Greg Berman

My new book from @OUPAcademic, The Nonprofit Crisis, takes a look at the vital role that nonprofits play in American society and the disturbing erosion of public trust that they have experienced in recent years. Available here: amazon.com/Nonprofit-Cris…

Few people have thought more deeply about crime and incarceration in America than @GregBerman50, who led the Center for Justice Innovation. Hear him talk about where we are and where we’re headed with @dan_oppenheimer. open.substack.com/pub/danieloppe…

I went on Eminent Americans to talk criminal justice, politics, nonprofits & more. Thanks to @dan_oppenheimer for having me. danieloppenheimer.substack.com/p/crime-story

@Noahpinion This is my effort to defend nonprofits while also acknowledging that many need serious reform statecraft.pub/p/whats-wrong-…

Nonprofits are giant ticks sucking the life out of the progressive project.

Example #4080 of why I am begging nonprofits to take the erosion of public trust seriously

@djjr @rSanti97 Ha. Reminds me of a related insight from @thomaschattwill: “Basically no one is willing to accept simply being a junior member of the hierarchy anymore.”

@rSanti97 @GregBerman50 I've long thought a big problem is that everyone eventually wants to be an executive director. Front line work is a young person's game and you hit 35 or 40 and you want to go to meetings in board rooms rather than garages. So you spin off new organizations.

1/3rd of all American nonprofits take money from the government. So it's not surprising that Americans have strong feelings about the role of NGOs in civic life. But what is wrong with nonprofits today? Opinions vary. @GregBerman50 wrote a new book called The Nonprofit Crisis: he thinks it's a combination of factors, and that critics from both the left and right have points to make about NGOs: their wokeness, their insularity, and much more. I agree. Like Greg, I'm a loving critic, as much of my professional life has been in the nonprofit sector. IFP is a nonprofit! But I'm much more critical of nonprofits than Greg is. I think the nonprofit sector has been responsible for many of the worst features of American life over the past decade. In today's Statecraft, Greg and I have a grand old tussle over who to blame, how, and how much (thank you, Greg!). It's a high-energy episode — maybe you give it a listen. statecraft.pub/p/whats-wrong-…

If you truly want to go down the rabbit hole, I recommend this deep dive into the role that nonprofits play in urban life from @VitalCityNYC -- vitalcitynyc.org/issue-11/

You may have seen that NYC spends more per homeless person (more than $81k) than the median NYC household earns. If you’re trying to understand WHY, consider my conversation with Greg Berman, on the role of nonprofits in urban life today.

Great piece highlighting lost cultural history (at least for the moment). I'd add Grand Royal to the list of hip-hop related periodicals that I'd like to see systematically digitized.

Really appreciated the insights from @GregBerman50 on the challenges facing nonprofits today. A great read for executives, board members, and funders in the independent sector.

@ColinParent Thanks for the kind words!

At Vital City, we've just given our website a significant upgrade. Aesthetically, hopefully you won't notice much difference, but trust me the whole thing is massively easier to navigate. Feedback welcome. vitalcitynyc.org

@unkut Keep doing what you’re doing. Great stuff.

@GregBerman50 Cheers Greg.

God bless the internet. Amidst all of the bad stuff, nice to be reminded that the web can also serve up brilliant niche material like this.

@rSanti97 The Cost of Good Intentions is particularly good. gregberman.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-…

Statecraft paternity leave reading list (aspirational, unlikely, but it’s good to be accountable)

Skylight is now in print! 🗞️ We launched our first-ever print edition, filled with stories of New Yorkers transitioning their buildings to clean energy. Request a FREE copy at: tinyurl.com/35vszz3n. Shoutout to Marlowe Starling for the cover story ✨ @StarlingMarlowe

Another thought-provoking piece from Vital City - no better journal leading New Yorkers to think outside the box on the most important issues we face.

⁦@GregBerman50⁩ opens ⁦@jenniferdoleac⁩’s NYC book launch. Great event, great book.

It seems all the cool kids got theirs earlier today, but thrilled to get "The Science of Second Chances" by @jenniferdoleac just now! I can't wait to delve into what @GregBerman50 dubs "essential reading for criminal justice reformers." 1/4 gregberman.substack.com/p/the-science-…

Don't believe the hype. New York is not broken. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/is-ne…

.@VitalCityNYC says AV’s @jenniferdoleac’s new book "The Science of Second Chances" shares a nuanced, data-grounded perspective on criminal justice reform – untethered from party politics. Read the full review here: bit.ly/4kUz0Af