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Frustration and Ambition: Can Philanthropy Meet the Current Moment?

These are troubling times. Two devastating, mass shootings, only hours apart — one of them explicitly motivated by murderous white…

Aug 12, 2019

Frustration and Ambition: Can Philanthropy Meet the Current Moment?

Aug 12, 2019

Ben Hecht

Investing in Transformative Systems Change: A Call for Racial Equity

Moving from transactional, programmatic fixes to collaborative systems change grounded in root causes of inequity is complex, challenging…

Aug 8, 2018

Investing in Transformative Systems Change: A Call for Racial Equity

Aug 8, 2018

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Accelerate This!

Government as Tomorrow’s Social Innovator

There has been a sea change in the public sector and philanthropy is failing to fully grasp its importance. While local government can…

Mar 8, 2018

Government as Tomorrow’s Social Innovator

Mar 8, 2018

Ben Hecht

Making Order Out of Chaos

The municipal innovation movement has taken hold in cities across the country. But the field has reached a turning point, one that calls…

Oct 25, 2017

Making Order Out of Chaos

Oct 25, 2017

Ben Hecht

Cultural Competency and Entrepreneurship

Persistent inequities in funding decisions disproportionately bar women and people of color from launching start-ups. But these…

Jul 10, 2017

Cultural Competency and Entrepreneurship

Jul 10, 2017

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Race Us: Movement Toward Closing the Gaps

Bending the Arc

A Letter from Living Cities’ CEO

Jul 7, 2017

Bending the Arc

Jul 7, 2017

Ben Hecht

Bright Spots in a Darkened Landscape

By partnering with universities to leverage data and technology, cities continue to emerge as bright spots of innovation. They’re leading…

Jun 20, 2017

Bright Spots in a Darkened Landscape

Jun 20, 2017

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ImpactAlpha

Bridging the Homeownership Divide

We know that owning a home creates wealth. And we know how to make homeownership a reality for millions more people.

Apr 27, 2017

Bridging the Homeownership Divide

Apr 27, 2017

Ben Hecht

Breaking Down Barriers for Entrepreneurs of Color

I recently came across a powerful report released in December from The Kauffman Foundation, entitled “Including People of Color in the…

Mar 31, 2017

Breaking Down Barriers for Entrepreneurs of Color

Mar 31, 2017

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Closing the Racial Gaps

A Signature Moment for Closing the Racial Opportunity Gaps in U.S. Cities

On our new Medium Publication, Living Cities will curate perspectives on Race, Opportunity and U.S. Cities; and Harnessing Capital to Close…

Sep 26, 2016

A Signature Moment for Closing the Racial Opportunity Gaps in U.S. Cities

Sep 26, 2016

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

CEO, @Living_Cities. Building a New Urban Practice that achieves dramatically better results for low-income Americans, faster. Innovate, invest and lead.

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