L&G Research and Evaluation Consulting, Inc.

L&G is so excited to announce the recent promotion of Danny Unger from Evaluation Manager to Associate Director of Research and Evaluation! Congratulations, Danny! You are such an excellent and essential member of our team. We are happy to have you in a leadership position with us. Thank you for your dedication to our work and our clients.

Learn more about Danny at our website: https://www.lgevaluation.com/our-team/

We also promoted other amazing employees, Pia Otera and Dr. Christina López, in the last year. We're so grateful for such strong and dedicated leaders!

Our Team | L&G Research and Evaluation Consulting Our Team Home | Our Team Ana Maria Grigoras Chief Executive Officer & Co-Owner Dr. Grigoras is a child clinical psychologist and Fulbright scholar with impressive knowledge in program design and evaluation. Dr. Grigoras earned her MA in Educational Psychology from New York University in 2003 and, su...

If your organization isn't fully focused on applying for the NYS LEAPS program, here are a few other you might want to apply for:

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has opened their 2024 grant cycle. ​​​​​​Beginning today, April 1st, through Thursday, April 25th, they will accept Letters of Inquiry (LOI) within their five programs. Visit their website to learn more:

https://cabrinihealth.org/grants-programs/

Brooklyn Org is accepting applications for its Spark prize. Applications are due May 3. Learn more and apply here:

https://brooklyn.org/brooklyn-org-spark-prize-guidance-for-interested-nonprofits/

Friends and colleagues, feel free to comment with more.

Grants & Programs - Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Our Grants & Programs The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation provides funding through the following Programs: Past Grants Interested in applying? Mother Cabrini Health Foundation’s 2024 application process is now open through April 25, 2024. Please visit this page to access our online grants portal ...

We are two months into 2024. How is everyone doing with their new year's resolutions? At L&G, we are busy as ever supporting our clients and community, while still trying to prioritize self-care.

Are you celebrating your successes so far, and/or building off of any highlights from last year? We have one we'd like to share:

Last fall, Danielle Lawrence-Campbell, DrPH, MPH, our amazing President and Co-Owner, delivered the keynote speech for the Emerging Women Leaders Program at Boston University / Boston University School of Public Health -- the same place she received her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Community Health Sciences. She gave an honest, personal, relatable, and inspiring speech, encouraging the young leaders to be the authors of their own lives. One line in particular that we like is, "Writing our best life story involves making intentional decisions that align with our values and aspirations."

We agree, and could not be more proud or inspired ourselves.

Cheers to Danielle and to everyone else seeking to follow their own path and support their community even more in 2024.

A few open grant opportunities for and to look at:

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital 2024 mini grant program - applications due March 8:
https://lnkd.in/eaEc8nKV

William T. Grant Foundation Youth Service Improvement Grants - applications due April 3:
https://lnkd.in/ekiY4Eu8

New York Health Foundation Special Projects Fund - applications due March 5:
https://lnkd.in/e7btcQAj

Happy Tuesday. A few opportunities to look into:

1. New York Health Foundation 2024 Special Projects Fund - LOI Due Date: March 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Learn more here:

https://lnkd.in/e7btcQAj

2. New York City Council Discretionary Funding Application is Live for FY25 - applications are due Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. Learn more here:

https://lnkd.in/ebum98DE

3. The NYC Returnable Grant Fund offers interest-free, service fee-free loans to human service providers. Learn all about it here:

https://lnkd.in/eHzTAv-x

Happy Black History Month! L&G is grateful to work on projects that advance academic and social-emotional wellness for youth, and capacity for nonprofit organizations and small businesses in the diverse NYC community. We aim to embed cultural competence in everything we do, and our participatory approach ensures the voices of our community are heard and represented in our work and its outcomes. Today, this month, and always, we feel gratitude for and celebrate the contributions and lives of Black Americans.

: Do you plan to apply for discretionary funding from the New York City Council for FY25? Click the link below to register for a webinar teaching you how to apply. Want to talk strategy after? Contact L&G.

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Happy Friday! In the spirit of the new year, we are sharing some reflections from our Director of Development. In addition to continuing to provide expert evaluation services for several of our trusted clients, we have had great success securing funds and building the capacity of many organizations -- and look forward to supporting even more.

