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Publication Date: December, 2013
Communities thrive when people are housed comfortably, safely, and affordably. This is especially true for children. And when children thrive, their educational and other outcomes are more likely to be positive. Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' What Funders Need to Know looks at the connection between stable housing and educational outcomes. Did you know:
- 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.
Across the nation, more and more children are experiencing housing instability and homelessness. What can philanthropy do to prevent a chain reaction that starts with unstable housing, leads to poor educational outcomes, and continues to create life-long barriers to opportunity?
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Funding Area: EducationalHousing/Shelter
... Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of ... Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-one preservation ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of ... Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-five preservation ... “Historic preservation is an integral part of community and economic revitalization and I am excited to see ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... 12 in New Jersey, the company announced Wednesday. CEO Mitch Livingston said NJM’s support of communities is ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
... and adults. Supporters of this initiative include the Community Foundation of New Jersey, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Somerset Hills Community Health Foundation, Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: February, 2019
Effecting social change in a rapidly changing political environment and an increasingly interconnected world requires foundations to adopt a learning orientation. Without continuous learning, grantmakers—and thus boards and trustees—are unaware about what is working where, with whom, and why, as well as what changes or refinements are needed in order to achieve the grantmakers’ desired results.
Researched and written in collaboration with GEO, this toolkit provides a fresh set of resources for grantmaker CEOs, evaluation staff, and senior leaders to use to engage their boards and trustees in conversations about the importance of strategic learning in their decision-making and deliberation processes.
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Governance
... efforts, hear about the greatest needs in their funding area, and share what they have learned. CNJG members can ...
... Stephanie Greenwood, Senior Strategy Officer for Victoria Foundation will share how the latest federal policies are ... public policy work, manages the Advancing Economic Justice Community of Practice, and shapes strategic programming and ... University and a Masters of Public Affairs from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Cost ...
Event Type: Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: June, 2022
CNJG COVID-19 Liability Waiver for in-person events.
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/Reports
Publication Date: October, 2023
CNJG’s first-ever Policy Agenda that includes our approach to the policy work, and five policy priorities.
Resource Type: CNJG Documents/Reports
Audience: All FundersPolicy Makers
Topic: Public Policy
Publication Date: June, 2019
... different domains to help leaders begin to assess their foundation’s footprint. Equity Footprint Toolkit ...
Resource Type: Resource GuideWebsite
Funding Area: Racial Equity
Publication Date: August, 2008
... how a racial equity lens can help you scan your field or community, cultivate new leaders, encourage creative approaches, and nourish change inside your own foundation from Grantcraft. Grantmaking With a Racial Equity ...
Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: All Funders
... Social Responsibility Department comprised of The Foundation, Community Affairs and Employee Engagement activities, its ...
News Type: Job Bank
... to rural communities. -How family funders can support community partners in responding to this crisis. ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
... has awarded more than $800,000 in grant funding to 15 community-based organizations in Newark to create and launch ... Way of Greater Newark and is focused on building a fully community-powered model for increasing access and equity in ... of a national pilot program created by the Rockefeller Foundation. Despite the rapidly increasing number of ...
News Type: News
Topic: COVID-19Grantmaking
... Mitchel and Barbara Blumenthal, New Jersey Conservation Foundation will discuss the impact of federal policy on land ... based in Newark, New Jersey. EELC partners with community groups and nonprofit organizations to advance ... Foundation, Alison was a founding trustee and former president of the Hunterdon Land Trust, and a member of the ...
Event Type: Meeting
Audience: All Funders
... received a $1.5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support grantmaking. The fund awards grants ... to organization that contribute to cultural equity and community well-being, a mission that aligns with the philanthropy goals of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The fund has also received significant support ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: April, 2016
... from the Blue Sky Funders Forum, James Irvine Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Tipping Point Community: identify barriers to data-driven funding; describe ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: June, 2020
A CNJG member queried the corporate listserve on strategies or resources for virtual volunteering. CNJG compiled these responses, and listed the different opportunities that members are offering for employee volunteerism.
Resource Type: Case StudyCNJG Documents/Reports
... will be donating $5,000, through its charitable foundation, to the American Bankers Association’s Disaster ... All funds will be directed to the Heart of the Delta Foundation, which is supporting rural communities in the ... always is eager to lend a hand when it can. “The banking community extends beyond state borders, and, during difficult ...
News Type: News