We need clear, solid data on the racial leadership of nonprofits in New York City and the financial position of BIPOC-led organizations.
Nonprofit New York, Candid, and SeaChange Capital Partners are working on an updated report that will help the sector, funders, and policymakers understand current racial leadership disparities within the nonprofit sector.
Programs Coordinator Devon Stein spoke with Gray Matters, a member organization of Nonprofit New York. We will continue to highlight the work of our members because we believe when your nonprofit is stronger, all of us are stronger.
Tell me about the organization and what you do.
Nonprofits are trusted spaces in our communities and we must ensure that they have the tools they need to participate in voter engagement while continuing to be above the political fray. To honor this need, Community Votes, Nonprofit New York, and Nonprofit VOTE have partnered together to create the 2022 Voter Engagement Toolkit for 501(c)3 organizations.
A Place at the Table
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The A Place at the Table campaign seeks to increase access for smaller, grassroots nonprofits to engage in the policymaking process. According to national data, only 3% of nonprofits lobby.1 Despite having a legal and constitutional right to lobby,2 many under-resourced organizations3 choose not to engage in permissible advocacy because they fear they are ill equipped to handle the administrative burden that comes with lobbying rules, regulations, reporting, and penalties.
Nonprofits are trusted spaces in our communities and we must ensure that they have the tools they need to participate in voter engagement while continuing to be above the political fray. To honor this need, Community Votes, Nonprofit New York, and Nonprofit VOTE have partnered together to create the 2022 Voter Engagement Toolkit for 501(c)3 organizations.
Programs Coordinator Devon Stein spoke with Her Justice, a member organization of Nonprofit New York. We will continue to highlight the work of our members because we believe when your nonprofit is stronger, all of us are stronger.
Tell me about the organization and what you do.
To: New York City Council Committee on Government Operations
From: Chai Jindasurat, Vice President, Policy, Nonprofit New York
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Re: FY23 Government Operations Budget Testimony
Good afernoon Chair Ung and members of the City Council Government Operations Committee.
To: New York State Senate Finance Chair Krueger and Assembly Ways & Means Chair Weinstein
From: Chai Jindasurat, Vice President, Policy, Nonprofit New York
Re: Written Testimony Urging Government Operations and Ethics Relieve the Legislative Advocacy Burden on Nonprofits
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Good Morning,
My name is Chai Jindasurat and I am providing testimony on behalf of Nonprofit New York, a membership-based organization representing 1,000 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the greater New York City area.
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Federal Updates
Advancing Equity and Racial Justice Through the Federal Government
The Biden administration released plans last week by all federal agencies to eliminate systemic racism in their operations.
Good afternoon Chair Won and members of the City Council Committee on Contracts. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Nonprofit New York. Nonprofit New York is a membership based organization of approximately 1,000 nonprofit organizations in the New York City area.