Alert: Sign on to Restore Opportunity Now for Appropriate Workforce, Agency Compensation

Join Us! Restore Opportunity Now (RON) Campaign Sign On and Launch Event on December 8th in Albany

As you may know, NYCON is signed on to theRestore Opportunity Now (RON) campaign, and we invite you to join us! Restore Opportunity Now is a statewide campaign, seeking systemic changes and key investments in the nonprofit human services sector.

Now more than ever, it is critical that New York state continue to be a progressive leader. This campaign will highlight the many issues experienced by nonprofits, and seek to work collaboratively with government to ensure:

• Appropriate, competitive compensation for our workforce, allowing for recruitment and retention of quality staff;
• Contracts that cover the real cost of providing services, permitting nonprofits to be innovative, efficient, and effective;
• Investments in core programs necessary to lift up communities.

  The time for action is now and we hope that you can join the rest of the human services community andsign on to Restore Opportunity Now!

For more information on the campaign you may find attached aPowerPoint presentationanda list of members of the campaign, along with aPDF version of the sign on form.

.If you have any additional issues or questions regarding the campaign, please feel free to contact the campaign atrestoreopportunity@gmail.com

On December 8th, Restore Opportunity Nowwill hold a press conference at 12PM in the LCA room at the Legislative Office Building in Albany. Please bring as many people as possible–bring staff, and even clients! It’s crucial that we have a strong showing in numbers! Please include in your RSVP how many people you will be bringing!