News

A Life-Saving Journey

November 27, 2013 The Star-Ledger recently covered the story of a young Afghan boy, Muslam Hagigshah, who, thanks to the generosity of a New Jersey soldier and an Egyptian doctor, received a life-saving medical operation and now heads back to Afghanistan to “resume a childhood many never thought he could have.”…

Community Foundation Uses Soap to Fight Human Trafficking

November 20, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced it is supporting a coalition of organizations utilizing the newest weapon in the fight against human trafficking: soap. With the Community Foundation’s support, the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking will be distributing thousands of bars of soap on whose wrapping there is a crisis hotline for human trafficking. …

Josette Sheeran: Ending Hunger Now

November 19, 2013 Why, in a world with enough food for everyone, do people still go hungry, still die of starvation, and still use food as a weapon of war?  Josette Sheeran, the former head of the UN World Food Programme, answers that question and shares a plan for ending hunger now.…

PSEG Employee Recounts Support from Crisis Fund

November 18, 2013 As Union Beach residents marked the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy this October, stories of determination and perseverance abound. The PSEG Employee Crisis Fund, which the Community Foundation of New Jersey administers, recently surveyed fund recipients and their families to gauge the program’s impact on those recovering from crises.…

Lend a Hand to Midwest Communities Impacted by the Tornado

November 18, 2013 A multi-state outbreak of tornadoes has torn apart communities across the Midwest.  While information is still coming in, many of our donors have asked how they can help impacted communities and families recover.  One way is to visit this link to the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and make a contribution to their disaster relief efforts.…

Lend a Hand to the Philippines

November 11, 2013 The typhoon that hit the Philippines this weekend has impacted more than 2 million people, with up to 10,000 feared dead.  Donors from throughout New Jersey have asked us how they can help the people of the Philippines at this critical time of need, so we’ve pulled together the below list of relief organizations doing important work on the ground.…

Impact 100 Garden State Announces Its Inaugural Grant Recipient

November 11, 2013 We’ve told you about our friends at Impact 100 Garden State, an aspiring nonprofit organization we house here at the Community Foundation.  Click here for the story of their founding, here for the announcement of their grant amount, and here for a recap of their April 2013 information session.…

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.”…