Unique People Services is one of NYC’s largest providers of housing, health and support services for low-income and homeless individuals and families challenged with HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, substance usage and developmental disabilities. Volunteers assisted in developing a strategic plan to manage growth, including preparing a financial analysis of its programs and advising on Board development.
Latin American Film Center is a start-up non-profit dedicated to creating a permanent exhibition and research facility in Manhattan to exhibit, collect and study Latin American cinema. Our brainstorming session provided the organization with a suggested roadmap for key decisions, immediate goals, and proof-of-concept targets upon which to build an action plan for future fund-raising and business development.
Interfaith Hospitality Network, through its network of churches, synagogues, and emergency shelter, provides meals to homeless families, along with providing housing, counseling and school and camp programs. Volunteers assisted in developing a strategic plan, including valuating the viability of the congregational shelter model and evaluating its’ financial sustainability.
T’ruah motivates the Jewish community and others to protect and advance human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Community Partners volunteers advised T’ruah in the marketing of its holiday chocolates and fair trade coffee. The profits of these products fund programs.
The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. The Community Partners team developed a Management Dashboard to aid the Parkinson’s Foundation in achieving their strategic objectives.
The Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology provides an adult workforce development program and a teen arts program. Volunteers offered recommendations to strengthen their mission statement, board development and fund raising.
Founded in 1999 at the Harvard Club of New York and now the largest urban squash program in the United States, StreetSquash combines academic tutoring, squash instruction, community service, college preparation, leadership development, and mentoring for young people ages 11-24. The Community Partners team helped envision StreetSquash in 2023 and plan the future of StreetSquash’s cutting edge youth programs.
The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the community by providing cultural, social, educational and recreational/fitness programs, human services and Jewish identity-building opportunities to people of all ages, backgrounds, religions, or sexual orientation. The project team helped develop membership categories to further increase engagement with and usage by the community.
Fostering Change for Children adapts the Teach for America model to enhance the child welfare workforce through the specialized selection, training, and support of new front line workers in child welfare. Volunteers helped address how the Board can help drive growth through fundraising and geographic expansion and how to expand Board membership and add members with different skill sets.
HSES is the only NYC public high school with a focus on environmental studies. Volunteers brainstormed about approaches to grow partnerships with appropriate corporations.
Feeding Westchester’s mission is to end hunger in Westchester County. Volunteers provided strategic analysis and recommendations regarding the organization’s food distribution approach.
Midori & Friends is a premier provider of music education in New York City, leading high-quality music programs for Grade PreK-12 students at schools and community organizations within underserved areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. HBS alumni helped Midori & Friends evaluate its performance evaluation framework, providing actionable recommendations to enhance its ability to measure success and drive improvement across its organization.
Fiver Children’s Foundation is a comprehensive youth development organization that makes a 10-year commitment to children from underserved communities throughout New York City and central New York. Volunteers brainstormed ideas to capitalize on Fiver’s 20th anniversary to meet fundraising goals.
The Adolescent Health Center in New York City offers a comprehensive array of medical, mental health, and reproductive health services, plus prevention education to young people aged 10 to 22, confidentially and free of charge. Our team analyzed the center’s operating model and identified ways to grow this extraordinary program.
The Brooklyn Museum was operating on a “suggested pricing” policy for general museum admissions. Facing financial challenges, it asked HBSCNY Community Partners to review this policy, considering the Museum’s commitment to the local community and the pricing strategies of similar NYC museums.
ReadWorks is committed to solving America’s reading comprehension crisis and its Article A Day product has attracted a wide audience of teachers and pupils. Volunteers developed a communications and marketing strategy to increase penetration of ReadWorks’ reading comprehension tools and materials.
Build NYC is dedicated to proving the power of experiential learning through entrepreneurship and igniting the potential of youth in under-resourced communities. Volunteers helped the organization develop its first strategic plan.
Cue Art Foundation is dedicated to creating essential career and educational opportunities for emerging and under-recognized artists of all ages. Through exhibitions, arts education, and public programs, CUE provides artists and audiences with sustaining experiences and resources. HBSCNY Community Partners helped CUE examine the efficiency of its resource use and identify potential strategic partners.
Having relocated in a new Harlem home with an expanded event calendar, NJMH sought to increase earned revenue and sustain support. In this “repeat” brainstorming session, Community Partners helped the Museum recast its membership structure and cross-platform membership to event attendance and other offerings.
The Tenement Museum fosters a society that embraces and values the role of immigration in the evolving American identity. A team of volunteers reviewed Museum operations and made recommendations to improve the management of the educator staff.