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Paule Pachter Consulting, LLC


Licensed Social Worker & Activist. Consultant to the nonprofit corporate sector focused on creating successful operations and expanding their legacy.
About PaulE Pachter

A Distinguished Nonprofit Leader

Paule Pachter is a distinguished nonprofit leader with a 47-year career dedicated exclusively to serving the Long Island community. 
His extensive background spans mental health, developmental disabilities, healthcare, and five years in Nassau County government, culminating in a transformative 17.5-year tenure as President & CEO of Long Island Cares—The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. 
Now transitioning into a new chapter, Pachter continues his mission of service through public speaking, board leadership, and volunteerism. Through his new firm, Paule Pachter Consulting LLC, he leverages his decades of expertise to provide strategic guidance and mentorship to nonprofit organizations, ensuring they have the tools to make a lasting difference in the lives of those in need.
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My Practice Areas

Mission-Driven & Impactful

Strategic Planning
Nonprofits rely on strategic plans to guide operations over a 3-to-5-year period. Starting with a one-day interactive training course, a comprehensive S.W.O.T. analysis identifies organizational opportunities and risks. Gathering input from key staff, board members, volunteers, and stakeholders establishes measurable outcomes. Progress is reviewed at six-month intervals to ensure the plan remains a living document that adapts to new goals or shifting timelines.
Government Relations
Securing funding from local, state, or federal contracts requires strong, stable relations with public officials. Advocacy services and public policy positions demand long-term relationship cultivation across political lines. By setting personal partisan leanings aside and focusing strictly on the mission, leadership stabilizes program operations, protects funding streams, and builds meaningful systemic influence.
Grant Writing
Successful grant writing requires skill, research, and targeted alignment with a donor's specific funding focus. In a competitive market, application narratives must be concise, accurate, and impactful within the very first page. Crafting compelling proposals that fit strict online character limits effectively communicates measurable outcomes and evaluation strategies.
Corporate Relations
Building relationships with corporate leaders provides nonprofits with valuable grant funding, consistent volunteers, and event sponsorships. Cultivating these connections also attracts qualified business leaders to board service. Shifting transactional pitches into collaborative, mutually beneficial partnerships maximizes corporate engagement through creative strategies.
Media Integration
Sharing a compelling mission with print, broadcast, radio, and digital platforms builds public understanding and strengthens brand visibility. Knowing how to effectively pitch stories to media outlets provides a strong competitive edge. Developing close relationships with reporters ensures consistent coverage and positions executive leadership as go-to industry experts.
Program Development
Launching new initiatives or redesigning existing services requires a strong operational narrative. Clear program descriptions define target audiences, outline interventions, and establish specific metrics. This robust design satisfies strict grant application requirements, markets the program effectively to donors, and increases funding success.
Staff Training
Drawing on extensive field experience and university-level instruction, customized workshops deliver professional development tailored to all organizational levels. Training topics include team functionality, board relations, crisis intervention, risk-taking, and leadership models. Specialized sessions also cover critical social issues like poverty, hunger, mental illness, and social justice.
Community Relations
Investing in local school districts, civic groups, and chambers of commerce builds vital neighborhood support. Strategic community outreach plans open clear avenues for recruiting new volunteers, attracting local board members, and cultivating fresh donor networks through regional partnerships.
Creating Legacies
A lasting legacy ensures an organization thrives and remains respected throughout CEO or executive leadership transitions. Establishing a clear historical timeline of accomplishments measures long-term cultural and human services impact. This structured approach preserves organizational history and ensures ongoing community relevance.
Testimonial

Read what leaders are saying about Paule Pachter

"Your steadfast and inspiring leadership has been the lynchpin for our growth and our ability to handle the increasing number of clients we serve."
"Know that you have left an incredible legacy where families in need on Long Island now have a place to turn to when confronted with hunger or food insecurity."
Zona Story
Executive Director, Open Arms Care Center
John K. Mikulin
Member, New York State Assembly, 17th District
"Through your leadership, innovation and advocacy for our most vulnerable residents, you have helped improve the quality of life on Long Island."
Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York State Comptroller
"I’ve worked in many fields with a lot of people, but you are simply the best leader I’ve ever seen. You’re a gift to those around you."
Dan Egan
Former Executive Director, Feeding New York State
"It has been my privilege to watch and support your work and the legacy you leave behind will continue to shape the future of Long Island and those who serve it."
Mario R. Matera
New York State Senator, 2nd District
"I’m not sure how any organization moves forward after it loses a giant and a truly innovative leader like yourself. Your legacy will echo for generations."
Matthew Cohen
Former President & CEO, Long Island Association
My Association

