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Sample disaster preparedness and recovery plans for foundations.
This weekly conference call series welcomed New Jersey-based grantmakers along with national funders and provided an opportunity for grantmakers to hear from a wide range of experts in the field of disaster philanthropy. This series started on September 9, 2013 and concluded on November 4, 2013. The written summaries of each recording are listed below.
Evaluators, foundations and nonprofits need to examine the “fit” of our existing evaluation approaches with the principles and values that underlie grantmaking and efforts designed to advance equity.
This guide introduces grantmakers to the benefits of software automation and provides them with tools to use when considering a move to a new grants management system.
The Grunin Foundation, in partnership with the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, invites you to the next Monmouth & Ocean Roundtable of Funders (MORF) meeting. Join your fellow funders for a convening centered around Sharing, Learning & Action! Lunch will be provided.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members and Non-Member Grantmakers
This program is open to grantmakers only and is geared towards those who fund in Monmouth & Ocean Counties.
The Grunin Foundation, in partnership with the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, invites you to the next Monmouth-Ocean Roundtable of Funders (MORF) meeting. Join your fellow funders for a convening centered around Sharing, Learning & Action!
Lunch will be provided.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members and Non-Member Grantmakers
This program is open to grantmakers only and is geared towards those who fund in Monmouth & Ocean Counties.
The Grunin Foundation, in partnership with the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, invites you to the next Monmouth & Ocean Roundtable of Funders (MORF) meeting. Join your fellow funders for a convening centered around Sharing, Learning & Action!
Lunch will be provided.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members and Non-Member Grantmakers
This program is open to grantmakers only and is geared towards those who fund in Monmouth & Ocean Counties.
From the Commonfund, these white papers on investment policy statements, spending policy, board governance and risk tolerance, together with their most recent studies of investments at private and community foundations, operating charities and nonprofit healthcare organizations are made available though CNJG's Investment Forum for Foundations and Endowments.
2016 marked a new high mark for the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and for our members. The 2016 President’s Report is our annual look back at CNJG’s robust programming and services in benefit to our members and by extension, the communities that our members serve. These programs, services and leadership initiatives elevate not only our members’ work and practice, but also grantmakers throughout New Jersey, and often even beyond. CNJG remains at the ready to assist New Jersey grantmakers in meeting the ongoing challenges of yesterday and today.
The Grunin Foundation, in partnership with the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, invites you to the next Monmouth & Ocean Roundtable of Funders (MORF) meeting. Join your fellow funders for a convening centered around Sharing, Learning & Action!
Lunch will be provided.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members and Non-Member Grantmakers
This program is open to grantmakers only and is geared towards those who fund in Monmouth & Ocean Counties.
A framework developed to help the philanthropic sector move away from traditional, extractive practices and toward a "just transition". It helps guide grantmakers and donors understand how to align their resources with social justice movements and the needs of communities.
This document provides strategies for high-impact philanthropy, including examples of nonprofits using effective approaches. It also includes resources for due diligence, advancing equality, crisis-grantmaking, and tips for avoiding fraud.
This guide from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors suggests that funders can make their grantmaking more responsive and efficient by combining the concepts of diversity and inclusion with basic due diligence.
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Collaborative Funding for Greater Impact explains the mechanics of forming and managing a co-funding partnership and offers takeaways for how this experience can apply to other communities.
Interview with Nina Stack, President of Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.
Alexis Bivens, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director of the Supporting Organizing Work Funders Collaborative, Connecticut Council on Philanthropy, presents the process and progress of how an affinity group transformed into a funders collaborative, how it was resourced, and challenges along the way.
This weekly conference call series welcomed New Jersey-based grantmakers along with national funders and provided an opportunity for grantmakers to hear from a wide range of experts in the field of disaster philanthropy. Series 1 started on November 5, 2012, one week after Sandy struck New Jersey, and continued through March 25, 2013. Series 2 started on September 9, 2013 and concluded on November 4, 2013. The written compendium of the recordings is listed below.
