We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience.

Who We Are Looking For

Are you a finance professional who enjoys working with colleagues from all departments and being an integral part of making an organization work? Do you find joy in making processes run more effectively and efficiently? Are you interested in managing the financial aspects of state and federal grants, and working with community organizations to build their skills? If so, our Finance Manager position may be perfect for you.

Position

The Finance Manager is a key position within our Finance Team and is involved in supporting all aspects of our mission. The successful candidate will have experience with multiple aspects of financial transactions, is detailed oriented, and thrives when multi-tasking in a fast-paced office environment.  This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week) reporting to the VP of Finance and Administration.

Responsibilities

•  Daily A/P and A/R functions.
• Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities and capital, prepare financial statements and other reports as scheduled, to summarize and interpret financial positions.
• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, United Way Worldwide guidelines, industry best practices and company procedures.
• Document and coordinate implementation of accounting systems and accounting control procedures.  Improve current processes and implement new systems for general accounting.  Make recommendations regarding the accounting of assets, reserves and expenditures. 
• Interacts with independent auditors, provides support for year-end audit, and assists in the preparation of the IRS Form 990.
• Lead on United Way Worldwide annual database survey and grant financial reporting.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

•  Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum five years of non-profit accounting experience with a working knowledge of non-profit accounting principles and standards, including GAAP.
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment.
• A team player who inspires collaboration and functions decisively.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH.

Application Procedure

• Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to employment@uwgnh.org with the following subject line: Application for Finance Manager.
• Position open until filled.

When 18-year-old Stephen A. Schwarzman, the son of a Philadelphia dry-goods store owner, entered Yale in 1965, he took his meals, like all freshmen, in the Commons, a vast, baronial dining hall in a cluster of beaux-arts colossi that the university had constructed for its bicentennial in 1901. The Commons seemed to him like “a train station full of hundreds of people eating,” he recalls in his recently published business memoir, What It Takes. “The loneliness was crushing. Everything and everyone intimidated me.”

Now Schwarzman, the multi-billionaire CEO of the Blackstone...

https://newrepublic.com/article/155939/tragedy-yale-commons

In 2016, 53.9 percent of American households donated something to a legally recognized charity. This is down 1.5 percentage points from the prior wave of data in 2014, 11.5 percentage points since the Great Recession, and almost 14 percentage points from the peak level, in 2002. In other words, one in five former donors in the early waves of the study are now not giving anything to legal charities in any given year...

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/where-have-all-the-donors-gone-the-continued-decline-of-the-small-donor-and-the-growth-of-megadonors/?utm_content=107547002&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-61206610

Seeking funding for your environmental project? The Greater New Haven Green Fund (GNHGF) may be able to help!

The GNHGF's 2020 Request For Applications is now available for download from our website.  We have made some changes this year. Please read the RFA carefully as we have changed the process and the questions. The deadline for submitting your application online is January 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM.  

http://www.gnhgreenfund.org/small-and-large-grants.html

The Green Fund will hold an informational outreach session on January 11, 2020, to help answer any questions, give tools for measuring results, and provide hands-on guidance for how to use our new online application system. It will be held late morning - early afternoon on Saturday. Some members from our Board of Directors will be available to answer questions. The information session will be held on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University. Details TBA - please check the website for updates.

Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.

General Purpose: 

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Grants Management, the Sponsored Projects Administrator will provide professional support and guidance in the facilitation and administration of sponsored projects for curators, affiliates, and staff of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. This includes both pre-and post-award support.  The Sponsored Projects Administrator will work to support and grow the Museum’s research enterprise by seeking, communicating, and facilitating extramural funding opportunities, and will also serve as the primary source of expertise to ensure that proposals meet sponsor, University, Federal, and State policies.  In addition, the Sponsored Projects Administrator will work to verify that all financial and regulatory compliance requirements, including non-financial reporting, are met for sponsored project awards at the Museum.

Required Education and Experience: 

1. Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and three or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Strong Customer Service background.
3. Experience with proposals and awards of Sponsored Projects.
4. Experience formulating and managing grant budgets.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently and concurrently; to take initiative, follow-through, and encounter and handle highly-confidential business with discretion and sensitivity; exercise sound judgment. Ability to prioritize and work under time pressure. Prioritize when dealing with conflicting and multiple deadlines.
• Excellent managerial, accuracy, organizational and interpersonal skills. A self-starter. Professional demeanor and ability to effectively interact with faculty, fellows and staff one-on-one and in group settings. Ability to motivate and work with diverse constituencies.
• Proven analytical ability, problem-solving, ability to explain data accurately and resolve complex issues with sound judgment. Demonstrated aptitude in IRES, MS Excel, database query tools and reporting. Excellent business writing, editing and oral communication skills. Excellent attention to detail and well-organized.
• Ability to understand the needs and perspective of the researcher, and formulate solutions balancing needs with resources and capabilities, displaying considerable initiative and a professional disposition at all times.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment. Lead with a positive, can-do attitude. Demonstrated superior customer service. Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, a passion for innovation, brainstorming and problem-solving. Ability to work with a range of individuals to adapt and exceed customer expectations.
• Preferred Education and Experience: Willingness to acquire greater knowledge of the Museum’s research focus, collections, exhibitions and publications. Grant-related experience in a University or non-profit environment. Working knowledge of Yale business systems. Prior experience with grant and contract proposal development and writing. Good analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to multitask.

