Case Study: Arts Organization – Strategic Plan
This case study describes how a strategic plan helped a nonprofit arts organization establish and accomplish its long-term goals. The organization came to NESC after a funder told them they needed a strategic plan to grow their organization. NESC started by interviewing the staff, board, and key stakeholders to understand what
Case Study: Food Bank for Westchester — Board Development
Started in 1988 with one man and a van, the Food Bank for Westchester (FB4W) has grown to be the supply and support center for 227 front line hunger relief programs throughout the county. The organization collects, warehouses, and distributes 10 to 12 tons of food a day, providing 95
Case Study: The Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra — Organizational Analysis
The Challenge For many years, the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra (and its affiliated Junior Orchestra) operated as The Ridgefield Symphony Youth Orchestra, an arm of the Ridgefield Symphony, offering youngsters, through high school ages, a chance to receive quality orchestral training and to perform publicly. Increasingly, however, the Youth Orchestra
Case Study: Bergen County — Municipal Shared Services
The Challenge Bergen County, New Jersey, is exploring and promoting ways that municipalities may cooperate and share activities as a means of generating savings and thereby moderating residential tax burdens. NESC was engaged for two projects concerning shared services by the Public Works Departments of contiguous municipalities within Bergen. The
Case Study: Outreach Project — Branding & Marketing
The Challenge Outreach Project, which has been providing drug and alcohol services in the New York metropolitan area since 1980, stands out as a leader in the provision of adolescent residential services, services for women and children, and treatment services for diverse populations. In addition, it now operates the largest
Case Study: MDRC — Risk Assessment
The Challenge MDRC, created in 1974 by the Ford Foundation and a group of Federal agencies, is best known for mounting large-scale evaluations of real-world policies and programs targeted to low-income people. The organization has also worked with others to design and evaluate such research programs. MDRC’s board audit committee
Case Study: Connecticut Humanities Council — Operations Review
The Challenge In 2006, the Connecticut Humanities Council (CHC) embarked upon a year-long environmental scan to evaluate the CHC’s heritage grant-making effectiveness. The scan identified three areas of greatest challenge facing heritage organizations today: the necessity to understand the changing interests of new audiences, the necessity to create and support
Case Study: Asia Society — Executive Search
The Challenge In its sixth decade, Asia Society is an international organization dedicated to strengthening relationships and deepening understanding among the peoples of Asia and the United States. Having opened five international offices and four domestic offices and decentralized its financial systems, Asia Society found that it had outgrown the
Case Study: Jazzmobile — Marketing
The Challenge Founded in 1964, Jazzmobile seeks to keep alive and strengthen the heritage of Afro-Latin jazz, a uniquely American art form, through quality performances and educational programs. Sensing a deterioration in its reach in connection with its 45th Anniversary, Jazzmobile engaged NESC to prepare a total communications plan aimed
Case Study: Life’s WORC — Social Enterprise/Earned Income
The Challenge Long Island-based Life’s WORC provides comprehensive support for individuals with developmental disabilities, including mental retardation and autism. Founded in 1971, the agency manages 32 homes and 11 community-based programs throughout Long Island and Queens. The organization has a very effective IT operation. So much so that it has