We are a non-profit initiative aimed at bolstering state capacity, by helping cities, counties, and regions get the most out of the scientific expertise already found within their community.

American cities are full of public entrepreneurs trying to introduce new ideas to improve how local government operates. They are also home to some of the world’s top research universities and STEM talent, a latent expert pool that is often underutilized in local governance today. We design programs to help cities, counties, and regions bridge that divide—empowering agency staff to pilot, implement, and scale ambitious, science-backed projects, programs, and policies. 

As a first step, we are offering free support to select cities, counties, and regions to host a “Pitchfest” event. At a Pitchfest, government agency staff are invited to pitch problem statements. Problems are then paired with regional experts, in a bottom-up matchmaking process that resembles speed dating. Our goal is to set each location up for success running their own local event, while building an open-source resource library that is useful across geographies. 

Our national expansion builds on three years of running Pilot: New York City and a local Pitchfest event, including participation from 23 city agencies and all of New York's R1 universities.  

Check out more at https://www.pilot.city
Pilot City is a program of Renaissance Philanthropy https://www.renaissancephilanthropy.org/

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