HA Digest - Our Work
Hezel Associates Completes Community Survey for United Way of Central New York
The United Way of Central New York provides millions of dollars to more than one hundred human services organizations in each three-year funding cycle. In preparation for the 2005-2008 funding cycle, Hezel Associates recently completed a three-phase community-wide survey for the United Way to identify the key impact areas in the Syracuse community where funds should be allocated.
The research included focus group interviews with local human service providers, a survey of community organization leaders to identify at risk populations, and a broad survey of United Way donors, funded organizations, and Onondaga County residents. All of the research was conducted with a goal to obtain feedback from the community about the service areas where the greatest needs exist in Onondaga County.
“We rely on the feedback from the community to help us determine where our funding can have the most positive impact,” Mary Beth Frey, vice president of Community Impact at the United Way, said. “Hezel Associates’ research and reporting brought us new insights about the needs in the communities we serve.”
“A charitable organization like United Way must use its resources wisely,” said Dr. Richard T. Hezel, president of Hezel Associates, “so we were eager to develop a research process that would guide United Way leadership in its funding allocation decisions.”
Hezel Associates takes seriously its responsibility to provide services and research intelligence to the Greater Syracuse community. The company has a long-standing dedication to not-for-profit and educational institutions in Central New York. Additionally, we encourage all employees to lend their talents through volunteer activities that benefit our community and its people.Throughout our 16 years in business, we have helped community organizations articulate vision and strategy. We are proud to recommend new approaches to programming and outreach activities; all aimed at successful and innovative project implementations.
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HA Digest - Our People
Craig
Nicholls, EdD has joined Hezel Associates as Manager of Research
and Evaluation. In his position, Nicholls will oversee the day-to-day research
and evaluation project activities within the firm. As a skilled researcher
with experience in quantitative and qualitative methods, Nicholls will work
with PBS TeacherLine and the Foundation for Excellent schools, ensuring
the company's analysis and reporting contributes to the clients' ability
to make sound, data driven decisions. Nicholls brings a significant amount
of research and evaluation experience to the firm. His past employment includes
research and managerial experience with Elmira College of Elmira, NY; Cornell
University of Ithaca, NY; and ACORD, Inc. of Wallingford, CT. Nicholls received
his doctoral degree in Education, with a concentration in Educational Research
Methodology, Educational Psychology and Measurement, and Statistics, from
Cornell University. He has a master's degree in Education from Cornell University
and a bachelor's of arts in economics from Yale University.
Richard
Hezel, PhD, President of Hezel Associates was recently awarded
a seat on the Board of Directors of the United States Distance Learning
Association (USDLA). Visit USDLA's website.
Dr. Hezel has also become a member of the advisory board of the National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN). Visit NUTN's website.
Shari Treichler, Director of Strategic Services, recently graduated as part of the class of 2003 Leadership Greater Syracuse. Leadership Greater Syracuse is a non-profit organization that trains individuals to become leaders in the Greater Syracuse community. Since 1991, LGS has assembled diverse groups of citizens who share the interests of developing their leadership skills and improving their community.