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Ongoing efforts and future plans to improve nonprofit support
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Michael Sedillo describes the ongoing efforts and future plans to continue improving support for nonprofit providers. These efforts focus on enhancing communication, accountability, and problem-solving within city agencies.
- Weekly 'nonprofit focused' meetings convened by Deputy Mayor Almanzar
- Creation of Chief Nonprofit Officer roles at agencies with HHS contracts
- Regular convening of CNOs to review performance dashboards and develop action plans
- Commitment to exploring all avenues for responsibly paying nonprofits and improving service delivery
- Request for additional flexibility and support from the City Council and Controller's office
Michael Sedillo
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Deputy May Almanzar convenes a weekly meeting called nonprofit focused or facilitating on time contracting and urgent solutions with city hall leadership to discuss and move forward bold policy solutions.
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We also issued executive order 47 that created the role of chief nonprofit officers at agencies with HHS contracts.
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CNOs attend regular convenes with us where we present dashboards showing how long payments are taking and how providers perceive their service.
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They're then charged with using the data to inform an action plan to improve processing times at their respective agencies.
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Everything is on the table for us and we will explore any avenue that responsibly gets non profits paid and makes it easier for New Yorkers to receive the services they rely upon.
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We ask that our partners of the council and controller's office provide us with additional flexibility and support as we push through bold solutions.