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Please join us to share our work, brainstorm solutions, and discuss areas of common interest. Up to four funders can present a five-minute grant problem or opportunity to be workshopped. Bring your summary slide and get advice or feedback from your peers. Everyone will get a chance to share, opine, advise, and connect. Enrollment is limited to facilitate dialogue.
To reserve one of the four mini-workshop spots, please email Chanika Svetvilas by June 18.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers
This program is only open to Education Funders.
- Frequent moves are the most significant barrier to academic success, as they disrupt both students and teachers. Students on the move need extra time and attention to get caught up, requiring teachers to spend more time with those students.
- Students who are unable to find stable shelter have difficulty meeting state or district mandates regarding the number of days they must attend school to stay enrolled.
- Often, the slow transfer of student records, along with differing course requirements from school to school, complicates the accrual of sufficient credits for homeless students to be promoted and receive a high school diploma.
This report is designed to inform stakeholders in complex change strategies involving multiple partners, funders, intermediaries, and evaluators. It is framed by a literature review on partnership structures, trust building, and developing a learning culture, and offers case studies of three different partnerships. The report was commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation and collaboratively developed by Equal Measure, Engage R+D, and Harder+Company Community Research.
Monmouth and Ocean County funders, join us at the PEEP at the Jersey Shore BlueClaws event! This is a time for connection and relationship building with people we don't always get a chance to see in the philanthropic and nonprofit world. Most importantly, this is for ALL levels of your organization, including those doing direct service and operations, and board members. This is a family-friendly event so feel free to bring your kids!
PEEP (started by Vu Le, writer of the blog, Nonprofit AF)—Party to Enhance Equity in Philanthropy - is a nationally celebrated movement to bring together nonprofit and philanthropic leaders to help break down the pervasive power dynamics in our work and a small tool to help us see each other in our full humanity.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members and Non-Member Grantmakers
This program is open to Monmouth and Ocean County grantmakers and nonprofits only.
This event is available to philanthropic and nonprofit professionals at no cost thanks to the generous support of members of the Monmouth-Ocean Roundtable of Funders, a program through the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.
The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis affecting both rural and urban areas. In 2023 alone over 80,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. Communities face specific challenges in dealing with this crisis based on their location. These challenges include prevention methods, immediate services provision, and ongoing treatment. All funders—not just those focused on health issues—can make a difference.
In this conversation you will learn about:
-How communities are using federal investment, such as the Paradigm program, to provide advanced medical services to rural communities.
-How family funders can support community partners in responding to this crisis.
-Opportunities to support preventive methods for young people in education settings and to support incarcerated individuals seeking treatment.
-Ways that donors can provide key investments in solutions alongside state and federal mechanisms.
For those who would like to participate, we will have an additional 30 minutes of networking time at the end of the program.
The Newark Funders Affinity Group is convening an emergency meeting to discuss the impact that the Trump administration will have on the local New Jersey community, especially with its new migration immigration policy.
At this meeting you will have the opportunity to hear from local leaders of community-based organizations that are beginning to plan for the fallout from these new federal policies. They will share what they anticipate will happen, what is needed to best prepare, and how philanthropy can help.
This event is being held at the Victoria Foundation but attendance can also be via Zoom. Instructions are provided in the e-mail confirmation on how to obtain the Zoom meeting instructions.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers
Developed by Washington Regional Associations of Grantmakers' Public Education Working Group, How Do Teachers Become Great? shows that the highest level of student performance is directly linked to having high-performing teachers. High-performing teachers are products of effective professional development - and the development and teaching strategies of these educators can be replicated.
What factors should you consider if you want your grant investment to have the greatest impact on student academic success?
Schools are uniquely positioned to support student wellbeing and promote a positive learning environment, but often lack the resources to do so. The Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA) is giving schools the tools needed to help students succeed through two initiatives: Transforming Early Childhood Leadership Institute and the Healing Centered Engagement program.
