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Interview with Nina Stack, President of Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.
Native Voices Rising is a joint research and re-granting project of Native Americans in Philanthropy and Common Counsel Foundation. This report focuses on the practices and challenges of community organizing and advocacy, focusing on the need for increased investment in and sustained support for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.
A CNJG member queried our listserves on policies regarding: 1) number of vacation days for new full-time employees; 2) paid time off (PTO); and 3) working remotely. CNJG compiled the answers from responding members.
How the government can partner with impact investors to unleash new capital, talent and energy for maximum impact.
The National Center for Family Philanthropy and Youth Philanthropy Connect, a program of the Frieda C. Fox Foundation, have joined together to bring new resources to the field of philanthropy focused on engaging the next generation of donors and family members. Igniting the Spark: Creating Effective Next Gen Boards is the first publication of its kind, offering a comprehensive overview of the growing practice among family foundations and donor advised fund holders of using next generation boards.
Who We Are
This weekly call series started on November 5, 2012 and continued through March 25, 2013.
Philanthropic organizations of all shapes and sizes are well positioned to support Communities for a Lifetime (CfaL). This issue brief explores four roles for philanthropy in advancing CfaL work.
A collection of the President's letters to CNJG Members from the monthly newsletter.
Joint Statement from CNJG and the Center for Non-Profits
This statement also appeared on NJ Spotlight.
Over the previous 25+ years, CNJG has advocated for issues that affect both the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, including galvanizing the sector to participate in the 2020 Census,
CNJG is pleased to offer the 2022 Virtual Budget and Tax Briefing Series, hosted by our partners at Economic Opportunity Funders, to our members.
Find out what CNJG is doing to help build stronger relationships between New Jersey's grantmakers and elected officials and policy makers at the state and federal level.
The Newark Philanthropic Liaison is a unique partnership between the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and the City of Newark, supported by several foundations. Read more about the Liaison’s work In these reports. Due to several transitions, there were no written reports between 2015 and 2022.
Case study from Philanthropy New York documenting the formation, challenges and ultimate success of the Education Funders Research Initiative – an unusual funder collaborative that brought together funders for and against charter schools, funders with different views of testing and accountability, and funders with vastly different approaches to supporting education reform to identify and advance shared priorities.
Nina Stack, President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, knows what is on the minds of people who give away money, both locally in New Jersey and nationwide. In this interview Nina tells us about her work with the Council and also what things are on the radar screens of grantmakers.
GEO and Candid are partnering to bring you this conversation with two grantmakers working with Candid to get baseline demographic data and using it to measure progress.
A CNJG member queried our listserves for sample questions (not included in the grant application) you might ask grantees or potential grantees during site visits. CNJG compiled these responses, and other documents members use.