Reports

The Nonprofit Executive Roundtable, a community-University at Albany collaboration, is a group of about 15 regional and community-based nonprofit chief executives that sponsored the two publications listed here and hosted the 2007 Tech Valley Civic Forum.

High-Tech Growth and Community Well-Being: Lessons Learned from Austin, Texas

The purpose of the case study is to identify lessons learned from Austin’s experience as a basis for future cross-sector planning efforts here in our region. The Roundtable’s premise is: As we learn about Austin, we learn about ourselves. 

A $4 Billion Growth Industry That Cares

The Impact of the Nonprofit Sector on the Capital Region of New York State.

Tech Valley Trends – A Basis for Civic Change

The Report identifies indicators for ten different categories: Social Welfare; Education; Housing; Economic; Transportation; Environment; Community Health; Recreation, Arts, and Culture; Public Safety; and Youth at Risk. For each category, a number of statistics were collected from a variety of sources representing the latest available for the Capital Region, its counties, and the four central cities that make up the metropolitan area: Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Saratoga Springs.

Tech Valley Civic Forum — Recommendations for Policy Action

The recommendations presented in this document emerged from lively discussions among the members of the Community Outreach Task Force, the New Economy and P – 16 Education Task Force, and the Workforce Network Task Force. The recommendations are proposed as part of the region’s response to two critical lessons that business, education, and nonprofit leaders in Austin shared with us.