As New Jersey continues to expand full-day preschool, principals and school leaders face the challenge of creating a high-quality experience for early learners. The Transforming Early Childhood Leadership Institute supports this endeavor by training and coaching leaders from schools offering PreK-3 instruction. Through the Institute, participating schools send leadership teams of principals, teacher leaders, and central office staff to learn best practices on strengthening early childhood education and creating a strong learning foundation. The Institute is supported by The Nicholson Foundation (now sunsetted) and The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation.
Launched in response to unprecedented levels of youth mental health concerns, the Healing Centered Engagement program offers interactive trainings and tailored coaching to school staff on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma informed practices, healing centered engagement, and Youth Mental Health First Aid. The model takes a whole-school approach – reaching community partners, teachers, administrators, school staff, and families across regions and grade-levels. Since the program’s launch, FEA has trained over 3,400 New Jersey school staff and partners. The Burke Foundation supports the project with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, and the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (now sunsetted).
Join our speakers from the NJ Office of Resilience, NJ Department of Education, and the Foundation for Educational Administration to:
- Understand the importance of alignment in early childhood education
- Learn the role of positive childhood experiences in promoting student wellbeing
- Find out more about the Healing Centered Engagement program and Transforming Early Childhood Leadership Institute
- Discuss opportunities to get involved in this work and support the initiatives in your community
Speakers:
Mary M. Reece, Ed.D; Director of Special Projects, NJ Principals & Supervisors Association/Foundation for Educational Administration
Rebecca Bryan, DNP; Executive Director of the Office of Resilience, NJ Department of Children and Families
Dottie Specht, M.S. Ed, Director, K-3 Office of Education/Division of Early Childhood Services, NJ Department of Education
Monica Carmichael, Director of Early Childhood, Trenton (TECLI)
Samantha Lott-Velez, Assistant Superintendent, Newark (TECLI)
Dr. Bobbi Downs, Director of CST, Burlington County Special Services School District (HCE)
Thomas Barclay, retired Assistant Superintendent and current consultant (TECLI & HCE)
Webinar Video
Articles
Rethinking Our Approach to Youth Mental Healthcare
The Surgeon General’s New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health
8-Year-Olds in Despair: The Mental Health Crisis Is Getting Younger
With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Media Impact Funders has been researching trends, challenges and opportunities for global media funding. The research in this report draws on a variety of sources: data from the media data map through 2015, results from a survey of leading organizations engaged in funding media-related projects around the world, analyses of existing literature and reports, and insights offered by experts across a range of media funding issues.
70 years after Brown vs. The Board of Education, segregation and resource inequities continue in New Jersey schools. Discussion will center on the lawsuit brought by 9 families with a coalition of civil rights, faith, and social justice groups. Meet Dr. Charles Payne, Director, The Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies Rutgers; Dr. Jesselly De La Cruz of Latino Action Network Foundation; Vivian Fraser of Urban League of Essex County; Jared Hunter with Salvation and Social Justice; and Brandon McKoy of The Fund for New Jersey.
New Jersey boasts one of the top education systems in the U.S. but our public schools are also among the nation’s top 6 or 7 most segregated. We see substantial differences in resources afforded across our 620 districts aligned with home rule. This results in significant harm in outcomes for students in segregated districts, including the 63% of all Black and Latino students who attend schools segregated by race and poverty.
Panelists: Dr. Jeselly De La Cruz, Executive Director at Latino Action Network Foundation; Vivian Cox Fraser, CEO of Urban League of Essex County; Dr. Charles Payne, Director, The Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University; Jared Hunter, Organizing Director with Salvation and Social Justice; Brandon McKoy, President, The Fund for New Jersey
Cost: Free for CNJG Members, $50 for Non Member Grantmakers.
Webinar Video
Cornwall Research Finding Summary: The Latinx Experience in NJ Schools: A Preliminary Overview
Dr. De La Cruz referenced article from Chalkbeat: New Jersey school segregation case: A look at key points, what’s next in Latino Action Network vs. NJ