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Articles by Aleda Gagarin
Without Federal Data, Nonprofits Are Flying Blind. Funders Must Act.
Who’s going hungry? Who needs housing? Who’s getting sick? Do we have enough nonprofits to serve those and other crucial needs? Answering such questions is critical for nonprofits, foundations, donors, and policymakers who must determine where their dollars and energy will do the most good. But federal cutbacks in data collection mean that increasingly we don’t have reliable answers to those questions and many others.
Critics Said Our Data Platform Exacerbated the Nonprofit World’s Inequities. They Were Right.
Conversations about transparency, accountability, and collaboration have dominated the nonprofit world for years, yet large-scale change remains elusive. We’ve all become adept at naming the pre-existing conditions that stand in the way of such change: an imbalance of power, a lack of trust, and inequitable distribution of resources, to name a few.
Op-ed: City Council must fight to save the city's life blood –– small businesses
I have lived in Kew Gardens for nearly two decades. I love it here. All the local store owners know my kids, and few things excite me more than the food in my district. Too often, I walk by a shop feeling heartbroken when they are forced to close. The pandemic has thrust our already vulnerable small business sector further into a state of crisis. The Partnership for NYC estimates that roughly one third of NYC’s 240,000 small businesses may not make it.
Rightsizing the Police Budget will Enable a Safer, Healthier and More Equitable City
The Place for New York Policy and politics Developed in conjunction with Joomla extensions. NYPD (photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office) On April 26, Mayor de Blasio presented his executive budget plan for the city’s next fiscal year, FY22, which begins July 1. In it, he included slight increases to the NYPD’s budget. This comes on the heels of the largest civil rights movement in a generation demanding reinvestments and the heartbreaking murders of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright.
Queens can’t wait for universal childcare
Every year during Women’s History Month, I get tired of people paying lip service to women’s rights. Acknowledging gender inequity is important, yet words fall short when they’re not coupled with deep structural changes. If I have the honor of serving in City Council, I will fight for structural changes, such as universal childcare. Universal childcare is deeply personal to me. After giving birth to my second of three, I left my job to take care of my children, because childcare costs were too high.
New York Needs a City Plan! ‘Planning Together’ Misses the Mark
The Place for New York Policy and politics Developed in conjunction with Joomla extensions. New Yorkers participating (photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office) On February 23, public hearings began for City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s “Planning Together” legislation, which would institute a process for creating a comprehensive plan for New York City. I fully support city planning, but believe Planning Together’s top-down approach needs fundamental change.
4 key tips to help your nonprofit best navigate the new normal
Reprinted from Eye on FDO. COVID-19 has presented many unforeseen challenges and changes for even the most experienced grantseekers. The global pandemic has affected the way nonprofits communicate, conduct prospect research, and seek much needed grant funding. As your nonprofit works to create a new normal during the COVID-19 era, here are four key tips to help your organization succeed: 1. Check on your funders and partners Funders are not immune to the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
What It's Like To Run My Husband's Campaign For Congress
In Trailblazers: Diaries From The Front Lines Of The 2020 Election, we take an in-depth look at the lives of women working behind the scenes to make our country better every day, whether it’s on a presidential campaign or political advocacy organization.
Gates’ Gift Must Be Put in Context
SHARE THIS STORY: January 14, 1999 | Read Time: 2 minutes I am very pleased to learn how Bill and Melinda Gates are increasing their engagement with philanthropy (“Gates Boots Up His Giving,” December 17). Leadership is important, and I believe people take their cues from seeing how others behave. Putting $100-million toward eradicating four diseases worldwide is surely going to make a dent in tackling this problem.
Food Banks Merit Praise, Not Criticism
SHARE THIS STORY: October 8, 1998 | Read Time: 2 minutes Far from “intensifying poverty and eroding government assistance,” as Janet Poppendieck charges in her recent opinion piece (“Emergency Food: Moving Beyond the Hunger Trap,” My View, September 10), food banks and food-rescue programs are the only groups keeping millions of Americans from conditions of serious hunger.
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