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By Valyrie Laedlein, CRE Co-Director - Those of you accustomed to visiting this website know that CRE exists to support nonprofit organizations in becoming stronger and more effective in their work to fight poverty and advance social justice. So it came as a bit of a shocker to hear the director of a foundation who is a significant supporter of social services and nonprofit capacity building say in a meeting last week that nonprofit organizations are becoming increasingly “invisible.”  Read more >>

Monday, July 09, 2012 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

 By Mohan Sikka - An intriguing finding of the latest Daring to Lead study is that non-profit executives rate "non-didactic" professional development strategies very highly. The highest rated activities are "Executive Coaching" and "Peer Networks", which are predominantly non-didactic. The next highest rated activity was "Leadership Development Programs". When well-designed like our Leadership Caucus, this also includes multiple non-didactic elements.  Read more >>

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

By Mohan Sikka -- Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, entitled: “Once-Robust Charity Sector Hit with Mergers, Closings.” And the blog comments posted after the article are interesting, too. We at CRE think the non-profit sector is, even in its resource-depleted state, still a powerful force for change and for good. Many vital social services in our society would not be, and could not be, delivered as economically as they are by non-profits. The sector overwhelmingly does a good job of serving needs efficiently.  Read more >>

Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

On a day when most people are enjoying a holiday, City Council Member James Sanders, Jr. gathered nonprofit leaders in District 31 in Queens (Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Rosedale and the Rockaways) to network and receive training on nonprofit management.  Topics included starting a nonprofit, fundraising, planning and budgeting.  CRE consultant Arnaldo Simo led a session on Contingency Planning and Budgeting for nonprofits with budgets of $1 million and greater.   Read more >>

Saturday, January 30, 2010 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

CRE has been selected by Public Health Solutions, to once again provide capacity building service to eligible groups under the Communities of Color Initiative (NYCCCOC - New York City Council Communities of Color).  Read more >>

Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

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 >>

Friday, December 18, 2009 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

 

CRE is proud to announce the publication of our latest monograph, A Case Study in Collaboration: How Community Resource Exchange and the Staten Island Foundation Partnered to Support Nonprofits Under Pressure. This monograph details how Community Resource Exchange and the Staten Island Foundation partnered to support nonprofits on Staten Island during this difficult economic environment.   Read more >>

Friday, December 11, 2009 | Comments ((Disabled)) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink