uniquely for mayors and their most trusted advisors. Our member cities, diverse in geography and size, are leaders in policy innovation. Through annual meetings, specialized cohorts & networks, technical assistance, publications, and more, we are the organization that supports mayors as people and as city leaders.
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Summer 2020 Annual Meeting Announcement
Due to COVID-19, we have canceled our Summer 2020 Annual Meeting in Tacoma, WA. We plan to bring alternative content to our network this summer.
Small Grant Opportunity: Healthy Babies Initiative
We invite proposals from US cities to support efforts that decrease neurotoxic exposures. Deadline is June 1.
COVID-19 Responses for Mayors
MIP has created a list of resources available to mayors and cities for addressing COVID-19 in their communities. We also want to hear from mayors on how you are tackling the crisis.
The Mayors Innovation Project is the best place to get new ideas and make some truly useful connections.
Mayor Jamie Harkins, Lafayette, CO
Featured Policy Topics
21st Century Policing
Mayors alone can’t reduce police violence and bias, but they can play a key role in how their law enforcement officers approach their job, creating accountability, and in the city’s approach to keeping its citizens safe.
Promoting and Supporting Early Child Care and Education
Participatory budgeting processes, where city officials cede a portion of their authority over discretionary funding to local communities, is a popular and effective strategy to encourage open government.
Women’s Health
While many decisions about women’s health are determined at the state or federal level, cities have unique opportunities to dramatically impact women’s access to health care as well as the social and physical determinants of their health.
Transportation and Climate Change
Transportation policy can help make cities more equitable by addressing accessibility through strategies like reducing gaps in service, improving first and last miles, and expanding biking infrastructure for racially and economically diverse communities.
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Three ways to succeed in an immigrant-inclusive emergency response and recovery
In a guest post, our partner Welcoming America offers the following ideas for actively involving new Americans in city's response to the pandemic. These ideas draw on a decade of work in belonging and inclusion, and emerging approaches from their network of 200 nonprofit and local government members.
Pandemic insights for local government leaders
This article was originally written by our Co-Managing Director, Katya Spear, for Apolitical. As public servants face the challenges brought by Covid-19, it’s easy to yearn for the normalcy of a time that seemed simpler, …
Summer 2020 Annual Meeting Announcement
Due to COVID-19, we have canceled our Summer 2020 Annual Meeting in Tacoma, WA. We plan to bring alternative content to our network this summer.
Insights about the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF)
The coming months of the COVID-19 crisis will continue to bring an unprecedented amount of strain on municipal budgets. Here, we review the US Federal Reserve’s groundbreaking recent action that may provide a way to …
Small Grant Opportunity: Healthy Babies Initiative
We invite proposals from US cities to support efforts that decrease neurotoxic exposures. Deadline is June 1.
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