How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices.

Aisha Benson, Beatriz de la Torre, Michelle Jackson, and Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham contributed an article to City and State NY urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to improve how the city works with its network of community-based nonprofits.

Demand for nonprofit services is rising at the same time that funding is declining. Tapping the power of New York City’s nonprofits for Mayor Mamdani’s agenda starts with paying them fairly.

New York’s greatest asset is its people, and an affordable city starts with living wages.

Read the full article to learn more about how Mayor Mamdani’s administration can improve funding practices and leverage nonprofits’ expertise for a more affordable, livable, and equitable city.