Welcome to The Forward, a newsletter with recommendations you didn't know you needed and inspiration you can't help but forward. It's the kindling that sparks our work. We hope you find it worth forwarding. In case you missed it, Momentum recently released a "10 Step Guide to Writing and Placing Opinion Pieces for Your Nonprofit." Download the guide here,…

Last week, I graduated from Fordham University from my parents’ living room. This week, I’m finishing up my final week as an intern with Momentum — also from my parents’ living room. If you had told me any of this at the beginning of 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. I never anticipated a global…

Introducing part two of our work from home tips, centered around maintaining connection while remote.  Missed part one? Read it here. Working remotely doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice social connection. There are plenty of ways to stay connected with colleagues, clients, friends and family. Here are Momentum’s top five tips for maintaining effective communication…

It’s been an interesting few weeks here at Momentum, and for the rest of the world, as we’ve adapted to the constantly changing, ever more serious public health crisis of COVID-19. While our entire team is now working from home - from Westchester, Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Chicago, New Jersey and Florida - we’ve never been…

We love getting the opportunity to see our clients in action doing what they do best. On March 2, team members Victoria and Emily joined our client Invest in Skills NY, a coalition of workforce development organizations, at the NY state legislature in Albany for their first Advocacy Day. Over 100 educators, workforce providers and…

This week Momentum had the pleasure of welcoming Liz Singer, president of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, for a Lunch & Learn. Liz’s career path has been full of many surprising twists and turns. Starting off in the Garment District after college, she played many roles in the fashion industry from buyer to…

When I tell you I’m part of #GenZ, you might picture me on my phone, scrolling through Instagram, Snapchatting a selfie, or making a TikTok. The fact that I’m an intern at a PR agency that specializes in nonprofit organizations may not fit the common conception.  Generation Z is made up of those born between…

All Momentum team members receive two paid Volunteer Days off each year to serve an organization or cause we care about. I recently took a day off to volunteer for a nonprofit I am connected to by directing a video for them pro bono. I was thankful to have the opportunity to work with them…