Palms Down: Laurie Tisch and the Art of Giving to the Public

Laurie Tisch spent decades asking for money. Her transition to giving to NYC’s systems aims to inspire confidence in her genuine commitment to community well-being.

Laurie Tisch has been given the key to New York City twice. She says she can’t take credit for the first. “It was when the New York Giants won the Super Bowl,” she told me at Groundbreaking Women earlier this month. “We were New York Giants owners.” She claims the second was in December 2018. “I like to believe that I did get it because of the work that I’ve done in the city.”

Her work, focused on systemic change through arts and youth programs, aims to foster hope and demonstrate the potential for meaningful impact in NYC.

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