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Mayors and social entrepreneurs, the time is now!

Mayors and social entrepreneurs, the time is now!

As we face crises like climate change, it is time to combine the vision and resources of cities and social entrepreneurs to achieve change.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Case: Revolutionizing Waste (and waste-picking) in Peru’s cities

Case: Revolutionizing Waste (and waste-picking) in Peru’s cities

In Peru, Albina Ruiz created a movement that worked with cities to transform the lives of waste pickers and create a path to zero waste.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Case: Making Cities Welcoming to All Migrants.

Case: Making Cities Welcoming to All Migrants.

Facing anti-immigrant sentiment in Nashville in 2006, David Lubell went on to support hundreds of cities to become truly welcoming to all.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Case: Ending Homelessness, Empowering Families.

Case: Ending Homelessness, Empowering Families.

Rosanne Haggerty raised the bar on supported living, helped communities end homelessness, and let Brownsville parents early childhood.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Case: Tackling the Root Causes of Child Health, Mortality and Abuse.

Case: Tackling the Root Causes of Child Health, Mortality and Abuse.

Following causes of child mortality, Armida Fernandez co-created an inclusive approach for more effective public health interventions.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Case: The City as a Listening Government

Case: The City as a Listening Government

After decades of decline, Sefton faced 50% budget cuts. City leaders responded by reinventing government, as an equal partner to its…
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Sascha Haselmayer
What next? Eight Ways to Unleash Catalytic Collaborations in Cities.

What next? Eight Ways to Unleash Catalytic Collaborations in Cities.

When cities, social entrepreneurs and communities collaborate, change can be big and fast. Eight practices can lead to catalytic results.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Cities Empowering Citizens
Birds on the Cover?

Birds on the Cover?

The book is done! The journey here was a true slow lane effort. And yes, I still love the birds. Here is how they got onto the cover!
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Sascha Haselmayer
The right way to cut a budget

The right way to cut a budget

You don’t have to like austerity to embrace it. The key is to involve residents in the process. The city of Sefton shows how it can be…
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Sascha Haselmayer
States, Cities Face Tough Times Ahead

States, Cities Face Tough Times Ahead

With tax revenues lost due to Covid-19, austerity seems imminent. Yet no one is putting ideas on the table to solve the problems.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Using Austerity to Foster Resiliency, Empowerment

Using Austerity to Foster Resiliency, Empowerment

Austerity all too often results in loss: of services, care, and hope. We will discuss that austerity can also lead to positive change.
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Sascha Haselmayer
Making Austerity a Community Project

Making Austerity a Community Project

Budget cuts are coming, but they don’t have to be painful. Asking the right questions, working in concert can help cities avoid pain…
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Sascha Haselmayer
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