ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Economic Storm' Video Now Online

The Foundation Center, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, and United Way of New York City convened a roundtable session on November 19 to consider the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on the nonprofit sector.

The session was attended by more than two hundred nonprofit, foundation, business, academic, and government leaders in the New York metro region interested in exploring how nonprofits — individually and collectively — can prepare to meet the challenges ahead while continuing to provide vital services to their communities.

The program is available in two parts. Part one (below):

Welcome
Natalie Abatemarco
Director, North America Community Programs, Citi

Bradford K. Smith
President, Foundation Center

Keynote Speaker
Geoffrey Canada
President/CEO, Harlem Children's Zone

Remarks
Linda Gibbs
Deputy Mayor, Health and Human Services, City of New York

And a follow-up panel discussion featuring:

Gordon J. Campbell (moderator)
President CEO, United Way of New York City

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
New York State Secretary of State

Phillip Henderson
President, Surdna Foundation

Clara Miller
President/CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Stephanie Palmer
Executive Director, NYC Mission Society

Carolyn Cavicchio
Senior Research Associate for Global Corporate Citizenship, the Conference Board Center for Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability

Paul C. Light
Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, New York University

Closing Remarks
Ronna Brown
President, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers

It was a very interesting conversation. You'll want to check it out.

-- Regina Mahone