Here is our Director of Development's 2023 reflection:

Reflecting on 2023 and feeling how proud I am of the success we've had for our clients at L & G Research and Evaluation Consulting, Inc.

Recent successes of our team include:

- securing $45K for capacity building services for Opus Dance Theatre Company from the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (via New York City Council)

- securing $300K for four years for NYC Community School District 18 for NYS's My Brother's Keeper Initiative

- securing $1M for three years for NYC Community School District 17 for the U. S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice's STOP School Violence Program

- supporting several clients in completing and submitting their MTAC applications so they can contract with the NYC Department of Education for five years at a time without limit

-- all this on top of so many more projects we've completed and advising we have done, and all of the learning that took place at several different conferences. I'm grateful to work with such a highly skilled and experienced team and to be able to have a broad impact across many different organizations, including nonprofit, for profit, and educational institutions -- all of whom are doing such amazing work in their communities. And knowing we can expand and support projects from essentially anywhere.

Working on researching ways of helping medical, social and public health systems work together to dismantle systemic racism? Consider applying for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Upcoming 2024 Call for Proposals -- Systems for Action. Applications will be accepted for Developmental Studies (a pilot study) or Impact Studies (should have preliminary research results), and letters of intent will be due mid-March.

Learn more at:

https://systemsforaction.org/funding-opportunities?utm_source=Master+List+01.31.19&utm_campaign=5466f049c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_08_10_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6ce966d6d8-5466f049c8-229516669

Funding Opportunities | Systems For Action Upcoming 2024 Call for Proposals

Is your nonprofit planning to apply for expense funding from the NYC Council for FY25? The application will open in January. L&G is available to offer strategic advising and grant writing to boost your potential for success.

**Why Us?**

🤝 Strategic Advising: Craft a winning strategy with our expert consultants. We will help you plan which Councilmembers to apply to and how best to engage the Councilmembers whose districts you serve.

📝 Grant Writing Excellence: We can help you create compelling proposals showcasing your mission. We go beyond grant writing and can help you prepare for budget meetings, which significantly boost your chances of receiving funding.

Contact us for a consultation. Let's get you the resources you need to continue doing great work in your community.

Staff update: L&G recently welcomed Marlene Riquelme, MPH as our new Associate Director of Research and Evaluation. We are so grateful to have her experience, insights, and expertise on our team. Please read more about Marlene and her background on our website.

Welcome, Marlene!

Our Team | L&G Research and Evaluation Consulting Our Team Home | Our Team Ana Maria Grigoras Chief Executive Officer & Co-Owner Dr. Grigoras is a child clinical psychologist and Fulbright scholar with impressive knowledge in program design and evaluation. Dr. Grigoras earned her MA in Educational Psychology from New York University in 2003 and, su...

Yesterday was the birthday of our Evaluator, Cindy Lowe. Happy belated birthday, Cindy! We are grateful for you and hope you had the best day 💕

More reflections from American Evaluation Association's : L&G Evaluator Pia Otero presented a poster on Evaluators as Crafters of Stories, which was very aligned with this year's conference theme.

We're grateful to Pia for sharing her knowledge on this aspect of the work and to engage and learn from others who shared theirs as well.

More reflections from American Evaluation Association's : our President, Dr. Danielle Campbell, and one of our Evaluators, Hannah Kitchin, facilitated a workshop titled "Data Audits: An Overlooked & Powerful Tool in Accurately Telling Your Program's Story"

We are grateful for the warm reception and interest it received! And we hope the content was helpful for our colleague organizations to put into practice.

More reflections from American Evaluation Association's : Dr. Ana Maria Grigoras, our CEO, Hayley Davis, our Director of Development, and Jackie Sifuentes, one of our Evaluation Managers, presented a poster on Participatory Evaluation: A Framing Device for More Equitable Evaluation Practices in Grant Funded Youth Development Programs.

We are grateful for all who engaged with us on this topic, and to everyone who shared their own knowledge and expertise!

Today is a special day, for it's the birthday of our very outdoorsy Senior Development Officer, Gretta Willemin! Here she is at our recent staff retreat at Mohonk Mountain House. Happy birthday, Gretta! We are so very grateful for you, and we know our clients are, too!

