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Nonprofit Checkup event on Sept. 13

Nonprofit Checkup event on Sept. 13 Zach Williams

By Zach Williams

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There’s a new executive director at the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC. Toya Williford is replacing Darren Bloch in that role after he was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sept. 12 as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, according to a press release. The press release did not state when or why Gabrielle Fialkoff was replaced by Bloch.

Negative publicity has dampened the Office of Strategic Partnerships’ efforts to highlight the $400 million it has raised for city-affiliated nonprofits since 2014. A New York Times story earlier this year revealed that Chirlane McCray, the mayor’s wife, has missed many meetings as chair of the Mayor’s Fund, which has seen administrative costs rise while fundraising has decreased in recent years.

 

Not every nonprofit gets a commendation from the governor – but Henry Street Settlement did. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to the Manhattan-based nonprofit in recognition of its 125th anniversary on Sept. 13, which the nonprofit shared via social media:

“Since 1893, Henry Street Settlement has provided a powerful voice for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers,” Cuomo writes. “Working tirelessly to bring about opportunity and a better way of life for individuals and families. Year after year, Henry Street Settlement works to challenge the effects of urban poverty and strengthen the fabric of the New York communities through a wide range of social services, arts and health care programs.”

 

Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council has landed a $1.9 million contract extension with the New York City Department for the Aging. The money will fund home-delivered meals for seniors through June 2019, according to the City Record. The Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration has secured $49,292.54 worth of extended warranties for 197 Lexmark printers from Garic Technology.

 

A new partnership aims to help foster care youth transition out of care. YVLifeSet is a joint effort among New Yorkers for Children, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, Children’s Aid and The New York Foundling. The initiative aims to provide older foster youth in New York City with financial literacy and other life skills training to help them make the transition into adulthood.

“Designed by Youth Villages, a leading national non-profit organization based in Memphis, Tennessee, YVLifeSet currently operates in 10 states including New York, Pennsylvania and Washington. New York City and Pittsburgh – cities with large populations of youth in need of services – are two of the biggest urban areas to offer YVLifeSet,” reads a Sept. 10 press release from New Yorkers for Children.

Read more here.

 

Sept. 13 was NYN Media Nonprofit Checkup. This Twitter moment has all the highlights of the event, which brought more than 100 nonprofit leaders to Hebrew Union College in Manhattan to discuss the ins and outs of nonprofit management.

 

Tate & Tryon partner Doug Boedeker showed that accounting can be exciting during his presentation at NYN Media’s Nonprofit Checkup on Sept. 13. His presentation highlighted the importance of terminology in maintaining and assessing an organization’s health. While the full breadth of his humor might not appear on the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, it’s still worth a read for professional accountants and lay people alike.

Here it is:

 

 

There was also this handout from Prager & Co. “Human Services Dashboard and the Composite Financial Index:"

 

 

And then there was a presentation from Your Part-Time Controller:

 

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