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... Year 2026 state budget—totaling $58.1 billion—with a $6.3 billion surplus. We’ll explore key spending ... fiscal policy. Peter has worked on child and family policy advocacy in New Jersey since 2014. Most recently, he ... and international political economy. Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $75 for Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
... society’s most difficult problems. We also access the resources of the philanthropic community – funding, ... - to provide leadership on statewide issues. Vision CNJG envisions a healthy, thriving, and civically engaged New Jersey where ...
"The most populous city in New Jersey has launched a pilot program to give guaranteed income to some residents, ... Americans face. Experts say success in Newark, New Jersey, a neighbor of New York City, could set a precedent for other communities around the country to ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Audience: All Funders
The rising cost of housing, a limitation on supply of affordable housing stock, and ... to housing the unhoused. In December, the City released a strategic plan to end chronic homelessness, the first plan ... Weiss, President and CEO, Newark Alliance Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers. Newark Funder ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Newark Funders
Publication Date: October, 2015
... small ones who don’t have the time or money for a big process, anxiety is the feeling that follows. If ... strategies into focus before you decide whether to create a plan or not. It helps you discover ongoing strategic ... whether to keep them or not. If you already have done a strategic plan, and it is languishing on a shelf, this ...
Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Publication Date: February, 2015
... New Jersey Foundation Benefits & Salary Report provides a valuable benchmarking resource, developed and compiled for exclusively for CNJG members. The first section, the 2014 Benefits Summary ... Area and National Data provides compensation across a wide range of positions and grantmaking entities, and ...
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/ReportsReport
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Administration
In 2007, CNJG brought together the state's philanthropic sector to leverage its collective resources, knowledge, and expertise for the good of New ... throughout New Jersey leveraged more than $100,000 with a match of $300,000 from the State in support of the Civic ...
... collaboration for 2025 and beyond. Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $75 for Non Member Grantmakers This program is ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Newark Funders
... Guaranteed Income Pilot Program following the release of a report by the city, the Jain Family Institute and the ... hands. Mayor Ras Baraka first broached the idea of a universal basic income pilot program at a 2019 State of the City address, saying it would be a ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Funding Area: Newark Funders
On this webinar, Mayor Baraka presented an update from the City, non-profit leaders, shared what they are seeing on the ground, and funding colleagues discussed the philanthropic response in Newark.
Speakers:
Mayor Ras J. Baraka
Vicky Hernandez, Executive Director, Ironbound Community Corporation
Amina Bey, Executive Director, Newark Emergency Services for Families
Irene Cooper-Basch, Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation
Catherine Wilson, President and CEO, United Way of Greater Newark
Webinar Video
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Topic: COVID-19
Funding Area: Newark Funders
On this webinar, funders were briefed on how the CARES Act can help nonprofit organizations during COVID-19, heard an update on testing and public health needs from the city, and were informed on the response and greatest needs in Newark hospitals.
Speakers:
Brandon McKoy, President, New Jersey Policy Perspective
Dr. Shereef Elnahol, President and CEO, University Hospital
Dr. Mark Wade, Director, City of Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness
Webinar Video
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
Funding Area: Newark Funders
Publication Date: January, 2021
... New Jersey Philanthropy Benefits & Salary Report provides a valuable benchmarking resource. Developed and compiled for CNJG members exclusively, the report presents comprehensive ... Produced every three years, this benchmarking report is a highly valued benefit of your membership in the Council of ...
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/ReportsReport
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: January, 2011
Sample disaster preparedness and recovery plans for foundations.
Resource Type: Sample Document/Template
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Administration
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief
Publication Date: October, 2023
... Philanthropy Benefits & Salary Summary Report provides a valuable benchmarking resource for CNJG members on the benefits offered to employees and ... Produced every three years, this benchmarking report is a highly anticipated and valued benefit of your CNJG ...
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/ReportsReport
Audience: All Funders
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
Publication Date: July, 2019
... good things for the community,” you have taken a fresh look at your goals, strategies, and outcomes and ... differently to achieve even more. We all know that setting bolder, bigger goals for impact is only step one. ... strategies and achieving these goals typically involves a winding path full of experiments, iterations, and ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: December, 2020
... local planners, governments and impact investors with a clear, simple view of social and economic indicators for ...
Resource Type: Website
Publication Date: May, 2008
Find a collection of resources on the how-tos of building your organization's ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: Non Profit Staff
Topic: About Philanthropy
Publication Date: May, 2012
This report highlights three philanthropic efforts to build the capacity of local communities in the West - The Ford Family Foundation’s Ford Institute Leadership Program, the Northwest Area Foundation’s Horizons Program, and the Orton Family Foundation’s Heart and Soul Community Planning Program.
Resource Type: Case Study
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Funding Area: Community Improvement/Development
... early and mid-career professionals and will serve as: a professional learning community for emerging professionals ... and is an established leader in public policy analysis and advocacy statewide and nationally. Returning to The Fund for ... President from 2019 through late 2021. Cost : Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers Emerging Leaders ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: Emerging Practitioners