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Guest Spotlight: Mission Restore

Jan 30, 2014 | Guest Spotlight

When Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, chairperson of Mission: Restore, Inc., learned that Myanmar, (formerly Burma) a country of 62 million people, had only five plastic surgeons he knew the nonprofit organization had to establish a training program with them in 2013. Myanmar fit...

The Future of Giving

Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

Most nonprofits rely almost exclusively on government funding and individual donations to maintain sustainability. Unfortunately, government funding has and will continue to shrink, and individual contributions have not only decreased, but there has been an increase...

Preschool Special Ed Update

Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

Below is a section in the Budget briefing document on education from the Governor’s proposed 2013-2014 NYS budget which was released on January 22, 2013 that pertains to Preschool Special Education. Preschool Special Education New York State offers extensive services...

RSU Releases Final RCM For 2014

Jan 20, 2014 | Special Education

On January 14, 2014, the NY State Education Department’s Rate Setting Unit released the final reimbursable cost manual for fiscal 2014. The final cost manual was principally the same as the draft issued during October 2013, with a few small changes: Reinstated...

Trust in online advertising growing, but lowest of all media

Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

Maybe it’s the appeal of Don Draper and the success of Mad Men, but trust in advertising is significantly higher than it was six years ago. Trust in online advertising is increasing, as is the believability of television, radio and movie advertisements, according to a...