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Publication Date: January, 2012
... established by many separate donors. It benefits the long-term diverse, charitable benefit of the residents of a ... accept or reject the recommendations. Donor Circle: A term sometimes used interchangably with "giving circle." ... Family Foundation: "Family foundation" is not a legal term, and therefore, it has no precise definition. Yet, ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Topic: About Philanthropy
Publication Date: March, 2020
... Your Grantees: 10 Ways to Fund Nonprofits for Long Term Success ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Topic: GrantmakingTechnology
... looks like during this particular disaster, and long-term needs that will need to be addressed during recovery. ... help to combat food insecurity in the short, mid, and long-term phases of this crisis. To close out the webinar, Adele ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
Funding Area: Food/Agriculture/Nutrition
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
- United Philanthropy Forum Public Policy Focus
- Center for Non-Profits: Public Policy
- Council on Foundations’ Public-Philanthropic Partnership Initiative
- Council on Foundations’ Advocacy Resources
- Independent Sector: Policy and Advocacy
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.
... and forge sustainable solutions to bring about long-term change. During its 20 years, CNJG has grown to become a ... was a landmark initiative looking at the systemic, long term fiscal challenges facing all levels of government in New ...
News Type: CNJG News
Topic: About Philanthropy
Publication Date: March, 2016
... the reasons for the tech training hype and proposes a taxonomy of training programs, cataloging best practices from ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Topic: AdministrationTechnology
Publication Date: September, 2012
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.
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: About Philanthropy
Funding Area: Community Improvement/Development
Publication Date: November, 2012
... asset allocation, which leverages the idea that long-term investment returns derive from multiple distinct sources ... help investors better understand the key sources of long-term return across asset classes and to increase the precision of long-term risk and return estimates. It also provides investors ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: Executive Staff
Topic: Finance
Publication Date: April, 2020
A CNJG member queried our listserves with the question "Does anyone have templates that can be used and/or shared related to grant approval letters and terms and conditions related to COVID-19 grants?" CNJG compiled the answers from responding members.
Resource Type: Case StudyCNJG Documents/Reports
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: April, 2015
... Yet as they raise their sights from the focus on short-term crisis, many are confronting the troubling reality that ... current practices cannot sustain organizations in the long-term or meet the needs of the communities they serve now. ... to make the necessary investments to secure their long-term future. And it is a hard road ahead. 2015 State of the ...
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
... suggestions for how philanthropy can assist with short-term and long-term needs. To help support the efforts, please contact Kevin ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Publication Date: March, 2019
This handy reference tool contains the definitions for over 250 cause marketing industry terms used by savvy businesses and nonprofit organizations. When you meet with partners, whether you are a corporation or a nonprofit, it’s always beneficial to speak their language and show them that you fully understand their marketing landscape. We’ve taken some buzzwords straight from this year’s headlines and added others that have been around awhile but have taken on added importance in 2019.
Resource Type: Resource Guide
Audience: All FundersCorporate Giving
Topic: Corporate Philanthropy/CSR
Publication Date: October, 2013
... Jersey, this survey provides crucial insight into the long-term needs of those affected by the storm. Hurricane Sandy: ...
Topic: Hurricane Sandy
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief
... shift from an annual grant/proposal cycle to a long-term, multi-year commitment with an annual outcomes/progress ... capacity for the nonprofit to meet the requirement. Short-term Outcomes • The number of funders making multi-year ... grants increases by 50% over the previous years. Long-term Outcomes • More funders convert an annual application ...
Publication Date: October, 2014
From the Commonfund, these white papers on investment policy statements, spending policy, board governance and risk tolerance, together with their most recent studies of investments at private and community foundations, operating charities and nonprofit healthcare organizations are made available though CNJG's Investment Forum for Foundations and Endowments.
Resource Type: Best PracticeCase StudyResearch
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Finance
Publication Date: September, 2010
This advocacy and civic engagement toolkit is designed for community and public foundations that want to educate and encourage their grantees about getting involved in civic and policy activities to increase organizational capacity and impact. While its primary focus is on the grantmaking activity of these foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy involvement by foundation officials acting on behalf of their foundations.
Resource Type: Issue Briefing
Audience: Community Foundation
Topic: Public Policy
Funding Area: Civil/Advocacy/Policy
... is essential to protecting homeowners and providing long-term stability in our neighborhoods. By supporting these ... the resources and resilience they need to sustain long-term homeownership.” TD Charitable Foundation Awards $7.2 ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Housing/Shelter
Publication Date: November, 2019
The Center for Non-Profits sought to explore the state of New Jersey non-profit staff and boards in terms of racial and ethnic diversity along with gender and other indicators. In late 2018, they conducted the New Jersey Non-Profit Compensation and Diversity Survey, a comprehensive examination of staff compensation, and of diversity in leadership and staff diversity in the state’s non-profits.
Their survey showed that the same diversity and equity problems documented elsewhere in the country are all too apparent in New Jersey also. The study underscores the enormous challenges facing the non-profit community to overcome deep- seated inequities in leadership, recruitment and retention.
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All FundersNon Profit Staff
Publication Date: January, 2015
... to establish a baseline and is the beginning of a longer- term effort to collect and aggregate data—from multiple ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grants Management
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief