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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.

CRE Partners with the Staten Island Foundation to Support Nonprofits Under Pressure

Image used under a Creative Commons license from flickr user exfordy 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!

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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 >>

Successful Nonprofit Merger in NYC

Sometimes it doesn’t take much assistance to help a group make a dramatic and successful step to preserve their programs. High 5 Tickets for the Arts came to CRE with a clear picture of their difficult financial situation and belief that their program was worth preserving. However, the Board was not sure how to move forward on developing a partnership.  Read more >>

Fran Barrett awarded the 2009 Founders Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management

Community Resource Exchange is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Fran Barrett, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has made “exceptional contributions, of at least 25 years, to the field of non-profit capacity building.”   Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Albany Fallout: Non-profits

Fran Barrett, Executive Director of CRE, blogged on the Huffington Post about how the meltdown in Albany affects nonprofits in New York.   Read more >>

Fran Barrett: Profiting from Nonprofits

Fran Barrett, Executive Director of CRE, has been published in the New York edition of the Huffington Post. In her first blog for the Huffington Post, Fran describes the diversity of the New York City nonprofit sector.    Read more >>

External Evaluation Praises CRE

CRE Technical Assistance Makes a Difference: Evaluation from Fund for New Citizens “...CRE’s ability to serve as a “utility infielder”—servicing management needs in several areas at once—was key to grantees’ success.”

The above citation is from a recent evaluation of an initiative run by The Fund for New Citizens in which CRE was widely praised for its consultants’ knowledge and skills. Not surprisingly, CRE’s consulting team is very proud of these findings as well as the validation the report gives of the benefits to organizations of investments in capacity building.   Read more >>


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