A community for leaders who get results

We support a growing movement of local elected officials serving in a city or county government who are advancing abundance-driven policies in their communities.

Become a Member

Become a Member

What members get

Learning & Support Community
- Exchange ideas and resources via a WhatsApp group
- Receive mentorship and resource referrals from Leadership team and fellow Abundance Elected members
- Attend in-person meetups at national convenings & special field trips

Policy ideas & Research
- Access a Knowledge Base with policies, talking points, and tools
- Get customized support from our policy and think tank partners

Access to experts
Join frequent webinars with thought leaders and experts. Upcoming & past events include:
- Intimate conversation with Derek Thompson, co-author of Abundance
- Leveraging Crisis for Transformation with Mickey Dickerson and Marina Nitze
- Abundance 101 with Professor Steven Teles
- Building State Capacity with Jen Pahlka, author of Recoding America
- Crafting Pro-Housing messages with Sightline Institute and Welcoming Neighbors Network

in-depth fellowship
Go deeper with a selective 18-month learning and support experience with a cohort of Elected Members. This program is exclusive to existing members.

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hear from our members

Aftab Pureval

Mayor
cincinnati

“This group of leaders is well-positioned to offer insightful and meaningful feedback that will allow Cincinnati to continue to advance.”

Leirion Gaylor-Baird

Mayor
Lincoln, NE

“I joined to learn from and share with peers about how we create public trust in government; how we make government better, stronger, faster and more worthy of that trust; how we can remove barriers to achieve successful outcomes.”

Sue AnderBois

Councilmember
Providence, RI

“I often joke that I am much more of a workhorse than a showhorse because I would much rather do the work behind the scenes to accomplish things than just give a speech about it.”

Khara House

Councilmember
Flagstaff, AZ

“I aim to make tangible changes at the municipal level by carefully assessing our current policies and seeing where they may have caused harm or created barriers in the past, to reform and develop new policies for a stronger future for our community.”

John Hines

Vice Mayor
Tacoma, WA

“I want to be part of a network that fosters mutual support and collaboration, where we can share strategies for overcoming obstacles, explore innovative policy solutions, and develop a collective strength to push for progress.”

Dalia Palchik

Supervisor
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA

“I joined Abundance Elected Network to improve my knowledge of policy and best practices, and to connect with like-minded policymakers across the nation.”

Corey Woods

Mayor
Tempe, AZ

“I want to connect with other elected officials and abundance professionals who I can share best practices with to help me be a better leader and inspire others."

Lauren McClean

Mayor
Boise, ID

“I want to gain relationships in these tough times, when being in this role feels so isolating. I want to be able to learn from others, find new ideas, and share what I gain from this opportunity with my team, our city staff, and partners in the field.”

Leonardo Williams

Mayor
Durham, NC

"Being amongst an Abundance network is really like finding my “empowerment tribe.” Being within this network will afford capacity for community members as well, to speak confidently in support of chance-taking, new ideas, modernizing old systems and practices, etc."

Paige Cognetti

Mayor
Scranton, PA

“Our zoning changes came out of a Mayors Innovation Project session in 2022. As we tackle housing in Scranton, I want to learn what’s worked—and what hasn’t—in other places.”