by Susan Tornicelli
on March 22, 2024
Scriven Foundation and NYCON Announce 2024 Capacity Building Mini Grants for Otsego County Nonprofits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate McNally, Senior Capacity Building Advisor New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) 800-515-5012 ext. 114
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THE SCRIVEN FOUNDATION AND NYCON ANNOUNCE 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING “MINI GRANTS” AVAILABLE FOR OTSEGO COUNTY NONPROFITS Oneonta, NY – The New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Otsego County Mini-Grant Program in partnership with The Scriven Foundation. The focus of this effort is to measurably improve the governance and management of qualifying Otsego County 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits.
The application deadline has been extended through April 8, 2024. Initiated in 2004, this program is made possible with underwriting from The Scriven Foundation. The Mini-Grant Program is an important resource for local nonprofits facing significant challenges or striving to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of organizational management, governance, and/or program services.
“The Scriven Foundation is proud to support this program as we recognize how important it is that our local nonprofits have access to high-quality advice and training as they seek to fully serve their clients and communities,” said Jane Forbes Clark, President of The Scriven Foundation. There is a total of $50,000 of grant funds available and grant awards will range from $500 to $2,500 per nonprofit applicant. Grants will be awarded competitively to qualifying nonprofits with approved project activities. Grant criteria are available at: 2024 Otsego Mini Grant Program Criteria It is recommended all applicants review the 2024 criteria before applying. To fill out a grant application, go to 2024 Otsego Mini Grant Application
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About the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON):
NYCON is a statewide association of nonprofits, working to develop and promote an effective and vibrant charitable nonprofit community throughout New York State. NYCON strengthens organizational capacity, acts as an advocate and unifying voice, helps to inform philanthropic giving, and conducts research and planning to demonstrate relevance and impact. Combined, these efforts help to improve the quality of life in communities by strengthening the effectiveness, efficiencies, and viability of charitable nonprofits. To learn more about NYCON, visit www.nycon.org.
by Susan Tornicelli
on January 25, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Kosmacher, Capacity Building Advisor New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (800) 515-5012 ext. 153
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NYSCA Stabilization Program FOR SMALL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS selects first round of Recipients and Opens Second Round of Applications
January 25, 2024 (Albany, NY) – The New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) is pleased to announce the selected recipients from the first round of nonprofits selected for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Stabilization Program for Small Arts Organizations. NYSCA and NYCON also remind eligible small arts organizations that the second application round is now open, and the deadline for those applications is February 1, 2024, at 5:00pm EST.
NYCON and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) are jointly administering the program, and each is working with nonprofits in certain regions of the state. NYCON’s territory includes the Central and Western New York, Finger Lakes, and Southern Tier regions, The following nine arts organizations from those areas were chosen by NYCON from more than eighty applicants it reviewed in the first round:
- The Foundry - Buffalo, NY
- Niagara Arts and Cultural Center - Niagara Falls, NY
- The Roxbury Arts Group, Inc. - Roxbury, NY
- Springville Center for the Arts - Springville, NY
- Stitch Buffalo - Buffalo, NY
- Teaching Artists ROC - Rochester, NY
- Tioga Arts Council (TAC) - Owego, NY
- Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts - Trumansburg, NY
- Young Audiences of Western New York, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
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by Susan Tornicelli
on October 17, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jeff Kosmacher, Capacity Building Advisor New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (800) 515-5012 ext. 153
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APPLICATION OPENS FOR NEW STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN SMALL NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
October 17, 2023 (Albany, NY) – Applications are now open for a new program to strengthen small arts organizations based across New York State, led by the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Small arts nonprofits provide key resources in their communities, yet often struggle to survive and grow. The new “NYSCA Stabilization Program for Small Arts Organizations” is designed to help participants identify and become more capable to address significant operational issues that are impeding their growth or development. The program will serve eligible nonprofits through a combination of tailored advisory services and financial support. Applicants for the new NYSCA program must hold 501(c)3 nonprofit status or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 organization. They must also have an annual operating budget of less than $1 million, and be based outside of New York City. Rural and BIPOC-led (Black/Indigenous/People of Color) community-based organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. The first round of applications for the NYSCA Stabilization Program for Small Arts Organizations program must be received by Nov. 16 of this year, and a second-round application deadline will be Feb. 1, 2024. Click here for further information, including a link to the application. At the conclusion of the program, each organization may also be awarded a grant of up to $10,000 to help them purchase equipment and/or further services that reinforce their newly increased capacities.
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by Susan Tornicelli
on July 19, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meghan Gorton, Southern Tier Capacity Building Advisor (518) 434-9194 ext. 152
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW YORK, CONRAD AND VIRGINIA KLEE FOUNDATION, STEWART W. AND WILLMA C. HOYT FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY OF BROOME COUNTY AND NYCON ANNOUNCE 2023 SOUTHERN TIER CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE
July 18, 2023– The Community Foundation for South Central New York, Conrad and Virginia Klee Foundation, Steward W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, United Way of Broome County and New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) are pleased to announce the 2023 Southern Tier Capacity Building Program, providing grants and training for nonprofit organizations across the region.
Launched in 2008, the Southern Tier Capacity Building Program supports the management and governance needs of the nonprofit sector in Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Tioga counties. In carrying out their mission, nonprofits often confront a lack of resources available to invest in nonprofit management and governance. Consequently, areas like finances, legal services, human resources, strategic planning, staff development, board retention and recruitment are often not given the resources and support required to assure the sustainability and viability of an organization. For 15 years, this Program has helped nonprofits address these challenges by offering a mix of professional development and direct funding support.
