NYSAE Celebrates 97th Annual Meeting
Members of the New York Society of Association Executives (NYSAE) amended the association's bylaws and elected new officers and directors as they celebrated NYSAE's 97th Annual Meeting...
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Allocation of Functional Expenses: Why the Increased Scrutiny?
Governments are looking for justification for budget cuts by rationalizing that nonprofit organizations are not running as lean as they should. In addition, there have been some highly publicized examples of nonprofit organizations...
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Compensable Time? What Nonprofits Need To Know Regarding Their Non-Exempt Employees
Nonprofit employers already should be alert to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) heavily anticipated changes to the so-called white-collar exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Those changes may effectively convert as many as five million employees from exempt to non-exempt status. The time to prepare is now. One area ripe for review is determining what constitutes "compensable time" for your nonprofit's non-exempt employees...
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Is Your Career Stuck in Gridlock? Change your GPS
Each year brings the promise of a fresh start. However, like many others, you may struggle with a stalled career or lack of personal and professional growth. The prospect of initiating change is daunting. This is particularly true if you’re looking for a job, wanting to change associations, or start a new career...
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While New York Community Trust Mostly Delivers on Equity Goals, Its Donors Overlook NYC’s Grassroots Nonprofits
The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in underserved communities and equity, and mostly follows through on those goals to achieve results, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s Philamplify initiative found...
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Six Reasons to Hire That “Lazy” Millennial Today
If given the choice, many organizations shy away from hiring millennials because they are believed to be “lazy” and don’t understand the value of hard work. This stigma is especially troubling for experienced business leaders, many of whom apparently got their start sweeping floors before they moved up to the corner office through blood, sweat, and tears...
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Member News
In order to meet the immense physical demands brought about by a growing economy, the City of New York must revamp the way it plans, pays for, and builds its vast network of roads, bridges, transit, schools, and other vital infrastructure systems, according to Building a Better NYC Capital Budget, a policy report released by the New York Building Congress in conjunction with its research, educational, and philanthropic arm, the New York Building Foundation...
Several NYSAE members spoke at Kellen’s Association: 2020 and Beyond Conference, held June 10 at the Intercontinental New York Barclay. CEO Luncheon & Roundtable discussion leaders included...
An expanded partnership between Hilton Worldwide and Uber further brings together their respective mobile apps. In a first for the hospitality industry, Hilton HHonors members can now order an Uber straight from the HHonors app, and Uber riders can now view their hotel stay information and check-in, all accessed via the Uber app en route to their hotel...
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Book Beat
It has never been more challenging or important for nonprofit and government organizations to compete, prosper, and excel. Author and consultant Sheri Chaney Jones notes that the implementation of data-driven strategies are the hidden success factors to organizational outcomes—increased revenues, efficiency, and improved stakeholder relationships among them. Her book, Impact & Excellence: Data-Driven Strategies for Aligning Mission, Culture, and Performance in Nonprofit and Government Organizations (©2016, Jossey-Bass) is the culmination of a four-year study of more than...
Productivity pro and author Laura Stack, Doing the Right Things Right: How The Effective Executive Spends Time (©2016, Berrett-Koehler Publishers), says that effectiveness is identifying and achieving the best objectives for your organization—doing the right things...
In his first new book in nearly four years, Patrick Lencioni returns with a compelling new title that furthers his innovative work with teams. Published in 2002, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team offered a groundbreaking approach for managing group dynamics. In his latest work, The Ideal Team Player: A Leadership Fable About How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues (©2016, Jossey-Bass), he takes readers inside a fictional California company to reveal the three indispensable virtues that make some people better team players than others...
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