July Newsletter: New Product, Building Nonprofit Capacity, and Seeking Smart Civic Leaders!
This month, our newsletter is all about nonprofits! Read on for a brand new nonprofit assessment tool we’ve designed, to hear about some presentations and outreach we just completed, and for info on how to join our growing team. An inside look at the Public Works...
read moreNew Product Alert: Public Works Partners Nonprofit Health Assessment
We hear you, nonprofit community: organizational assessment is important, but it’s also expensive and time-consuming. Our new product, the Nonprofit Health Assessment, offers an affordable and comprehensive way to assess and strategize around your organization’s...
read moreJune Newsletter: Ending Spring as a NYS certified WBE with a published report and a growing team
In this issue, we’re thrilled to announce our NYS WBE status, share our recently published case study on the NYC Center for Youth Employment, welcome new additions to our growing team – and did we mention that we’re hiring too? Public Works is now a NYS-certified...
read moreClient Profile: NYC Center for Youth Employment
We’re proud to share the publication of a case study of the NYC Center for Youth Employment (CYE). On June 8th, Public Works Partners CEO Celeste Frye presented findings from the case study and participated on a panel at an event sponsored by the Mayor’s Fund for New...
read more‘A New Vision for New York City Transit:’ Commitment to Engage, Improve, and Ensure Access
On May 24th, Public Works Partners attended A New Vision for New York City Transit at NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation. The event featured a presentation from the New York City Transit (NYCT) president Andy Byford on their new Corporate Plan, Fast Forward: The...
read moreSharing our techniques, recipes, and what we’re reading
This month, we shared our recipe for metrics success at the NYCETC Coalition Café and released a new blog post on human-centered design. On top of that, our recent engagement with Center for Youth Employment gave us a chance to dive deep into understanding youth...
read moreHuman-Centered Design for Creating Solutions
More recently, human-centered design (HCD) has gained popularity as a means for organizations to connect more deeply with their stakeholders and design “people-focused” solutions. Challenging the notion that design thinking is just for the creative fields, this...
read moreMarch Newsletter: New website launch, celebrations, and a whole lot of metrics!
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new website that reflects our vision, values, and expertise. On this new site, you can take a look at our process and our proven methods that support mission-driven organizations in the tri-state area and beyond. How we...
read morePublic Works Partners at the Change Capital Fund Forum: Smart Organizations/Strong Neighborhoods
Public Works Partners was proud to participate in the Change Capital Fund (CCF) Forum, Smart Organizations/Strong Neighborhoods, on February 28. The Forum provided reflection and provoked discussion on CCF-funded community development corporations and their impact on...
read moreFebruary Newsletter: New Year, New Certificates, and New Colleagues
We are pleased to say that Public Works Partners is now certified as a DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) by the US D.O.T! With this new certification, we can now help Engineering and Urban Planning firms fulfill their DBE goals for a variety of federally-funded...
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