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.

Rapid Response to Support the Sector

 by Holly Delany Cole - A recent report by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D. and Cameron Smith, funded by the Philanthropic Collaborative, found that Foundations responded in “a targeted and timely manner”, with grants appropriately directed to recession relief to the hardest-hit parts of the country.    Read more >>

Are Too Many Nonprofits Starting Up in Hard Times?

By Louisa Hackett - Every year CRE gets dozens of calls from people who want to start a non-profit.  And, every year we hear other people say, there are too many nonprofits already, why do we need another one starting-up? Isn’t there an organization that does that already? Why support a new, untested organization when so many exist already?  And, why establish a new organization now when the economy is so bad and so many existing nonprofits are having a hard time making it.   Read more >>