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Corona, California, Wins Results for America’s Sharman Stein Award for Storytelling Changemakers
July 31, 2025
Results for America (RFA) announced today that the Communications and Information Technology Departments in the City of Corona, California, have received the seventh annual Sharman Stein Award for Storytelling Changemakers. The award, which honors the memory of What Works Cities’ founding Director of Communications Sharman Stein, recognizes a local government team that cultivates trust and collaboration between government and residents through excellence in communications.
Instagram Reel: 4 Trends to Watch From Certified Cities
August 18, 2023
Get the quick take from Bloomberg Philanthropies in this reel about how newly Certified cities are using data differently! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bloomberg Philanthropies (@bloombergdotorg)
Editorial: Charleston leads on analyzing data to gauge what works
July 2, 2023
Many elected leaders say we should run government more like a business, but that’s often not possible or even preferable: Governments rightly must act transparently and even-handedly, such as taking competitive bids for goods and services. In other ways, however, governments can emulate some best practices of successful businesses, specifically by trying to improve their services by gathering good data, analyzing it and adjusting accordingly.
Boosting Economic Mobility: The Great Challenge of Our Time
April 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened, and highlighted, the urgent need for solutions. Cities were already on the case.