All Funders
A sample document detailing the core values of the Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation including restrictions on participation on nonprofit/grantee boards.
Audience: All FundersFamily Foundation
An overview on the self-dealing law, including definitions, common problem areas, exceptions, penalties, and resources.
Audience: All FundersExecutive Staff
Topic: Governance
This book takes a no-nonsense look at the intricacies of establishing successful partnerships between nonprofit organizations, between nonprofits and for-profit companies, and between nonprofit organizations and governmental entities.
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Sample board committee descriptions, including roles and responsibilities of committee members
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Administration
CNJG Member survey ranking which issues are most important to them.
Audience: All Funders
Topic: About Philanthropy

This includes insights and tips related to board governance, legal compliance, grantee communications, fiscal responsibility, public disclosure, and many other key areas of foundation governance and operations.
Audience: All Funders
Topic: GovernanceGrantmaking
What does effectiveness mean to foundations? Explore definitions, challenges, and tips for evaluating foundation effectiveness.
Audience: All Funders
Release Date: October 1, 2025
A collection of the President's letters to CNJG Members from the monthly newsletter.
News Type: CNJG News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: About Philanthropy
Release Date: August 20, 2025
A coalition of six major journalism funders have announced commitments totaling $36.5 million in emergency grants to public media stations at risk of closure following federal funding cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Release Date: May 13, 2025
The FirstEnergy Foundation has donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross to support its efforts to offer disaster assistance to families living in communities served by FirstEnergy Corp. electric company Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L).
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking