New York City names 33 nonprofit leaders to a council advising the mayor on the sector
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the Nonprofit Advisory Council on Oct. 30. Frankie Miranda of the Hispanic Federation will chair it and Tara Gardner of the Day Care Council of New York will be co-chair.
New York. Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City on Oct. 30 named 33 nonprofit leaders to the city's Nonprofit Advisory Council, a body that will give the administration input on its focus and priorities for the sector, according to the mayor's office.
Frankie Miranda, president and chief executive of the Hispanic Federation, will chair the council. Tara Gardner, executive director of the Day Care Council of New York, will be co-chair.
Who is on the council
The members lead organizations that work in social services, education and advocacy. Among them are Grace Bonilla of United Way of New York City, Twyla Carter of The Legal Aid Society, Rob DeLeon of The Fortune Society, Wayne Ho of the Chinese-American Planning Council, Michelle Jackson of the Human Services Council of New York, Alexandro Hatzakis of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and Marlon Williams of Philanthropy New York.
Annie E. Minguez, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services, said the members represent providers of legal assistance, homeless services, child care, arts and culture, education and youth justice, along with the philanthropic and advocacy groups that have pressed the city on the structural problems nonprofits face. The office will work with the council as it develops policy for the sector.
Getting paid on time
The mayor's office presented the appointments as part of its effort to speed city money to nonprofit providers. Earlier in October the city expanded its Discretionary Grant Pilot, which lets up to 800 nonprofits receive their full award within 30 days after both the grantee and the agency sign the grant agreement.
Ms. Gardner said the administration had already brought nonprofits fewer bureaucratic hurdles, money in hand when the work begins and less borrowing to make payroll.
“I look forward to working with the Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services to extend this type of progress across the entire contracting system, so every provider serving New Yorkers is paid fully and on time.”
The announcement did not say when the council will first meet or how often it will convene.
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