Goals

The development of nonprofit and civic leadership has been a constant theme of the Foundation’s work.  We know that we can meet our mission only if skilled “civic entrepreneurs” have access to good information and are given the opportunity, resources and space to take risks, think about things from a different perspective and cultivate and implement new ideas.  At the same time, we know that many nonprofit organizations face challenges in fundraising, board development, human resources and financial management. 

Current Priorities

To support our efforts to ensure that there are effective leaders and efficient nonprofit organizations in our region, we are investing in:

1. Providing opportunities for creative and talented people and organizations to develop the skills needed to enhance their effectiveness to act on behalf of the larger common good of the region;
2. Helping build effective nonprofit boards of directors;
3. Supporting technical assistance to improve the performance of select grantees;
4. Underwriting occasional public events to communicate and publicize the undertakings and successes of Long Island leaders and important work taking place in the Foundation's own program areas;
5. Providing information on regional issues that will enable civic entrepreneurs to act in the best interest of the region.

Resources