In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech that asked a question that reflected the discomfort between our country’s stated ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, host Justin Charles is joined by Madelaine Britt, Manager of Rochester’s Office of Financial Empowerment, and Santiago Carillo, Assistant Director of ...

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, ...

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 ...

Miami is known by its residents and tourists alike as a city of diverse cultures and histories converging to create something distinctly its own. Within this broader landscape, neighborhoods like ...

In this year-end episode of Live with Living Cities, Justin Charles reflects on a year of change, from a renewed vision of what it means to be a Living City to new ways cities are moving capital, ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, host Justin Charles talks with Sydney Thomas, Conductor at Symphonic Capital, about reimagining venture capital to serve the 99% through intentional growth, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Entrepreneurs can’t succeed alone—they need support systems. In this episode, Philip Gaskin breaks down what it means to build strong business ecosystems. We talk about how cities across the U.S. are ...

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 ...