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Service Organizations and Associations:
AFP Greater New York Chapter 211 West 56th Street, Suite 7J New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 582-8565 Fax:
(212) 582-8492 Email: membership@nycafp.org
AFP Long Island Chapter 4250 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 12A Bethpage, NY 11714 Phone: (516)
520-5084 Email: jmcenterprises@hotmail.com
The Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) represents 26,000 members in 174 chapters in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China working to advance
philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. Its New York Chapter is the founding chapter
of the AFP and the nation’s largest association dedicated to harnessing the spirit of philanthropy. The AFP also boasts
a Long Island Chapter, whose stated objectives are to advance professionalism, foster ethical standards, and promote public
understanding of philanthropy and fund raising.
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New York Regional Association of Grantmakers
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1805 New York, NY 10018-6505 Atlanta,
Georgia 30303-2914 Phone: (212) 714-0699 Fax: (212) 239-2075
New York Regional Association
of Grantmakers is a nonprofit membership organization for philanthropy in the metropolitan area. Its mission is to strengthen
philanthropy by offering programs and resources that support effective, strategic grantmaking. NYRAG facilitates collaboration
and knowledge sharing, and communicates the value of the philanthropic sector in our society.
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Consulting, Training and Resources:
1350 Broadway, No. 1801 New York, NY 10018 Phone:
(212) 502-4191 Fax: (212) 502-4189 Email: info@npccny.org
The Nonprofit Coordinating
Committee of New York, Inc. (NPCC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1984 to help nonprofits meet common challenges
and problems, to serve as a meeting ground, and to strengthen the nonprofit sector as a whole. NPCC publishes a monthly newsletter,
New York Nonprofits, offers workshops and roundtables on management issues, provides low-cost vendor services, convenes
a monthly Government Relations Committee providing a watchful eye over government and legislative issues affecting the sector,
and maintains a website with writings on matters pertaining to operating a nonprofit.
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(NPCC) Space Available Listings
See above for complete listing.
This piece of the site lists space available for rent in the New York City area with nonprofit organizations.
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Resource Development Network
Phone: (908) 272-1209 Email: info@resourcedevelopmentnetwork.com
Resource Development Network,
a thirteen-year-old fund raising consulting firm, is a network of consultants with offices in New Jersey and New York City.
Its area of specialization is proposal writing for youth, social service and education organizations in New York and New Jersey.
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Support Center for Nonprofit Management
305 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor New York NY 10001 Phone:
(212) 924-6744 Fax: (212) 924-9544
The Support Center for Nonprofit
Management helps organizations increase their impact. Building on agencies’ traditions, culture and strengths, its mission
is to help shape management and leadership solutions that support their mission and expand internal capacity. The Support
Center provides management training and consulting, disseminates information and practical resources to the sector, and works
to build strategic alliances.
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The TA Clearinghouse
Technical Assistance Clearinghouse c/o Bailey House, Inc. 275
Seventh Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212)
633-2500 Email: tacadmin@baileyhouse.org
The TA Clearinghouse (TAC)
is an online service for New York City and Tri-County (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam) AIDS organizations and people living
with HIV/AIDS. The TAC’s searchable databases bring together all kinds of information related to HIV/AIDS and nonprofit
organizations, including Web sites, books, publications, downloadable documents, and trainings.
See the Foundation Center’s FAQ on nonprofit consultants and training for further information.
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Legal/Accounting Services:
920 Hampshire Road Suite A-29 Westlake Village,
CA 91361 Phone: (805) 495-6755 Fax: (805) 374-2257 Email: info@cvas-ca.org
The Clearinghouse for Volunteer
Accounting Services (CVAS) provides accounting services to nonprofit organizations by matching accountants with organizations
in need of accounting services. All accountants work on a volunteer basis and offer their services free of charge to eligible
nonprofits. This enables nonprofit organizations to obtain professional accounting services at no cost.
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Lawyers Alliance for New York
330 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001 Phone:
(212) 219-1800 Fax: (212) 941-7458 Email: info@lany.org
Lawyers Alliance for New York
provides corporate and tax legal services for not-for-profits in New York City and helps organizations to incorporate and
apply to the IRS for 501©(3) charitable status. The screening fee is $375.00
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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor New York, New York 10001-4007 Phone:
(212) 244-4664 Fax: (212) 244-4570 TDD: (212) 244-3692
New York Lawyers for the Public
Interest works with more than 80 of the top law firms in New York City to provide free legal assistance to community organizations.
