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Publication Date: September, 2010
This advocacy and civic engagement toolkit is designed for community and public foundations that want to educate and encourage their grantees about getting involved in civic and policy activities to increase organizational capacity and impact. While its primary focus is on the grantmaking activity of these foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy involvement by foundation officials acting on behalf of their foundations.
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: Public Policy
Funding Area: Civil/Advocacy/Policy
The 4 th goal of CNJG’s strategic plan calls for CNJG to expand ... benefits of membership, and the more data we collect from a variety of philanthropic organizations, the more valuable ...
Publication Date: November, 2014
In 2004, a group of foundations came together to create a funder collaborative in support of Freedom to Marry ’s ... action and litigation that pushed marriage over the finish line from coast to coast. As the Civil Marriage Collaborative ...
Resource Type: Case Study
... as the cost of supplies, fuel, and salaries grew at a historic pace. And, with communities feeling the pinch ... their grantees during these challenging times. And a nonprofit executive director will share her experience ... Christopher , Managing Director, BDO FMA Cost : Free for CNJG Members and Non Member Grantmakers Inflation-Adjusted ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
... be doing more to support its nonprofit ecosystem. With a background in direct service, Beth remembered when she was ... mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph, she has catalyzed a shift toward redistributing power in its community ... partnerships.
Joint Statement from CNJG and the Center for Non-Profits This statement also ... on NJ Spotlight . Linda-Czipo-and-Maria-Vizcarrondo.jpg A conversation between two customers in line at a New Jersey supermarket turned ugly when one man ...
News Type: CNJG News
Publication Date: March, 2019
... plays in their personal lives. This is the third video in a three-part Forum video series on racial equity. Our goal ... based on race and ethnicity. Click here to view a version of this video with captions Other Videos in the ...
Resource Type: Presentation
... city of Newark and the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG) —is tasked with harnessing interest, fostering ... improve the lives of Newark’s residents. Supported by a dedicated cohort of funders through CNJG, the office is ...
CNJG is tracking philanthropy’s response to the coronavirus ... Candid recently launched their new coronavirus map , as a part of their coronavirus webpage . Now, we need your help ... from the first survey, visit here . Cost : Free for CNJG Members and NonMember Grantmakers This program is only ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19Grantmaking
CNJG is pleased to offer the 2022 Virtual Budget and Tax ... worker organizing, outreach, and education. Join us for a one-on-one conversation with NWJP Director, Corinna ... from the Public Welfare Foundation annually until 2030 as a part of its legacy investment in advancing workers’ ...
Event Type: Partner
... not only shape near-term dollars but to institutionalize a Justice40 ethos that will shape public investments for ... , and the Council of Michigan Foundations . This is a funder-only webinar series. Please contact Kerry Hastings at kerry@fundersnetwork.org with any questions. Designing Justice40 Webinar Series - ...
Event Type: Partner
... that philanthropy is more effective when grantmakers have a forum to communicate, exchange information, and take part in continuing education, CNJG was born. By 1998, CNJG was an independent 501(c)(3) organization with a full-time executive director and approximately 80 members. ...
... Housing and Urban Development . The Field Office manages a range of important programs and special initiatives, ... and maximize impact in local communities. Cost: Free for CNJG Members. $50 for Non Member Grantmakers Webinar Video COVID-19 Funders Briefing Series II: A Conversation with HUD: The Cares Act and COVID Response in ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
Please join us as we kick-off our 2024 meetings with a discussion on the Vote 16 campaign. Last August, the New ... Should Be Allowed to Vote in Local Elections and Beyond , a policy brief arguing that New Jersey municipalities should ... , Executive Director, the GEM Project Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers. Newark ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: EducationalNewark Funders
CNJG is pleased to re-convene the South Jersey Funders Consortium for a lunch meeting at La Scala Fire in Glassboro. Join your fellow South Jersey funders for lunch and a round robin discussion on what your organization is ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Southern NJ
Publication Date: August, 2013
... Task Force released this rebuilding strategy to serve as a model for communities across the nation facing greater ...
Resource Type: Report
Topic: Hurricane Sandy
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief
... is complicit in anti-Blackness. Seeing anti-Blackness as a defining element of institutional philanthropic culture ... existing Black-led efforts and to support those efforts in a way that leads to freedom and joy for all? As funders, we ... Network’s website, much like you did for the CNJG website. Speakers Liz Dozier , Founder & CEO, Chicago ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Philanthropy/VolunteerismRacial Equity
... of New Jersey Grantmakers' Board of Trustees approved that CNJG would take an official position opposing the repeal of ... Regional Associations of Grantmakers . Nonpartisanship is a cornerstone principle that has strengthened the public’s ... of the charitable and foundation communities, makes a strong statement in support of nonpartisanship and urges ...
News Type: CNJG News
Join your fellow CNJG members and CNJG staff, every first Friday of the month, for a 60-minute Zoom session. Much like the New Jersey Center for ... Mondays or “open office hours,” these sessions are a dedicated time for members to gather online to network, ask ...
Event Type: Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Philanthropy/Volunteerism
Join your fellow CNJG members and CNJG staff, every first Friday of the month, for a 60-minute Zoom session. Much like the New Jersey Center for ... Mondays or “open office hours,” these sessions are a dedicated time for members to gather online to network, ask ...
Event Type: Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Philanthropy/Volunteerism