Publication Date: September, 2012
A working glossary of terms to help shape a common language for work in Community Capacity. This glossary is intended to help promote philanthropy's roles in building community capacity by defining core concepts and closely related terms.
Publication Date: June, 2007
This includes insights and tips related to board governance, legal compliance, grantee communications, fiscal responsibility, public disclosure, and many other key areas of foundation governance and operations. It is intended to serve as a practical resource to assist foundations in their grantmaking.
... awards this cycle support projects that will enhance the health, well-being, and independent living prospects of ... in Essex County, NJ, and several others address the health needs of children. The largest grant of the cycle is a ... accessibility enhancements to the organization’s Aging in Place home in South Orange. Jespy House advances ...
... benefits and services and a powerful link to fellow funders who share a commitment to addressing critical issues ... survey. Discover peers funding in similar areas through Affinity Groups and corresponding listserves . Post any ... by serving on a Board committee , co-chairing an affinity group , or serving on CNJG’s board of trustees . Committee ...
... mentoring and job placement, ultimately improving health outcomes and supporting sustainable career pathways. ... with the local Selection Advisory Council (SAC), a diverse group of 36 talented residents, leaders and experts from ...
... to strive to keep New Jersey healthy by promoting health equity, addressing racial and health disparities and expanding cultural awareness in the ...
Publication Date: August, 2021
Learn how you can register for events online, search the member directory for organizations and colleagues who have the same interests, and update your profile.
... development, gang prevention programming, mental health resources, and career exploration. A new trade ...
... and Sharnita Johnson, Victoria Foundation, small group table discussions further explored the principles and ... in achieving equity and building community. He encouraged funders to deeply reflect upon how we practice leadership, ... for new leaders at the helm - whether it’s committee or affinity group leadership in our CNJG community, funder ...
Publication Date: October, 2015
What comes after “strategic...?” If you said, “planning,” you’re not alone. And for many leaders of community foundations, especially small ones who don’t have the time or money for a big process, anxiety is the feeling that follows. If that’s the case, this guide is for you.
It invites you to test-drive some activities to bring your current program, operations and community leadership strategies into focus before you decide whether to create a plan or not. It helps you discover ongoing strategic practices and decide whether to keep them or not. If you already have done a strategic plan, and it is languishing on a shelf, this guide will help you refresh it.
PART A: Good Strategy Takes Practice (Not Just Planning)
PART B: Do Your Discovery
PART C: Jumpstart Your Strategy Narrative
PART D: Bring It Together
Looking To What’s Next
... COVID-19: Past Epidemics and Vulnerability - Lessons for Funders Webinar and Webinar Slides - Held 3/26/2020 ... Process and Federal Disaster Assistance NJ Department of Health: Up-to-date Information about the Coronavirus ... HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak ...
... and key initiatives in arts education, creative aging, and economic and community development. New Jersey ...
... in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New Jersey has one of the country’s worst records for child health and wellbeing, especially among under-resourced ... and transformative programs and policies that foster the health, well-being and resilience of children and families in ...
Publication Date: September, 2010
This advocacy and civic engagement toolkit is designed for private 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 foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy involvement by foundation officials acting on behalf of their foundations.
Publication Date: August, 2020
The Bridgespan Group collaborated with ABFE to co-author "Guiding a Giving ... ecosystem. It provides principles for giving that can help funders make investments with sustained change in mind, and ... list is not exhaustive, but rather a starting place for funders who seek to support Black-led organizations and ...
Publication Date: August, 2013
President Obama's Hurricane Sandy Task Force released this rebuilding strategy to serve as a model for communities across the nation facing greater risks from extreme weather and to continue helping the Sandy-affected region rebuild. The Rebuilding Strategy contains 69 policy recommendations, many of which have already been adopted, that will help homeowners stay in and repair their homes, strengthen small businesses and revitalize local economies and ensure entire communities are better able to withstand and recover from future storms.
Publication Date: December, 2020
Funders are being asked to show how they are addressing ... been on a journey to address this question by advancing health equity through a racial equity lens. This report ...
Publication Date: February, 2013
... seek to change unhealthy behaviors, such as reproductive health and teen pregnancy, gender-based violence, substance ... educational under-achievement. This guide suggests that funders can work to improve program outcomes by helping the ...
Publication Date: March, 2018
This report from the TCC Group finds that the flexibility, nimbleness, and willingness ... PSOs and funder collaboratives were called on to keep funders well informed of policy changes. To that end, PSOs ... civic engagement. The report also notes that while some funders have remained cautious, taking a "wait and see" ...
Publication Date: November, 2015
... normal school hours. From the start of the partnership, funders and grantees held regular meetings focused on ... programs were better and are reaching more students, and funders had adopted new, collaborative ... to more flexibility –– letting grantees drive the group’s planning and learning efforts, and manage ...
