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CNJG is pleased to extend an inviation from our colleague ... fear and harm in immigrant communities. According to a recent analysis by the National Committee on Responsive ... in the country are being detained in rural areas, creating a burden for their families, many of whom are forced to ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Community Improvement/DevelopmentHuman Services
Publication Date: January, 2014
... or grantmaking. This popular, fast-paced video offers a realistic — and often humorous — glimpse of how the public views philanthropy, using a series of "people in the street" interviews shot in the ...
Resource Type: Presentation
Topic: About Philanthropy
CNJG invites members to attend this webinar to learn about ... Forum members and its members’ members, meaning CNJG and its members are all eligible and invited to attend. ... and Forum Racial Equity Committee Chair COST : Free for CNJG Members (You will need to create an account on United ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: October, 2021
Strengthening nonprofit organizations is not just a nice-to-have but an essential part of our work as ... communications and technology. While capacity building is a critical part of our work, traditional models of capacity ... have never been more apparent than they are now. At the time of this writing, we are navigating a deadly global ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
Publication Date: August, 2020
... services that are deeply rooted in racial equity. For a number of reasons, funders—who can’t otherwise support ... prioritize partnering with intermediaries with a high capacity for scaling services and distributing ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held a public meeting on March 16, where nearly $750,000 was ... awarded to 50 New Jersey nonprofit organizations through a recovery program that will help the arts sector prepare for ... people throughout the state and across the globe at a time when the power of the arts has been needed most. I am ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19Grantmaking
Funding Area: Arts/Culture/Humanities
... of 2022. The two largest awards given this quarter are a $222,383 grant to the Jewish Community Housing Corporation ... of their Lester Senior Housing Medical Suite, and a $193,923 award to Caldwell University to upgrade the ... the pandemic by school closures and loss of learning time, loss of routines, social isolation, and family ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... justice. We have been honored to partner with our Imagine a New Way grantees over the last few years, including those ... where slave ships docked from Africa in the 1700s. During a Juneteenth celebration, our partner, the New Jersey ... Justice successfully advocated to require, for the first time, New Jersey police officers to be licensed — as ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Racial Equity
Nina Stack has dreamed of being a philanthropist since long before she could probably even spell the word. As a child, Stack would fantasize about working for the United ... is president of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG), which she has led since 2005. The statewide ...
News Type: CNJG News
Topic: About Philanthropy
... fellow New Jersey emerging leaders in philanthropy for a virtual coffee and conversation. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen a shift to nontraditional philanthropic practices, an ... within our own work and the sector. Cost : Free for CNJG Member Grantmakers; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: Emerging Practitioners
... fall Newark Education Funder Affinity Group meeting for a discussion on learning acceleration. A growing body of research shows that the most effective way ... North Star Academy, Fairmount Elementary Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers. Newark ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: EducationalNewark Funders
... have long served people seeking safety through asylum and a myriad of other pathways, and they have been preparing for ... media shifts their attention elsewhere. Cost : Free for CNJG Members and Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
... across the state for Spring 2022. These awards cap off a banner grant cycle which saw the largest-ever response to ... develop, and prototype public humanities projects and events; Action Grants, which help organizations implement a wide array of humanities-based projects, including public ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
CNJG is pleased to offer this program from our colleagues at ... underserved, and undervalued. While this is not a new concept, we are encouraged to see more funders discuss ... and why they are leaning into participatory grantmaking as a strategy to further this aim while examining questions of ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Arts/Culture/Humanities
CNJG’s Finance and Investment Affinity Group exists to keep ... VBI attributes are well articulated across the industry, a cautious and thoughtful approach is warranted. VBI should not be “one size fits all”; rather, a customized opportunity exists to reflect your ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Finance
CNJG’s Finance and Investment Affinity Group exists to keep ... investment strategies is the focus of each program. After a positive year for both stock and bond markets that caught ... and their boards may be wondering whether 2024 will be a repeat of 2023, or a reversal. Join us for a breakfast ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Topic: Finance
... D.C., the Newark Funders Education Committee presented a workshop called “How Not to Read the Prize” to a standing-room-only audience of national, regional, and ... “this bold effort largely failed.” With the benefit of time, we would write a different narrative: there were ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Newark Funders
... are demanding that companies address their concerns on a wide range of social and environmental issues. The growing ... impact report that balances competing demands from a range of stakeholders. Specifically, how do companies ... points for more equitable practices? Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $150 for Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: Corporate Giving
Topic: Corporate Philanthropy/CSR
... coordination, and adaptability are essential to a successful response. This session will provide an ... for welcoming and supporting new arrivals. Cost : Free for CNJG Members and Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
... into law by Governor Murphy earlier this year as part of a multi-bill package aimed at economic recovery. Secretary of ... said Secretary Way. “The arts have been a crucial source of healing and connection throughout the ... role the arts play in recovery, visit KeepJerseyArtsAlive.org. “We are grateful to Governor Murphy and the ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking