Spotlight On
November 19, 2003
Organization Name: The Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.
Contact Person: Doug Sauer, Executive Director
Address: 272 Broadway, Albany, NY 12204
Phone: (800) 515-5012, ext. 121
Fax: (518) 434-0392
Email: dsauer@ccsnys.org
Website Address: http://www.ccsnys.org
Mission: To build health caring communities and human care delievery systems across the staet through a strong charitable nonprofit sector, informed philanthropic giving and quality community-based planning.
Background: CCSNYS is a 76 year old, statewide nonprofit association representing a growing membership of close to 1,000 diverse charities. Through CCSNYS our members access an array of high quality, discounted group-purchasing programs. We also provide technical assistance targeted at increasing knowledge, efficiency and accountability in the nonnprofit sector. We provide assistance in legal, fiscal, board governance, strategic planning, fund development and more via conferences, events, educational workshops and regular publications.
Current Programs:
Technical Assistance Programs on:
Fiscal Management, Legal Issues, Board Development, Strategic Planning, and more.
Current Conferences include:
Nonprofit Technology Expo, Camp Finance, (planned) Nonprofit Expo,
Build A Better Nonprofit Training Series, and Choose Your Charity.com Donor Education and Accountability site.
Funding Needs:
Seed funding to establish and support regional offices to better serve the needs of nonprofits in Western New York, Central New York and Metro New York.
Funding to expand capacity of CCSNYS' legal and financial management consultation services
Funding to support and strengthen the CCSNYS online donor education and accountability site "chooseyourcharity.com"
Funding for Capital Improvements to our historic main offices in Albany, NY.
Every month, the "Spotlight On" highlights the activities
of a different 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located
in the tri-state region (NY, NJ, or CT). The selection
of organizations for the "Spotlight On" is based
on criteria such as programmatic interests, geographic
focus, and size, to ensure the broadest possible
representation of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see your NPO in the "Spotlight,"
please use this submission
form to send us a profile of your organization.
Or e-mail a description of your organization,
following the above format, to nyweb@foundationcenter.org,
with "Spotlight Submission" in the subject line.
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