The 2023 McSilver Awards

Honoring Vanguards for Social Justice
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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.
Full Bio Jennifer Jones Austin
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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.
Full Bio Richard R. Buery, Jr.
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.
Full Bio Jeffrey R. Ginsburg
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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.
Full Bio Nikole Hannah-Jones
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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.
Full Bio Alan van Capelle
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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.
Full Bio Jennifer Jones Austin
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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.
Full Bio Richard R. Buery, Jr.
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.
Full Bio Jeffrey R. Ginsburg
Photo of Nikole Hannah-Jones
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.
Full Bio Nikole Hannah-Jones
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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.
Full Bio Alan van Capelle

June 2, 2023

The Grand Hall at the NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life

Each year, 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. This year’s McSilver Awards will be 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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