About this episode
Greg Berman discusses the challenges and perceptions of nonprofits in today's society.
Today’s guest is Greg Berman, and we talk about nonprofits — Non-Governmental Organizations, or NGOs. Greg’s got a new book out called The Nonprofit Crisis: Leadership Through the Culture Wars , which I enjoyed. I asked him to explain his diagnosis of the nonprofit sector. What’s happened to nonprofits this century? What’s happened to how people perceive nonprofits? And are “NGOs the bad guys”? As critics from both ends of the political spectrum will argue. Greg was part of the founding team responsible for creating the Center for Justice Innovation , serving as Director from 2002 to 2020, and helping to guide it from a start-up to an org with an annual budget of more than $80 million. Alongside that, he: * Has written multiple books, mostly on reducing mass incarceration, including Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform and Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice . * Has been at the center of left-liberal attempts to do criminal justice reform, especially in New York City, over the past two decades. * Was on the Board of Correction for Mayor Michael Bloomberg , and the public safety transition team for Mayor Bill de Blasio and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance…
People in this episode
Host: Santi Ruiz
Guest: Greg Berman
Topics covered
- nonprofits
- NGOs
- leadership
- culture wars
- criminal justice reform
Keywords
- nonprofits
- NGOs
- leadership
- culture wars
- criminal justice reform
- Greg Berman
- Center for Justice Innovation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Center for Justice Innovation, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Vital City
Books & works: The Nonprofit Crisis: Leadership Through the Culture Wars, Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform, Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice
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