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Publication Date: March, 2025

... Review, presents a new model for systems change. Five of the model’s seven components reflect themes in Changing ... Lives. The sixth component slightly shifts the emphasis of the Foundation’s “Engaging with Government” theme, ... measurement as a distinct and separate component of the model. Download or order a free hard copy of The ...
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Community Improvement/Development
Publication Date: January, 2024
... to ValuesAdvisor is provided at no cost as a benefit of your membership in CNJG. ValuesAdvisor offers a searchable database of values-oriented investment advisors, who have been ... on data points such as minimum account size, amount of values-aligned AUM, impact themes, service offerings, ...

... a convening with the Newark group, co-chaired by Etta Denk of Bank America (second from left) and Barbara Reisman of the Schumann Fund for New Jersey (third from left). Irene Cooper-Basch (far right), Chair of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and Executive ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Newark Funders
Publication Date: June, 2022
The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ 2023 – 2027 Strategic Plan reimagines the future for CNJG. As a result of the extensive strategy development process, the plan ...
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/Reports
Topic: Administration
Publication Date: April, 2014
... Philanthropy and Youth Philanthropy Connect, a program of the Frieda C. Fox Foundation, have joined together to bring new resources to the field of philanthropy focused on engaging the next generation of donors and family members. Igniting the Spark: Creating ...
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: Family Foundation
Topic: Governance
Publication Date: February, 2013
... and practices, primarily growing from the experience of northern California communities. This experience offers a framework of principles and a beginning set of conclusions about how philanthropy can develop productive ...
Resource Type: Research
Topic: About Philanthropy
Funding Area: Community Improvement/Development
Publication Date: March, 2024
Alexis Bivens, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director of the Supporting Organizing Work Funders Collaborative, ... how it was resourced, and challenges along the way. Learning Experience with Funder Collaboratives ...
Resource Type: Presentation
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Publication Date: May, 2022

... low and moderate income communities and communities of color, but also build a healthy and more resilient economy ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Community Improvement/DevelopmentRacial Equity
Publication Date: March, 2020
... grants during a disaster or crisis in an equitable way to assure fairness in selecting grantees?" CNJG compiled ...
Resource Type: Case StudyCNJG Documents/Reports
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: April, 2019
A combination of curated, synthesized, and original content, this library of resources is intended to help foundations and investors at different stages of practice begin to explore the many ways they can grow and ...
Resource Type: Resource GuideWebsite
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: July, 2013

Employee engagement through cause is a vital means by which to strengthen employee relationships, enhance employee morale and even build critical skill sets and expertise. Plus, employees are hungry for ways to get involved in cause. Not sure how to integrate cause into your company’s employee engagement strategy? Network for Good is here to help.
Resource Type: Best Practice
Topic: Administration
Publication Date: February, 2011
The Association of Small Foundations and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund report "The Best of Both Worlds: Using Private Foundations and Donor-Advised ... on choosing the appropriate giving vehicles and the best way to use them. The Best of Both Worlds: Using Private ...
Resource Type: Best PracticeResearch
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
... to witness the ongoing dedication and boundless creativity of our state’s arts sector,” said Secretary of State Tahesha Way. “I am proud to work closely with the State Arts ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: April, 2025

... look into the characteristics and perspectives of individuals and families who utilize DAFs for their charitable giving in the United States. The study surveyed over 2,100 DAF donors, ... processes, motivations for using DAFs, and the role of DAFs in their overall philanthropic strategy. The National ...
Audience: Community Foundation
Publication Date: April, 2014
... with a wide-ranging stroll through the shared history of philanthropy and democracy, Kemmis examines the current post- Citizens United landscape and asks whether philanthropy can and should ... do more to strengthen the infrastructure and practices of democracy. Philanthropy and the Renewal of Democracy: Is ...
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: About Philanthropy
... 103,475 public charities reported receiving a total of over $267 billion from government grants in 2021. The ... DiLorenzo Op-Ed: The Families We Serve Also Hold No Cards United Way of Greater Mercer County published " Disrupted: How ...
CNJG is pleased to partner with the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OCIG) within the ... and Information Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce on this series to help the funding community know ... residents and organizations can take advantage of these funding opportunities. The National ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Science/Technology
The Office of the Governor has taken extraordinary steps to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and protect the health and well-being of ... Cornavaca, Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach to Governor Murphy, for an overview of how the administration is ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
As New Jersey enters its 9th week of sheltering in place and the close of businesses deemed non-essential, we have already seen the ... facing our country and state at this time. Named to Gov. Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Advisory Council , Brandon ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
... on the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. First Lady Tammy Murphy launched the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF), hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, to fight against the ongoing pandemic by ... On this webinar, we will hear from Executive Director of NJPRF, Josh Weinreich and President of the Community ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19