Our Vision
Catholic Charities helps solve the problems of New Yorkers in need - non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The neglected child, the homeless family and the hungry senior are among those for whom we provide help and create hope. We rebuild lives and touch almost every human need promptly, locally, day in and day out, always with compassion and dignity. We help your neighbors as you would like to be helped if your family were in need.
Our Mission
Catholic Charities seeks to uphold the dignity of each person as made in the image of God by serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, frail and oppressed of all religions. Our programs protect and nurture children and youth, strengthen families, resolve crises, feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, support the physically and emotionally challenged, and welcome and integrate immigrants and refugees.
Strategic Priorities for the CEO
- Influencing and adapting within the macro environment that CCNY operates, including the evolving federal, state, and local funding ecosystem and political environment
- Maintaining funder/donor relations and exploring new sources of resilient funding
- Promoting thought leadership and setting the agenda in the human services sector
- Building deeper organizational awareness of CCNY work and impact, including through early engagement with clergy and parishes
- Maintaining the organizations strong Catholic culture and core tenets of humility and care for others
- Executing the Second Century Strategic Blueprint while evaluating opportunities to create synergies across the CCNY agency network
The Position
The Catholic Charities CEO position has developed significantly over the past 20 years. Currently, the CEOs major areas of responsibility fall into three broad categories: Catholic Charities Community Services; Federation of Catholic Charities Agencies; and stakeholder engagement including fundraising and government relations.
This leadership position has both managerial and strategic dimensions. The CEO needs to understand and as called for, oversee the administrative operations of nonprofit human service organizations. The CEO is also responsible for advocating and leading the strategic vision for Catholic Charities as circumstances change and new needs emerge.
Maintaining and enhancing the identity of Catholic Charities as a Catholic federation of human services agencies rooted in Catholic values and tradition and serving non-Catholic and Catholics alike is a critical responsibility of the CEO.
The CEOs direct reports are:
- Deputy Executive Director / COO
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director, Federation Advancement
- Director, Community & Public Engagement
- Director, Advancement (Marketing & Development)
- CCCS CEO
- Chief of Staff / Corporate Secretary
- Key Responsibilities
The CEO is the chief visionary, advocate and leader for the Catholic Charities network of agencies and the primary spokesperson and ambassador raising visibility and awareness of Catholic Charities role in the communities it serves. The CEO is a trusted partner to the Board and the Cardinal, a dedicated leader and mentor to the staff, and an influencer and convener in the human services community. The CEO provides an inspirational vision for the organization, shaping the strategy and stewarding the resources and relationships necessary to ensure the effective delivery of programs and services across the agencies.
