What Works Cities

The World Cup brought countries together to play the world’s most popular sport. ⚽️ Last week, we held a different kind of power-packed international event: our fourth City Exchange. City staff from Gold-Certified City of Kansas City, MO, and Silver-Certified Marinilla, Colombia, traveled to City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa to see the Gold-Certified city’s data practices in action, share insights and take data solutions home to their city halls. Thank you to the Ottawa team for hosting two days of collaboration and learning. Give it up for the City Exchange MVPs: • Darrell Bridge, Senior Data Analytics Strategist, City of Ottawa • Ben Dick, Senior Data Analytics Strategist, City of Ottawa • Angela Scanlon, Manager, Service Optimization + Data Insights, City of Ottawa • Juan David Gómez Giraldo, Director of Innovation, City of Marinilla • Connor Alexander, Senior Performance Analyst, City of Kansas City • David Reynolds-Gier, Senior Performance Analyst, City of Kansas City • Rochelle Haynes, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, What Works Cities • Marissa Loterina, Senior Manager, What Works Cities • Fay Walker, Senior Manager, What Works Cities • Katherine Ferguson, Senior Manager, What Works Cities

🎥 Want to know what we're all about? On Thursday, join our webinar with city staff in Carlsbad, California; Normal, Illinois; and Ottawa, Ontario, about how they've used What Works Cities to make progress on their city priorities. They will share what it’s like to get a benchmark of your city's data practices, the benefits of What Works Cities technical assistance and the value of peer connection. Hear firsthand insights from: • Ben Dick, Senior Data Analytics Strategist, City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa • Rachel Maltz, Senior Program Manager – Small Business Liaison Economic Development, City of Carlsbad • Sara R., GIS Coordinator, Town of Normal, IL

What’s your city’s data potential? On April 9, hear from two city managers that have spent years scaling data practices from the ground up and striving to raise the bar. They’ll share: • The must-have data practices for your city to rise to the top • Strategies for spreading pockets of data success across the city • Ways to use the WWC Assessment as a map for improvement • Tactics for gaining executive buy-in This conversation is part of the What Works Cities Executive Webinar Series, which is free and open to the public. Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities is a free program that helps you measure your city’s data practices, build data capacity and connect with peers across the Americas.

New to Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities? Start with the Data Snapshot, an easy way to understand where your city stands on using data. The Data Snapshot is the new starting point for What Works Cities Certification and unlocks free resources and access to a global community of peers. Take the first step to becoming a more data-driven city: bit.ly/4orrAVF Watch the video in: Portuguese: https://lnkd.in/exUCpxdS Spanish: https://lnkd.in/edEfuA74 French: https://lnkd.in/eRuiT3JH

Saia na frente e descubra como Prefeitura da Cidade do Recife está usando dados para construir uma cidade mais inclusiva. Se você é uma liderança municipal ou trabalha com inovação ou dados em uma Prefeitura, esta oportunidade é para você. Participe deste webinar para aprender com a jornada do Recife junto à Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities e veja como sua cidade pode ter acesso gratuito às mesmas ferramentas e rede global.

Descubra cómo Prefeitura da Cidade do Recife está utilizando datos para construir una ciudad más inclusiva. Si usted es un líder municipal o trabaja con innovación o datos en un gobierno local, esta oportunidad es para usted. Participe en este webinar (con interpretación en vivo al español) para conocer la experiencia de Recife junto a Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities y descubra cómo su ciudad puede acceder de forma gratuita a las mismas herramientas y a una red global de apoyo. Martes 18 de Noviembre 🕑 2:00 PM (BR – CL – AR) 🕛 12:00 PM (CO – EC – PE) 🕚 11:00 AM (MX – GUA)