Our summer volunteer season is in full swing with Bloomberg Philanthropies! Thank you Bloomberg volunteers for your incredible contributions to Governors Island’s green space! This amazing group of dedicated volunteers removed invasive growth from scenic Outlook Hill and cared for over 60 tree rings in picnic spaces surrounding the Island’s Play Lawns. With your support, the Island is beautiful and ready to welcome visitors all season long. 🌱
The Friends of Governors Island
Non-profit Organizations
The Friends works to ensure Governors Island's continued growth and accessibility as a vibrant public resource.
About us
The Friends of Governors Island is an independent nonprofit that works to ensure the Island’s continued growth and accessibility as a vibrant public resource. As the designated fundraising partner of the Trust for Governors Island and the National Park Service, the Friends stewards the Island’s green spaces, enhances the visitor experience and builds a community dedicated to the Island’s future. The Friends of Governors Island was founded in 1995 as the Governors Island Alliance to advocate for the return of Governors Island to the people of New York. The organization’s goal of redeveloping the former military base as a great civic space was the basis for the 2003 transfer of the Island from the Federal Government to New York and the National Park Service. The Governors Island Alliance became an independent nonprofit in late 2014 and changed its name to the Friends of Governors Island in 2016. The Friends invites you to lend your voice, time and financial contributions to ensure that Governors Island remains a vibrant shared space for all.
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http://www.govisland.com
External link for The Friends of Governors Island
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
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Primary
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10 South St
New York, 10004, US
Employees at The Friends of Governors Island
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David Gilford
Head of Policy @ SIP | Infrastructure, Urban Innovation
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Charlie Miller
Real Estate Tech & Innovation Leader / Digital Experience Champion
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Laura Fox
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Streetlife Ventures
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Carrie Denning Jackson
Director of Innovation at Jamestown | MBA | Angel Investor focused on Built Environment and Health
Updates
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We are thrilled to be part of Blackstone's Summer of Service! Thank you!
Blackstone’s Summer of Service is well underway! 🌞🤲 All summer long, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation organizes #volunteer events with #nonprofits worldwide. From planting gardens with friends and family 🌱 to packing comfort cases in London 🎒, BXers work together to give back. Take a glimpse into the meaningful work we’ve accomplished so far! Special thank you to our partners: Animal Haven, Harlem Grown, The Friends of Governors Island and Comfort Cases UK.
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Wonderful to kick off the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s #SummerofService with Family Volunteer Day! It was great to spend the morning with 100+ volunteers revitalizing the park with The Friends of Governors Island. Thanks to the team for organizing such a wonderful event and to all who came out. This was a fantastic start to a summer of volunteering opportunities across the globe.
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We are hiring!! Governors Island is seeking an experienced Director of Corporate Relations to join our fundraising team. Please share this opportunity with your networks!! https://lnkd.in/eArSQqi
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C40 Cities - Your team is incredible! 🌳 Thank you for spending your day caring for Governors Island's growing urban canopy. Thanks to your hard work, our trees on the western promenade are happy, healthy, and beautiful! We hope to have you back on Governors Island again soon. Tree cheers to you!
Today C40 Cities New York Office staff got our hands dirty planting trees and supporting tree health on Governors Island in the New York Harbor with The Friends of Governors Island. This marks our third volunteer event on the island. On past trips, we have helped to replace invasive species with native plants. These volunteer events are an amazing way for C40 staff to protect NYC's urban nature. Thank you to the team from The Friends of Governors Island for making this happen!
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No7 Beauty Company, you're unbe-leaf-able! 🌳 🍃 This awesome team spent the day getting their hands dirty in The Open Orchard, a stunning area of the Island that is home to blooming fruit trees. Thanks to No7 Beauty Company, 30 of these gorgeous trees are weeded, mulched, and ready to show their colors this spring! Thank you for your hard work! We hope to see you back on the Island again soon 🌸
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Save the date for our annual summer bash, Sunset Soirée, on June 11th! Great food and drinks and even better company against the stunning sunset blanketing Lower Manhattan... Can you think of a better way to spend a summer evening? ✨ All funds raised from Sunset Soirée directly support our mission to steward the Island’s green spaces, enhance the visitor experience, provide educational opportunities, host free public programs, and build a community dedicated to the Island’s bright future. See you there! Get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eBJpa4bV
Sunset Soirée 2024
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These trails are made for walkin' thanks to AIG! 🌳 There are about 1,000 feet of mulched trails on Governors Island, creating access for visitors to fully immerse themselves in nature. This incredible team helped to clear pathways on Discovery Hill – one of the Island’s most frequented hotspots. Thank you, AIG for getting these paths ready to welcome visitors this spring!
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Happy Earth Day from Governors Island! How are you celebrating today? 🌎 Our 172 acres are bustling with trees, wildlife, native plants, and other critical components to a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Governors Island is a cherished public destination, and today more than ever we are celebrating its commitment to building a greener future. This past weekend, we celebrated #EarthDay by hosting a day full of volunteering, educational installations, free walking tours, performances, and more. Governors Island is committed to hosting free public programs like #EarthDay to increase accessibility to environmental education and hands-on projects that allow New Yorkers to learn about sustainable practices. Governors Island has something for everyone, whether you're looking for a site for your next corporate volunteer project, captivating public art, opportunities to interact with environmentally and culturally driven organizations, or a place to simply relax and enjoy natural beauty - Come discover for yourself. See you on the ferry! Thank you to our Earth Day sponsors: AECOM, Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. and Lazard With additional support from: Blackstone, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Con Edison Special thanks to all of our Earth Day partners: Duro UAS, RETI Center, South Bronx Unite, New York City Audubon, Circular Economy Manufacturing, Earth Matter NY, Parsons School of Design - The New School, Institute for Public Architecture, Bike New York, The Bee Conservancy, National Park Service, The New York Climate Exchange, and Student Conservation Association Photo credit: Radhika Chalasani
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Liggett Terrace is ready for milkweed and other native plants thanks to Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.! 🌿 These stellar volunteers spent their morning clearing invasive species out of a massive section of Liggett Terrace, ensuring the space is prepped for new plantings this spring. Thank you, Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. for your hard work! We are also so pleased to recognize Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. as a sponsor of Earth Day on Governors Island, a free Island-wide celebration taking place tomorrow (4/20) with public volunteer projects, educational workshops, performances, and more. We are so grateful for your continued support! 🌎
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