Nonprofit ED Group Program Reminder

The Oneida and Herkimer Nonprofit Executive Directors Group will be meeting on Wed, April 29th. The program, Impact of Nonprofit Businesses on the Local Economy, will feature a panel discussing and helping defining economic impact. The panel includes:

• David Mathis, Director of Workforce Development
• Frank Elias, Executive Director of Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Margaret O'Shea, CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.
• Matthew D. Babcock, JD, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer of St. Elizabeth Medical Center
• Rick Sebastian, CEO of Human Technologies Corporation
• Ron Thiele, Executive Director of CNY Arts/Stanley Center for the Arts

The panel will discuss the following questions:
1) How do you define economic impact? How would you define the economic impact of nonprofits? Could we help nonprofits by better educating the public about their economic impact in the community?
2) Do you think there is value in nonprofits carrying out an economic impact study and would this information be helpful to your organization?
3) Have you encountered the attitude that nonprofits take funding from the community rather than giving back? How can nonprofits showcase the ways in which they generate more money for the community?
4) In the area of economic development and business attraction/retention, why are nonprofits not included in discussions of economic development (such as those run by EDGE)?
5) How can nonprofits position themselves as a vital part of the community and an asset rather than a burden?

A follow up from the program will be posted shortly.