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Strengthening Organizational Sustainability (SOS):
Technical Assistance for New York City's Safety Net

New York Community Trust has brought together three of New York City’s most trusted and experienced technical assistance providers to ensure that safety net organizations have the free, expert advice needed to navigate these difficult times. In a time of unprecedented challenges SOS offers one-stop access to experts who, along with your leadership, will develop and implement creative solutions to address your financial, fundraising, or legal needs.

SOS offers:

In-depth services from one or more of the SOS collaborators, which entails a thorough review of the financial, governance, legal, and fundraising challenges and opportunities your organization faces. Our goal is to provide a tailored, comprehensive response to help ensure that your organization will continue to be able to provide crucial programs to New York City’s neediest communities.

Emergency support from each of the collaborators, which addresses shorter-term pressing challenges or narrower issues that require a smaller commitment of SOS resources.

To learn how SOS can support your organization or to apply for assistance, contact the SOS staff attorney at 212-219-1800, ext. 232, or eperez@lawyersalliance.org.

Click here for a fill-in form version of the application.

Please note that priority is offered to present or former grantees of the New York Community Trust.


 

How SOS can help:

Financial Management, including the following:

  • Financial Health Diagnostic
  • Scenario Planning
  • Staff or Board Financial Training
  • Program Profitability Modeling
  • Cash Flow Planning
  • Financial Reporting Assistance

Fundraising, including the following:

  • Diversification of Funding Sources
  • Individual Donor Development
  • Special Event Fundraising Strategies
  • Enhanced Board Performance
  • Board Member Recruitment
  • Board Fundraising Engagement

Legal, including the following:

  • Merger & Strategic Alliance
  • Lease or Contract Renegotiation
  • Transferring Programs
  • Personnel Cost Management
  • Governance Issues
  • Debt Renegotiation

To learn more about the SOS Collaborators, click below: