Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2023 Nonprofit Power 100
The leaders of New York’s top social services providers, legal aid organizations, foundations and more.
New York City
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Will NYC’s nonprofit procurement process ever be functional?
New York City spends 35% of its procurement budget on nonprofit contractors, but payment delays continue to vex vendors.
Nonprofits
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What it takes to get a disorder recognized
How a nonprofit was created to build a community for children with Non-Verbal Learning Disability
Education
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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.
New York City
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City & State’s Government Procurement conference focuses on modernization
The event attended by government leaders and procurement experts stressed the importance of robust digitization and best business practices.
Nonprofits
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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
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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.
New York City
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Youth-serving nonprofits denounce termination of Next STEPS
The mentoring program focuses on youth in NYCHA developments that were identified in Mayor Eric Adams' Blueprint for Community Safety as the most impacted communities in the city.
New York City
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Intrepid hosts largest service food project in memory of Sept. 11
The retired aircraft carrier hosted the New York City Meal Pack for 9/11 Day
Education
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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.
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Robin Hood Foundation to help New York City expand child care voucher program
New grant funding will help increase eligibility for child care, facilitate enrollment and fund research.
Rikers Island
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Advocates and local elected officials launch countdown to close Rikers
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration was called on to comply with a legal mandate of closing the troubled jail complex in 2027.
New York City
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Adams: plan to close Rikers was ‘flawed from the beginning’
The mayor cited ballooning costs and more incarcerated people as reasons the complex may not close by the 2027 deadline.
Homelessness
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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.
News
Advocates rally for “How Many Stops” act
The bill comes amidst a 40% increase in police misconduct
New York City
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Rosie Perez and cat-loving influencer Jackson Galaxy join Brooklyn electeds in effort to reduce the borough's feral cat population
The celebrities helped City Council Members Justin Brannan and Farah Louis highlight a new nonprofit veterinary clinic offering affordable spaying and neutering for kitties.
New York City
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What would receivership look like for Rikers Island?
Here are the options a judge has for stripping New York City of its control of the dysfunctional jail complex.
New York City
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‘Why are they not working with us?’: advocates decry language barriers for African migrants
Many asylum-seekers from African countries have arrived in New York City in recent months, and advocates worry that the city isn’t addressing language barrier issues for non-Spanish-speaking migrants.
New York City
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Could New York City’s right to shelter apply statewide?
Some advocates and elected officials argue that the state constitution requires all localities, not just New York City, to provide shelter to anyone who needs it.
New York City
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After PR stunts, damning reports and a new lawsuit, judge sets stage for potential federal takeover of Rikers next year
Federal judge Laura Taylor Swain is losing patience with the city Department of Correction, which has now come under fire from the court-appointed federal monitor, Legal Aid Society, federal prosecutors, city comptroller and Board of Correction.
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