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Pro Bono Partnership
New York Office 237 Mamaroneck Avenue White
Plains, New York 10605 Phone: (914) 328-0674 Fax: (914)
328-0538
New Jersey Office 744 Broad Street, Suite 1815 Newark, New Jersey 07102 Phone: (973) 273-0600 Fax:
(973) 273-9833 Email: information@probonopartner.org
Pro Bono Partnership offers
pro bono legal services to eligible nonprofit organizations in the New York tri-state area that serve the poor and disadvantaged,
primarily in the areas of health and human services, affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development.
Beyond providing pro bono legal services, the Pro Bono Partnership offers workshops and materials on a variety of topics affecting
nonprofit organizations and volunteer attorneys.
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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 East 53rd St, 6th Floor New York, NY 10022-4201 Phone:
(212) 319-ARTS, ext. 1 Fax: (212) 752-6575
Volunteer Lawyers for
the Arts is a New York-based organization that offers volunteer legal services to arts organizations and individual artists
nationwide. Among the services is the Art Law Line, a multilingual hotline for art law-related questions, consultation services,
and an attorney referral service.
See the Foundation Center’s FAQ on legal assistance for nonprofits for further information.
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Computer Technology:
435 Brannan Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone:
(800) 659-3579 Fax: (415) 633-9400
CompuMentor is a nonprofit organization
specializing in technology assistance for community-based organizations and schools. It offers technology planning, implementation,
and support services. CompuMentor is also the home of TechSoup.org, the technology website for the nonprofit sector.
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The Fund for the City of New York
121 Avenue of the Americas,
6th Floor New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 925-6675 Email: info@fcny.org
The Fund for the City of New
York is a private operating foundation launched by the Ford Foundation in 1968 with the mandate to improve the quality of
life for all New Yorkers. Through centers on youth, government and technology as well as core organizational assistance, the
Fund introduces and helps to implement innovations in policy, programs, practice and technology in order to advance the functioning
of government and nonprofit organizations in New York City and beyond.
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Groundspring.org
Presidio Building 1014 P.O. Box 29256 San Francisco,
CA 94129 Phone: (415) 561-7807 Fax: (415) 561-6401
Groundspring.org, a Tides organization,
helps to build the technological capacities of nonprofit organizations. As part of its mission, it offers a free fundraising
management software package called Ebase, which is available for download from the Internet.
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The Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project
LINC Project, Welfare Law Center 275 Seventh Avenue #1205 New
York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 633-6967
The Low Income Networking and
Communications (LINC) Project is a nationally recognized initiative to enable low-income grassroots groups to use technology
strategically to advance campaigns on economic security issues and to build their members’ leadership and computer technology
skills.
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NPower NY
145 West 30th Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10001 Phone:
(212) 564-7010 Fax: (212) 564-7009
NPower NY helps nonprofits
use technology more effectively in serving their communities. Their direct services and online tools help to demystify the
technology that sits on your desk and in your office. NPower NY works to blend mission and technology effectively to produce
high performing, high impact nonprofits.
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The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN)
870 Market Street, #1264 San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone:
(415) 397-9000 Fax: (415) 397-1833
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise
Network (N-TEN) seeks to help nonprofits make more effective use of technology to advance their missions. N-TEN supports the
people who provide technology services to the nonprofit sector by creating opportunities to identify peers and develop professional
support networks, share information and resources, and work collaboratively on a range of projects. In cooperation with TechSoup.org,
N-TEN hosts Techfinder, a searchable online directory of technology service providers that helps
nonprofits quickly identify the providers that are best equipped to meet their specific needs.
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TechSoup.org
435 Brannan St., Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone:
(415) 633-9300 Fax: (415) 512-9629 Email: info@techsoup.org
TechSoup.org offers nonprofits
a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information
and resources, we offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products,
generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.
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Per Scholas
1231 Lafayette Avenue Bronx, NY 10474 Phone:
(800) 877-4068 Fax: (718) 991-0362 E-Mail: info@perscholas.org
Per Scholas is a nonprofit
organization founded by a consortium of foundations and corporations whose mission is to bring computers to technology-deprived
children and families at the lowest possible cost, to train disadvantaged community residents to become computer technicians
and to provide environmentally responsible recycling of end-of-life computer equipment.
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United Way of New York City
2 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Phone:
(212) 251-4104 Email: bjoyce@uwnyc.org
Through its KidSmart and Teaming for Technology programs, the United Way of New York City leads technology outreach to
help local nonprofits overcome the initial intimidation that new technologies can present; streamline their office procedures
to save time and money; integrate technology into their programs to ensure more consistent, quality services; plan long-term
solutions rather than short-term fixes; obtain affordable, quality hardware and software; and, finally, train staff and volunteers
to use technology efficiently.
