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Retrenchment and Reconstruction: Strategies for a Sector on the Brink

Nonprofit leaders are grappling with how to retrench and restructure in the face of the unpredictable, multifaceted threat posed by the federal administration. They are asking “How can we best mitigate the harm to our mission?” On June 11, 2025, SeaChange hosted a webinar “Retrenchment and Reconstruction: Strategies…

Commentary: Retrenchment and reconstruction as nonprofits prepare for the worst

See Managing Partner John MacIntosh’s article in City & State New York here – strategies for a sector on the brink during a time of uncertainty. The field note itself can be found here.

Opinion: Taking the next step after New York City’s Intensive Mobile Treatment initiative

SeaChange’s John MacIntosh seeks an information-seeking and constructive approach to deliver results for those experiencing mental health challenges and homelessness in New York City. See his recent opinion article here in response to the audit and recent critiques of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Intensive Mobile…

After Hours with Jamie Rubin: What Do We Owe Nonprofits, Anyway?

Listen here to Vital City’s latest podcast episode on New York City’s nonprofit sector, featuring SeaChange’s John MacIntosh.

Winter Is Coming

The Trump administration poses a very real threat to nonprofits — in New York and beyond. See John MacIntosh’s article in Vital City here.

Opinion: Nonprofits must prepare for De Tocqueville’s last stand

John MacIntosh takes a look at how the Trump administration is an existential threat to the entire nonprofit sector in this opinion article in City & State New York

Opinion: With another Trump presidency on the horizon, NYC needs to pay its damn bills

The City can move now on the more than $500 million it owes nonprofits before they face possible federal cuts in funding. See here Managing Partner John MacIntosh’s open letter to Mayor Adams asking him to pay his damn bills.

Commentary: New York City’s procurement system is not beyond fixing

ContractStat is a new tool to highlight problems like late payments and unregistered contracts. Read more about SeaChange’s role in procurement reform and its newly announced project to enforce accountability & transparency here.

Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund – Collaboration Stories Webinar Series: Arts & Culture

See here the third installment of the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund’s webinar series “Collaboration Stories” which spotlights nonprofits who have engaged in successful, long-term collaborations to enhance their missions (such as mergers and asset transfers). Held on June 20, 2024, this installment is focused on the education…

DSS Commissioner Park Unveils First Loan From NYC’s Shelter Fund For Nonprofit Shelter Development – Harlem World Magazine

DSS Commissioner Park Unveils First Loan From NYC’s Shelter Fund For Nonprofit Shelter Development – Harlem World Magazine We are very happy to have a spotlight on one of our newest funds: The New York Shelter Acquisition and Predevelopment Fund (NYSAPF), a combination of $5 million in “first-loss”…