Alissa Farina is an innovation associate at CappSci, a foundation that applies “science and engineering to real-world problems, and one of the organizers of the Miami Science Barge.

If you serve on a nonprofit board this week’s “Knight Cities” is especially for you. Raising money is part of the job for nonprofit board members, but there’s also a significant opportunity that isn’t taken advantage of nearly enough: influencing policy. This week on “Knight Cities,” we talk to BoardSource President and **CEO Anne Wallestad**.

Miguel Figueroa heads the American Library Association Center for the Future of Libraries

Can behavioral science nudge us into better behavior? A growing number of government leaders think so. And they are being assisted by ideas42, a firm that uses behavioral science to design scalable solutions for social impact. Our guest this week on “Knight Cities” is **Ted Robertson**, managing director at the firm.

Ben Bryant and the Pop-up Pool Project in Philadelphia

When big development comes to a neighborhood, how can the neighbors benefit?

Roberta Brandes Gratz is the author of a new book on post-Katrina New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of the hurricane.

Lindsey Scannapieco, is the enthusiastic developer of the Edward Bok Technical School in South Philadelphia.

Kathi Vian leads Institute for the Futures’ Ten-Year Forecast,

Scott Bernstein, president and co-founder of the Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago