• Interfaith Hospitality Network

    Help Interfaith Hospitality Network (Essex County, NJ) Provide Shelter to Homeless Families

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    02/2019

    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

    Brainstorm to Help Social Justice Organization Market Fair Trade Chocolate

    Brainstorming Session
    Marketing
    01/2019

    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.

  • Parkinson's Foundation

    Help the Parkinson’s Foundation Achieve Their Strategic Objectives

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    Environment & Health
    01/2019

    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

    Brainstorm to Provide Opportunity to Underserved Adults with Workforce Training and Hope to Youth with Arts Programs

    Brainstorming Session
    Governance
    Arts & Culture
    01/2019

    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.

  • StreetSquash

    Help Plan the Future of StreetSquash’s Youth Enrichment Programs

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    12/2018

    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.

  • Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester

    Brainstorm to Help the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester Expand Impact

    Brainstorming Session
    Marketing
    10/2018

    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

    Brainstorm to Expand Innovative Child Welfare Training Program to Improve Care for Foster Children

    Brainstorming Session
    Governance
    10/2018

    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.

  • High School for Environmental Studies

    Brainstorm How to Grow the Entrepreneurial Activities at NYC’s Pathbreaking High School For Environmental Studies

    Brainstorming Session
    Strategy
    Education
    10/2018

    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

    Help Feeding Westchester Craft “Next Generation” Distribution Strategy

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    10/2018

    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

    Help Violinist Midori & Friends Expand Music Education Programs in Underserved NYC Schools

    Consulting Project
    Finance/Operations
    Arts & Culture
    10/2018

    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

    Brainstorm With Innovative Youth Empowerment Org to Maximize Impact of its 20th Anniversary Fundraising

    Brainstorming Session
    Strategy
    Education
    10/2018

    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.

  • Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center

    Help Nation’s Leading Center For Free Comprehensive Adolescent Healthcare Reach More At-Risk Youth

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    Environment & Health
    09/2018

    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

    What Should the Brooklyn Museum Charge for Admission?

    Consulting Project
    Marketing
    Arts & Culture
    07/2018

    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

    Help ReadWorks Make a Difference for the 80% of Low-Income Kids Reading Below Grade Level  

    Consulting Project
    Marketing
    Education
    07/2018

    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

    Help BUILD NYC Bring Life-Changing Entrepreneurial Experiences to NYC High Schoolers

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    Education
    07/2018

    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

    Develop a Strategic Plan for CUE Art Foundation, New York’s Premier Nonprofit Art Gallery

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    Arts & Culture
    07/2018

    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.

  • National Jazz Museum in Harlem

    The National Jazz Museum Wants to Expand Its Membership Base

    Brainstorming Session
    Marketing
    Arts & Culture
    07/2018

    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.

  • Tenement Museum

    Help the Tenement Museum Enhance Its Outstanding Guide/Educator Program

    Consulting Project
    Finance/Operations
    Arts & Culture
    06/2018

    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.

  • La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club

    Help La MaMa, the Birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway, Expand Globally

    Consulting Project
    Strategy
    Arts & Culture
    05/2018

    World-renowned experimental theater La MaMa asked CP to help them develop a business plan, based on a SWOT analysis. The CP team developed the SWOT analysis, and then provided La MaMa with a variety of strategic and tactical recommendations around which to organize their short and mid-term planning.

  • Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

    Help the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Plan for its ‘Second Hundred Years’

    Consulting Project
    Marketing
    Education
    05/2018

    Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs offers a wide range of programs and publications addressing issues of ethics in international affairs. Volunteers developed a marketing plan, including marketing, communication and product strategies to enhance the Council’s impact on society.