Providing Financial Management Technical Assistance for NYHealth Grantees

In response to the economic downturn, the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) worked with the Nonprofit Finance Fund to create a one-time technical assistance (TA) program to help NYHealth grantees build capacity in their financial management capabilities.

Grantee Name

Nonprofit Finance Fund

Funding Area

Special Projects Fund

Publication Date

July 2014

Grant Amount

$5,196

Grant Date:

July 2010 – November 2010

Special Projects Fund

In response to the economic downturn, the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) worked with the Nonprofit Finance Fund to create a one-time technical assistance (TA) program to help NYHealth grantees build capacity in their financial management capabilities.

Grantees, especially those from smaller organizations, may lack experience developing and implementing long-term strategic fiscal plans that are critical to effectively sustaining their organizations and the projects that represent their mission. In 2010, NYHealth awarded the Nonprofit Finance Fund a grant to develop and lead a TA workshop for selected NYHealth grantees.

Outcomes and Lessons Learned

  • Developed workshop curriculum geared for leaders of small and midsize grantee organizations with budgets of $1 million to $10 million dollars;
  • Led a half-day workshop, “Managing in a Changed and Changing Economic Reality,” composed of 3 different sessions for 34 NYHealth grantees on September 23, 2010;
  • Provided grantees with the necessary guidance and tools to weather challenging economic times and develop sound fiscal management practices; and
  • Received positive assessments of the workshop based on data gathered from the surveys. Participants expressed a high level of satisfaction with the workshop presentations and the collaboration and networking opportunities afforded to them.