The McSilver Awards

Honoring Vanguards for Social Justice

Jennifer Jones Austin

Jennifer Jones Austin CEO and Executive Director of FPWA, an anti-poverty, policy, and advocacy organization with 170 member agencies and faith partners.

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Richard R. Buery, Jr.

Richard Buery has served as CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizations, since 2021.

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Jeffrey R. Ginsburg

Jeffrey R. Ginsburg has been CEO of EHTP since 2008, as well serving as the CEO and Co-Founder of East Harlem Scholars Academies since 2011.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.

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Karine Jean-Pierre

Karine Jean-Pierre is Press Secretary and Assistant to the President of the United States.

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Alan van Capelle

Alan van Capelle is Executive Director of the High Line, a world-renowned public park and nonprofit organization.

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Jennifer Jones Austin

Jennifer Jones Austin CEO and Executive Director of FPWA, an anti-poverty, policy, and advocacy organization with 170 member agencies and faith partners.

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Richard R. Buery, Jr.

Richard Buery has served as CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizations, since 2021.

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Jeffrey R. Ginsburg

Jeffrey R. Ginsburg has been CEO of EHTP since 2008, as well serving as the CEO and Co-Founder of East Harlem Scholars Academies since 2011.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.

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Karine Jean-Pierre

Karine Jean-Pierre is Press Secretary and Assistant to the President of the United States.

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Alan van Capelle

Alan van Capelle is Executive Director of the High Line, a world-renowned public park and nonprofit organization.

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June 2, 2023

The Most Recent Ceremony Held at the NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life

The McSilver Awards recognizes outstanding individuals who are transforming systems to address the needs of individuals, families, and communities living in poverty, locally and globally. The 2023 McSilver Awards were held at the Grand Hall at the NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.

The McSilver Awards were founded in 2013. Past recipients include Yamiche Alcindor, David Banks, Sayu Bhojwani, Tarana Burke, Jelani Cobb, Anna Deavere Smith, Erica Ford, Maria Hinojosa, Malcolm Jenkins, Ana Oliveira, Reshma Saujani, Reverend Al Sharpton, Jose Antonio Vargas, and Robert “Meek Mill” Williams.

Visit this page to read more about the 2023 McSilver Awards, watch video, and see photos from the event.

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