Author: Bebe LeGardeur

Business planning for a mission-driven world

Last summer, Public Works Partners was engaged through the Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) to support Drive Change, an organization that runs a paid Fellowship for formerly incarcerated youth launching their careers in the food sector, as they developed a business plan to support a new fee-for-service model. Drive Change’s Hospitality for Social Justice (HSJ) […]

Public Works’ newest service area: Emergency Management & Planning

“It is essential that we work together to build a future that meaningfully captures and advances everyone’s needs. Our Emergency Management & Planning service is designed to make that imperative a reality.” – Celeste Frye, Public Works Partners Founder & CEO   Public Works Partners is thrilled to announce our newest service area, Emergency Management […]

Meet our newest team members, Joel and Emily!

The Public Works team is growing. Last month we welcomed two fresh faces: Joel Hochman and Emily Pfeiffer. Get to know them, their interests, and why they were drawn to Public Works below. Meet Joel Joel attended Wesleyan University, earning a degree in Government and Iberian Studies. From the very beginning, Joel was interested in […]

Introducing Take Office, our newest Organizational Health client

Public Works Partners is excited to support Take Office, a nonprofit professional education program founded by Jeri Powell to accelerate pathways to careers in public service for women. Take Office creates nonpartisan professional training opportunities for women interested in preparing for leadership positions in public policy and politics, including running for public office. Building on […]

January 2021 Newsletter: New year, same commitment to building stronger communities

20 for 2020: #PublicWorksGivesBack Through our annual year-end giving and employee donation matching, Public Works Partners has supported over 20 organizations dedicated to empowering their communities during these critical times. #PublicWorksGivesBack is Public Works’ way of honoring and thanking our clients, partners, and colleagues. We give to our nonprofit clients and to causes important to our […]

20 for 2020: #PublicWorksGivesBack

Our annual giving campaign, #PublicWorksGivesBack, stems from our mission to help organizations increase their impact, advance their missions, and build stronger communities that work for all. Through #PublicWorksGivesBack, we support the missions of our nonprofit clients, and match employee donations to any registered 501(c)3 organization. In 2020, we were proud to give to over 20 […]

December 2020 Newsletter: Cyber soft skills for low-wage workers, Public Works turns 10, and job opportunities

A Sneak Peek at Communicating with Machines: Empowering Low-Wage Workers with Cyber Soft Skills Conversations about low-wage work and technological advancements have historically been on separate tracks. Yet, as digital tools continue to change the way we work, low-wage workers are expected to arrive in the workplace with the cyber soft skills that will allow them to […]

A look back on #10Years of Public Works Partners

Public Works turned 10 this week! Throughout the years, we’ve worked on over 200 projects, collaborating with clients and partners across the City and spending more time on the subway than we care to admit. Take a trip through #10YearsofPublicWorks with us as we reflect on some of the milestones and projects that have made […]

Bringing Back #PublicWorksGivesBack

  We’re excited to bring back our annual  #PublicWorksGivesBack campaign, which will run from now until the end of the year. In the coming weeks, we’ll celebrate our nonprofit clients’ accomplishments over the past year and recognize inspirational organizations that are important to the Public Works team.     Why we give back. Our annual giving […]

Land use, workforce, and voting! It’s all in our November 2020 newsletter.

Decoding ULURP As we expand our Community Health practice into supporting environmental review processes, we needed to grow our expertise in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), an essential yet often confusing tool that guides all major land use decisions in New York City. Public Works Analyst Summer Payton wrote an in-depth guide to parse out […]

#10YearsofPublicWorks: Long Island City Partnership Business Census and Comprehensive Plan

For this month’s installment of #10YearsofPublicWorks, Celeste Frye sat down with Elizabeth Lusskin, President of the Long Island City Partnership (LICP), to look back on Public Works Partners’ work with the nonprofit to conduct a business census and build out a comprehensive plan to support the mixed-use neighborhood. When Elizabeth Lusskin joined the Long Island […]

New Service: Virtual Event Facilitation and Support

At Public Works, we understand the complexity and stresses inherent in planning any fundraising event, and appreciate the heightened importance of fundraising in the current moment. Our experience coordinating large, virtual public engagements positions us to confidently coordinate the logistics of your fundraiser. From platform research and testing, to day of troubleshooting and staffing, the […]