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The Fund for Women and Girls of the Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded a record $325,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations.

This funding is the largest amount awarded in any cycle of the Fund’s more than 20-year history and includes a first-time award for the Liz Gray Erickson Memorial Grant, a 3-year grant given in memory of the Princeton resident who served as the chair of the Fund from 2012 to 2014.

“Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our Fund for Women and Girls members, we’ve awarded more than $1 million in grants to more than three dozen nonprofits in the last five years,” said Jenifer Morack, Fund Co-Chair.

Fund members pool their donations, then recommend grants to be awarded annually to local nonprofits. Isabel Zisk, Fund Co-Chair, said making a gift to the Fund is incredibly effective. Individual donations create a leveraged pool of funding that greatly benefits nonprofits working to impact the well-being of women, girls and communities in our region.

“We do what no individual donor has the expertise, time or access to do,” she said, explaining that the Fund’s Grants Committee members read dozens of applications and conduct site visits with nonprofits. “Because of some very generous gifts, this year, we have the honor of awarding the Liz Gray Erickson Memorial Grant. With her visionary leadership, Liz planted the seeds of our grantmaking focus.”

“These are really fun gatherings!” - Nora Jones, Pincus Family Foundation

Join your fellow CNJG members and CNJG staff, every first Friday of the month, for a 60-minute Zoom session. Much like the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits’ Member Mondays or “open office hours,” these sessions are a dedicated time for members to gather online to network, ask questions of each other or the CNJG staff on topics that could address:

• The latest issues facing New Jersey philanthropic organizations, resources and calls to action.
• How to use Trust-Based Philanthropy practices at your philanthropy.
• How can funders “Do Good Better?”
• Sincere discussions, sharing your questions, challenges, and success stories with your philanthropic colleagues.
• Opportunities for collaboration, programs you are offering for grantees, RFP announcements, and more.

Current members (grantmaking and associate) are invited to participate. No registration is required.
There won’t be an agenda, and we will not record the session, but we will take attendance.

“These are always very informative and helpful.” - Jeff Richardson, NJM Insurance Group

To Join:
Use this link

or use

Zoom Meeting ID: 879 8405 2351
Passcode: 663599

Meeting Norms:
To make the experience comfortable and worthwhile to all, we respectfully ask the following.

• Please try to be on camera as much as possible.
• Please keep the conversation respectful and nonpartisan.
• While everyone is welcome to share resources during the session and to include helpful information in the chat, we ask that there be no direct soliciting for new clients/customers.
• Please allow everyone the opportunity to participate.
• Feel free to continue discussions offline with anyone that shares their contact information with you. Contact information for our members can be found through our online member directory.

“These are really fun gatherings!” - Nora Jones, Pincus Family Foundation

Join your fellow CNJG members and CNJG staff, every first Friday of the month, for a 60-minute Zoom session. Much like the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits’ Member Mondays or “open office hours,” these sessions are a dedicated time for members to gather online to network, ask questions of each other or the CNJG staff on topics that could address:

• The latest issues facing New Jersey philanthropic organizations, resources and calls to action.
• How to use Trust-Based Philanthropy practices at your philanthropy.
• How can funders “Do Good Better?”
• Sincere discussions, sharing your questions, challenges, and success stories with your philanthropic colleagues.
• Opportunities for collaboration, programs you are offering for grantees, RFP announcements, and more.

Current members (grantmaking and associate) are invited to participate. No registration is required.
There won’t be an agenda, and we will not record the session, but we will take attendance.

“These are always very informative and helpful.” - Jeff Richardson, NJM Insurance Group

To Join:
Use this link

or use

Zoom Meeting ID: 879 8405 2351
Passcode: 663599

Meeting Norms:
To make the experience comfortable and worthwhile to all, we respectfully ask the following.

• Please try to be on camera as much as possible.
• Please keep the conversation respectful and nonpartisan.
• While everyone is welcome to share resources during the session and to include helpful information in the chat, we ask that there be no direct soliciting for new clients/customers.
• Please allow everyone the opportunity to participate.
• Feel free to continue discussions offline with anyone that shares their contact information with you. Contact information for our members can be found through our online member directory.