The Consensus Is in: City Approves Plan for Sustainable Garment Center Development
For more than a century, the Garment Center has been the home for clothing manufacturing in New York, not to mention the epicenter of the fashion world. An innovative steering committee report will help keep it that way. Last month, the City Council voted to approve a...
read moreListen closely: Stakeholder engagement is key to success
By Aurelia Aceves, Senior Manager Public Works Partners believes in developing solutions that integrate the perspectives of all groups that stand to benefit from implementation. One of the bedrocks of our foundational and proven methodology, Process with Purpose, is...
read moreThis Midterm Guide Is Every New York Voter’s Best Friend
Election day is one week away – are you ready? Whether you’re savvy about every candidate and ballot proposal, or feeling overwhelmed and under-informed, check out this Voter Guide, created each year by the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB). We recently...
read moreCenter Stage: Roundabout Theatre Company’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program Evaluation
We recently dropped the curtain on the first year evaluation of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program (TWDP), a program that prepares out-of-school, out-of-work youth for careers in technical theatre. So far, 27 fellows have...
read moreCome Map With Us on October 25!
If you didn’t already know, we’re big fans of journey mapping and other human-centered strategies when designing programs and services for our mission-driven clients. Join our CEO, Celeste Frye, and a panel of experts on October 25 as they dish out ways to...
read moreSeptember Newsletter: Congrats to Celeste, Meet Aurelia & Let’s Talk PM&E + CXJM
This month's issue congratulates our fearless leader, welcomes a new Public Works teammate, shares what we learned from a theatre company, and lists the fun workshops we’re facilitating next month. Oh, did we mention that we're hiring too? We are very proud of our...
read moreAugust Newsletter: Sun’s Out, and We’re Out and About
This month’s newsletter is all about our team! We’ve had a busy summer, and we want to share updates on events we’ve attended, clients we’ve worked with, and how members of our team are involved with the community inside and outside of Public Works. Have more...
read moreJuly 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...
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