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FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK

The Fund for the City of New York is an independent operating foundation established by the Ford Foundation in 1968. Its mandate is to improve the quality of life in New York City, be responsive to the city's problems and seek opportunities to improve the performance of its government and nonprofit organizations. The Fund has a long history of introducing innovative programs and technology to these two sectors and works with many other places in this country and around the world when there is an interest in adapting the Fund's innovations.

For more information about the Fund and its programs,
click here: www.fcny.org

THE CENTER ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

The Fund's Center on Municipal Government Performance (CMGP) is creating new measures of government performance that reflect the public's point of view. The new measures allow and encourage government and the public to communicate with one another about government performance, using data they both can trust. CMGP started its work by listening to focus groups of diverse residents and business owners talk about how they rate the wide range of services delivered by city government. CMGP has been building the voices of the public into the performance measurement process since 1995. The Center on Municipal Government Performance is supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

For more information about CMGP and its programs,
click here: www.fcny.org/cmgp/