About the CCSNYS Central New York Region Office
The CCSNYS Central New York Regional Office, made possible with support from The Clark Foundation, is based at SUNY Oneonta´s Center for Social Responsibility and Community. The office focuses its operations in Otsego, Delaware, and Chenango Counties, while providing support services in Utica, Syracuse and Binghamton. Services include a varying array including technical assistance, training and educational events, employee benefits, organizational insurance, group purchasing programs, and policy and advocacy information.
CCSNYS Central New York Region Office is proud to bring you opportunities specifically designed to help nonprofits in your region: the Build A Better Nonprofit Seminar Series, the Otsego County Mini-Grant program, the Delaware County Mini-Grant program, and the Leatherstocking Agency Executives Association.
Featured Regional Programs
Otsego County Mini-Grant and Delaware County Mini-Grant Programs
These Capacity-Building Mini-Grant Programs are intended to measurably improve the goverance and management operations of qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are located or provide a substanial amount of services in their respective counties. The Otsego County Mini-Grant Program is made possible with support from The Clark Foundation. The Delaware County Mini-Grant Program is co-sponsored by United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties.
Delaware County Mini-Grant Program
This Capacity-Building Mini-Grant Program is co-sponsored by United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties.
The Leatherstocking Agency Executives Association (AEA)
This nonprofit executive directors group is made up of directors from Otsego, Delaware, and Chenango Counties. The AEA offers quarterly lunch meetings with a special program speaker supplemented by opportunities for networking and peer support. Interested in more information, click on the link below and select the Leatherstocking AEA interest category to subscribe.
Click here for a podcast of our last meeting on Marketing.
Leatherstocking Agency Executives Association 2008 Dates
Oneida and Herkimer Nonprofit Executive Directors Group
The newly formed Oneida and Herkimer Executive Directors Group offers nonprofit executive directors quarterly opportunities for networking and professional development. The first group meeting was on November 14th and was attended by 30 participants.
Click here to listen to a recording of the program about nonprofit and for profit partnerships. The program features the story of the Cooperstown Cookie Company and nonprofits, Human Technologies Corporation and Pathfinder Village. The presenters were Rick Sebastian from Human Technologies Corporation and Pati Grady from Cooperstown Cookie Company. This extraordinary story explores their national success, lessons learned about partnering, and how nonprofits (and businesses) can partner together successfully.
A survey with proposed meeting dates and program topics will be distributed shortly. Interested in being on the contact list? Join now.
Southern Tier Nonprofit Executive Directors Group
This group is being convened by the Council of Community Services of New York State (CCSNYS) and the College of Community Affairs at Binghamton University, and offers nonprofit executive directors opportunities for networking and professional development. A steering committee has now formed and the first meeting date will take place in March.
Syracuse Nonprofit Leadership and Networking Groups
The Human Services Leadership Council (HSLC) is a membership organization comprised of the chief executive officers of human service agencies in Central New York. This group meets five to six times per year. For more information, visit their website. The Arts and Culture Leadership Alliance (ACLA) consists of arts and cultural organizations in the region and meets on a monthly basis. For more information, contact Partners for Arts Education.
CCSNYS Central New York Office
Contact: Andrew Marietta
Regional Manager
101H Alumni Hall
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820
Phone: 607.436.3124
Fax: 607.436.2760