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Multiplying the effect of our philanthropy

April 14, 2020 The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging so much of the thinking around philanthropic giving, and stirring up an urgent desire for impact. Donors want to make things better now. We’re hearing this sentiment from the countless New Jerseyans we help give in ways that are personalized, precise, and flexible, but above all, effective.…

Impact on Nonprofits: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

March 26, 2020 Congressional negotiators and the White House reached a deal on the COVID-19 economic stimulus bill on Wednesday, with far-reaching consequences for nearly all aspects of the American economy. The $2 trillion legislation has several implications for the nonprofit sector, summarized below by our friend at the National Council of Nonprofits and the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative: Emergency Small Business Loans: Provides funding for special emergency loans of up to $10 million for eligible nonprofits and small businesses, permitting them to cover costs of payroll, operations, and debt service, and provides that the loans be forgiven in whole or in part under certain circumstances.…

South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund

The philanthropic response to the COVID-19 pandemic is growing by the minute. In addition to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund we announced earlier this morning, we wanted to make you aware of a unique opportunity to give toward South Jersey communities.…

COVID-19 Response: Real-Time Philanthropic Updates

All across New Jersey, our fundholders, clients, and other partners are using their own philanthropy to make a meaningful difference in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will utilize this page as a frequently-updated collection of these ideas and projects, and encourage you to share your own work.…

When our collective work matters most

Like you, we are following news of the COVID-19 virus very closely and paying particular attention to the guidance from the CDC and authorities here in New Jersey. We want you to be aware that there may be small delays in the processing of your grant recommendations.…

Welcoming the Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation

March 3, 2020 Please join us in welcoming The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation as an affiliated fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey! Through this new partnership, The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation will utilize the grantmaking and administrative support services of CFNJ, thus obviating the need for its own staff and enabling the Foundation to focus on what it does best: to make the dream of summer camp a reality for children with kidney disorders.…

Thoughts on Giving Circles in the Workplace

The median contribution made by individuals in workplace giving campaigns declined by 10 percent from 2016 to 2018, according to a report from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose. This coincides, says the Chronicle of Philanthropy, with an increase in the philanthropic choices for employees – from matching contributions to paid time off and new online giving platforms that pop up every day.…

Some Thoughts on Rockefeller’s “Giving While Living” Survey

January 27, 2020 Of all the factors that go into creating a philanthropic legacy, central to it all is the “time horizon” for that legacy. According to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, roughly two thirds of legacy-minded philanthropists opt for their philanthropy to last in-perpetuity; the other third choose a time-limited approach in which the dollars of a legacy fund are spent down or spent out within a fixed period of time.…