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Human Trafficking Events in April & May

April 9, 2015 There are a number of human trafficking-related events in New Jersey in April and May. We encourage you to scan the below list and consider attending one or more of these awareness-raising opportunities. As we said in an editorial in January, “the best way for ordinary citizens to help defeat this scourge is by raising awareness.”…

Impact 100 Announces $204,000 in Grants, Schedules Information Sessions for Nonprofits

April 8, 2015 Impact 100 Garden State, a philanthropic women’s organization, is offering two $102,000 grants to nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. The grants must be used to fund programs in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, or Sussex counties. Grant applicants should focus on one of five grant categories—Arts and Culture; Children and Families; Education; Environment; or Health and Wellness.  …

Cecilia Zalkind Visits Community Foundation for Talk on Children

April 7, 2015 We at the Community Foundation were pleased to host Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New Jersey, on April 7th for an in-depth discussion on the issues facing New Jersey’s young people. Ceil was a leader in the Food for Thought: School Breakfast campaign, of which the Community Foundation is a part, which has dramatically increased the number of New Jersey students starting the school day with nutritious meals.…

Fundholders Help Students Learn Differently, Learn More

March 18, 2015 When Nancy and Tom Kingsbury saw how their granddaughter blossomed at AIM Academy, they knew the school was, in their words, “something exceptional.”  Isabella, now 12, had struggled with traditional learning. At AIM she had found herself in a different type of classroom where all of her hard work would lead her to thrive.…

Trafficking Update: Good News from Arizona

February 25, 2015 Last month we told you about the work the Community Foundation and its fundholders have supported and directly participated in to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking in New Jersey. This month, we’re pleased to share good news from our friends in Arizona, which hosted this year’s Super Bowl.…

CFNJ Hosts LWTAC Reception

February 20, 2015 The Community Foundation last night hosted members of its Legal, Wealth, Tax Advisory Committee for a reception to say “thank you” for their continued good counsel and support. By guiding philanthropic families, members of the Legal, Wealth, and Tax Advisory Committee play a pivotal role in strengthening the power of New Jersey’s charitable organizations.…

Realizing a Fundholder’s Wish: Services for the Vision-Impaired

Like all community foundations, CFNJ maintains its commitment and loyalty to its individual fundholders, many of whom seek to make an important difference in the community, but need a trusted partner to help realize their philanthropic goals. In 1996, the Alkemade Fund was established at CFNJ under the estate of George and Yvonne Alkemade.…

NJ Achieves Highest Increase in Nation for School Breakfast

February 11, 2015 When the Community Foundation joined the NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign Committee a few years ago, we knew one thing for sure: the challenge before us was enormous. More than 300,000 New Jersey students from low-income families would start the school day hungry, putting New Jersey at 48 of 50 states in providing breakfast for students in need.…

OceanFirst Offers Architecture Scholarship

February 3, 2015 OceanFirst Foundation is pleased to once again offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and many contributions of local architect, Carl Feltz, Jr., AIA. Administered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the scholarship is available to matriculated college students from Monmouth or Ocean Counties who are enrolled full time in an accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture within the United States.…