In this Newsletter:

1. County Grant Program

2. NPW Upcoming Events

3. Member Events and News

4. Article of Interest: New York Must Address Its Housing Affordability Crisis Before It's Too Late

5. NPW Program Wrap Up

Mar. 3: People & Process Affinity Breakfast - In or Out? When is Outsourcing Right for Your Nonprofit?

Mar. 9: Small Nonprofits Affinity Breakfast - Keeping the Pieces of Your Small Nonprofit Going and Growing

Mar. 24: The Form 990: A Financial Document and Marketing Tool

Apr. 7: Charting an Anti-Racist Path Forward in Westchester's Nonprofit Sector

Registration is open for the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester's Racial Equity 101-103 workshop series. Get a foundational grounding or refresher in racial equity concepts and tools. Attendees are expected to attend all 3 two-hour workshops in succession either on Thursdays at 6 PM or Saturdays at 9 AM. Please email Maria Dautruche directly at mdautruche@ywcawpcw.org with any questions about this offering, specifically with inquiry about receiving or sponsoring scholarships. Register here.

Federal Grants 101 Webinar - March 3

Nonprofits 101: Information on Starting & Maintaining Your Nonprofit - March 9

United Way of Westchester and Putnam - Nonprofit Leadership Summit 2022 - March 25

Nonprofit BoardCon: March 29 Panelists for The Partnership Between Board & Staff: Maximizing Time to Increase Impact: 
Jan Fisher, NPW Executive Director
Maurice Segall, NPW Board Member; Director, New York and Fairfield County, CT, Program, Pro Bono Partnership
Sharmila Rao Thakkar, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Consultant, SRT Advising & Consulting

Please complete and share the Westchester Children's Association's 2022 Digital Access Survey if you have a school-age child and live in Westchester County. This survey was developed in partnership with Pace University and is available in English and Spanish. When you are done, please forward the link below to your friends, family, and colleagues. This survey is open until March 30, 2022. No personal information will be collected so that all responses will be kept anonymous.

Mutual of America Community Partnership Award

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations that have shown exemplary leadership by facilitating partnerships with public, private or social sector leaders. Five organizations are selected by an independent committee to receive the Community Partnership Award. One receives the Thomas J. Moran Award, which is given to the national award-winning program and includes a $100,000 grant and a documentary video about the program. The remaining four are named honorable mention recipients, and each receives a $50,000 grant. All nonprofit organizations are eligible.

WestFair Rides - a small local nonprofit with impact across Westchester County has changed its name to TRA (Transportation Resources Access), and announced the launch of brand new website and new online resource Hub. The organization provides thousands of rides to medical appointments each year and now will additionally support the community with a one-stop hub for information and referrals to social services for older adults and adults with disabilities.
Learn more: "A Name Change That Spells Essential Service: Westfair Rides Becomes TRA".

Field Hall Awards Over $300,000 in New Grants to Address the Needs of Older Adults

Field Hall Foundation has announced $302,000 in new grants through its Winter 2021/22 grant cycle. 13 grants, ranging from $2,000 to $50,000, have been awarded to organizations that will provide new or enhanced services to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers. Read about the grant recipients here.

New York Must Address Its Housing Affordability Crisis Before It's Too Late
Opinion - Michael N. Romita and Tim Foley, Special to the USA TODAY Network February 24, 2022

Thank you Deborah Flood, Founder & Principal of Purpose Advisors for kicking off NPW's Nonprofit Strategy Series on February 16th with a very informative presentation on how to create a "Strategy Jumpstart" for a nonprofit organization.

Thank you Kenneth Cerini and Shari Diamond - Partners at Cerini & Associates, LLP for expertly leading such a detailed and engaging program on "Making Your Organization Audit Proof" on February 10th and launching NPW's Financial Strength Series.

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