Rick Cohen
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- National Correspondent, Nonprofit Quarterly magazine
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In 2006, after almost 8 years as the executive director of the National Committee for
Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), Rick Cohen joined Nonprofit Quarterly magazine(NPQ), the nation’s premier journal of nonprofit policy and practice, as NPQ’s national correspondent. In his position at NPQ, Cohen is continuing the investigative and analytical work he led at NCRP, advocating for increased philanthropic giving and access for disadvantaged and disenfranchised constituencies and promoting increased philanthropic and overall nonprofit accountability. Prior to joining NCRP, he was vice president of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in charge of strategic planning. He also served as vice president of the Enterprise Foundation, directing Enterprise’s field programs. Rick has also served in the public sector as Director of Jersey City’s Department of Housing and Economic Development and in the private sector as a consultant to nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. He has also worked for the Trust for Public Land in New York City and began his professional career as a planner with Action for Boston Community Development, one of the nation’s original anti-poverty agencies. Rick has also authored or co-authored three books and numerous articles and op-eds for professional journals and newspapers, testified at Congressional committees and roundtables, and appeared on radio and television including the CBS Evening News, the ABC Evening News, the British Broadcasting Company, Fox News (and Fox’s “the O’Reilly Factor”), CNN’s American Morning, the Public Broadcasting System (“Religion and Ethics”), National Public Radio (“All Things Considered”, “Morning Edition”, and “Marketplace”), Air America Radio, and others. In 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, Rick was named to the NPT Power & Influence Top 50 list by The Nonprofit Times. In addition to Rick’s regular column in Nonprofit Quarterly and his monthly e-newsletter, the Cohen Report at www.nonprofitquarterly.org, he is also a regular contributor of op-eds to the online Philanthropy Journal, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and NCRP’s Responsive Philanthropy.
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