Nonprofits
Nonprofits
More severe weather in NYC could have hidden dire effects, here’s how we can build resilience
A collaboration of government and nonprofit institutions could mitigate the economic and social effects of climate change.
Opinion
Are nonprofits the permanent government of New York City?
Current and former executives, as well as others in high-ranking positions in philanthropy and government, weigh in on the question, holding organizations accountable and more.
Interviews & Profiles
Helping kids post-COVID-19: A Q&A with Partnership With Children’s new CEO Wesner Pierre
The exec looks back at his own childhood and can relate to the challenges New York City’s youth face moving forward from the pandemic.
Education
GED test center for people with disabilities opens in NYC
The Lower Manhattan facility operated by the nonprofit Institute for Career Development is equipped with both general and specific assistive technology.
Nonprofits
New York Blood Center welcomes newly eligible LGBTQ+ donors
The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance on a screening process that is not based on sexual or gender identity.
Nonprofits
Nonprofit delivers books – and access to information – to those in prison
How a couple of public defenders and their seven-year-old organization joined other groups in sending thousands of titles to incarcerated individuals.
Interviews & Profiles
‘My private life mirrors my professional life:’ Union Settlement CEO on her devotion to public service
Darlene Williams sits down for a discussion with New York Nonprofit Media.
Nonprofits
How to achieve equity in the face of climate change and bridge the gap in New York's lower-income communities
It’s a moral imperative and strategic investment that provides a lifeline to improved health, resilience, and economic opportunities
Nonprofits
Mission-aligned nonprofits equals success, here’s how
Organizations that stray away from their overarching mission threaten to alienate donors and make decision-making difficult.
Interviews & Profiles
Formerly incarcerated and fighting for prison reform
Jose Hamza Saldana, director of Release Aging People in Prison, in a conversation with New York Nonprofit Media, discusses how to effect change in the face of an Albany scared of seeming soft on crime.
Nonprofits
Providing BIPOC leaders a “Brilliant Transformation” into leadership roles
Here’s what a new study learned and recommended to help integrate leadership transitions successfully into our collective work.
Education
Combating chronic absence at NYC schools
Through its program, the Attendance Success Initiative, the YMCA of Greater New York is battling chronic absenteeism and seeing improvement in attendance.
Homelessness
Homeless parents entering the shelter system looking to reunite with their children have got a long hard road
An analysis by the Institute for Community Living details the problems that plague reunification.
Interviews & Profiles
Nonprofit ESL program serving New Yorkers for more than half a century seeks financial help to continue
HANAC Director of Programs and Development Andrea Jerves spoke to New York Nonprofit Media about the services the organization is trying to save.
Nonprofits
LinkNYC to spotlight nonprofit PSAs
The internet kiosks will feature public service announcements from local providers
Nonprofits
We Stay/Nos Quedamos celebrates 30 years with its annual South Bronx event
The nonprofit’s We Are Melrose festival highlights the local community and its culture
Nonprofits
Nonprofit mission: 'A furnished apartment makes someone feel human'
How a used couch and other pieces of second-hand furniture have gone a long way for a nonprofit in helping those coming directly out of the prison and the shelter systems
Interviews & Profiles
Building a legacy of sports and love for community
An interview with Danielle Madden-Buck, executive director of America SCORES New York
Opinion
Opinion: Human services workers remain unseen and unheard in NYC budget
In the fiscal year 2024 budget, only $40 million was invested into the city’s human services workforce, failing to provide the sector’s call for a 6.5% cost-of-living increase.
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