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Volunteer Resources:
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Action Without Borders
Action Without Borders, Inc. 79 Fifth Avenue, 17th floor New
York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 843-3973 Fax: (212) 564-3377
Action Without Borders (AWB)
connects people, organizations and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. AWB
maintains a searchable database of international volunteer opportunities in its effort to match volunteers with nonprofit
groups from around the globe.
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VolunteerNYC.org
VolunteerNYC.org to serve the
dual purpose of providing meaningful volunteer opportunities for New Yorkers and providing nonprofit organizations in New
York City the opportunity to post their volunteer needs and publicize the services provided by their organizations. By tailoring
this website specifically to New York City, its database allows visitors to search within their own boroughs and zip codes
and get travel information for posted opportunities. The mission of VolunteerNYC.org is to help even the busiest New Yorker
become a volunteer by giving them a great place to start.
See the Foundation Center’s
FAQ on volunteer opportunities for more information.
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Employment Resources:
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The Career Center at Idealist.org
The Career Center at Idealist.org
offers useful advice and other helpful resources for those seeking employment in the nonprofit sector.
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Nonprofit Career Network
Nonprofit Career Network P.O. Box 241 Haddam,
CT 06438-0241 Phone: (888) 844-4870 Fax: (860) 345-3299 Email: nonprofitcareer@comcast.net
Nonprofit Career Network offers
a number of services, including job listings and posting resumes.
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Professionals for NonProfits, Inc.
515 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone:
(212) 546-9091 Fax: (212) 546-9094
Professionals for NonProfits,
Inc. (PNP), based in New York City, is a staffing company that specializes in providing temporary and permanent staff to nonprofits.
See the Foundation Center’s
FAQ on nonprofit employment for further information.
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Academic Programs:
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The School of Public Affairs at Baruch College 137 East 22 Street, 3rd Fl.,
Suite 309 New York, New York 10010-5585 Phone: (212) 802-5900 Fax: (212) 802-5903 Email: stan_altman@baruch.cuny.edu
The School of Public Affairs
at Baruch College of the City University of New York specializes in teaching, research and service in the areas of municipal
government, nonprofit administration, policy analysis and evaluation, health care policy and educational administration. The
School offers graduate, undergraduate and executive degree programs. The School operates nationally recognized research centers,
including: Center for Innovation and Leadership in Government, Center for Educational Leadership, Center on Equality, Pluralism
and Policy, Center for the Study of Business and Government, and the Baruch Survey Research Unit.
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The Hunter College School of Social Work
129 E 79th Street New York, NY 10021 Phone:
(212) 452-7000
The Hunter College School of
Social Work, established in 1958, offers several pathways leading to the master of social work degree. The M.S.W. program
is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The primary goal of the program is to prepare students for responsible,
advanced, and creative practice in social work. As a public graduate school of social work in New York City, the School recognizes
a special responsibility toward serving the urban community under social agency auspices.
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The School of Social Work at Columbia University
1255 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 Phone:
(212) 851-2300 Email: socialwork@columbia.edu
The School of Social Work at
Columbia University offers a variety of programs that ultimately lead to the Master of Science in Social Work (The MS in Social
Work at Columbia is the equivalent of the MSW). Programs are organized around in-depth study of one of five social work methods
and on focused study of one of seven fields of practice. The School also offers a doctoral program in social work.
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Milano Graduate School
72 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
10011 Phone: (212) 229-5311 Fax: (212) 229-5354
Milano Graduate School at the
New School for Social Research in New York City offers master’s degree programs oriented toward public policy and nonprofit
management, including Health Services Management and Policy, Human Resources Management, Nonprofit Management, Organizational
Change Management, and Urban Policy Analysis and Management. The Graduate School also offers a Ph.D. in Public and Urban Policy,
as well as various professional development programs.
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The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
295 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10012-9604 Phone:
(212) 998-7400 Email: wagner@nyu.edu
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate
School of Public Service at New York University offers advanced programs leading to the professional degrees of Master of
Public Administration, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Science in Management, and Doctor of Philosophy. Through these
rigorous programs, NYU Wagner educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, and health institutions as well as private
organizations serving the public sector. NYU Wagner prepares serious, talented professionals to face the constantly changing
challenges of public service.
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The Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Belfer Hall 2495 Amsterdam Avenue New
York, NY 10033 Phone: (212) 960-0800
The Wurzweiler School of Social
Work at Yeshiva University is dedicated to education, social work practice, and research. The School offers flexible Master’s,
Doctoral, and Certificate programs in Social Work with an emphasis on social work values and ethics.
See the Foundation Center’s
FAQ on colleges and universities with a nonprofit focus for further information.
