Educating and engaging New Yorkers about local government

  • Tech & Abundance Panel
  • What's Next for the Abundance Agenda? Panel

Our Activities

  • Resources

    The Abundance New York Fund creates resources for New Yorkers interested in how local policy and politics work, empowering them to take action.

  • Events

    Panel discussions, book clubs, and other events engage attendees with educational content that also allow them to build community.

  • Research

    Research and policy development articulate how New York can become more affordable, vibrant, and sustainable.

  • Regranting

    The Abundance New York Fund also supports other nonprofits working to improve New York with resources to be successful.

GET IN TOUCH

  • Executive Director

    A lifelong New Yorker, Ryder was a candidate for State Assembly for District 66 in 2022. He has worked to elect Democrats up and down the ballot with a focus on voting rights, running a state voter protection program for the Biden campaign in 2020 and a regional program for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2022. Ryder previously founded DipJar, a startup that has enabled tens of millions of dollars of nonprofit donations. He lives in the West Village, where he serves as a member of Manhattan’s Community Board 2.