Application: For more information and immediate consideration, please apply online at http://bit.ly/YaleCareers-58181BR. Please be sure to reference this website when applying for this position.

We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

https://your.yale.edu/careers

November 4, 2019

In August 2018, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) made a groundbreaking announcement: it would begin partnering with hospitals around the state to encourage them to provide affordable housing in their communities. The first of its kind in the U.S., the initiative provides financial incentives to nudge New Jersey’s health care systems to actively address some of the social determinants of health affecting their patients and neighbors. It’s a model that overwhelmingly seems to make sense to everyone involved—and that’s already garnering interest from state finance administrators around the country...

https://shelterforce.org/2019/11/04/nj-pays-hospitals-to-build-affordable-housing/

OAKLAND, Calif. — November begins the peak season for charitable giving in the United States. Over the next several months, donors and foundations will allocate billions of dollars to progressive causes. And this year, the stakes are higher than ever: The future of the climate, of abortion rights and of our democracy are on the line...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/opinion/philanthropy-black-women.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR2NYLka8b4dUrV4jTf389MAlBSgm13L-jfecW4C-RWXhMNvsxpFe1_bewM

Do you want to make a difference in your community?

The Community Foundation Neighborhood Leadership Program is accepting registrations for an information session on Dec. 11.

What:

The Neighborhood Leadership Program is a networking, skill building and grant program for resident leaders of New Haven, West Haven, East Haven or Hamden. We are here to support you in your efforts to create a stronger community.

When & Where:

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven 70 Audubon St., New Haven

Why participate?

You believe in the value of community. You see an opportunity to create a change that supports community. You want to meet other people like you.

Register Now

By Lori Bezahler and Lateefah Simon
Presidents of the Akonadi and Hazen foundations

On November 16, 2019, our talented and smart Connecticut students will attend the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair in New York City. See the link below for Channel 3 News Coverage.

Fixing Fathers, Inc. Channel 3 News

WSJ By Donovan X. Ramsey

A new study using sophisticated brain scans found an association between screen use and the development of young children’s brains...

Source NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/well/family/screen-use-tied-to-childrens-brain-development

As a teenager on the autism spectrum, Roxanne was home schooled during high school because she had been bullied in the younger grades. Because of that decision, her parents did not know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitled Roxanne to services that would have helped her transition to gain work experience and a job. Then the family heard about Ability Beyond, a nonprofit that empowers people with developmental disabilities to work and live as independently as possible in communities of their choice. Continue reading.

New Haven, Conn. (October 31, 2019) - The report Greater New Haven Community Index 2019: Understanding Well-Being, Economic Opportunity, and Change in Greater New Haven Neighborhoods was published today by DataHaven and a team of regional foundations, including The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, hospitals, government agencies, and community organizations. Widely used by public and private organizations throughout the region, the Community Index is a comprehensive, 120-page report with over 85 data graphics that describe the communities and neighborhoods that make up the Greater New Haven region, and uncover the opportunities and issues facing our area. 

The Greater New Haven Community Index 2019 is available for the public to download and read at http://ctdatahaven.org/reports/greater-new-haven-community-index.  It serves as an update and expansion of the Greater New Haven Community Index 2013 and 2016 reports. In 2019, DataHaven has also made similar reports available for other parts of the state. Read full press release here.

Successful Outcomes for Parents and Children

In the early 1990s, a group of Yale Law students doing legal outreach at New Haven homeless shelters were routinely meeting teenage mothers who had dropped out of high school in order to care for their babies. The young future lawyers brainstormed solutions and approached New Haven Public Schools with a proposal – help the moms stay in school by offering childcare on a school campus. 

The law students enlisted the support of early childhood education experts and formed the nonprofit Student Parenting and Family Services. The school district offered the organization the use of the old metal shop at Wilbur Cross High School and The Yale School of Architecture redesigned the space pro-bono.

The result was the Elizabeth Celotto Child Care Center, a high-quality early education program for children aged 6 months to three years old.  Since it opened in 1994, the center has cared for and educated hundreds infants and toddlers while supporting the parents with access to health services and academic counseling. Continue reading

Lynchings formed the bloody backdrop of Southern life for a century after the Civil War. Between the 1860s and 1960s, thousands of black Americans were killed in public acts of racial terror. Millions more fled to cities in the North and West in an effort to escape this environment. Many soon discovered that, in many ways, the rest of American society was no less racist...

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/01/a-comprehensive-map-of-american-lynchings/513293/