Author Archive
Greg Berman
is the Distinguished Fellow of Practice at the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He previously served as the executive director of the Center for Court Innovation for 18 years. His most recent book is Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Mass Incarceration (The New Press).
Rikers Island
Opinion
Opinion: Is it possible to get the effort to close Rikers Island back on track?
The troubled jail’s closure has been cast adrift in a sea of half truths, bad ideas and polarized debate.
- By Greg Berman
Nonprofits
Opinion
Are nonprofits the permanent government of New York City?
Current and former executives, as well as others in high-ranking positions in philanthropy and government, weigh in on the question, holding organizations accountable and more.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Are nonprofits the permanent government of New York City?
Current and former executives, as well as others in high-ranking positions in philanthropy and government, weigh in on the question, holding organizations accountable and more.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Nolvia Delgado
A discussion with the executive director of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, an organization that she herself benefited from as an undergraduate
- By Greg Berman
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Nic Dawes on nonprofit newsrooms
The executive director of The City talks about covering local news and accountability journalism.
- By Greg Berman
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Chloe Breyer
The executive director of Interfaith Center of New York talks to New York Nonprofit Media about the challenges religious leaders face entering the public square and her work as an ordained Episcopal priest.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Rich Leimsider
The PSLF.nyc and PSLF.us founder and campaign director speaks to New York Nonprofit Media.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: What do nonprofit leaders really think?
Eight current and former nonprofit executives weigh in on DEI effectiveness.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Commentary: Mend It, Don’t End It
An analysis on salvaging broken windows.
- By Greg Berman, NYN Media
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Honesty and incremental reforms in the nonprofit sector may be the keys to solving difficult social issues
Poverty, ineffective education and violence have no easy solutions and many organizations over promise to achieve results.
- By Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Nora McCarthy
The nonprofit leader discusses stepping down from Rise, the magazine she launched in 2005 for parents who are involved in the child welfare system, and moving on to start the Family Policy Project.
- By Greg Berman
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Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Can nonprofits help keep the peace in New York City?
The sector can help solve the problem of increased crime, while striking a balance between policing and community safety.
- By Greg Berman
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
A Q&A with the new head of The New York Foundling
Melanie Hartzog, a former New York City deputy mayor, discussed the arc of her career and moving back to the nonprofit world.
- By Greg Berman
Commentary
Opinion
The promise and peril of Cure Violence in NYC
A network of programs seek to provide pathways out of criminal behavior for at-risk youth.
- By Greg Berman
Criminal Justice
Opinion
How New York City reduced crime and incarceration
The city's remarkable success has lessons that can be replicated.
- By Greg Berman and Julian Adler