PASE Network News

Do you have an old prom dress, tuxedo, or other formal wear taking up space in your closet? Please consider donating formal wear for the 3rd annual Queens Public Library (QPL) Prom Dress Collection and Giveaway Event. Donate today to help make prom a fun, fabulous, and memorable experience for QPL Teens! You can donate new or gently-used formal wear, shoes, bags, and jewelry before March 20, 2026 – check out this flyer for a full list of the 14 QPL drop-off locations. QPL asks that donors ensure that their donations are in good condition, and encourages laundering or dry-cleaning items before donating them. 

Calling small nonprofits across New York City - want to access city funding and grow your impact? The NYC Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services (MONS) is recruiting small nonprofits for their Nonprofit Essentials training series, which starts on April 9. 2026. This 10-week training for leaders of small, community-based nonprofits who want to strengthen their organization, get contract-ready, build capacity, and receive hands on support. Nonprofits are eligible if they: do not currently have a City contract, have an annual budget of under $100,000, and have not participated in other MONS trainings. Apply by March 20, 2026 via their digital application form. 

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is hosting a virtual workshop series, Teaching Artist Tuesdays, in February 2026. This year’s series will feature sessions on the Freelance Isn’t Free Act and legislation that has been established around payment for freelance workers and nonprofits, tips for teaching artists on navigating local benefits systems, and balancing teaching artist work with one’s own artistic practice. These free Zoom sessions will take place from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM on February 10, 2026, February 17, 2026, and February 24, 2026. Head to their website to learn more and to register. 

The Paley Center for Media is offering complimentary family memberships for our PASE Network. This generous gift includes free admission for two adults and up to four children to The Paley Museum, where families receive unlimited access to our Gaming & VR Studio and invitations to exclusive year-round events and exhibits. These complimentary memberships are intended for individuals and organizations who serve, support, or are part of underserved communities across New York City. This includes (but is not limited to) active military members, veterans, first responders, nonprofit professionals, educators, and community leaders working in low-income or historically under-resourced neighborhoods across the five boroughs. If you or the community you serve could benefit from access to media, education, and cultural programming, Paley Center encourages you to redeem via this link with the code: PASE. This opportunity is on a first come, first-served basis until all memberships are redeemed.  

With the support of the Altman Foundation, the Nonprofit Finance Fund is hosting a free financial management technical assistance series in the first half of 2026 for NYC-based nonprofits. This series is designed to help organizations strengthen their financial strategy and planning capacity in the face of new and enduring challenges, especially during times of uncertainty due to fiscal and/or political volatility. The sessions will take place in February 2025 - May 2025, and you can view the full schedule and list of topics at this link. Each topic area has a 90-minute workshop (which will be recorded), and an adjoining 60-minute group coaching session to dive deeper into the content (which will not be recorded). Please note that space will be limited to 40 participants per session.