SURDNA Foundation
The Surdna Foundation seeks to foster sustainable communities in the United States – communities guided by principles of social justice and distinguished by healthy…
The Center for Urban Research
The Center for Urban Research organizes basic research on the critical issues that face New York and other large cities in the U.S. and…
Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
The Dukakis Center conducts interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with civic leaders and scholars both within and beyond Northeastern University, to identify and implement real…
Living Cities
Living Cities is an innovative collaborative of 22 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions. In nearly 20 years Living Cities members have…
Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment
New York University’s Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment is an interdisciplinary and international effort to advance solution-oriented research and teaching on…
McArthur Foundation
The McArthur Foundation supports efforts to reduce and prevent youth violence and ways to use information technologies to improve the functioning of government, strengthen…
McKinsey Global Institute
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research arm of McKinsey, was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the…
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
PPIAF’s mission is to help eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable development by facilitating private investment in infrastructure. The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) was…
Ford Foundation
The foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, with its own board, and is entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Foundation’s…
Great Cities Institute
GCI’s work focuses on employment and economic development, local and regional governance with citizenship and democracy components, and dynamics of global mobility.