Jobsfirstnyc

“The cfo and financial management services are outsourced to steve jorgensen consulting services and n. Cheng llp.”

“The form 990 is distributed to the audit and finance committee and the board for review prior to filing.”

“At jobsfirstnyc's annual board meeting (june of each year) board members are asked to review the organization's conflict of interest policy as well as a listing of current vendors we do business with. After reviewing, each member of the board of directors and staff are asked to disclose any conflict and/or potential conflict and sign the agreement.”

“The executive committee reviews relevant nonprofit salary surveys when determining the compensation of the ceo and also reviews the ceo's performance. The committee reviews the compensation of the other officers and/or key employees as determined by the ceo.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Work solutions: identify, design, and advance practices and policies that achieve better outcomes for workers and employers. Jobsfirstnyc is the field leader on how demand-led, employer engagement initiatives can improve young adult workforce employment outcomes. Jobsfirstnyc focuses on building and strengthening employer-driven partnerships. We do so by: (a) bringing employers to the systems table by strengthening the capacity of employers; (b) strengthening employer engagement practices by building and sustaining organizational practice; and (c) sustaining employer relationships by building/implementing post-hire supports, career advancement and employee retention. Through our workforce development collaborative partnerships, jobsfirstnyc and our partners are pioneering work solutions and collectively achieving better results than individual organizations may be able to achieve on their own. Jobsfirstnyc successful work solutions are known for producing better outcomes for young people. They include: (1) young adult sectoral employment project (yasep) - 11 partnerships between workforce development organizations and employers focused on a specific sector delivering employer-driven training for unemployed and underemployed young adults; (2) sector networks - focused on building collaboration across targeted employment sectors. These networks strengthen collaboration among sector skills training programs, nonprofits, colleges, and employers to improve program design and skills training, leverage knowledge and resources, increase access to higher-quality jobs and serve as a collective bargaining mechanism with employers to scale access to employment opportunities. There are currently three sector networks: (1) green economy network; (2) tech sector network; and (3) healthcare sector network.”

“Community solutions program description: create localized solutions that respond to the unique needs of neighborhood communities with high numbers of young adults who are out of school and out of work. Jobsfirstnyc community solutions initiatives through a cross-sector, multi-stakeholder approachseeks to build a single-system strategy for advancing economic mobility and workforce equity. Our community-driven partnerships share a ground-up approach that aligns and leverages community resources (including employers, workforce and economic development, education, training, anchor institutions, private and public investments) to build community-led partnership networks through a responsive and transparent process. There are currently five initiatives in new york city: (1) the brownsville hub cooperative in brownsville, brooklyn; (2) jerome avenue revitalization collaborative (jarc) in south bronx; (3) youth empowerment services (yes) bed stuy in brooklyn; (4) lower east side employment network (lesen) in manhattan; and (5) youth wins on staten island.”

“Education solutions: build equitable pathways to post-secondary education and career opportunities. There are currently two active partnerships: (1) bronx opportunity network - the bronx opportunity network (bon) is a partnership of seven bronx community-based organizations (cbos) with long histories of performing social services in the south bronx (bronxworks, good shepherd services, grace outreach, cuny prep, east side house settlement, the door, and new settlement apartments) and working with bronx community college, hostos community college, borough of manhattan community college and guttman community college. Bon's mission is to enable underprepared bronx students to improve their academic skills, overcome personal barriers, and enroll in and complete college; (2) transfer to career collaborative (t2c) - transfer 2 career collaborative is an innovative career development strategy for transfer high school students that seeks to improve the postsecondary and workforce outcomes of new york students most at risk of becoming part of the out-of-school, out-of-work population; and (3) advising for career pathways - the college and career planning team of the office of postsecondary readiness at nyc public schools engaged jobsfirstnyc to teach a postsecondary planning practitioner credential. This credential is offered in the form of a module with synchronous sessions and asynchronous work, to staff across their 500 high school system titled "advising for career pathways." through this module, jobsfirstnyc provides school leaders, counselors and teachers with the knowledge and skills to support students in planning their career futures, beginning with career interest.”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 485,259. Management and general expenses 68,144. Fundraising expenses 15,062. Total expenses 568,465.”

“Raising consciousness/systems change and public policy: program description: using the lessons learned from our on-the-ground practice and robust research, we shape innovative policies that improve access to economic opportunities. Jobsfirstnyc focuses on policy change to prepare young adults for the future of work through a single-system strategy that embraces four key elements: 1. Data informed - uses and shares data to: (a) determine level and type of investment; (b) inform strategies for specific subgroups; and (c) measure system effectiveness. 2. Coordinated funding - aligns public and private funding to coordinate all services and opportunities. 3. Easy user access - keeps the end-user in mind by fostering a "no wrong door" approach and having a "one-stop shop" online platform and service delivery model that connects young adults to opportunities according to their interests, skills, and needs. 4. Responsive program design - features longer on-ramps and off-ramps connected to social services and case management support that more accurately reflects the intensive needs of out-of-school, out-of-work young adults. By supporting young adults across a continuum, such a system should: intervene while young adults who are most at risk of becoming out of school and out of work are in high school; connect current out of school, out of work young adults to education and employment opportunities; and, advance young adults who are marginally connected to education and employment opportunities to ensure their financial security and independence.”