Yesterday morning I, along with colleagues from our Development Department, attended the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Westchester Chapter’s Funders Panel. What a great investment! In a time of ups and downs for many nonprofit organizations, hearing directly from the funders themselves brought new insight, assurance, and a human outlook to the field. The panel, …
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Harlem Dowling and The Children’s Village Form a Strategic Alliance Designed to Provide Broad-based, Cost-Effective Services to Children and Families HARLEM, NEW YORK, NY — April 23, 2012 – Harlem Dowling Westside Center for Children and Family Services (HDWC), established in 1836, one of the first charitable institutions dedicated to children and the very first …
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Check out our latest Constant Contact. There’s info about the new Community Center at the Polo Grounds, our Annual Report on Outcomes and Achievements, and an invitation to our Annual Circle of Friends Dinner. Read it all here!
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The Children’s Village Selected for Cutting-Edge Project on Elevating Role of Strategy in Nonprofits; a $100,000 grant will fund a Transformational Project to bring the Organization’s operations and image in line with its community-based focus> NEW YORK, NY — The Children’s Village (CV) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Alliance for Children and …
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Last week, I was in the labor and delivery with my wife while we were waiting for our, then, unborn child to make his first appearance. Because my wife’s water had broken but labor hadn’t started, we started having idle conversation with a wonderful nurse named Suzanne. Suzanne has three sons, who, like most kids, …
‘Tis the season for many wonderful things—festive decorations, beautifully wrapped gifts, time with the family, and the list goes on. Along with the holiday season one not so fun thing can come along too—STRESS! At times the pressure of planning and executing the perfect holiday events can feel like it’s overshadowing all those great things …
Welcome to our new website! We hope you’re enjoying the new layout. We have freshened things up a bit to make the navigation easier, to give you more up-to-date information, and incorporate more videos, better access to our social media, and a new blog. This week’s topic is tips for helping you keep the cheer …
Thanks to generous gifts from hundreds of friends, The Children’s Village qualified for a $1 million matching grant from Pat Lanza for our new Activities Center. Thank you to Mrs. Lanza, her family, and everyone who helped us meet this important goal. The funds raised are being used for the Lanza Activities Center, which has …
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Recently, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious campaign to reduce the unreasonably high rates of poverty, incarceration, and unemployment among young minority men. The Campaign will spend $127.5 million over three years to reduce these devastating trends. During his announcement the Mayor said, “There is no cure-all. We’re not going to be able to reach …
