This weekly conference call series welcomed New Jersey-based grantmakers along with national funders and ... started on November 5, 2012, one week after Sandy struck New Jersey, and continued through March 25, 2013. The audio files of each recording are listed below. Update from The ...
... learn together at the pre-meeting workshop , welcome new members, attend the annual business meeting of members to ... the Annual Meeting. Sponsorship underwrites our Signature events. It is only through the generosity of our sponsors that we can provide our Signature events. We are grateful for your support. Thank you for ...
A sample document detailing the core values of the Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation including restrictions on participation on nonprofit/grantee boards.
... among a growing network of grantmakers throughout New Jersey. We are connectors, conveners, knowledge brokers, ... leaders and legislative decision-makers throughout New Jersey. Cost-effective, local, high-quality ... by phone and in person. Save on CNJG’s signature events featuring national experts, workshops focused on ...
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) has announced ... Grants and 10 Action Grants and represent 10 counties in New Jersey. Incubation Grants help organizations plan, ... develop, and prototype public humanities projects and events. Action Grants help organizations implement a wide ...
... The Westfield Foundation recently voted in three new board members: Toni Janota, Michael Moye and Dr. Cheryl ... their tenure!" said outgoing president Larry Darrow. Our new board members had the privilege of witnessing our Q2 ... programs. Some notable grants this quarter: providing a new mode of transportation for the Westfield Community ...
What are the biggest needs and challenges New Jersey communities face as result of the pandemic? It ... Community for the numerous response funds that are serving New Jersey was established to: Get timely updates on the ... Rapid Response Survey : 83% cancelled programs or events and correspondingly lost revenue 77% have budgetary ...
This paper explores community democracy as a cultural choice and a potential organizing system for philanthropy using stories that demonstrate its principles and practices, primarily growing from the experience of northern California communities. This experience offers a framework of principles and a beginning set of conclusions about how philanthropy can develop productive partnerships from the perspective of a place-based, community democracy.
The Ford Institute for Community Building, a program of The Ford Family Foundation, works to help community leaders learn how to implement local solutions based on principles of effective community building. This paper describes the development and work of the The Ford Institute for Community Building.
Join us at the second NJ Corporate Philanthropy Network meeting of the year which will focus on what specific information you should zero in on when searching for any red flags in non-profit 990’s and financial statements. Seasoned Accountants, Sherise D, Ritter and Lovepreet Buttar, from The Mercadien Group will guide us. We’ll also touch on vetting sponsorship requests and hold our traditional round robin where meeting participants can share their burning questions/issues and lessons learned.
Lovepreet Buttar, Managing Director with Mercadien’s Nonprofit and Human Services Group, has extensive experience performing and overseeing audit engagements for various nonprofit organizations, including associations, schools, private foundations, and health and human services organizations. She is passionate about helping these organizations support their constituents and achieve their mission. She is also head of the firm’s Audit and Assurance practice and is responsible for both firm-wide and engagement-specific quality control matters and overseeing training for various for-profit, not-forprofit and government/public entities. In this role, she helps ensure the firm is using best practices that are compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Sherise (Sherry) Ritter is Managing Director and Co-Chair of the The Mercadien Group’s Nonprofit and Human Services Group, as well as the Advisory Services Group. Serving as a trusted advisor, she meets with all of her clients at least once a year to advise them on topics such as tax planning and preparation, identifying risk areas and formulating solutions, strategy to meet growth goals, and multi-state and unrelated business income taxation and filing exposures. Additionally, she helps her clients with strategic planning, process efficiency and improvement studies, and mergers and acquisitions. She also specializes in the areas of cash flow management, accounting systems design, and board governance training.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members; $50 for Non Member Grantmakers
This program is only open to staff and trustees from grantmaking organizations.
To answer the basic question of how many active family foundations are planning to spend down or exist in perpetuity (or have not yet made a decision), and to examine foundations’ motivations and decision-making, the Foundation Center, in collaboration with the Council on Foundations and with additional assistance from the Association of Small Foundations, launched a study of family foundations in 2008. This report presents the full range of study findings, which are based on survey responses from 1,074 family foundations.
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) has announced ... develop, and prototype public humanities projects and events. Action Grants help organizations implement a wide ... “This grant funding represents support for a mixture of new projects and ongoing, important work,” said Carin ...
This year marks the 5th anniversary of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ biennial Spring Colloquium – A ... - being held on May 24 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. A CNJG signature event since 2006, the ... a central force in amplifying the voice of philanthropy in New Jersey,” said Nina Stack, President of the Council. ...
... Additionally, Alison Mitchel and Barbara Blumenthal, New Jersey Conservation Foundation will discuss the impact of ... Dr. Barbara Blumenthal is research director with the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, which advocates for ... policy strategies and regulatory approaches for New Jersey. Dr. Blumenthal also collaborates with a wide ...
... ArtsPay Equity on September 26. The funders briefing, New Jersey’s Latest Affordable Housing Reforms: ... Sincerely, Theresa Jacks , President and CEO Council of New Jersey Grantmakers Programs Update ...
... is Board Chair and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. This nonprofit ... Environmental Protection Agency, and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In ... Chris ran as an independent candidate for Governor of New Jersey. Vince Stehle has been the Executive Director for ...