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Resources for Small Businesses and Start-ups:
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Audubon Partnership for Economic Development 503 W. 207th Street New York, NY 10034 Phone: (212) 544-2100 Fax:
(212) 544-0248 Email: info@audubonpartnership.org
Audubon Partnership for Economic
Development’s Commercial Revitalization Initiative Program consists of strategies to encourage local merchants, property
owners and entrepreneurs to improve their performance. The CRI has a commercial improvement loan fund, which provides low-cost
loans of up to $25,000, and offers financial incentives and co-cost technical assistance, such as architectural design, business
counseling, training, legal referrals and workshops.
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Business Outreach Center Network
Central Office 85 South Oxford Street, 2nd Fl. Brooklyn,
NY 11217 Phone: (718) 624-9115 Fax: (718) 246-1881 Email: info@bocnet.org
Business Outreach Center Network’s
BOC Capital Corporation Small Business Loan Fund provides flexible loans of up to $25,000. Special products include order-based
financing with pre-approval for small manufacturers. The agency’s Crunch Program uses a combination of counseling and
computer technology to build spreadsheets that identify mismatches between planned actions and hoped-for results in sales,
expenditures and timing.
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New York Business Development Corporation
50 Beaver Street Albany, NY 12207 Phone:
(800) 923-2504 Fax: (518) 463-0240
New York Business Development
Corporation is a privately owned corporation that works closely with member banks to make business loans that conventional
lenders normally wouldn’t undertake alone. Interest rates are floating or fixed. Loans range from $25,000 to $1.3 million.
Closing takes place within 30 to 60 days of application date.
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New York City Department of Finance
66 John Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10038 Phone:
(212) 639-9675
New York City Department of
Finance’s Commercial Expansion Program offers a partial real property tax abatement for tenants that directly lease
space in nonresidential or mixed-use parcels in areas zoned C4, C5, C6, M1, M2 or M3 in Manhattan, north of 96th Street, or
in the other four boroughs. The agency’s Commercial Revitalization Program is a partial, real property tax abatement
for tenants who directly lease space in nonresidential of mixed-use parcels built before 2975 and located in lower Manhattan.
It’s Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program is a partial, real property tax exemption and/or abatement of taxes
for property owners of industrial or commercial buildings that are constructed, rehabilitated, expanded or otherwise physically
improved.
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New York City Department of Small Business Services
110 William Street New York, NY 10038 Phone:
(212) 639-9675
New York City Department of
Small Business Services’ Commercial Revitalization Program helps communities strengthen commercial districts through
commercial revitalization planning, business improvement and district planning, storefront/streetscape improvements, real
estate development, business attraction and retention, pilot promotion. The Department’s Empire Zones Program encourages
private capital investment and job growth in 10 designated areas by offering incentives to new and expanding firms.
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New York City Economic Development Corporation
110 William Street New York, NY 10038 Phone:
(888) NYC-0100 or (212) 312-3600
New York City Economic Development
Corporation stimulates job growth with a variety of programs in each of the five boroughs with an eye toward strengthening
the City’s competitive position and facilitating investments that build capacity, generate prosperity and catalyze the
economic vibrancy of city life as a whole.
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The Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, Inc. New York Office 625 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor Port Authority Bus Terminal - North Wing New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 268-2991 Fax:
(212) 268-7509 Email: regionalalliance.ny@verizon.net
New Jersey Office 150 West State Street, Suite 310 Trenton,
New Jersey Phone: (609) 392-5600 Fax: (609) 392-7092 Email: rascnj@regional-alliance.org
The Regional Alliance for Small
Contractors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving small, minority and women construction contractors. Its Financing Small
Contractors Program provides help in preparing applications for bonding and loans.
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The Service Corps of Retired Executives
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3100 New York, NY 10278 Phone:
(212) 264-4507 Fax: (212) 264-4963 Email: info@scorenyc.org
The Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE) is a non-profit volunteer association of businesspeople who provide counseling on how to start a business
and offer help to people who are in business and experiencing difficulties. The service is free. Walk-in service is available
at some sites.
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Suffolk County Department of Economic Development
H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Highway P.O.
Box 6100 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 853-4800 Fax: (631) 853-4888
Suffolk County Department of
Economic Development’s Industrial Development Agency offers financial assistance by issuing tax-exempt and/or taxable
bonds, as well as incentives such as real property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions and mortgage recording tax exemptions.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA Region II Office 26 Federal Plaza Suite 3108 New
York, NY 10278 Phone: (212) 264-1450
New York District Office 26 Federal Plaza, Suite
3100 New York, NY 10278 Phone: (212) 264-4354 Fax: (212) 264-4963
U.S. Small Business Administration
Financial Assistance Program makes loans available for purposes such as expansion, equipment purchases, working capital and
inventory.
