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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.
Launching New Jersey’s Philanthropy Hub
NJ’s one-stop, most comprehensive source for grantmaking data and nonprofit insights.
Philanthropy is most effective when it is transparent, informed, and collaborative. The New Jersey Philanthropy Hub brings the state’s giving landscape into clear view—empowering funders, nonprofits, and policymakers to strengthen communities, drive innovation, and build a more equitable future for all New Jerseyans.
Developed by Impala and launched by the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers in partnership with the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits, this free, open-access platform provides an unprecedented view of New Jersey’s nonprofit and philanthropic sector.
Jersey-wide Access
All New Jersey-based nonprofits, including all members of CNJG and the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits, receive complimentary access to the NJ Philanthropy Hub and Impala Core through October 2028.
Funders and their nonprofit partners (even grantees in different states) also receive complimentary access to the NJ Philanthropy Hub and Impala Core through October 2028.
What You’ll Find Inside
Comprehensive Landscape View
Profiles of all thousands of New Jersey nonprofits and philanthropic foundations, with financials, staffing, and giving history.
Smart Classification
Explore organizations organized into curated ecosystems, such as environment, health, and education, so you can quickly find peers, partners, or grantees.
Deep Grant Transparency
See every grant awarded to a New Jersey nonprofit, from every foundation across the country, revealing who is funding what and where new opportunities lie.
Clear and Actionable Insights
Track giving flows, spot gaps and overlaps, and benchmark your organization against peers across size, mission, and geography.
Who It’s For
Funders: Discover new grantees, identify funding gaps, and coordinate with peers to maximize impact.
Nonprofits: Showcase your work, connect with funders, and access every grant given to New Jersey nonprofits.
Researchers, Policymakers & Media: Gain clear, comprehensive insights into New Jersey’s philanthropic sector.
Join the Hub!
If you missed the October 23 webinar launch for nonprofits, watch the recording here.
If you missed the October 24 launch for grantmakers, watch the recording here.
Sponsor Acknowledgement
CNJG and the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits sincerely thank the following organizations for their crucial support of the NJ Philanthropy Hub that enables us to offer this for free for all nonprofits and funders in New Jersey through October 2028: The Campbell's Company, Community Foundation of New Jersey, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation, Grunin Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, PSEG Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Join the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers -- your New Jersey-based community of practice for funders!
CNJG supports the philanthropic sector through shared learning, collaborative and trusting relationships, thought leadership, and advocacy efforts. By joining CNJG as a member, your grantmaking organization is connected to dozens of other organizations across the state that give out grants, and you support the work that, in turn, benefits you and New Jersey’s philanthropic sector.
Nonprofits: We recommend you joining the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits, as nonprofit organizations who do not have a grantmaking program are ineligible to join CNJG.
The Future of Work and the Role of Philanthropy
Dates: Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
One of the most valuable learning and networking events for the social sector in the state, CNJG’s 2021 Virtual Spring Conference considered the role of philanthropy in shaping how, where, and why we work.
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted and propelled the future of work in ways we couldn’t have imagined. But even before the pandemic - the automation of jobs, the gig economy, the ongoing need for reskilling and retraining, changing demographics, green careers, lack of job security and more – has been setting the stage for novel ways of working. The Spring Conference explored this new, accelerated work paradigm, it’s profound impact on New Jersey’s industries, workers and communities, and the implications for grantmakers and their nonprofit partners.
This timely and important event brought together national and local thought leaders, experts and stakeholders to share what the social sector can do to ensure a better future for New Jersey’s workforce. Attendees engaged in candid, visionary conversations around equitable labor standards and professional practices, the changing, post-pandemic workplace, strategies to fill gaps in skills, education, and opportunity, the effects of new federal job policies on workers, and much more.
Thank you for joining the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers for an exploration about what lies ahead as we prepare for and address pressing and unprecedented changes in the world of work.
Only people who registered for the Conference will be able to access WHOVA. For assistance or additional information, please contact Anna D’Elia, Manager of Programs and Learning.
This report highlights three philanthropic efforts to build the capacity of local communities in the West - The Ford Family Foundation’s Ford Institute Leadership Program, the Northwest Area Foundation’s Horizons Program, and the Orton Family Foundation’s Heart and Soul Community Planning Program.
This case study of the Council of Michigan Foundations' Peer Action Learning Network (PALN) is one of six examined in a report from New York University's Wagner Research Center for Leadership in Action, commissioned by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. The PALN case study, along with the other five, explores the power of learning communities to build connections and knowledge to increase organizations’ community impact. It explains ways grantmakers can strategically support these efforts as well as key elements for designing learning communities, executing for success and extending the learning.
Foundation leaders have a unique opportunity to serve as powerful champions of their missions. Partnering with your grantees can amplify your impact. The following guide is designed to help you start having an honest conversation in the boardroom; a conversation about your foundation’s goals, approach, and, most importantly, vision for the future.
