November 5, 2014. James Parrott was a panelist for the Philanthropy New York program ""Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?". A live recording and a PDF of the presentation is available here.
September 24, 2014. The City of New York delivers most human services through $5 billion in annual contracts with non-profit providers. However, there are insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to acquire the education needed to move up a career ladder to more responsibility and better compensation. The result is a two-tiered job market that confines many women of color to the lower tier making inadequate wages. Thisprogram, explored a unique opportunity to address this challenge. Presenters Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO/Executive [...]
Two events were held honoring the contributions of Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director Emeritus: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in Albany and Thursday, May 1, 2014 in New York City.
On Tuesday morning, February 4, 2014, the Fiscal Policy Institute will present its twenty-fourth annual budget briefing in the Albany Room on the concourse level of the Empire State Plaza. A breakfast buffet will be available beginning at 7:45 a.m. with our presentations starting at 8:15 a.m. and finishing promptly at 10:00 a.m. We are confident that this will be a useful and informative session. To register for this free event, click here. The topics to be covered during the briefing include: The Social and [...]
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Fiscal Policy Institute will present its annual state budget briefing in New York City hosted by the Community Service Society of New York. To register for this free event, click here. The topics to be covered during the briefing include: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s 2014-15 Executive Budget: What are the major social and economic challenges and opportunities facing the state? What is the outlook for the national economy and [...]
On Tuesday morning, March 11, 2014, the Fiscal Policy Institute will present its annual New York City budget briefing to the Economic Justice and Social Welfare Network at the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. The briefing presentation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. To register for this free event, click here. The topics to be covered during the briefing include: The social and economic context in New York City at the beginning of 2014: the unevenness of the recovery; wage, income and employment [...]
July 23, 2013, Manhattan. JobsFirstNYC hosts their quarterly Community-Based Organization (CBO) Network meeting. The agenda will include discussion around the New York City budget, what the next administration is poised to inherit and what the workforce development agenda should look like. James Parrott, the deputy director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, will be there to present on this topic. Register here. JobsFirstNYC's CBO Meetings are standing, quarterly events convened for front-line, managerial, senior, and executive staff who work in organizations committed to [...]
May 2, 2013, Manhattan. JobsFirstNYC is pleased to share a new report with the field - Barriers to Entry: The Increasing Challenges Faced by Young Adults in the New York City Labor Market. This report takes an in-depth look at both the supply and demand dimensions of the job market faced by New York City's 18-24 out-of-school/work population. The report also considers the key characteristics of young people who are out-of-school and out-of-work, including their demographics, where they live, their skills, and barriers they face [...]
March 13, 2013. A forum in Patchogue on immigration reform, sponsored by the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, at the church that played an important role after the killing of Marcelo Lucero. A forum on the economic benefits of immigration reform will be taking place at the Congregational Church of Patchogue Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. ...panelists include Congressman Tim Bishop and representatives from Long Island Association, Long Island Federation of Labor, Long Island Farm Bureau, Local 32BJ (SEIU) and Local 1102 (RWDSU). The forum is [...]
March 9, 2013, Poughkeepsie. A Better Choice Budget Forum was held on Saturday morning, March 9, 2013 at 11 am at the Holy Light Pentecostal Church at 33 South Clover Street in Poughkeepsie. Speakers included Poughkeepsie Common Councilmember Ann Perry, Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner, long-time community activist Mae Parker-Harris and FPI Executive Director Frank Mauro.
December 13, 2012, Manhattan. Financial responsibility and risk have shifted from institutions and businesses to individual households over the last three decades. This trend, accelerated by recent state budget cutbacks in social service programs, means many families are left to navigate a more complex system on their own. Can cities use technology and policy innovation to bridge the gap? How are philanthropy and non-profit networks promoting new structures to enable hard working families to meet these challenges? The program co-hosted by The New America Foundation [...]
October 18-19, 2012, Manhattan. Innovative city shapers and thought leaders gathered at the third annual Municipal Art Summit for New York City. On Thursday afternoon (October 18), FPI senior fellow David Dyssegaard Kallick participated in a session called Entrepreneurship, Job Creation and Sustaining a Diverse Economy in the Livable City.
October 5, 2012, Manhattan. The Community Service Society hosted a forum to discuss newly released census data on poverty in New York City and how it compares to the City’s alternative poverty measure. Should the city continue to produce its own measure? What does it reveal that’s different? And what does it mean for public policy? The following panel experts helped to answer these questions: James Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute Mark Levitan, Director of Poverty Research for NYC's Center of Economic [...]
June 19, 2012, Newburgh. The program focused on lessons learned from the first year of the state's 2 percent tax cap, along with the ongoing crisis in public finance. FPI's Frank Mauro moderated the plenary panel, "The Crisis in Public Finance." The panel was preceded by a keynote address by Richard Brodsky of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Finances of the City of Yonkers. Agenda.
June 9, 2012, Windsor. David Dyssegaard Kallick made a presentation to a board retreat of the Rural and Migrant Ministry. The presentation focused on trends over the past 10 years in New York counties where the group works, and anticipated concerns and opportunities related to improving the lives of low-income people in rural New York.