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2024 Annual Conference
Thursday, November 14, 2024
9:00am - 6:00pm
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017

Nonprofit New York’s 2024 Annual Conference theme is Rooted in Community: Thriving Together in Tough Terrain.

Nonprofits have always found ways to grow in challenging environments. Recent years have been characterized by unprecedented uncertainty, testing our resilience to the core. Together, rooted in the rich soil of community, we can do more than just survive—we can thrive. Let's embrace the challenges ahead, knowing our roots grow deeper and our impact grows stronger with every obstacle surmounted.

Join us on November 14 for Nonprofit New York’s 2024 Annual Conference, our largest gathering of the year where you can engage in meaningful conversations, foster valuable connections, and experience the power of community.

This content-rich conference will include:

• 10+ breakout sessions featuring a mix of panels, presentations, and hands-on workshops curated around our Key Areas of Excellence.
• A keynote speaker to inspire and energize the sector
• Facilitated networking and wellness and creative activities
• Exhibitor tables featuring our vetted partners and sponsors
• Cocktail hour in the beautiful Ford Atrium
• And more!

Keynote Speaker

More details coming soon.

Maurice Mitchell

Maurice Mitchell is a nationally recognized social movement strategist. Born and raised in New York to Caribbean working-class parents, Maurice began organizing as a teenager—and never stopped. As a high school student, he served as a leader for the Long Island Student Coalition for Peace and Justice. At Howard University, after a classmate was killed by police officers, Maurice led organizing efforts against police brutality and for divestment from private prisons. He went on to work as an organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition, downstate organizing director for Citizen Action of NY, and Director of the NY State Civic Engagement Table.

Two tragedies changed the course of Maurice’s life. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed his home in Long Beach, NY and left him living in hotels for months. Eighteen months later, after Mike Brown was killed by police in Missouri, Maurice relocated to Ferguson to support organizers on the ground. Seeing the need for an anchor organization to provide strategic support and guidance to Movement for Black Lives activists across the country, he co-founded and managed Blackbird. Maurice was a key organizer of the Movement for Black Lives convention in Cleveland in 2015.

In 2018, Maurice took the helm of the Working Families Party as National Director where he is applying his passion and experience to make WFP the political home for a multi-racial working-class movement.