equity

On December 8, 2020, we convened experts to examine methods for building inclusive work environments, ensuring pay equity, and enhancing performance management.

We’re accustomed to thinking of our physical, digital, and social infrastructure independently, but in fact they are inherently interconnected. 

Quality of life is largely determined by the characteristics of places, for better or worse. Differences between places drive inequalities in economic opportunity, educational attainment and health outcomes. A Thrive Rural Brief by Brian Dabson.

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.

On November 18, 2020, we convened the first of three roundtables on the operational approaches and structures that advance and promote an equitable and inclusive culture in tech. The conversation focused on the critical actions that managers and other company leaders must (or must not) take to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 – Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

In the US, state and city governments collectively spend $1.6 trillion per year. But for too long, how and with whom local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities.

8 recommendations for what city governments can do to increase the number of “smart cities,” “civic tech,” or “urban tech” procurements awarded to companies led by women and people of color.