Jocelynne Rainey

Dec 22, 2024 | amny.com | Jocelynne Rainey

In this giving season, New York City’s nonprofit sector faces overlapping crises that are fraying the very fabric of community support for millions of New Yorkers. News reports in recent weeks have detailed the bureaucratic nightmare nonprofits have faced for years: chronic delays and systematic failures in government payments are pushing many to the brink of financial collapse.

Mar 9, 2024 | proximate.press | Cynthia Gibson |Lisa Cowan |Jocelynne Rainey

Who gets to make the decisions about where philanthropic dollars go? For a long time, the conventional wisdom was that grantmaking should rely on professional staff to make expert decisions. But even a decade ago, the limitations of what came to be called “strategic philanthropy” were evident. Trust in institutions—including philanthropy—began declining dramatically, opening the door for more public critique of foundations and big-dollar donors as elitist, nontransparent, and plutocratic.

Feb 8, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Cynthia Gibson |Lisa Cowan |Jocelynne Rainey |Amara Enyia

This article was co-produced and co-published with Proximate. Who gets to make the decisions about where philanthropic dollars go? For a long time, the conventional wisdom was that grantmaking should rely on professional staff to make expert decisions, reflecting philanthropy’s move from a values-based tradition to a more technocratic bent. But even a decade ago, thelimitations of what came to be called “strategic philanthropy” were evident.

Feb 5, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rithika Ramamurthy |Ajay Chaudhary |Isaiah Thompson |Jocelynne Rainey

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

Mar 29, 2023 | bkreader.com | Jocelynne Rainey

By Dr. Jocelynne Rainey, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Community FoundationNew Yorkers are known for having big opinions and telling it like it is. But when it comes to elections and other avenues of civic life, as a whole, we’re shockingly silent. Voter turnout across New York City is chronically low, with Brooklyn registering just 33% in last year’s election. As Brooklyn’s community foundation, we are committed to making sure every Brooklynite knows their power and their voice is heard.