The Public Finance Initiative is a non-profit that specializes in developing programs that support government leaders, non-profits, foundations and other stakeholders serving governments who want to center place-based outcomes in fiscal decision-making and drive positive change. Explore some of our projects below.
A program of the Public Finance Initiative that brings public resources and philanthropy together to reverse decades of disinvestment in America’s rural and small cities. The program is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, but the views expressed are our own.
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A joint program of What Works Cities, Results for America and the Public Finance Initiative that provided critical support to cities navigating COVID-19's impact to their public finances guided by a commitment to equitable recovery. The program was supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Blue Meridian Partners.
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A program that supports bond issuers and market stakeholders who want to leverage municipal bond markets as a catalyst for changing racially inequitable conditions. The program is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, but the views expressed are our own.
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A research project and report co-authored by Public Finance Initiati executive drector Lourdes German and expert consultant Andrew Simmons examining approaches, governance, and ongoing challenges in public finance in 15 states, focused on the water, sewer, and transportation sectors. Read the article by experts from the Pew Charitable Trusts, who commissioned this research, summarizing our findings.
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A report examining the landscape of emerging nature based solutions strategies—beginning with a survey of the field to understand how the noted terms are being defined and identifying different strategies that a range of stakeholders are currently mobilizing, co-authored by Peter Hamlin and Lourdes German of the Public Finance Initative and consultant Ryan Littman-Quinn.
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