Learn more about Gretta on our website, and please join us in wishing her a happy birthday :)

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The Hispanic Federation of NYC, CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, New York Urban League, and Asian American Federation have released this year's RFP for the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF), made available through the New York City Council and NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.

Awards of $35,000 - $45,000 are available for organizations with an operating budget of at least $150,000 and no more than $3.5 million. Applications are due November 17th by 5pm EST.

Last year, we secured a $45,000 grant for one of our clients which enabled them to work with us to create a development plan for their organization, and start putting it into action. The grant also helped cover some of their operational expenses.

Interested in applying? Contact us today.

CCNSF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR NONPROFIT STABILIZATION FUND

We're back!! ... in the office after attending / in Indianapolis last week!

Our team had such a valuable time learning together. Thank you to everyone at the American Evaluation Association and all of our many colleagues who came from across the country to share their expertise with us.

L&G is very proud to announce that one of our clients, NYC Department of Education NYC Community School District 17, was recently awarded a three-year STOP School Violence Program grant from The United States Department of Justice.

Through this grant, District 17 will help achieve the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)'s goal to "increase school safety by implementing technological solutions shown to increase school safety such as anonymous reporting technology."

Congratulations to Dr. Beverly Logan and her team!! Thank you for choosing L&G to support your application.

L&G is pleased and proud to congratulate our client Opus Dance Theatre Company on recently being awarded a Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization grant from the New York Urban League. This funding will support Opus in working with L&G to create a strategic development and capacity building plan, ultimately strengthening Opus's ability to carry out its mission. Congratulations to Opus! We look forward to continuing to partner with you to strengthen promising youth development services in NYC.

Happy 2023 to all women-identifying people. L&G is proud to be a M/WBE founded & owned by two women and staffed by several women. We are grateful to our community for your years of partnership and support. Learn about our female-powered team at https://www.lgevaluation.com/our-team/

For leaders in : Robin Hood is inviting applications for its Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT) program. Due March 15

Robin Hood Invites NYC Nonprofit Leaders to Apply to the Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT) Program | Robin Hood GRIT Provides Training and Support for Leaders in Social Service Nonprofits to Elevate Their Results and Secure Funding

Want to learn about upcoming grant opportunities? Follow L&G's LinkedIn for a few that might be perfect for you.

Want help applying? Contact us -- we provide grant writing and strategic advising services just for you.

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Meet the team: Hannah Kitchin

Hannah is the newest member of the L&G team, serving as our Evaluation Officer. Hannah received an MA in Applied Psychology from NYU Steinhardt. In her work, she emphasizes a data-driven approach to strengthen programs that cater to the unique needs of children and families. Learn more about Hannah and the rest of the team at L&G's website.

Meet the team: Jackie Sifuentes

Jackie Sifuentes is an Evaluation Manager at L&G. While earning both her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Masters in Sociology at SUNY UB, Jackie utilized quantitative and qualitative skills to help nonprofit organizations, CBOs, government, and local school districts raise awareness in their communities by engaging in community based research. Learn even more about Jackie at L&G's website.

Thoughts as we close out the week: this week we reflected on the difference between and . Here's what we pondered:

- Research generalizes; Evaluation particularizes
- Research is designed to prove something; Evaluation is designed to improve something
- Research provides the basis for drawing conclusions; Evaluation provides a basis for decision making
- Research--how it works; Evaluation--how well it works
- Research is about what is; Evaluation is about what is valuable

Thanks to Brown University for these insights.

Meet the team: Leah Seldin

Leah is an Evaluation Manager at L&G. With a Masters of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Education Studies from Wesleyan University, Leah's background integrates psychology and research.

Learn more about Leah at https://www.lgevaluation.com/our-team/

Meet the team: Taha Saeed

Taha is one of L&G's Evaluation Managers. A recent graduate from UMass Amherst, Taha has an MPH in health promotion and health policy. Over the last few years, Taha has developed public health, cross-sectoral experience in advancing community health through program and policy management. Visit L&G's website to learn more about Taha and all that he brings to our team.

Happy 2023! We are resuming our "Meet the Team" series with our Evaluation Manager, Taylor Disco.

Taylor received her MUP with a specialization in International Development from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Taylor has consulted for various organizations where she developed a passion for community-based participatory research and methods. In her free time, Taylor enjoys drinking coffee, going to museums, and participating in all things outdoors.