Publication Date: June, 2018
The role of corporate philanthropy is at a pivotal point as executive, employee, and customer expectations shift and ...
The Princeton Area Community Foundation awarded about $2 million in Community Impact and ... us,” Jeffrey Vega, CEO and president of the Community Foundation, said. “We are able to award these grants thanks ... grantmaking and leadership.” Princeton Area Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in Grants ...
The Camden Coalition and the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMS Foundation) today announced the first-ever recipients of the ... receive $300,000 in funding over two years from the BMS Foundation to address the community and/or strategic ...
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees met virtually this June and ... journey and through the pandemic is affirming the Dodge Foundation’s path toward a more just and equitable New Jersey, said Tanuja M. Dehne, Dodge Foundation President & CEO. “We are humbled and inspired by ...
The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ) is pleased to announce that ... supported by the grants awarded this quarter. Healthcare Foundation of NJ Third Quarter Giving Totals $2,802,521 ...
Publication Date: December, 2020
United Philanthropy Forum is committed to advancing racial equity in philanthropy. We provide space for our members to connect, learn and share together on how to effectively address racial equity in their work as philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), and works to share our members’ learnings with the broader philanthropy field. As part of these efforts, we are pleased to share case stories from our members about their racial equity work.
Case Story
Funders Together to End Homelessness: A Racial Equity Learning Journey
Funders Together to End Homelessness began its racial equity journey in 2016. Its case story explains how the PSO named racial equity in its strategic plan and embarked on a learning journey together with its board, staff, and members to normalize the conversation about structural and historic racism and how it contributes to disparities in the homelessness system. The story also describes how Funders Together created a two-year community of practice, called Foundations for Racial Equity (FRE), that has been a critical part of its journey, and how its codified its racial equity work through the creation of its Commitment to Racial Equity.
Read Funders Together’s Case Story
Listen to Funders Together’s CEO Amanda Misiko Andere talk about her organization’s racial equity journey on an episode of the ForumNation podcast.
Case Story
Southeastern Council of Foundations: An Experiential Racial Equity Journey
In early 2018, the Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) along with its board undertook a racial equity learning journey in order to develop an Equity Framework that would describe and define SECF’s character, what it stood for, and what its leaders were willing to fight for. The decision to develop the Equity Framework was the culmination of years of work. SECF’s case story explains how the organization used data to inform the development of its Equity Framework, created an Equity Task Force to lead the effort of developing a Framework, and engaged board, staff and Task Force members in a racial equity learning journey.
Read SECF’s Case Story
Listen to SECF’s President & CEO Janine talk about her organization’s racial equity journey on an episode of the ForumNation podcast.
The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to announce that it has ... including a $1,250,000 multi-year grant to Trinitas Regional Medical Center and a $1,000,000 multi-year grant to ... grant and up to $500,000 in matching funds) to Trinitas Regional Medical Center to modernize its Cardiac ...
The Burke Foundation awarded $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 ... wealthiest states in terms of per capita income. The Burke Foundation seeks to improve this situation by funding the ... across socio-economic and racial lines. The Burke Foundation believes that addressing these disparities ...
The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded a total of $250,000 in grants to local ... not in session. The grants, funded through the Community Foundation’s Community Impact program, will support 26 ... during the summer months,” Nelida Valentin, Community Foundation vice president of grants and programs, said. ...
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of TD Bank, has announced ... housing affordability and stability. Awarded through the foundation’s annual Housing for Everyone program, grants of ... titles, and so much more,” said TD Charitable Foundation director Paige Carlson-Heim. “The efforts of the Housing ...
TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Cherry Hill-based TD ... an equitable COVID-19 recovery,” Paige Carlson-Heim, director of the TD Charitable Foundation, said in a statement. TD Bank Foundation Awards ...
TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Cherry Hill-based TD ... an equitable COVID-19 recovery,” Paige Carlson-Heim, director of the TD Charitable Foundation, said in a statement. TD Bank Foundation Awards ...
The Devils Youth Foundation announced today for the upcoming 2025-26 season ... $5,000 scholarship each for the second annual Devils Youth Foundation Scholarship Program, in collaboration with New Jersey Devils Alumni. The Foundation continues to break its record of grant offerings ...
In our most recent round of funding, the Dodge Foundation made more than $5 million in grants which served ... of building a just and equitable New Jersey. The Dodge Foundation provided multi-year funding to support a number of ... to continue their impact well into the future. As the Foundation continues our transformation to center racial ...
Whole Foods Market Foundation is excited to announce that 10 community-led ... Healthy Food Access Grant. In the nine years since the Foundation started the Whole Cities Newark Fresh, Healthy ... efforts to go further, faster," said Dianna Purcell, Director of Programs at Whole Foods Market Foundation. Whole ...
TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's ... anniversary of Housing for Everyone, the TD Charitable Foundation increased the total amount of grants to be awarded ... and lack healthcare insurance," said Paige Carlson-Heim, Director of the TD Charitable Foundation. "It's estimated ...
... this crisis. To close out the webinar, Adele LaTourette, Director of Hunger Free New Jersey , will outline state and ...
Publication Date: July, 2019
Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This site offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large.
Public policy is a vital aspect of the work of many of New Jersey's grantmaking organizations and is an integral component of CNJG's programs and member services. CNJG's Policy Committee advise and assist CNJG in identifying issues for potential action.
In late 2023, CNJG’s Board of Trustees approved our first-ever Policy Agenda. The Policy Agenda aligns with CNJG’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, specifically Goal #3, Amplify Our Collective Voice. This agenda includes our approach to the work, followed by five policy priorities. Read or download the agenda.
Resource Websites
To learn more about what CNJG is doing to foster deeper relationships between New Jersey grantmakers and public and elected officials in Trenton and Washington, D.C., contact Theresa Jacks.
Publication Date: January, 2018
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