Personality
How 2022 Robin Hood Hero Elsie Flores turned her life around
Elsie Flores, Lower East Side Court Advocate at Avenues for Justice, spoke to New York Nonprofit Media about the recent award and working at the organization that she credits for saving her life.
Nonprofits
New York Landmarks Conservancy on half a century of preservation advocacy
Conservancy President Peg Breen speaks on the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary and its most recent efforts on the Penn Station Redevelopment plan.
Personality
Persuasion’s role in organizing: Anand Giridharadas in conversation with Maurice Mitchell
Two provocative thinkers on listening to constituents, an “orgasm theory” of politics, and how to make institutions work for the people they serve.
Interviews & Profiles
How low-income New Yorkers will be affected by the end of pandemic-era emergency benefits
NYN Media spoke with Public Health Solutions Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Zachariah Hennessey on how the state can mitigate SNAP benefit losses and reduce strain on food pantries.
Homelessness
Jennifer Mitchell returns to The Doe Fund as organization’s CEO
Bringing in her expertise as executive director of The HOPE Program, Mitchell hopes to tackle the homelessness and affordable housing crisis in New York City.
Cultural nonprofits
Empowering young artists in New York
Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt, executive director of The Art Effect, spoke to New York Nonprofit Media about promoting student growth and the upcoming Reel Exposure International Teen Film and Photography Festival.
Leader to Leader: Nic Dawes on nonprofit newsrooms
The executive director of The City talks about covering local news and accountability journalism.
Personality
Neurodiversity shouldn’t be a barrier for children
In a Q&A, Beth Rosenberg, an educator and mom turned social entrepreneur who founded Teck Kids Unlimited, discusses how the nonprofit is helping children with autism and other challenges obtain new skills, develop a passion and pursue meaningful opportunities.
Interviews & Profiles
Could New York lead in movement for reparations?
In a Q&A with state Sen. Jabari Brisport, the lawmaker discusses establishing a commission that would explore reparations for Black New Yorkers.
Leader to Leader: Chloe Breyer
The executive director of Interfaith Center of New York talks to New York Nonprofit Media about the challenges religious leaders face entering the public square and her work as an ordained Episcopal priest.
Unions
Kyle Bragg: The 32BJ president’s exit interview
The union leader discusses his decision to step down and his many years of service to the labor movement.
Nonprofits
Leader to Leader: Rich Leimsider
The PSLF.nyc and PSLF.us founder and campaign director speaks to New York Nonprofit Media.
Nonprofits
JCC of Mid-Westchester gets a new chief executive officer
Elise Dowell comes with two decades of communications and operations experience.
Lucy Lang: A criminal justice reformer on her first year as state inspector general
The state IG wants the public to be more aware of the work her office is doing and she’s taking the steps to make it happen.
Creating equity in Brooklyn through a community-centered approach
Jocelynne Rainey hopes to lead the Brooklyn Community Foundation with more trust in nonprofit leadership
Grace Bonilla on United Way of NYC’s emergency fund for asylum-seekers
The CEO in a Q&A discusses the organization’s work with the recent influx of migrants who’ve arrived in the five boroughs.
Personality
Mitchell Draizin connects CUNY’s LGBTQI+ students to career and peer-based mentorship
A Q&A with the president of the university’s LGBTQI+ advisory council on advocacy and inclusivity within its 25 campuses.
Diana Noriega is working to create anti-racist nonprofits
A Q&A on how racial equity is slowly cultivating a more diverse workforce.
Leading CUNY’s Freedom Prep for justice-impacted students
Mediator Stephanie Gilman, the college transition program’s founder, discusses its impact and legacy.
Interviews & Profiles
