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 >>
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CRE Participates in Capacity Building Event for Queens-based Nonprofits
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 >>
CRE provides capacity building services for the Communities of Color Initiative (NYCCCOC - New York City Council Communities of Color)
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 >>
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 >>
Executive Director, Sakhi for South Asian Women, NY, NY -- POSITION FILLED
Update: This position has been filled. Read more >>
CRE Announces New Website
CRE is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We hope you will find the information and tools you need to better manage your nonprofit organization. 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 >>
CRE Partners with the Staten Island Foundation to Support Nonprofits Under Pressure
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 >>
Is Bigger Better? Fran makes the case for small nonprofits
Fran recently wrote an article for the Fall 2009 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly entitled "Is Bigger Better? The Case for Small Nonprofits". In the article, Fran shows that small nonprofits are just as innovative, effective and reliable as larger institutions. To read the article, click here!
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 >>
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