Advocacy starts with you, our supporters. Change is propelled by people who care, and this year on December 3rd, we at Schuyler Center are working to harness the collective power of individuals.
Every year on Giving Tuesday, millions of people mobilize to show up, give back, and change their communities. We’re excited to be a part of this worldwide event, and you have the power to join in as well, helping to raise crucial funds to fuel our mission: to improve health, welfare and human services for all New Yorkers. Please visit our 2019 Giving Tuesday page for more information.
This #GivingTuesday, help us help the state of New York’s children!
The Schuyler Center welcomes Crystal Charles as our new Policy Analyst focusing on child welfare. Crystal conducts policy and data analysis, participates in coalitions, and advocates on behalf of the Schuyler Center in the areas of child poverty, home visiting, and other related issues.
Prior to joining Schuyler, Crystal was a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at the University at Albany. She helped teach classes in the University’s bachelor’s and master’s Public Administration & Policy programs and conducted research on open innovation in the public sector. Immediately before coming to Albany, Crystal was a Tow Policy Advocacy Fellow at the Fortune Society where she conducted research and policy analysis on Criminal Justice Debt and justice-involved veterans, assisted with participatory budgeting efforts, and participated in Three Quarter House coalition meetings.
Crystal spent four years as a doctoral student in the University at Albany’s Public Administration & Policy PhD program. Her research focused on collaboration between nonprofit organizations and government agencies and how the internet and social media can be vehicles for social change, increased civic participation, and transparency. She has presented this research at international and national conferences. Crystal holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Justice from John Jay College.
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On Thursday, October 11, 2019, the “Schuyler Scholars,” which included our own Amy Weismann and Matilda Gragg, their significant others, as well as Kate Breslin’s husband, SEFCU Chief Performance and Innovation Officer Peter D. Wohl, participated in the Capital Region’s Fifth Annual Smartest Company Trivia Night hosted by SEFCU. The competition was fierce, but the Scholars’ trivia game was strong, especially when it came to questions regarding The Hunger Games movies, and sports. While the night was full of fun and food, it was also especially meaningful to be a part of an event that distributed $28,000 to nonprofits in need. We look forward to participating again!
On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the Schuyler Center will host a fundraiser celebrating Revolutionary Women of New York, including our founder, Louisa Lee Schuyler, and her great-grandmother, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton. The event will be held at the Albany Institute of History and Art, in collaboration with the Albany Institute of History and Art’s Schuyler Sisters exhibit. We will honor our organization’s founder, Louisa Lee Schuyler and her dogged determination in the 1800s to advance policies to improve conditions for low-income and mentally ill New Yorkers, including a Children’s Law, revolutionizing the way poor children were treated. Prior to that, Louisa Lee Schuyler founded the Women’s Central Association of Relief during the Civil War; this became the United States Sanitary Commission, a predecessor of International Red Cross. We honor too, Louisa Lee Schuyler’s revolutionary great-grandmother, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton (wife of Alexander) and her lifelong care and assistance for refugees and orphans. In celebrating our founding mother and great-grandmother, we’ll reflect on the many strong, smart, and determined women who have shaped public policy in New York State.
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Albany Institute of History and Art
What it is: Cocktail reception and exhibit celebrating New York’s Revolutionary Women – the Schuyler Sisters and Louisa Lee Schuyler
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The Schuyler Center Board of Trustees welcomed two new members at its October meeting, Sandra Roche and Laura Jean Shipley.
Since 2004, Sandra has served as the Chair of the Bloomingdale Family Program, an early childhood and parent education program in upper Manhattan. Bloomingdale was a model for the Head Start program during its development in Washington, and has operated a Head Start Program since 1967. Sandra is a board member of the Head Start Sponsoring Board Council of NYC. She served for many years as principal of the Little Red School House in Greenwich Village and subsequently as a member of the LREI Board of Trustees.
Laura Jean (LJ) Shipley is a board certified pediatrician working in Rochester, NY. She currently serves as the Vice Chair for Behavioral and Population Health at Golisano Children’s Hospital/University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics and as the Associate Medical Director for Maternal Child Health at Accountable Health Partners, an integrated network of hospitals and physicians in western NY working to improve quality outcomes and deliver value. Previously, LJ was a practicing pediatrician and Managing Partner of the Panorama Pediatric Group in Rochester. She is leading collaborative efforts to transform approaches to whole child health care, including behavioral health, and teaches students and trainees in multiple disciplines related to pediatrics. LJ has represented the pediatric community on many local and countywide organizations. [/vc_column_text]
Our own Kate Breslin was a guest on The Craft of Consulting Podcast with Deb Zahn! Listen in as Kate gives listeners the insider perspective on a client’s viewpoint, highlighting what she likes best about hiring consultants, advice on what not to do, and how to handle it when things change.
Craft of Consulting Podcast
A Client’s Perspective on What Makes Consultants Excellent—with Kate Breslin
Released: Oct 8, 2019
Kate Breslin, a client who frequently hires consultants, shares what she wants from consultants, including what makes her hire them and rehire them again and again. She also shares what she doesn’t want consultants to do when pursuing business with her and during an engagement.
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