City of Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition

Posted by Mayor’s Office of Policy Planning and Coordination on March 16, 2015

City of Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition
Spring 2015

Mayor Michael A. Nutter created the Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition in 2014 as an opportunity for college students to engage directly with public policy at the city level. Through the case competition college students design a proposal for an initiative, legislation, policy or event which is both realistic and impactful to the City of Philadelphia. Submit a proposal today.

Your Case Challenge
Philadelphia has signed on to President Obama’s call to advance the “My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge” to ensure that all youth—particularly boys and young men of color—have opportunities to improve their life outcomes and overcome barriers to success. Achieving the goals of this challenge is important to the future of Philadelphia. The case prompt is:
What can the City of Philadelphia do to best improve outcomes for boys and young men of color?

Deadline for Submissions
Friday, March 27th, 11:59PM: Sent electronically to policy@phila.gov

Rules
Teams must consist of two to five members which may be any combination of current undergraduate and graduate students from any combination of schools.

Selection Process
• Friday, April 3rd at 5 PM: All teams will receive notification. The top four proposals will advance to the Final Presentation Round.
• Wednesday, April 15th at 5 PM: The top four teams must submit an extended proposal of up to 1,500 words.
• Friday, April 17th: The top four teams will be invited to Philadelphia’s City Hall for presentations and a brief reception. Each team will give a seven minute presentation followed by seven minutes of questions to a panel of judges consisting of Philadelphia leadership. Presentations should effectively demonstrate the proposed initiative in any format of the team’s choice. All team members are required to attend the presentation. Winners will be announced at the end of the reception

Questions?
Email the Mayor’s Office of Policy Planning and Coordination at policy@phila.gov.

https://cityofphiladelphia.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/city-of-philadelphia-public-policy-case-competition-instructions-spring-2015.pdf