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Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation
57 Wadsworth Avenue New York, NY 10033 Phone:
(212) 795-1600 Fax: (212) 781-4051 Email: WHIDC@aol.com
Washington Heights and Inwood
Development Corporation’s BO$$ Business Development Loan Program provides direct loans of up to $25,000 to small community-based
existing and new businesses, primarily in upper Manhattan.
See the Foundation Center’s
FAQ on for-profit enterprises for further information.
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Arts Resources:
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Americans for the Arts New York Office One East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 Phone:
(212) 223-2787 Fax: (212) 980-4857 Email: webmaster@artsusa.org
With offices in Washington
and New York, and more than 5,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders across the country, Americans for
the Arts is focused on three primary goals: fostering an environment in which the arts can thrive and contribute to the creation
of more livable communities; generating more public- and private-sector resources for the arts and arts education; and, finally,
building individual appreciation of the value of the arts.
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Bronx Council on the Arts
1738 Hone Avenue Bronx, NY 10461-1486 Phone:
(718) 931-9500 Fax: (718)409-6445 e-mail:bronxart@bronxarts.org
Services provided by the Bronx
Council on the Arts (BCA) include direct financial support to individual artists and non-profit organizations; information
services and technical assistance; education and community programming; advocacy and the operation of our Longwood Arts Project;
an exhibition gallery and cyber arts program; and the Bronx Writers Center, an initiative dedicated to the creative and professional
development of our writers.
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Brooklyn Arts Council
195 Cadman Plaza West Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone:
(718) 625-0080 Fax: (718) 625-3294 Email: bac@brooklynartscouncil.org
In the firm belief that culture
contributes to the health of the community, Brooklyn Arts Council takes a leadership role in creating an environment conducive
to the arts, and provides grants, resources, referrals, networking opportunities, seminars, and other activities that support
and encourage the arts.
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Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island
Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten
Island, NY 10301 Phone: (718) 447-3329 Fax: (718) 442-8572 Email: info@statenislandarts.org
The mission of the Council
on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island is to develop, foster and promote the arts, cultural and humanities activities
on Staten Island.
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Creative Capital
65 Bleecker Street, 7th Floor New York, NY, 10012 Phone:
(212) 598-9900 Email: info@creative-capital.org
Creative Capital, a New York
City-based nonprofit organization, acts as a catalyst for the development of adventurous and imaginative ideas by supporting
artists who pursue innovation in form and/or content in the performing and visual arts, film and video, and in emerging fields.
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The Foundation Center Library in New York
79 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003-3076 Phone:
(212) 620-4230
The Foundation Center Library
in New York is well equipped to aid artists and arts organizations looking for funding. Grantseekers in the arts may wish
to search the online catalog of the Library’s holdings or preview the calendar of educational opportunities and events offered at the Library.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
One Wall Street Court Second Floor New York
NY 10005 Phone: (212) 219-9401 Fax: (212) 219-2058 Email: info@lmcc.net
The Lower Manhattan Cultural
Council serves artists and art audiences in New York City’s financial district and throughout the city’s diverse
neighborhoods and cultural communities. This is accomplished in four ways: supporting artists and arts organizations with
funding, career support and audience development; fostering public participation in the arts through free events in visual,
performing and new-media arts; arts advocacy; and cultural planning.
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New York Foundation for the Arts
155 Avenue of the Americas,
14th Floor New York, NY 10013-1507 Phone: (212) 366-6900 Fax: (212) 366-1778 Email:
nyfainfo@nyfa.org
The New York Foundation
for the Arts (NYFA) is a statewide service organization for artists that provides this free national information resource
for artists in all disciplines and for those who support them in any way.
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The New York State Council on the Arts
175 Varick Street New York, NY 10014-4604 Phone:
(212) 627-4455 TDD: (800) 895-9838
The New York State Council on
the Arts hosts a web page listing resources for artists in New York State, from resources offering very general support to those specific
to the individual arts. The site also provides link to local community arts groups as well as information about funding for
artists.
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Queens Council on the Arts
One Forest Park at Oak Ridge Woodhaven, NY 11421-1166 Phone:
(718) 647-3377 Fax: (718) 647-5036 Email: qca@queenscouncilarts.org
The Queens Council on the Arts
is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1966 to support, promote, and develop the arts in Queens County. Its mission
is to assist arts organizations and individual artists and to present our diverse cultural resources to the two million residents
of our borough, to residents of other boroughs, and to visitors to New York City.
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