40 cities around the country have now achieved
@WhatWorksCities Certification, up from 9 just 3 years ago. Wow!
Data is helping cities meet residents' needs, address inequity and take bold action. Congrats to the incredible city leaders driving this movement!
@jenniferpark112
Sharman would have loved everything about how
@CityPortStLucie is reinventing government communications! Excited to celebrate her and the city!
@Results4America
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We're happy to share that this year's winner of the Sharman Stein Award for Storytelling Changemakers is the @CityPortStLucie Communications Department!
Read more about the team's inspiring storytelling here: bit.ly/3yjhNaA
A key diff for Dems in 2020 vs. 2016: Joe Biden has quietly kept both his left flank and Wall St from rebelling against his econ platform.
One big reason why? Ben Harris, the most important Biden adviser you haven't heard of.
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My colleague Maia and I explore some of the early practices that cities are sharing/adopting to help those that are hit hardest by the novel coronavirus.
How are #cities finding creative solutions during a pandemic?
@Results4America's Maia Jachimowicz & WWC's @ZachMarko unpack how cities are sharing ideas & building a new playbook to help protect their most vulnerable residents. Read more in @routefiftybit.ly/2WxTUf1
Our team here @WhatWorksCities are keeping a resource bank of local government practices in the response to COVID-19. This will be updated regularly, but dive in, learn and then tell us what we've missed medium.com/@WhatWorksCities/ā¦
What a spectacular day of inspiring conversations! A HUGE thank you to all of the remarkable people who joined us today & who are leading this work across the US! We couldnāt be more excited to carry on this work alongside you to improve #outcomes for more Americans! #RFASummit
Thoughtful analysis and examples of how a commitment to equity, and use of the right questions and good data & analysis, can produce real results. Worth watching the ongoing learning of @WhatWorksCities (one of most impt impact-at-scale efforts in US.) link.medium.com/CmGPlfxKfX
In my career, says @simone_brody, I've learned data didnāt always illuminate answers. Sometimes it just illuminated the right place to start a conversation: with quality, nuanced information that we could use to help chart a path to improvement. #CfASummit#civictech#govtech
A HUGE congratulations to this year's Certified Cities! We're wowed by the incredible work you to everyday to improve the lives of your residents; and we're so excited to celebrate you.
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@simone_brody writes that "too many tech companies continue to view cities as obstacles to growing their consumer base, rather than vital partners in helping entire communities succeed." Read the full piece. routefifty.com/smart-cities/ā¦
WWC Executive Director @simone_brody talks to @AndrewCoen & John Hallacy about how cities are tackling cybersecurity, climate change, transportation, and other pressing issues with #data. Listen to the latest @TheBondBuyer Podcast, here. š bit.ly/2GwEMrX