Community Foundation of New Jersey NEWS

CFNJ-Sponsored Poll Finds Displaced Residents Negative on Recovery

November 8, 2013 Through its New Jersey Recovery Fund, the Community Foundation partnered with the Monmouth University Polling Institute to get a sense of New Jerseyans’ attitudes toward the recovery process. The results, not surprisingly, were mixed. Overall, about three quarters of survey respondents said they were satisfied with New Jersey’s recovery efforts. …

Evaluating the Nonprofit News Model

November 5, 2013 We’ve long been fans of the nonprofit news model, especially amidst the decline of newspapers and other forms of journalism in the United States. It’s why we helped launch NJ Spotlight, an online news website where “issues matter.”…

Morristown Medical Center’s New “Center for Well Being”

November 4, 2013 An affiliate of the Atlantic Health System and one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in New Jersey, Morristown Medical Center (MMC) has served northern New Jersey for 121 years with a full range of medical services. …

Morristown Medical Center: Working to Improve Mental Healthcare

November 4, 2013 Mental healthcare has and continues to be one of the most important – yet in some circles, least understood – part of medicine. We’re impressed by the work of our friends at Morristown Medical Center who are taking concrete steps to improve the mental health services they provide.…

One Year Since Sandy…

October 29, 2013 On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, NJ Spotlight visits the places and talks to the people impacted most by the storm. Click below to read what they learned.…

Partnership Boosts Schools Post-Sandy

October 29, 2013 Our partnership with DonorsChoose.org is really having an impact on New Jersey classrooms. So far individual New Jerseyans have donated more than $15,000 to projects, with the Community Foundation matching that amount. In total, we’ve fully funded 40 classroom projects impacting 2,107 students in communities hit by last year’s storm.…

Fundholder Provides Football Uniforms for Alma Mater

October 23, 2013 One of the many benefits of a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey is how it can facilitate personalized, inspired giving whenever and wherever the need arises. Whether it’s providing relief in the wake of a storm or scholarships for summer camp, a donor advised fund makes it easy to step in and make a difference quickly.…

With Giving Season in Full Force, Seeking to Understand Donors

October 21, 2013 The New York Times this week takes a look at the giving habits of donors. It’s an important subject, they argue, as we enter the so-called fourth quarter “giving season.” Included in the piece were several concerns donors often have about giving. …

New Jersey Registers High Cancer Rate

October 18, 2013 According to NJ Spotlight, the incidence of cancer in New Jersey is quite high. Give us a call if you’d like to do something about that. From NJ Spotlight: New Jersey’s rate of cancer is high — 48,207 incidences were reported in 2010.…

Turning Lives Around 180 Degrees

October 18, 2013 Turning one’s life around – if necessary, a full 180 degrees – can be difficult, particularly for victims of domestic and sexual violence. 180 Turning Lives Around seeks to help individuals do just that, providing services to women, men, and children throughout Monmouth County.…