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Community Foundation of New Jersey Welcomes Amanda Kwai Pun as Chief Financial Officer

October 23, 2024 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) announced today that Amanda Kwai Pun has joined the organization as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Over nearly two decades, Kwai Pun has served in accounting director, staff accountant, and senior manager roles at various well-respected organizations, including IKEA and KPMG.…

Promoting Safe Havens for DV Survivors & Grieving the Pet I Left Behind

In commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Shanay Bell — our Director of Communications — honors the dog she left behind and writes about a CFNJ legacy fund that will support sanctuaries for survivors and their pets. If you’re in danger and need help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 / TTY 1-800-787-3224 or text “START” to 88788.…

CFNJ Announces Statewide Initiative to Support Safe Havens for DV Survivors & Their Pets

September 18, 2024 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) launched a new fund today that aims to ensure at least one domestic violence shelter in every county can house survivors and their pets — helping them find refuge together. Supported through the Quinn’s Corner Fund, these grants will cover everything from vet bills and staff training to capital expenses and planning funds.…

Gabby Neely Receives 2024 Morristown Neighborhood House Scholarship

Congratulations to Gabby Neely for being selected as a recipient of a 2024 Morristown Neighborhood House Scholarship! She’s participated in two GEMS programs led by the Morristown Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Pi Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,…

Johnson & Johnson Vision: A Movement to Protect Our Vision, Health and Planet

From driving equity in healthcare, to supporting local volunteer and outreach efforts, to increasing access to care through our two signature charity partners, Johnson & Johnson Vision supports healthy communities with compassion, collaboration, and service — coming together for the benefit of all.…

Ethicon Surgical Technologies: An Essential Part of Communities Around the World

Ethicon Surgical Technologies is not only focused on solving the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges through innovations at the intersection of biology and technology, it’s also an essential part of communities around the globe. Ethicon Surgical Technologies cares deeply about supporting better access and care in more places, and its contributions program is just one of the ways it collaborates to forge a healthier, more equitable future for all – empowering non-profit organizations to drive effective solutions in local communities.…

Impact100 Essex Awards $100,000 Grant to Newark Emergency Services for Families

Essex County, NJ, May 7, 2024 Impact100 Essex, a giving circle founded and funded by women in Essex County, awarded its annual $100,000 Impact Grant to Newark Emergency Services for Families (NESF). The announcement was made at the organization’s annual meeting on April 30th.…

Siegel Scholar Goes to Washington

When Joel and Shelley Siegel worked with the Community Foundation’s team to structure a scholarship fund, one of their top priorities was to “see firsthand the impact we were having on young people”. To that end, we’re pleased to share this note from Siegel Scholar Johnnie E.…

Impact100 Garden State Announces Seven Finalists for $100,000 Grants

Impact100 Garden State, an all-women, all-volunteer organization for collective giving, has announced seven nonprofit finalists for the four $100,000 grants it will award in June. The finalists are: Cheshire Home, a Florham Park-based rehabilitation facility that specializes in empowering young adults with spinal cord injuries, for its program “Rise & Walk” Comfort Zone Camp, a bereavement organization with camps for children in New Jersey Housing Partnership of Morris, which specializes in creating lasting and responsible homeownership through education, for its program “Financial Capability Workshop” Institute of Music for Children, based in Elizabeth, which engages area children in artistic expression and the creative process, for its program “Arts Access” Passaic County Community College (PCCC) Foundation, on behalf of the PCCC Early Childhood and Teacher Education Program, for its program “The Paterson Home Literacy Link” Rebuilding Together North Jersey, Inc.,…

Siegel Scholar “Makes a Home” at Dartmouth

April 5, 2024 When Joel and Shelley Siegel worked with the Community Foundation’s team to structure a scholarship fund, one of their top priorities was to “see firsthand the impact we were having on young people”. To that end, we’re pleased to share this note from Siegel Scholar Ashley Laveriano, a student at Dartmouth College.…

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