In the face of the numerous challenges confronting our democracy, the significance of election-related work led by nonprofits cannot be overstated. Yet every election year, these groups tell us the same thing: the funding came too late.
At the end of 2023, a group of eight funders* with common New York City-based grantees** came together to test a new reporting approach - giving grantees the opportunity to define the scope and style of reporting for one year.
As New York City faces arbitrary budget cuts, the threat to nonprofits and the communities they serve is alarming. In response, PNY maintains its commitment to serve as an ally and is following the lead of its nonprofit partners.
In Part 2 of our conversation, we dive deeper into the major lessons they've learned as co-leaders and recommendations for organizations who are interested.
Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors at Peace is Loud, share their learnings and experiences as co-leaders within the nonprofit sector. Read their interview with PNY's Communications Manager, Nora Cusanelli.
This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various internal shifts our organization has made to take the necessary steps towards becoming an anti-ractist organization as outlined in our Strategic Framework.
Explore how a well-funded, cross-sector partnership can achieve results on a large scale and what critical elements of success could be used to support similar efforts fueled by other funder collaboratives.