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Mr. Hecht was appointed President & CEO of Living Cities in July, 2007. Since that time, the organization has adopted a broad, integrative agenda that harnesses the collective knowledge of its 22 member foundations and financial institutions to benefit low income people and the cities where they live.
Dec 1, 2020 · Ben Hecht is the President and CEO of Living Cities, a collaborative of 18 of the world’s leading foundations and financial institutions who work together to boldly fight poverty in America’s cities.</p> <p>Prior to joining Living Cities, Ben co-founded One Economy Corporation, a non-profit organization focused on connecting low-income people to the economic mainstream through innovative ...
Jul 13, 2021 · In 2007, as current CEO Ben Hecht joined Living Cities, the organization pivoted from a focus on community development to a cross-sector commitment to neighborhood and systems transformation.
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The current state of urban America.The role of Living Cities in supporting local change.Why Living Cities focuses on local government.The difference between transactional and transformative community engagement.In Ben Hecht’s own words… “What I’ve seen over the years is the more proximate to the problem, the more likely your solution is going to work.” “People are realizing: We can’t stand on the sidelines. We actually can’t say these race neutral approaches work. We can’t say that these disparities—while growing—will shrink without doing so...
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Renowned Urbanist to Support Twin Cities Revitalization. The McKnight Foundation is pleased to announce that Ben Hecht—a leading urbanist and former CEO of Living Cities—will serve as a senior advisor to the Foundation, helping marshal national capital for community-led efforts to build wealth, advance racial equity, and promote climate ...
Ben Hecht is an urban policy expert, and the former president and CEO of Living Cities.He first attended a Bellagio convening “Blueprint for National Prosperity” in 2007, then completed a residency at The Bellagio Center in 2016 and recently established his own LLC—Reclaiming The Dream—to advance his ideas for improving educational opportunities, strengthening civic engagement, and ...
