Teams of NESC consultants for several decades have been helping New Jersey nonprofits, educational institutions and local, county and state government entities. In addition, the NESC New Jersey Region has been selected by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and others to assist their designated grantees and agencies.
Though active primarily in North and Central New Jersey, NESC works closely with a similar organization to serve clients and programs in South Jersey. Other important New Jersey NESC partners are North Brunswick-based The Center for Non-Profits and the Parsippany-based Pro Bono Partnership.
- Board Development
- Board Retreat & Meeting Facilitation
- Branding
- Business & Strategic Planning
- Executive Coaching & Mentoring
- Executive Search
- Facilities Management & Space Planning
- Financial Management
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- Human Resources & Organizational Analysis
- Marketing & Market Research
- Operations Review
- Risk Assessment
- Shared Services
- Social Enterprise/Earned Income
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- Arc/Mercer
- Bloomingdale Public Library
- Borough of Park Ridge
- Borough of Westwood
- Child Placement Advisory Council (NJ Family Courts)
- Community of St. John Baptist
- Highlands Regional Library Cooperative
- Jefferson Township Public Library
- Neighborhood House Association
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- New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra
- Princeton Pro Musica
- Roxbury Public Library
- Rutherford Public Library
- Passaic River Coalition
- Plexus Institute
- SAGE, Inc.
- United Way (in several communities)
- Wyckoff Public Library
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Board Mentoring
Called in by the Executive Board of a New Jersey agency to improve operations of the board, NESC mentored the board's leaders, resulting in a 288% improvement in board effectiveness in five critical areas: Clear and shared mission; Openness to new ideas and adaptability; Effective collaboration and communication practices; Effective and engaged leadership; and High standards and expectations.
Advising a Church
Seeking to boost fundraising and greater community involvement in his faith-based organization, its pastor turned to NESC. An NESC consultant worked with the pastor to form an Advisory Council of community leaders to advise the pastor and help him raise funds.
Mentoring & Coaching
An NESC team mentored executives of several Morris County nonprofit agencies to help them collaborate on serving the County's immigrant populations. In another project, an NESC consultant coached the new executive director of a religious organization and, in another, a consultant mentored the building superintendent of a senior citizens' housing complex on facilities maintenance activities.
Helping a Bookkeeper
An NESC consultant worked with a nonprofit's bookkeeper to improve financial reporting and controls.
Facilities Management
Faced with mounting costs and other problems in building its new headquarters, a social service agency that provides support and services to the elderly called on NESC, whose consultants reviewed building plans, recommended ways to cut costs and manage the project budget, and then monitored subcontractors' bids.
Strategic Planning
NESC, in partnership with a regional library cooperative, provided strategic planning assistance to three of its member libraries as part of a demonstration project. The resulting plans were posted on its website: http://www.hrlc.org/nesc/index.htm .
Business Development/Social Enterprise
NESC-NJ recently aided a national think tank with close ties to the healthcare field. Lacking commercial business experience, the organization wished to leverage its expertise and explore the feasibility of marketing a proprietary new service that it had successfully piloted. NESC consultants developed a comprehensive business plan that provided direction in launching this new social enterprise and could result in a significant income stream and save scores of lives in the process.
Marketing Strategy
NESC consultants crafted a marketing strategy that enabled a college fund to boost contributions from current donors and add new contributors. In addition to increasing the number of contributions from New Jersey's top 100 employers by 66% in the first year, the fund's donor base jumped 18%, while contributions climbed 10%.
Retreat for a Choral Group
An NESC team conducted a retreat for the board, staff and section leaders of a symphonic choral ensemble.
Staff Structure & Salaries
NESC consultants helped executives of a New Jersey borough develop a new staff organization chart and salary guide and update its job descriptions.
Across-the-Board Assistance
NESC helped an environmental group's board develop a succession plan for the executive director, a plan for a pending move to a new headquarters and strategies for increasing fundraising.
Government Shared Services
NESC-NJ conducted three separate shared services studies for three separate municipal government cooperatives in Bergen County. All three assignments pertained to the collaborations between municipalities' Departments of Public Works. In total, the studies covered 39 communities. One recommendation alone is expected to save $450-500,000 on the cooperative collection and disposal of leaves for 10 municipalities.
