YNPN-NYC

by Anne Desrosiers As a full-time volunteer and founder of a new nonprofit organization (The World is Your Oyster), I have to juggle daily eight-hour commitment of my day job with the commitment of my own nonprofit.  But this is the life of a “practical dreamer”: someone who is in the process of taking on entrepreneurship while maintaining a 9-5 (or traditional job) until the entrepreneurship yields enough financial returns to be full-time. Yet beyond my [ continue reading ]

by Eleanor Whitney Before I even delve into nonprofit advocacy, let me address a common concern that many nonprofits have regarding this topic:  nonprofits can’t lobby. While the rules and regulations around lobbying are complex, advocacy and lobbying are very different. The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management defines advocacy as, “Embracing causes to persuade others to support our issues and pour point of view,” something that we do as nonprofit professionals every day. [ continue reading ]

by Micah Goldfus Even though it feels like winter just left us, we’re a few weeks away graduation season.  Within the next month, summer interns will start filling up your office, making now a perfect time to think about how your organization can get the most from your interns and how interns can have the most valuable experience with your organization. To get ready for upcoming summer interns, non profits should consider the following factors: [ continue reading ]

Every year, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of New York City honors an outstanding young professional who has made significant contributions to the nonprofit world as our “Nonprofiteer of the Year.” Past winners have included the Executive Director of ArtStart, President of iMentor, and the Founders of Project Re-Generation and GoodSearch. This year, we are looking to honor one of the Unsung Heroes of the public sector – someone who makes their organization a better [ continue reading ]

by Darlene Sutherland As direct service providers, we have the responsibility of providing the people we serve with the tools they need to thrive. Clearly this is no small order yet the resources we need to do our work may not always be available; aside from meeting the demands of the people we serve, we must also navigate lack of support, limited compensation, and increasing performance demands. As a result, as a sector we face [ continue reading ]

Join YNPN-NYC and NPCC for lunch with Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft on Tuesday April 24th, 12:30pm, at the Foundation Center Offices:  79 Fifth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets), 2nd Floor Board Room.  During this 1hour long leadership lunch you will have an opportunity to hear from Lisa about her experiences in the non-profit sector as well as pose your questions. • This event is free for YNPN-NYC members and $5 [ continue reading ]

by Eleanor Whitney Answer: It depends. According to the New York Times, many young women are dropping out of the job market to return to school. In my personal experience, when I was running the Student Guide internship program for college and graduate students at the Brooklyn Museum, I noticed that many of the graduate students in the program had quit their nonprofit arts jobs to go back to school in arts administration, museum education, [ continue reading ]