In This Newsletter:

• NPW Affinity Groups and Events
• Networking Event Recap
• Sign On with NPW for Fair Wages and Fair Contracting with NYS
• Advocacy Spotlight: Community Resource Center 
• Member and Community Events & Resources
• United Way Summit: April 9
• Job Fair: April 23rd
• Funding
• Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award Competition

April 2, 8:30 - 10:30 AM, Sam's: NPW Nonprofit Executive Directors/CEOs Affinity Group - Beyond the Strategic Plan: Adapting Strategy in a Dynamic Professional Environment

April 5, 8:30 - 10:30 AM, Sam's: Peer to Peer: An Affinity Group for Nonprofit Personnel of Color

April 16, 8:30 - 10:30 AM, Sam's: NPW Human Resources Professionals Affinity Group - Launch Event

April 26, 9:00 - 10:30 AM, Sam's: NPW Chief Financial Officers Affinity Group - Relationships with Government Funders: Pain Points & Opportunities

March 21, 8:30 - 10:30 AM, WLS: It's Time for Your Nonprofit Check-Up - For nonprofits of all sizes to assess their strengths and where they may need to focus. For staff at all levels – a great opportunity to learn for some and a valuable resource for action for others.

April 25, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM, WLS: Artificial Intelligence and the AI “Do-Fest”

NPW is appreciative of all our program sponsors - learn about them HERE.

NPW Spring Networking Event

On Thursday, March 14th, we welcomed a full house at Hudson Grille in White Plains with over 120 nonprofits, businesses, and sponsors enthusiastic to connect and enjoy the spring weather. Thank you all for joining us!

We are honored to provide opportunities to connect and build community to keep Westchester thriving!

Thank you, Jonathan Alvarez, Executive Director of 914United for sharing your impactful story and highlighting the role of NPW in supporting your grassroots organization. We also heard from Joe McCoy, Marketing President of Commercial Banking at Valley Bank and an NPW Sponsor, who shared their commitment to the nonprofit sector and highlighted the positive collaborations with NPW. Thank you for your support! Check out all of NPW's Sponsors.

Thank you to our event sponsors: Cerini and Associates, Inspiria Outdoor, Jill Singer Graphics, and Valley Bank.

Take action to ensure Statewide Right to Counsel, Access to Representation, and the Unemployment Bridge Program are included in the NY Senate and Assembly’s One House Budgets. Please contact your local state assembly member and state senator to express your support for these critical initiatives.

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The NPW Member Advocacy Platform is a great opportunity for members to share information with the goal of creating awareness and potential action related to issues impacting the nonprofit sector, the people served and the nonprofit workforce. Submit your advocacy issues here and review NPW’s Advocacy Toolkit to learn how to successfully, and legally, lobby and advocate as a nonprofit.

Sign On for Fair Wages and Fair Contracting with New York State

Join Nonprofit Westchester as we advocate for a fair contracting process and take steps that work toward ensuring that nonprofit human services workers can live with the dignity and financial security they deserve.

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African American Men of Westchester Forum: March 27

United Way of Westchester and Putnam 2024 Nonprofit Leadership Summit: April 9

11th Annual Autism Resource & Provider Fair: April 13

The Westchester County Department of Health (WCDH) upcoming events

• March 19-- Birth Equity Improvement Project Town Hall
• March 21-- Colorectal Cancer Education & Screening event (Yonkers)

Westchester County/WCA Regional Job Fair: Apr. 23 in White Plains

Annual Countywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration Holocaust Remembrance Day: May 6

NPW Members: Have your upcoming event listed on our widely viewed Nonprofit Community Calendar and use it as a scheduling resource; email newsletter@npwestchester.org with event graphic, registration link and brief description.

2024 Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award Competition Now Open

The Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations in the United States that have shown exemplary leadership by facilitating partnerships with public, private, or social sector leaders who are working together as equal partners, not as donors and recipients, to build a cohesive community that serves as a model for collaborating with others for the greater good. Application deadline is July 1, 2024.

Nonprofit organizations in Westchester County are eligible to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loans if they were impacted by the severe storms and flooding from September 28th to 30th, 2023. The filing deadline for physical property damage is April 1st and the deadline to submit economic injury applications is October 31st. Press Release. Fact Sheet.

Applicants may apply online and receive additional information at sba.gov/disaster. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Funding for Mental Health Initiatives through Brown & Brown Insurance: Shifting Gears on Brain Health Funding Opportunity

The Shifting Gears on Brain Health Donor Advisory Committee announced that the application period for grant submissions has begun. The application deadline is March 31, 2024. Grant Application, Website. More information: Erica Martinson, Marketing Team Leader. 

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