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August, 2005 to present July, 1994 to July, 2005 July, 1994 to Dec., 1995 |
Gregory P. Cohen 239 East Fifth Street Brooklyn, NY 11218 (646) 262-6124 cell gpcohen (at) gmail.com President, NGO Consulting, Inc. Private
firm providing organizational development, startup management, strategic
planning & fundraising services. Selected projects: NPOKI: direct start-up for technology-based collaboration of global health
groups including International Planned Parenthood Federation, PATH and
IAVI. Presented business plan,
in person, to Gates, Google, Cisco and Packard Foundations. Conducted feasibility research in
Nairobi. (April, 2006 to present.) Institute
for Global Ethics, Education
Dept.: operational planning for nationwide program growth; fundraising
counsel. (November, 2005 to
present.) Assoc.
of PVO Financial Managers: design for
expansion of member services, launched website for knowledge management.
Facilitated planning retreat. (November, 2005 to present.) Fund
for the City of NY-Youth Development Institute: documented roundtable discussions on engaging
older students for publication. (2005-2006) Executive Director, Comprehensive Development, Inc. Founded nonprofit group providing comprehensive social services within Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School, a unique public school serving 800 older students, including many immigrants, who must work or raise children. Through collaboration and the energy of volunteers, CDI provides tutoring, homelessness prevention, counseling, employment and legal services. This partnership model is being replicated at 15 NYC other schools. Fundraising Oversaw effort raising $1 million annually, largely from private sources. Awarded $1.2 million annual contract from NYC DOE, June 2005. Recruited and trained board of directors. Together raised $265,000 from individuals in 2004. Management & Program Development Coordinated outcome evaluation with Monitor Group and strategic planning with McKinsey & Company, both pro bono. Oversaw all fiscal matters. CDI ran twelve consecutive annual surpluses. Managed a staff of 20 and 12 strategic collaborations. Increased volunteer tutoring program from 70 to 170 people a year through improved logistics. Developed major partnership with Credit Suisse. Created and funded fully staffed college office
helping 55% of graduates go to college, many on full scholarships. Increased
use of SATs tenfold. Developed $3.5 million rooftop science lab. Created intern-to-career program with Rockefeller University, Cornell Medical School and local hospitals. Public Affairs Coordinated media coverage of CDI and Manhattan
Comprehensive including a 2004 special edition of PBS' NOW With Bill
Moyers, a 2003 front page article
in The New York Times
and stories in the Christian Science Monitor and on National Public Radio. Community
Development Consultant. Acting
Executive Director, Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing, Inc.
(CATCH) -- Co-founded and led a seven group collaborative based upon an
innovative approach to acquire and rehabilitate financially distressed
apartment buildings and convert them to mutual housing associations. Seedco
-- provided ongoing technical
assistance in housing production, marketing, government contracting, board
relations, fundraising and business planning to housing groups in Dayton,
Ohio and Jackson, Mississippi. Community
Service Society -- prepared a
strategic business plan reorienting development services, technical
assistance and lending for community groups. The plan led to a major
initiative aiding tenant-led takeovers of distressed, federally-assisted
housing projects in Brooklyn. |
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1990 to 1994 1988 to 1990 |
Vice President, New York Urban Coalition Housing Group. Assistant
Vice President. Directed
strategic planning and housing development including special needs and homeless
housing, preservation of occupied buildings and community-scale
development. Responsibilities included Project
Development: obtained
funding, assured feasibility, acquired sites, selected development team
members for over 270 units of permanent housing in six projects with over $27
million in financing. Fundraising: raised over $10 million in government and bank
funding. for four permanent housing projects to cover all aspects of
development. Developed prospects, wrote grant and loan proposals. Public Affairs: developed stories in The New York Times, NY Newsday, The New York Daily News.
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1981 to 1988 |
Director Of Special Projects, NY Urban Coalition Housing Group. Coordinated
over $2 million in annual energy saving improvements in the homes of over
1,000 low income residents. Introduced high technology to energy
contracting, adopted statewide. First use in New York of weatherization
grants to leverage landlord investments, spun off into nonprofit group by
winning highly competitive U.S. Dept. of Energy Business Development Grant. |
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1977 to 1981 |
Director of Public Education, INFORM. Disseminated research on environmental issues to industry, media and policymakers, Congress and the general public for this nonprofit group studying the social impact of U.S. corporations. Identified networks of national and grassroots groups, ran seminars and press conferences and marketed studies. |
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1977 Summer, 2004 |
Union College, Schenectady, New York. B.A., Cum Laude, Political Science and French.
Research intern, Mobil Oil Francaise, Paris, 1976 Columbia Business School, Executive Development Program. One of just 13 Executive Directors selected by Robin Hood Foundation for twelve day residential training program for grantees with high growth potential. |
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1998-present 2002-present 2000 - present 1989-1990 1990 to 1994 |
Nonprofit Coordinating
Committee of NY, Vice Chair of this
1,300-member service and advocacy organization for New York's charitable
sector. Institute For Global
Ethics - Certified trainer in
Ethics For Nonprofit Organizations New York University,
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service - Guest Instructor, "Fundraising For Nonprofit Ventures" Leadership New York
II, Participant in highly
selective civic leadership program sponsored by the Coro Foundation and the
NYC Partnership. Honored with Coro Alumni Award, January, 2000. Guacara, Society for the Advancement of Dominican Arts and Culture, founding board member. |