UNH members BronxWorks, St. Nick's Alliance, and University Settlement have been selected by IBM as project sites for the new Technology Services Partnership pilot. This pilot will focus on leveraging the latest technilogical advances in order to enhance each agency's client services and promote strategic planning and operational efficiency. At UNH's invitation, IBM presented information on the project to Executive Directors of UNH member organizations and asked interested organizations to apply to participate. After receiving many excellent applications, IBM chose BronxWorks, St. Nick's Alliance, and University Settlement based on their high level of interest in the project and their organizational commitment to enhancing human services with new technology. As part of the project, IBM will provide each organization with pro bono consulting services to help them create and implement technological solutions to meet their organizational needs. UNH will work with IBM to share lessons from the pilot project with all UNH members and the field.
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The Queens Community House is committed to the personal growth of the diverse people it serves and to the creation of self-reliant, open and responsible communities. Established in the settlement house tradition, it embodies the core beliefs that all persons can and want to grow, and that all can contribute.
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For more information about UNH’s services for members, please contact Snehal Majithia, Deputy Director of Member Services or Ken Walters, Director of Member Services.
Build the capacity of the UNH membership and manage strong, resilient organizations. Plan for and evaluate service delivery to assure that the settlement house model thrives into the next generation and beyond.
To build the capacity of UNH members, UNH works with Executive Directors, Board leadership, and staff at all levels to provide a wide variety of technical assistance, peer support and program enhancement opportunities as well as professional development for settlement house staff. Through these activities, UNH helps address issues such as financial management, resource development, communications, human resources and technology.
Ways UNH Helps:
- Connects settlement houses to technical assistance from UNH partner providers such as Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), Fiscal Management Associates (FMA), and Community Resource Exchange (CRE).
- Monthly Executive Director and Associate Executive Director meetings discussing topics such as how agencies are handling reduced government funding in a particular program area or exploring the possibility of collaborative activities.
- Workshops such as “Development Systems Audit,” for fundraising staff facilitated by UNH partner Cause Effective or “Human Resources Updates” for HR staff by UNH partner Lawyers Alliance of New York.
- Specialized training such as the full day IBM Trailblazer Social Networking Workshop, offered by longtime corporate partner IBM.
- Access to special projects such as the ReServe Human Resources pilot project and NPower’s Community Corps
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Reports
Advancing Literacy Through the Arts (2009) (302 KB) 02-Dec-2009
Supporting Parent Engagement: Lessons from Settlement House Programs (2009) (646 KB) 02-Dec-2009
Programs and Issues
Membership Standards / How to Become a Member
UNH is one of the few membership organizations in the NYC human services sector to have standards for new and continued membership. Teams of UNH Board members, member Executive Directors and UNH staff conduct regular assessments against these standards. Learn more »
Strengthening Settlements Initiative for Smaller Agencies
UNH member agencies vary greatly in budget size from under $1M to over $70M. To address the unique needs of agencies with distinctly smaller budgets, UNH developed the Strengthening Settlements Initiative. Learn more »
Peer Support and Information Exchange
UNH works to strengthen the system of settlement houses and community centers by providing support for its member agency workforce, which numbers close to 10,000 employees. As part of this support, UNH organizes meetings of staff with similar jobs from member agencies. Learn more »
Financial Management Services
UNH works in partnership with colleague organizations including the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), Financial Management Associates (FMA) and Community Resource Exchange (CRE) to help UNH members with strategic decision-making and financial management and to make resources available to pay for this assistance. Learn more »Recent News
UNH Members to Participate in IBM Technology Services Partnership Pilot
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
IBM Helps UNH Member Agencies Develop New Social Media Strategies
Thursday, July 01, 2010
On June 4th, 22 staff from 17 member agencies participated in IBM's Strategies for Social Media, an educational workshop designed to help not-for-profit organizations utilize social networking media to accomplish a wide variety of tasks such as promoting the launch of new programs and increasing the reach of fundraising. The workshop was made possible through IBM's 2010 Packaged Grants Program which provides organizations with support to enhance their IT infrastructure and their leadership and technology skills.