Taking it forward

I am a proud member of the board of directors of the Harry Chapin Foundation. The mission of the Harry Chapin Foundation is to support organizations that have demonstrated their ability to dramatically improve the lives and livelihood of people by helping them to become self-sufficient. We are a 501(c)(3) private foundation and will generally fund only 501(c)(3) not for profit programs that operate in the United States that fall within the areas of: Arts-In-Education Programs, Community Education Programs, and Agricultural and Environmental Programs.
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I am currently the Vice-Chairperson of the board of directors of Pronto of Long Island. Pronto of Long Island is dedicated to helping individuals and families move from hardship toward stability by addressing the basic needs that stand between people and a healthier, more secure future. We provide food, clothing, education, health and wellness resources, workforce support, and compassionate wrap-around services that empower our neighbors to overcome barriers and build stronger lives. We welcome every person with dignity, respect, and compassion, meeting people where they are while connecting them to the resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive.
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Trellus Same-Day Regional Delivery is on a mission to provide a unique, affordable, reliable, and transparent home delivery solution for food banks and food pantries. Our technology-enabled network supports all food box delivery programs, efficiently managing high-volume routes across urban, suburban, and rural communities up to 100 miles from pickup.
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General Needs is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting homeless veterans and veterans in need on Long Island since 2015. The organization supports veterans housed in emergency shelters and transitional housing facilities throughout Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, New Jersey and Connecticut. General Needs has become a trusted resource for other veteran programs and agencies seeking supportive services when their organizations cannot. General Needs continues to evolve in their mission of making a difference in the lives of those men and women that have served our country with honor and dignity, and who now have fallen on hard times and turn to nonprofit organizations for assistance.
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I currently serve as co-chairperson of the HIA-LI’s Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility. The HIA-LI is one of the recognized voices for Long Island business and a powerful force and economic engine for regional development for more than 40 years. We are a steward for the Long Island Innovation Park at Hauppauge, the largest innovation park in the northeast with over 55,000 employees, 1,300 companies, and an economic output of over $13 billion. HIA-LI provides a forum for business leaders to connect, problem solve, and obtain advice on critical issues facing their businesses. Our member companies represent tens of thousands of business professionals.
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Rooted in the mission of Jesus, we are committed as one CSJ family to live and work with inclusive love to bring about unity and reconciliation  of all creation and all people with God and with one another. Unity, reconciliation, inclusive love, peace and justice. As a community, we educate both the heart and the mind of our students through the values of hospitality, excellence, accountability, respect, reverence, truthfulness, and trust.
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I’m a proud member of the board of directors of NAKA for Good. NAKA for Good is the nonprofit arm of NAKA Tech, established to address pressing social and environmental issues by using technology as a catalyst for change. It reflects the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility, emphasizing philanthropy, diversity, sustainability, and community engagement.
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Habitat for Humanity of Long Island is an independently operated affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.  Since 1988, we have built strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership, providing a permanent solution for Long Island families struggling to find a place to call home. Our goal is to work in partnership with local businesses, volunteers and responsible, low-mid income families of all races, religions and creeds to build an average of 6-8 homes annually. 
Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaefer
Diane Manders, Executive Director/CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Long Island, and Jaci Clement, CEO, Fair Media Council.
Lonnie Sherman, President, General Needs, and State Assemblyman Ed Ra.
Lonnie Sherman, President, General Needs, and Congresswoman Laura Gillen.
Susan and Lonnie Sherman, Founders of General Needs, and State Assemblyman Charles Lavine.
John Probert, Director of Development, and Keith Scott, CEO, Pronto of Long Island.
Susan and Lonnie Sherman, and State Assemblywoman, Michaelle Solages.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board.
Nassau County Legislator Arnie Drucker.
State Senator Monica Martinez.
With Diane Manders of Habitat for Humanity of Long Island, and Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg
With Anil Jagtiani, President & CEO of Naka Tech
Suffolk County Legislator Chad Lennon and Mike Haynes of General Needs
Diane Manders, CEO of Habitat Long Island and Suffolk County Legislator Anthony Piccirillo
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Paule Pachter Consulting, LLC 2450 Marshall Avenue North Bellmore, L.I., New York, 11710 Email: ppachter@optonline.net Phone: (516) 236-0626
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