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CFNJ Launches Innovative Donor Engagement Platform

February 11, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) today announced the launch of its new online donor engagement platform, featuring an “Issues that Inspire” series and a close look at emerging philanthropic trends and opportunities in the state. The platform’s homepage features nine graphical boxes, each dedicated to a specific element of CFNJ’s work. …

CFNJ Hosts Annual Meeting

February 11, 2013 A tornado warning may have kept guests inside, but it did not stop the downpour of conversation at the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s (CFNJ) annual meeting last month. Guests – from Board members and donors to nonprofit organization leaders – buzzed about effective giving, the latest trends in philanthropy, and some of the new and effective nonprofit programs around the State.…

Breakfast Before the Bell: Making a Difference

February 11, 2013 Breakfast. Everyone knows it’s the most important meal of the day. And that’s especially true for school kids. Young people are just like adults when it comes to feeling better, thinking more clearly, and behaving more kindly on a full stomach.…

Covenant House Post-Sandy

February 11, 2013 We’ve seen the devastation Hurricane Sandy has wrought on countless New Jersey communities – leveling homes, flooding cars, and destroying personal property.  Of course, the true toll is on our state’s people, who now must rebuild not just their homes, but also their lives. …

Human Trafficking in New Jersey

February 11, 2013 Human trafficking impacts innocent people – young and old – all around the world. Child soldiers in the Congo, sexual slavery in Southeast Asia, and even forced slavery here in New Jersey. The footage we see on television or the stories we read in a magazine often focus on the brutal treatment of innocents in countries a world away.…

Philanthropy Rankings Map

February 11, 2013 We’ve long pressed for New Jersey to be the most philanthropic state in the country. Now we have the data to see just how we stack up. And not only our state, but each county, town and zip code.…

Honoring a Son to Help Kids Cope

February 8, 2013 The Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation was created following September 11, 2001 in order to celebrate Todd’s life and create a meaningful legacy. Born out of Todd’s own successful struggle with childhood anxiety, the mission of the foundation is to provide financial support for children’s mental health initiatives, raise awareness, and provide information for those seeking help.…

Legacy of an Animal Lover: Great Companions Fund

February 7, 2013 A well-known yet anonymous quote offers, “The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals.” A Community Foundation fundholder certainly embraced this philosophy and, through a heartfelt bequest, is helping others experience the happiness animals can bring to the lives of people across the Garden State.…

Giving Wisely to Disaster Relief

February 7, 2013 The last few years seem to have been marked by a series of terrible natural, and man-made, disasters. Each of these disasters has also seen a wonderful outpouring of giving from across the globe. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan is the latest and we at CFNJ extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to victims and families.…

CFNJ Featured in Knight Foundation Case Studies

February 6, 2013 Our friends over at the Knight Foundation say that, “if the news and information environment is in trouble, so is civic life. Foundations can only help improve education, public safety, the environment or anything else if people understand and are engaged in the issues.”…