Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County, explores how philanthropy can help cities and counties reinvent themselves to integrate diverse strategies for economic inclusion, adapt human service organizations to promote economic mobility, and plan for long-term issues. Hosted by Kresge President & CEO Rip Rapson, the conversation also explores how to assert the primacy of a governance unit created to provide human services into a broader civic leadership role; as well as evolve to address economic mobility and build influence without threatening other government units or being sidetracked by other agendas.

This is the second in our 5-part video series, Philanthropy & the City, presented by The USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy and The Kresge Foundation. The series brings together some of the nation’s foremost leaders at the intersection of philanthropy and urban leadership to explore the essential role of community in establishing local priorities, how philanthropy varies in the context of mayoral leadership styles, and leveraging federal resources at the local level.