NYC Community Boards, did you know you can receive research support from urban planning graduate students? Discover the benefits of FCNY’s Community Planning Fellowship program and apply by 9/27/22: www.fcny.org/cpfproposal
Congratulations to the Fund for the City of New York’s President Lisette Nieves on her new appointment to the AmeriCorps Board of Directors. She answered the Biden-Harris Administration’s call to volunteer public service, and is lending her time and talents at the federal agency where she started her professional career. AmeriCorps champions national service and … Continued
Soon after July 4, 1776, the British captured New York City and made it their base of operations until 1783. Today’s verdant City Hall Park was once home to British barracks that stood near what is believed to be NYC’s first almshouse. Visit our partner project, the Archaeology Project, to dig further into NYC history: https://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us/collection/map/city-hall-park/project/city-hall-new-york-ny-1991 You can … Continued
Happy Pride! The Fund for the City of New York provides administrative and financial management support to a wide range of organizations–including six incredible partner projects that support the LGBTQ+ community. This Pride, we celebrate their work, which highlights history, promotes policy change, educates the public, and so much more. Learn more about our … Continued
The redistricting process in New York City can be opaque, leading to limited public participation in decisions that have a profound impact on communities across every borough. Citizens’ voting power, the quality of municipal services, public policy decisions, and more are all encompassed within district lines. With the democratization of this critical process in mind, … Continued
Being a STEM teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City requires not just skill and technique, but tenacity and heart. Seven public high school teachers were honored on April 27, 2022 with a Sloan Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics for supporting their students in unprecedented ways and helping them excel … Continued
Aldrin Rafael Bonilla, Executive Vice President of the Fund for the City of New York, will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor for Outstanding Community Member at Hostos College’s 52nd Commencement Ceremony.
This year’s recipients of the Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics have been recognized across the boroughs for their fantastic achievement. Check out these articles written about them or view their bios to learn more about them. Best in Class/Lo mejor de la clase – Manhattan Times News 7 educators called to … Continued
We are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural event of FCNY Convenings, a monthly speaker series. Please join us at the Fund on May 3rd for a Book Talk and Signing with author, Rhea Wong. How can you raise money for your nonprofit? Learn from expert Rhea Wong, author of “Get That Money, Honey!” … Continued
The American Society of Landscape Architects of New York (ASLA-NY) have announced Dirtworks Landscape Architecture and the West Pond Living Shoreline project as a 2022 ASLA-NY Honor Award Recipient. We would like to congratulate our partner project, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, on this achievement. Designed by Dirtworks Landscape Architecture, the West Pond Living Shoreline shares … Continued
We are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural event of FCNY Convenings, a monthly speaker series. Please join us at the Fund on March 30th for a Book Talk and Signing with author Daisy Auger-Dominiguez. Daisy Auger-Dominguez is the chief people officer at Vice Media Group. She was formerly Google’s director of global diversity and inclusion … Continued
Our partner project, Zone 126, and Executive Director, Anju Rupchandani, were recognized today by Monica Morales on Pix11 News for their efforts in improving the local community school district. Morales highlighted the impact a free in-school laundromat has made in one school’s attendance and morale. Read the full article here.