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by Susan Tornicelli
on May 05, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meghan Gorton, Capacity Building Advisor/Regional Coordinator 800-515-5012 ext. 152
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Grant Deadline has now been extended to June 5, 2023! Apply Today! THE SCRIVEN FOUNDATION AND NYCON ANNOUNCE 2023 CAPACITY BUILDING “MINI GRANTS” AVAILABLE FOR OTSEGO COUNTY NONPROFITS Oneonta, NY – May 5th, 2023 – The New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 Otsego County Mini-Grant Program. The focus of this effort is to measurably improve the governance and management of qualifying Otsego County 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits. Applications will be accepted immediately and through June 5, 2023. Initiated in 2004, this program is made possible with underwriting from The Scriven Foundation
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by Charlie Owens
on March 06, 2023
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Fight, Flight, or Freeze: Understanding and Addressing How Crisis and Trauma Affect Your Workforce
Friday, March 24, 2023 10:30AM
This workshop is part of NYCON's personnel and human resources series of webinars and will discuss the ways in which trauma can affect your organization on multiple levels, and how utilizing a trauma-informed approach can benefit your staff. We'll discuss these approaches, daily strategies, and organizational practices that can reduce the impact of trauma on your already stretched workforce.
Presenter: Meghan Gorton, Southern Tier Regional Coordinator/Capacity Building Advisor
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2023 Law Changes that Impact Salaries: What's an Exempt Employee, and Why is it Important?
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:00PM
This workshop is part of NYCON's personnel and human resources series of webinars and will explore laws impacting exempt salaried employees and their employers.
In the Nonprofit world, compliance is key. You may know that the FLSA and the State Minimum Wage Act exempt some employees who work in a bona fide administrative capacity from overtime pay requirements, but recent law changes have impacted the minimum salaries for these employees. As of Jan. 1, 2023, exempt employees must be paid a minimum salary of $55,341 in upstate New York and that rate will go up to match the current downstate minimum of $58,500 in 2024. During this one-hour webinar hear from NYCON’s Senior Attorney, Michael West, Esq., on how to comply with the new legal requirements, beginning with the basics of how to determine which employees are exempt and options if you can’t meet the salary threshold.
Presenter: Michael West, Esq. (he/him/his) Sr. VP, Attorney
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Addressing New Employment Realities
The impact of COVID-19 on work in America has been immeasurable, Beyond facemasks and hand sanitizer, tens of millions of American workers now regularly “go to work” without physically going to work at all. Even while working at a traditional worksite, employees are now afforded far greater say in assuring proper workplace safety standards, by virtue of newly enacted legislation, such as the NYS HERO Act. When coupled with recently adopted statutes mandating each paid sick/safe and family leave; expanding minimum levels for each hourly wage and salaried employment; and, enhancing safeguards applicable to victims of workplace harassment or discrimination, the future of work in a post-pandemic world is (or, will soon be) far different than that contemplated as recently as just a couple years ago. This session will examine and explore related considerations as they pertain to your (hopefully, post-) pandemic workplace, with a focus on related policy review and development considerations.
Lifecycles of Employment: Material Human Resource Considerations
This session will offer an overview of practical concerns associated with employment in the nonprofit workplace. Participants will benefit from practical guidance concerning legal obligations and best practice considerations relative to such matters as hiring, diversity/equity/inclusion, evaluation, benefits, worksites, technology, evaluation, grievances, discipline and termination. Guidance addressing material aspects of employment and considerations applicable to recently enacted legal obligations and diversity/equity/inclusion considerations will be specifically addressed throughout, as will specifically applicable pandemic-related concerns. This session offers a great opportunity to learn from NYCON’s team of legal and human resource professionals, each bringing individual areas of expertise to a collective topic of frequent conversation.
by Susan Tornicelli
on January 31, 2023
NYCON releases State of Sector report, outlining challenges faced by nonprofits.
Read NYCON's 2023 State of the Sector
The most common challenges faced across the nonprofit sector include funding, staffing and increasing community needs, according to the 2023 State of the Sector report released today by the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON). Issued as New York leaders work on the state’s next budget, the report also notes that long-standing concerns about state funding for nonprofits continue, including that state contracts don’t fully cover the cost to deliver such services and are often delayed.
The report includes IRS and U.S. Department of Labor data, as well as results from a 2022 statewide outreach tour and a January 2023 survey of NYCON’s 3,100 members.
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by Charlie Owens
on January 30, 2023
Between July and November 2022 NYCON CEO Megan Allen met with 123 NYCON members across New York, representing the broad range of the state’s nonprofits. Below are highlights of what she learned. While different regions of the state face their own unique issues, the ideas included below were heard across the state.
Summary information on the challenges nonprofits face are also part of NYCON’s 2023 State of the Sector report, available on the NYCON website. Page 3 of this summary also lists ways everyone can help the nonprofit sector thrive.
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by Susan Tornicelli
on October 25, 2022
The 2022 Nonprofit Power 100 list by City and State NY
Congratulations Megan Allen, NYCON CEO named in the 2022 Nonprofit Power 100 by City and State NY.
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by Susan Tornicelli
on October 17, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2022 Nonprofit Survey Finds Improved Conditions Among Ongoing Concerns
New York, N.Y. – October 13, 2022 – Grassi, a leading provider of advisory, tax and accounting services for nonprofit organizations, has revealed the findings of its annual survey of nonprofit leaders in the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Survey Report.
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