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Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: With another Trump presidency on the horizon, NYC needs to pay its damn bills
The city can move now on the more than $500 million it owes nonprofits before they face possible federal cuts in funding.
Nonprofits
Opinion
Opinion: There’s an even better way for MacKenzie Scott to give her money away
Here’s how to resist the weakness of the will that lead to risks.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: When a nonprofit should – or shouldn’t grow
What can be learned from the failed expansion of Benefits Data Trust and how New York organizations are looking to make an impact without taking on the same risks.
Opinion
Commentary: Spotting what’s wrong with New York’s procurement system
A new tool, ContractStat, offers answers
Opinion
Opinion: Eric Adams has some misconceptions about nonprofits and why they haven’t come together
Here’s clarification and what can be done to achieve that goal.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Taking the next step after New York City’s Intensive Mobile Treatment initiative
Seeking an information-seeking and constructive approach to deliver results
Nonprofits
Opinion
OPINION: Serving justice while limiting the collateral damage
Here’s why the Child Victims Act poses an unintended threat to nonprofits serving New York’s child welfare system and what can be done.
New York City
News
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
Funding
Real Talk: Crunch time
Nonprofits are feeling the pressure from rising interest rates and the increasing cost of borrowing.
Opinion
Funding
Real Talk: New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice - A litmus test for procurement reform
Looking at a tiny agency and the potential for working through its backlog of delayed payments.
Nonprofits
Opinion
Real Talk: A New Year’s check in on New York City contract delays
While there is continued improvement, an analysis finds that much remains to do for nonprofits waiting to get paid.
Nonprofits
Opinion
Real Talk: How is the Adams Administration doing on procurement reform?
New York City’s payment delays threaten nonprofits.
Opinion
Funding
Real Talk: The procurement backlog is only the beginning
$4.2 billion in payments to nonprofits that was “unlocked” through a city initiative that registered 2,600 previously unregistered, retroactive contracts, was only the first step in getting them paid.
