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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 sample conflict of interest form for independent private foundations.
Join your CNJG CEO colleagues for a monthly peer-to-peer gathering via Zoom focused on you, your role, and your unique and particular challenges as the leader for your organization. If you’re the CEO, Executive Director, Executive Officer – this time and space from 4:00 – 5:00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month - is just for you. This is an opportunity to connect directly with your CEO peers for conversation, community and lightly facilitated topical conversations. The space is yours to share your experiences and challenges, ask questions, and offer ideas on how to support each other and your work. This is also an opportunity to build your relationships with you colleague CEOs in the CNJG network.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members
For more information, please reach out to Theresa Jacks, President and CEO, CNJG.
A corporate member asked for what other corporations do regarding employee’s goal and objectives. Do they include volunteerism or volunteer activities as part of an employee’s review, or their annual goals?
Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) for a discussion on health and racial equity in New Jersey and how to achieve it. The roundtable discussion will focus on exploring strategies to advance health equity goals across a number of key areas, some of which are those identified in A Policy Agenda for a Healthier, More Equitable New Jersey, which RWJF released earlier this year.
Speakers include:
Maisha Simmons, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Atiya Weiss, The Burke Foundation
Sharnita Johnson, Victoria Foundation
Marianna Schaffer, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Alana Vega, The Fund for New Jersey
There will be time for Q & A following the roundtable.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members
Resources:
A Policy Agenda for a Healthier, More Equitable New Jersey
New Jersey Reparations Council
New Jersey Birth Equity Funders Alliance
Neighbors Helping Neighborhoods
New Jersey's Public Health Institute: Advancing Health Equity in New Jersey
Organizing Examples: Make the Road and Wind of the Spirit
This research brief summarizes early findings from a survey commissioned by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. to measure the ongoing impact of Hurricane Sandy, one year after the storm made landfall. Based on a representative sample of households in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, this survey provides crucial insight into the long-term needs of those affected by the storm.
Sample board committee descriptions, including roles and responsibilities of committee members
Based sardonically on Masterpiece Theatre, Structural Racism Theater introduces the viewer to concrete examples of structural racism and implicit bias in an edgy, social media-friendly way. In "Darkness in Emerald City," we look at the relationship between implicit bias and institutional racism.
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Nina Stack, CNJG's President, is interviewed on "One on One with Steve Adubato" about the Council's work, including our 20th anniversary, the Newark Philanthropic Liaison, and our work after Superstorm Sandy.
One on One with Steve Adubato
What can over a million teachers tell us about the needs of schools? This report digs into the data from 1.8 million teacher requests on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose to tell the story from inside today's classrooms. We feel this data provides a roadmap for funders seeking to support students directly, but also for funders seeking broader reform of U.S. education policy and systems.
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.