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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
... during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Arts/Culture/Humanities
... of importance. Partially because of our partnership as a member of the Forum, we are able to engage Phil Buchanan, ... Philanthropy to give the keynote at the upcoming CNJG Annual Meeting & Holiday Luncheon . The CNJG staff heard ...
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
Publication Date: August, 2016
Foundation leaders have a unique opportunity to serve as powerful champions of their ... you start having an honest conversation in the boardroom; a conversation about your foundation’s goals, approach, ... vision for the future. The Power of Board Advocacy: A Discussion Guide for Foundation Boards ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: Board/Trustees
Topic: Governance
Publication Date: November, 2014
... adopting an anchor mission that seeks to fully deploy all resources to build community wealth. Moving into territory ... and Violeta Duncan, Community Development Associate. A New Anchor Mission for a New Century ...
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: Hurricane Sandy
Publication Date: September, 2019
... Grantmakers, this guide shares seven practices and 12 tools for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations who seek effective ways to mobilize resources to sustain their organization’s work. The guide ...
Resource Type: Report
Topic: Administration
... , and for corporate volunteer programs this represents a wonderful opportunity to engage your employees through ... volunteerism. Over the past three years, there has been a whirlwind of change around these volunteer programs, moving ... work with remote employees. Join your fellow corporate CNJG members for an online discussion (via Zoom) about your ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: Corporate Giving
Funding Area: Philanthropy/Volunteerism
... impacts roughly 15,000 households in the City. There is a short, mid, and long-term plan of action that the City has ... of water on behalf of the City. Volunteer time and resources – The City is creating opportunities for ... Replacement Program website .
CNJG is pleased to offer this webinar series designed by our ... action. Join your corporate philanthropy peers for a virtual roundtable to network, learn and share best ... CNJG Member and non-members. You will need to sign up for a free account at the Council of Michigan Foundation’s ...
Event Type: Partner
Topic: Corporate Philanthropy/CSR
In September 2022, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income , Center for Guaranteed Income Research ... Basic Income Lab officially announced the launch of a dashboard that displays early data from guaranteed income pilots across the country. Newark, NJ, a founding member of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, is ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
... workshop with Bolder Advocacy , your foundation will have a clear understanding of the kinds of advocacy activities you ... whether your public or private foundation can speak out on a particular issue? This training answers these questions and ... that permits support for policy work. This will be a virtual session; connection details will be provided upon ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Civil/Advocacy/Policy
... State Coronavirus Task Force, closing schools and issuing a shelter-in-place directive. While these orders are ... childcare, tax relief, extra SNAP benefits, additional resources for unemployed workers and small businesses, ... the most critical needs facing the state. Cost : Free for CNJG Members and Nonmember Grantmakers This program is open ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
... information exchange, and continuing education. CNJG became a unified project under the Community Foundation of New ... in which individual donors pool their money and other resources, and decide together how and where to give them ...
... on the Hill . Over the years, being part of a larger voice of philanthropic leaders has been critical to ...
... to learn about New Jersey's Paterson Reads (PR) in a co-sponsored event with Council of New Jersey Grantmakers ... led by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Paterson Reads is a founding member of the national Campaign for Grade-Level ... Abriendo Puertas to support the goal of 3rd grade reading. CNJG partners, come learn why this issue is important and ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: EducationalPaterson
... one of the nation’s first formal partnerships between a city and the philanthropic community. The initiative began as a partnership between the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers in collaboration with then Mayor Cory A. Booker. We are proud this unique partnership continues ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Funding Area: Newark Funders
CNJG’s Newark Philanthropic Liaison, Kevin Callaghan, organized a series of webinars for our Newark Funders Affinity Group ...
... joined the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers in 2008. A creative, versatile leader with over 25 years’ experience ... Theresa has been instrumental in strengthening CNJG's leadership work, leading policy and advocacy efforts, ...
The Morris County Funders Group, a coalition of 10 grantmaking organizations, pooled $325,000 ... Foundation of New Jersey, Bob Kley from MHANJ and a partner nonprofit. The panel will share how the funders ... participants will have time for Q & A. Webinar Video Resources Mental Health Association in New Jersey Jersey ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders