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Community Foundation of New Jersey Announces Energy Services Program

March 7, 2014 Recognizing that nonprofit and faith-based organizations frequently miss opportunities to make their facilities more energy efficient, the Community Foundation of New Jersey, along with the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust, the Steven and Mary Birch Foundation and the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, have provided funding to support the launch of the Energy Services Program.   …

Garden State Breakfast Summit on March 27th

March 5, 2014 New Jersey’s Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign, of which we are a proud member, has an important event coming up. The Garden State School Breakfast Summit will take place Thursday, March 27, 2014 from  9:00am to 12:00pm at the Lafayette Yard Hotel & Conference Center (Wyndam), 1 West Lafayette Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.…

NJ schools expected to collect $21 million more in federal funds

March 5, 2014 Our friends at Advocates for Children of New Jersey, who spearhead the Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign of which we are a part, have some good news to share: New Jersey school districts are expected to receive an additional $21 million in federal dollars to feed breakfast to hungry students.…

Leo Motiuk to Speak on UN Panel March 10th

March 4, 2014 Our friend Leo Motiuk, a committee member and champion of the Afghan Girls Financial Assistance Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, will speak on a panel, “From Higher Education to Women’s Leadership.”  The event, which is part of the UN’s 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, will focus on the role higher education can play in shifting the female global leadership paradigm.…

We’re In It to End It

February 27, 2014 Following months of work to stop human trafficking at the recent Super Bowl in New Jersey, today we at the Community Foundation of New Jersey are “in it to end it.”  We’re joining with partners like the Polaris Project to shine a light on modern day slavery such as human trafficking, bonded labor, and forced labor.…

Impact 100 Announces 2014 Schedule

February 25, 2014 Our friends over at Impact 100 Garden State have announced their schedule for accepting and reviewing 2014 grant applications.  Scroll down for all the details. April 9.  Announcement of the 2014 grant and posting of 2014 Grant Application online.…

What is ‘Partiotic Giving’?

February 21, 2014 The New York Times takes a look at David Rubenstein’s philanthropy which he dubs, “patriotic giving.” So what is it?  We’ll let the giving tell the story… From the New York Times (link to full story here): The expansive reach of David M.…

ACNJ: Newark Kids Make Progress Over 10 Years

February 12, 2014 Our friends and partners at Advocates for Children of New Jersey have more good news to announce.  In their latest report,  Newark Kids Count 2014, the group shows that Newark children improved in eight of 10 critical measures of child well-being over a 10-year span. …