News & Views

A blog for those interested in what effects, motivates and drives the New York City Nonprofit Sector — written by CRE’s crackerjack consulting team. We hope you use this space to share your thoughts, ask questions and engage in conversations about our city, social justice and the nonprofit sector.

MAC AIDS Fund Announces 2010 U.S. Community Grants Program RFP

 The M·A·C AIDS Fund has announced it 2010 U.S. Community Grants Program to support organizations working to address the link between poverty and AIDS.  The M·A·C AIDS Fund U.S. Community Grants Program provides grants of up to $50,000 to service providers for U.S.-based programs that are providing food and nutrition and housing services to people living with HIV and AIDS.   Read more >>

CRE Executive Director, Fran Barrett, Named New Yorker of the Week

CRE's Fran Barrett was named New Yorker of the Week by NY1 because of her extraordinary dedication to helping nonprofits throughout the five boroughs. Fran is the Executive Director and Founder of Community Resource Exchange (CRE) – a leading provider of management consulting to New York City community-based organizations that fight poverty and champion social justice issues. She founded CRE in 1979 to give the leadership of neighborhood groups in New York greater access to training, resources and support they needed to sustain excellent services, and to build strong and effective infrastructures to position their organizations to affect poverty.   Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Benefits of Working at a Nonprofit

Fran Barrett writes about why nonprofits and their employees should be included in the Healthcare reform debate at the Huffington Post! Read the full article Read more >>

Successful Nonprofit Merger in NYC

Sometimes it doesn’t take much assistance to help a group make a dramatic and successful step to preserve their programs. High 5 Tickets for the Arts came to CRE with a clear picture of their difficult financial situation and belief that their program was worth preserving. However, the Board was not sure how to move forward on developing a partnership.  Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Albany Fallout: Non-profits

Fran Barrett, Executive Director of CRE, blogged on the Huffington Post about how the meltdown in Albany affects nonprofits in New York.   Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Profiting from Nonprofits

Fran Barrett, Executive Director of CRE, has been published in the New York edition of the Huffington Post. In her first blog for the Huffington Post, Fran describes the diversity of the New York City nonprofit sector.    Read more >>