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Commissioner Nieves requests information on the impact of payment delays on smaller nonprofits
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Commissioner Dr. Lisette Nieves notes that the panelists represent larger nonprofits and asks for testimony or data detailing the specific, potentially disproportionate, impact of payment delays on smaller organizations, particularly those reliant on discretionary funding. Michelle Jackson (HSC) acknowledges her organization primarily represents larger competitive contracts and agrees the impact on smaller groups, especially with discretionary funds, is a significant issue needing attention.
- There's a need to understand the unique challenges faced by smaller nonprofits due to payment delays.
- Discretionary funding processes may pose different or additional hurdles for smaller organizations.
Dr. Lisette Nieves
0:59:30
I'm get a quick request.
0:59:32
Do you really represent very large nonprofits?
0:59:35
In fact, not really representing the overwhelming majority of nonprofits that are receiving city money.
0:59:41
New York's one of the few places that actually has, for many of them, their first grant
Julie Won
0:59:47
is coming from government.
Louisa Chafee
0:59:48
That's a pretty scary thought too because I risked it.
Dr. Lisette Nieves
0:59:51
It's not represented in the sea change report, but if you can provide or add to the testimony the differential impacts for smaller organizations versus larger organizations.
1:00:00
It doesn't mean that, you know, that what you're saying is not important.
1:00:04
I would just make that the smaller nonprofit impacts.
1:00:07
I'm not necessarily representing it in the testing.
Michelle Jackson
1:00:10
Yeah.
1:00:10
And
Dr. Lisette Nieves
1:00:10
I just
Michelle Jackson
1:00:10
I'm very quickly just to say that HSC represents about 85% of the contracted Citi dollars for competitive, but that's not discretionary.
1:00:19
And that that is a huge issue.
1:00:21
So I totally echo that, and we will send you the numbers pale in comparison to the competitive contracts numbers.
1:00:27
But discretionary is a huge if you're a small organization