Training the next generation of civic leaders, connecting leaders in the public and private sectors, increasing diversity of policy-makers, and promoting better policy making.

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Our Programs

CAP Fellows

A unique cross-training program designed for senior executives from the public and private sectors.

Pictured above are CAP Fellows

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CAP Collaborative

With a focus on pragmatism and strategic thinking, CAP is providing critical skills and networks for the next generation of civic leaders.

Pictured above is Mayor Wu with her Chief of Staff, Tiffany Chu (speaking)

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Using our experience, contacts, and alumni to address critical policy issues and promote diversity and cross-sectoral collaboration in policy-making.

CAP in Action

Pictured above are signatories of the CommonWealth Development Compact, representing Boston, Cambridge, Lynn, Salem, and Somerville

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New Voices

An initiative with the Institute for Nonprofit Practice and CommonWealth Beacon, New Voices is creates avenues for new perspectives on public policy to shine through.

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  • "Society runs on trust, and that is exactly what you are trying to rebuild with the CAP Collaborative.”

    Corey Thomas, Inaugural CAP Collaborative Fellow & Board Chair, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

  • "I feel grateful for the friends, mentors, and other connections I have made through CAP. They have been instrumental in helping me start my career."

    CAP Fellow, Summer 2022, Isaac Blustein Gibbons

  • "It's always been a dream of mine to craft an op-ed, and now I have the tools to do just that.”

    Katherine Pingeton, New Voices Participant 

“I want you to hear at this moment and in this space that we need you to lead now!”

— Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston

CAP in the News

Learn how CAP is making headlines. Executive and Summer Fellows shape Massachusetts public policy, while strategic initiatives put CAP's values into action.

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