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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 ... foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy involvement by foundation officials acting on behalf of their foundations. Foundations for Civic Impact - Community Foundations ...
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: Public Policy
Funding Area: Civil/Advocacy/Policy
Publication Date: November, 2021
This work is a joint project of Bridgespan Social Impact, the ... those dollars remain on the sidelines. A common hypothesis for the shortfall is the lack of investable ... and informally advised organizations seeking to invest for racial equity over the years, and found that hypothesis ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
Publication Date: January, 2014
... measurement needs to align with the rhythm of your work and provide the right data at the right times. The ... reasonable in certain situations, they are often a stretch for the real world of social innovation and are limited in ... strategic value, cultural applicability, and validity for measuring the changes sought. You can get more for ...
Resource Type: Best PracticeResearch
Audience: Corporate GivingFamily Foundation
Publication Date: March, 2009
... One - Set Goals and Structure Bring your group together for a first meeting. Take time at this first meeting to ... individual “pet” charities to pool your resources for a common goal with greater impact. Members will ... decides on its focus area. Step Five – Create Smaller Work Groups Having members of the group volunteer for ...
Resource Type: Best PracticeResource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
... in New Jersey. It grew out of a 2010 briefing CNJG held for members that outlined how a Governor’s budget is ...
... is thriving throughout Newark thanks in large part to the work of the Liaison, and the funding community’s support of ... Liaison is supported by: Bank of America, The Foundation for Newark’s Future, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The MCJ ... America, The Prudential Foundation, Schumann Foundation for New Jersey, Turrell Fund, Victoria Foundation, and PSEG ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Funding Area: Newark Funders
... they are impacting our communities. This includes the need for services such as emergency childcare, tax relief, extra SNAP benefits, additional resources for unemployed workers and small businesses, housing and rental assistance, and increased support for healthcare workers. Join Deborah Cornavaca, Deputy Chief ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
... against the growing impact of the coronavirus. Join us for an overview of the purpose and progress of these COVID-19 ... PHL COVID-19 Fund from Kate Houstoun, Managing Director for Capacity Building at the United Way of Greater ... equitable relief throughout New Jersey. Cost : Free for CNJG Member and NonMember Grantmakers. This program is ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
... up just 14% of New Jersey’s population, but they account for 21.3% of COVID-19 deaths, according to state fatality ... of chronic disease and barriers to accessing health care for Black individuals. This web briefing will explore how ... bring these kinds of conversations to the forefront of our work. Hear Dr. Denise Rodgers, Vice Chancellor of ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
... Florida nearly $5 million through its 15th Annual Housing for Everyone grant competition. The Housing for Everyone program has awarded more than $32 million in ... pandemic. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Housing for Everyone, the TD Charitable Foundation increased the ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19Grantmaking
Funding Area: Housing/Shelter
... a recovery program that will help the arts sector prepare for a full-scale recovery. The COVID Critical Needs Program ... (CCN) is a single year grant program that provides support for COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) and ... the power of the arts has been needed most. I am proud to work closely with the Arts Council to help ensure our ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19Grantmaking
Funding Area: Arts/Culture/Humanities
... million during the first four months of 2021 in support for current and new grantee partners led by people of color ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
... program, which covers an array of operational expenses for qualified history organizations; Projects and ... historical research, exhibits, programs, and archival work; and the County History Partnership Program (CHPP), which provides all 21 counties with funding for local history groups statewide. FY 22 funding will also ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
The Fund for Women and Girls of the Princeton Area Community ... more than 20-year history and includes a first-time award for the Liz Gray Erickson Memorial Grant, a 3-year grant ... “Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our Fund for Women and Girls members, we’ve awarded more than $1 ...
News Type: News
... are facing ongoing challenges such as increased demand for their services and rising food prices. To that end, Bank ... to local hunger relief organizations and food banks for each employee in New Jersey who received a COVID-19 ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... pediatric emergency department, doubling space available for children facing behavioral health crises. Many grants ... to ameliorating multiple social problems with one project. For instance, a $160,000 grant to Youth Build Newark will ... a post-secondary career track to healthcare professions for Newark-area youth currently disconnected from school or ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Health-General & Rehabilitative
... is thriving throughout Newark thanks in large part to the work of the Liaison, and the funding community’s support of ... Foundation, The Prudential Foundation, Schumann Foundation for New Jersey, Turrell Fund, Victoria Foundation, and the ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
To influence systematic change in employment practices for individuals with disabilities, Kessler Foundation provided a $100,000 initial investment grant for the May launch of "Employing Abilities at Work Certificate" by SHRM Foundation, the 501c (3) ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Employment/JobsRacial Equity
... strategy of providing the space, time, and opportunity for each organization to strengthen and build their capacity ... transformation to center racial equity and justice in our work and our funding, we are also thrilled to recognize these ... with a three-year grant of $1M general operating support. For all of these initiatives, the Dodge Foundation was a core ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Racial Equity
... and promoting safety led to 60-year lows in homicides for the city. The philanthropic community in Newark is an ... strategy from its infancy by providing the resources for two public safety retreats, multiple community-based ... Foundation of New Jersey, shared her thoughts on the work in this article for Grantmakers in Health. Newark ...
News Type: Newark Liaison