June 2020 Newsletter: budgeting for equity, a tool to guide your nonprofit to success, and more!
How can the City’s FY 2021 budget shape recovery? New York City is at a crossroads. The convergence of a public health crisis, an economic crisis of as yet unknown proportion, and a long-overdue national awakening to the reach and impact of systemic racism has led to...
Budget Talks: How can the City’s FY 2021 budget shape recovery?
New York City is at a crossroads. The convergence of a public health crisis, an economic crisis of as yet unknown proportion, and a long-overdue national awakening to the reach and impact of systemic racism has led to unprecedented scrutiny of the allocation of City...
Recap: Our conversation with leaders of emerging firms
On June 4, Public Works Partners brought together Jeanette Nigro of Perch Advisors, Michael Crowley of LaPlaca Cohen, Schillivia Baptiste of Laland Baptiste, and Sunil Narayan of Urbane Development for a virtual panel discussion to share and examine efforts to respond...
The Impact of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Generation Work Initiative
For the second installment of #10YearsofPublicWorks, we spoke with Allison Gerber, Senior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation and our client for our work on Generation Work. Generation Work is a national initiative spearheaded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation...
Need a new book? We’ve got you covered.
We've missed getting recommendations from each other at the office, so we rounded up what the Public Works team is loving right now. Allison: I spent last weekend binging Never Have I Ever, the new Mindy Kaling show on Netflix. It’s a coming-of-age show about a...
Get to know Favio, Public Works Manager and 2020 CUP Fellow!
Favio Germán is a Manager at Public Works Partners. He manages projects that strengthen the operations and impact of our nonprofit and government clients. I grew up in the Bronx. I really benefited from community-based and afterschool programs, which ultimately helped...
The 2020 Census is here!
For parts of the country, the 2020 Census kicked off in early January of this year. However, for the majority of the nation, official invitations for responses began yesterday, Thursday, March 12, 2020. The decennial census is a mandated count of the U.S population and its territories. It is a process that has existed since 1790 and is conducted every ten years by the U.S Census Bureau. This year will be the country’s twenty-fourth time conducting the survey.
Oh, Shucks! The Unexpected Heroes of New York City Harbor and the Maritime Welding Industry by Summer Payton
In honor of Earth Day, let’s talk about oysters. Yes, oysters! Most of us are familiar with the saltwater molluscs as a tasty treat, whether baked, broiled, fried, sauteed or just plain raw. But oysters serve a key role in repairing New York City’s marine ecosystem as...
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...
Listen 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...