Major events can bring a sudden surge of visitors, attention, and investment to a city. Yet without the right systems in place, that activity may produce only temporary gains, bypass local businesses, ...

In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech that asked a question that reflected the discomfort between our country’s stated vision of freedom and independence and the reality of on-going human bondage: ...

Not just with goals, glory, and global fandom. But with money. Influence. Infrastructure. Attention. Capital. The FIFA World Cup, that is. And the numbers are staggering. Depending on the analysis, ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — For 35 years, Living Cities has worked to expand equitable access to capital and help all people build ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, we revisit a webinar conversation on how cities can better support small businesses by strengthening coordination across departments and building deeper ...

We are proud to celebrate a decade of impact with the Living Cities Blended Catalyst Fund. For ten years, the Blended Catalyst Fund has been a bold experiment in impact investing, showcasing that when ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, guest host Valerie McDowell talks with Ashley Gabb, founder of Gabb Consulting and former executive at Estée Lauder, HP, and Discover, about her journey ...

This piece was written by Norris Williams and Sheila Nelms. Capital, like water, flows through the path of least resistance—but for businesses in overlooked areas, that path is often clogged. Local ...

When traditional finance falls short, where can changemakers turn? Host Justin Charles talks with Jim Casselberry of Known about how impact investing directs capital to overlooked communities and ...

Host Justin Charles explores how catalytic capital is shifting power in finance through the work of the Inclusive Capital Council (ICC). Featuring Daniel Nissenbaum of the Low Income Investment Fund ...

This piece was written by Sarah Carter. America is in crisis, and it cannot all be pinned on an oligarchic administration determined to create chaos. With their votes, just over half of the electorate ...

Living Cities CEO Joe Scantlebury and Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter discuss how shared ownership and solidarity economy strategies are driving equitable economic transformation at the local level. In ...