California Cities of Service

California mayors from the Cities of Service coalition

On May 26-27, CaliforniaVolunteers’ Business Partners Program, in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies, convened California mayors from the Cities of Service coalition, a bi-partisan coalition of mayors from large and small cities across the nation who have pledged to work together to expand high-impact service and volunteering. The California Cities of Service mayors convened to learn and share innovative strategies to harness the power of volunteers to help address critical community needs. The meeting included a guided exercise on developing a comprehensive high-impact city service plan, a panel on cultivating business partnerships as a service strategy, and opportunities for mayors and city staff to network and share best practices.

To see the materials and presentations that were shared at the Cities of Service convening, please see below:



 Brokering Change in our Communities (ALL - includes all sections listed below)

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