News & Views

A blog for those interested in what affects, 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.

Open Position -- Director of Development -- Chinese-American Planning Council

The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), then known as the Chinatown Planning Council, was founded in 1965 as a grassroots community-based organization in response to the tremendous influx of Chinese immigrants after the change in immigration laws, and in the midst of the Great Society movement. Initially, CPC volunteers counseled families referred by local schools, and provided case management services to help immigrants adjust to their new homes. Filling a void in the community as the first social service agency to serve Chinese-Americans in New York, CPC began to expand its services based on the needs expressed by those in the community.   Read more >>

Executive Assistant – Community Resource Exchange -- POSITION FILLED

After 30 years led by its founder, the organization has made a leadership transition and is now led by two Co-Directors who have served as Deputy Directors of CRE for a number of years.  The Co-Directors are looking for an energetic and conscientious Executive Assistant to support both of them in their management of a full range of activities in program and operations.  The Executive Assistant will play a key role as the initial point of contact for staff, board and all external stakeholders and will be responsible for helping to coordinate and organize the work, materials and schedules to support each Co-Director in her respective areas of responsibility, including program planning and oversight, development and marketing, internal operations and Board support.

  Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Want to Create Jobs? Don't Forget Low-Hanging Fruit in Nonprofits

In her latest blog for the Huffington Post, Fran reflects on this week's State of the Union Address and President Obama's commitment to create new jobs in the coming year. Fran suggests that job creation can be achieved through investing in nonprofits and their employees.   Read more >>


Find us on:
CRE on Twitter CRE on Facebook CRE on Flickr

Tags

generative Advocacy hard times Needs Assessment New York City Government Nonprofit News case statement National Committee of Responsive Philanthropy Nonprofit Sustainability National and Community Service Client News board and staff relations New York Community Trust Michael Hickey Beth Kobliner postponed event tips strategic alliances Governance as Leadership Daring to Lead nonprofit management RFP IT Louisa Hackett NYCCCOC handling the unexpected computers guest blogger accountability CRE Tips executive transition Valyrie Laedlein community Board of Directors Randall Quan mergers collaborations grantmakers staff Alliance for Nonprofit Management Barbara Blumenthal jobs Philanthropic Collaborative queens Government News MAC AIDS Fund arts Fran's Corner Nonprofit Quarterly cre foundations board leadership Stanford Social Innovation Review Featured Items nonprofit leaders Jean Lobell What is Core? rockaways nonprofit accountability record keeping lower Manhattan Data Albany fundraising government website, resources, announcements CRE News Harvard Kennedy School House Party media Data Starved Sector Research grantmakers for effective organizations President Obama New York Neighborhood Based Capacity Building Initiative Ximena Rua-Merkin bookkeeping executive nonprofit ownership proposal writing harvard business school CRE POV Mohan Sikka HIV/AIDS services providers Huffington Post nonprofit start-ups CRE Executive Search Funding Updates Mark Light Peter Block Useful Links announcment Fran Barrett New York Times Bill Ryan 30th Anniversary Ero Gray Nonprofit Tools publications Nonprofit Coaching evaluation leadership Pavitra Menon I.T. without I.T. Holly Delany Cole internal controls capacity building nonprofit mergers


RSS Subscribe via RSS feed

Donate to CRE Join our Mail List