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EPISODE 18: DRIVING SOCIAL IMPACT DURING CRISIS

How can city leaders quantify the costs and benefits of social services to drive impact in their communities? In times of budget constraints, how can we think through new revenue generation measures while supporting more inclusive and equitable budget allocations? On Episode 18 of “Coast to Coast,” we’ll hear from Gabe Klein, co-founder and president of Cityfi, a platform for urban change management that promotes positive, sustainable change for people and the economy. Klein will share about his experience managing large city budgets during the Great Recession and best practices on prioritizing what matters in your city — especially during unprecedented times.

Episode Resources

Provided by Guests

• The Delta Project
• Cityfi
• Two articles from Cityfi on Quantifying Social Costs and Benefits:
  • Quantifying Social Costs and Benefits to Guide Individual Action
  • Quantifying Social Costs and Benefits to Guide Public Investments
• Gabe Klein’s Washington Post Oped: “To fix our cities, we must reckon with our racist urban past”
• Gabe Klein’s latest in Forbes, “Is Coronavirus And Its Economic Impact A Taste Of What’s To Come With Climate Change?”
• Gabe’s book Start-Up City