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Conversations with the Cabinet: New Jersey Department of Education

Monday, June 29, 2026 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
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State of New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton

Join CNJG for a conversation with New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Lily Laux on the state’s education priorities and opportunities for collaboration with philanthropy.

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Paterson Funders and Environmental Funders Affinity Groups: Partners Addressing Passaic River Flooding

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 -
10:00am to 1:30pm
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Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium Paterson

Join the Paterson and Environmental Funders Affinity Groups for an in-person opportunity at the Charles J. Muthe Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium to learn about the ways that the Paterson government is working with local environmental nonprofits to tackle the ways that ongoing and increased flooding of the Passaic River is affecting the lives and homes of residents.

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Family Philanthropy Webinar: Philanthropy in Complex, Multigenerational Families

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Webinar

CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy 2026 webinar series, providing guidance on the core principles of effective family philanthropy.

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Culture Funders Affinity Group: 10 Years of Financial Trends in NJ Arts

Thursday, June 4, 2026 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Webinar

As a part of the longstanding partnership between Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, NFF is presenting a financial analysis of the New Jersey arts sector over the past 10 years. Using historical data from 100 New Jersey arts organizations, NFF explores how arts organizations of various disciplines, sizes, and geographies have weathered the past ten years from a financial health lens.

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Newark Funder Affinity Group: Supporting the Capacity and Health of Newark’s Nonprofit Organizations and Staff

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Equal Space, Newark

Join us for an informative discussion on how Newark foundations are leading an effort to ensure the strength and resilience of both our Newark nonprofit organizations and the staff and leadership who guide them.

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Resilience in Action Security Summit

Thursday, May 21, 2026 -
9:00am to 5:00pm
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Hudson Yards, New York, NY

This summit presented by The Ford Foundation, NGO-ISAC, and the Technology Association of Grantmakers and hosted by ServiceNow, will convene experts and grantmaking leaders to explore how digital and physical security intersect — and what it means for defending mission-centric institutions and protecting vulnerable communities. 

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Family Philanthropy Webinar: Creating a Bold Vision: Rethinking Norms, Embracing Uncertainty

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Webinar

CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy 2026 webinar series, providing guidance on the core principles of effective family philanthropy.

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Conversation with Rutgers University - Newark Chancellor Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
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Rutgers Newark Center for Law and Justice, Newark

Please join your colleagues for a conversation with Rutgers University – Newark’s Chancellor, Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson.

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Education Funders Affinity Group: Champions for New Jersey’s Young Multilingual Learners

Thursday, April 23, 2026 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton

Alexandra Figueras-Daniel, PhD - Assistant Research Professor and Bilingual ECE Policy Specialist at Rutgers National Institute for Early Education Research - builds systems to help educators support the needs and competencies of young multilinguals. As our young learners also need leaders, Figueras-Daniel created the BELLE program, a cohort model to advance the careers of Latine educators.

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Beyond The Rulings with Lloyd Freeman, Esq.

Thursday, April 16, 2026 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Amphitheater, Princeton

This final hybrid session will cover the latest legal developments and offer suggestions for nonprofits to navigate a course in this landscape, remaining true to their missions and the people and communities they serve, while mitigating risk to their organization.

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Funder Briefing: Start Strong NJ: Affordable Child Care

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 -
10:00am to 11:00am
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Webinar

Start Strong NJ is a statewide campaign to put affordable, high quality child care within reach of all New Jersey families. Inclusive and nonpartisan, Start Strong NJ recognizes that child care is an economic imperative for New Jersey rather than a problem that individual families can solve on their own.

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Family Philanthropy Webinar: Maximizing Your Resources: Structures and Tools

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Webinar

CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy 2026 webinar series, providing guidance on the core principles of effective family philanthropy.

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Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Guarantee Under Assault

Thursday, April 2, 2026 -
12:45pm to 2:00pm
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Webinar

In this webinar, litigants and advocates working on this tremendously consequential issue will provide an update on their work and the oral arguments, as well as identify the critical litigation, narrative, and public education strategies that will need resourcing in the months ahead.

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NJ Corporate Philanthropy Network: From Promise to Practice — AI for Philanthropy

Thursday, April 2, 2026 -
9:15am to 10:15am
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Webinar

This program will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the philanthropic sector—and how funders can adopt these tools ethically, responsibly, and strategically.

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