Interfaith Hospitality Network through its network of churches, synagogues, and emergency shelter provides meals to homeless families, along with providing housing, counseling and school and camp programs. Volunteers assisted in developing a strategic plan including valuating the viability of the congregational shelter model and evaluating its’ financial sustainability.
T’ruah motivates the Jewish community and others to protect and advance human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Community Partners volunteers advised T’ruah in the marketing of its holiday chocolates and fair trade coffee. The profits of these products fund programs.
The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. The Community Partners team developed a Management Dashboard to aid the Parkinson’s Foundation in achieving their strategic objectives.
Founded in 1999 at the Harvard Club of New York and now the largest urban squash program in the United States, StreetSquash combines academic tutoring, squash instruction, community service, college preparation, leadership development, and mentoring for young people ages 11-24. The Community Partners team helped envision StreetSquash in 2023 and plan the future of StreetSquash’s cutting edge youth programs.
The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the community by providing cultural, social, educational and recreational/fitness programs, human services and Jewish identity-building opportunities to people of all ages, backgrounds, religions, or sexual orientation. The project team helped develop membership categories to further increase engagement with and usage by the community.
Fostering Change for Children adapts the Teach for America model to enhance the child welfare workforce through the specialized selection, training, and support of new front line workers in child welfare. Volunteers helped address how the Board can help drive growth through fundraising and geographic expansion and how to expand Board membership and add members with different skill sets.
HSES is the only NYC public high school with a focus on environmental studies. Volunteers brainstormed about approaches to grow partnerships with appropriate corporations.
HSES is the only NYC public high school with a focus on environmental studies. Volunteers brainstormed about approaches to grow partnerships with appropriate corporations.
Feeding Westchester’s mission is to end hunger in Westchester County. Volunteers provided strategic analysis and recommendations regarding the organization’s food distribution approach.
Fiver Children’s Foundation is a comprehensive youth development organization that makes a 10-year commitment to children from underserved communities throughout New York City and central New York. Volunteers brainstormed ideas to capitalize on Fiver’s 20th anniversary to meet fundraising goals.
ReadWorks is committed to solving America’s reading comprehension crisis and its Article A Day product has attracted a wide audience of teachers and pupils. Volunteers developed a communications and marketing strategy to increase penetration of ReadWorks’ reading comprehension tools and materials.
The Tenement Museum fosters a society that embraces and values the role of immigration in the evolving American identity. A team of volunteers reviewed Museum operations and made recommendations to improve the management of the educator staff.
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs offers a wide range of programs and publications addressing issues of ethics in international affairs. Volunteers developed a marketing plan, including marketing, communication and product strategies to enhance the Council’s impact on society.
The Alzheimers Prevention Clinic does research to demonstrate that specific behaviors in young people will significantly reduce the onset of Alzheimers. Volunteers brainstormed about marketing approaches to increase awareness among doctors and the general public.
GrandLo Café, an initiative of the Grand Street Settlement and part of the Essex Crossing development, is a Social Enterprise designed to provide skills training and a job track to local youth. Volunteers developed a marketing plan for the Café.
JCC Manhattan has opened a branch in Harlem. A team of volunteers developed a plan for a sustainable business model.
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society provides high-quality early education and learning activities to children 0-5 years old in Central Brooklyn. Volunteers advised BKS on Governance issues and Board Development strategies during a brainstorming session.