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Investing in your council relationships to improve outcomes

Posted on November 3, 2022

Council relationships aren’t always easy. When councils and mayors work well together, the positive impacts can be far reaching; but when strained, important city work can stall.

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, News

Cities are leading in efforts to advance workers’ rights

Posted on July 5, 2022

This guest blog post is written by LiJia Gong, Local Progress and Terri Gerstein, the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program A recently released report, issued by Local Progress, the Economic Policy …

Posted in News, Partner PostTagged employers, labor, worker rights

POSTPONED: Winter 2022 Meeting

Posted on January 11, 2022

Update: The Winter Meeting has been re-scheduled for March 16 – 17! View new meeting details here. After thoughtful feedback from our steering committee and review of public health data, we’ve made the difficult decision …

Posted in COVID-19, Meetings, News

Save the Dates: Winter 2022 Meeting

Posted on November 9, 2021

We’re excited to announce that, based on overwhelming feedback from our mayors, we will be meeting in person this January! Winter 2022 Meeting Friday, January 21 – Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC Registration, …

Posted in Meetings, News, Program Announcements

Mayors Innovative Design Cohort Kicks Off

Posted on October 5, 2021

The Mayors Innovative Design Cohort—a partnership with The American Institute of Architects—kicked off last month with a packed virtual room of architects, mayors and 20+ city staff from Eastpointe, MI, Clarksville, TN, and Blacksburg, VA.  …

Posted in Mayors Innovative Design Cohort, News, Program Announcements, Uncategorized

Partnering in Glass City: How Toledo is Protecting its Most Vulnerable Residents

Posted on August 12, 2021

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 …

Posted in News, Uncategorized, Water

Event: Refining your Governance & Partnership Strategy

Posted on June 16, 2021

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. …

Posted in Meetings, News, Program Announcements, Women Mayors Network

American Rescue Plan: How should mayors proceed?

Posted on June 16, 2021

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 …

Posted in COVID-19, News, Partner Post

Water Affordability in Milwaukee

Posted on June 1, 2021

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. …

Posted in News, Program Announcements, Water

2021 Healthy Babies Initiative Grant Recipients Announced

Posted on June 1, 2021

Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) and the Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Healthy Babies Initiative.

Posted in Healthy Babies, News, Program Announcements
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