Nonprofit leaders jointly face future
Capital Region Gives 2019 season launches with robust discussion
A robust talk about the changing business of nonprofits kicked off this year’s Capital Region Gives campaign.
Dozens of nonprofit and business leaders attended the Capital Region Gives season launch Wednesday morning at the Hearst Media Center, at 645 Albany Shaker Road.
In anticipation of the 2019 Capital Region Gives special section, to be published Nov. 14, the newspaper hosted the free panel discussion, sponsored by Council Services Plus, featuring moderator John G. Eberle, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region; and panelists Doug Sauer, CEO of New York Council of Nonprofits and Governance Matters Inc.; Allison J. Schultz, director of programs, Center for Academic Community Engagement at Siena College; Pam Skripak, executive director of the Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany; and Mary Ann Allen, executive director of Wildwood Programs and chair of the Capital Region Chamber Nonprofit Business Advisory Group.
The panel discussed this year’s special section theme — the business of nonprofits — and how it’s relevant to both nonprofits and for-profit businesses.
“To say that nonprofits are important to the Capital
been passing out to students.
“Create good habits. Make it a safe ride,” reads the handout. “Ask What’s My Name, Confirm,” it goes on.
There have been several scattered stories in recent months of people quickly getting into cars that they think were the Uber or Lyft rides they hailed but weren’t.
That can be particularly problematic during busy times, such as after a concert or sports event, or when bars are closing and lots of people are hailing rides all at once and getting into multiple vehicles in the dark.
The ride-hailing companies note that they have safety tips as well. Those include checking the license plate of the car that has been hailed. The ride-hailing apps note that the license, as well as name and type of car and driver comes up on the user’s phone when a ride is requested.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many students at Siena, RPI or other Capital Region schools were aware of the campaign.
Other schools have previously put in place measures to get students home safely.
At Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, for example, the school has a partnership with Saratoga Taxi. Under that agreement, students can get a free taxi back to campus if it’s outside of regular Capital District Transportation Authority bus hours.
Students can show the taxi driver their student I.D. and the company bills the college. The taxis run from Saratoga Springs as well as the Wilton Mall.