May 3, 2019 The Double Up Food Bucks program we helped to bring to New Jersey last July continues to gain in participation as we approach the one-year mark. Through a partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network, Double Up…
New Jersey women give a lot, in ways that are as boundless as they are visionary. On March 8, International Women’s Day, please join us to hear inspirational stories from some of New Jersey’s most resourceful and dynamic community builders in a special conversation…
February 4, 2019 We told you last year about our partnership with the national nonprofit Fair Food Network to bring its Double Up Food Bucks healthy food incentive program to New Jersey. In 25 other states already, Double Up Food Bucks matches…
January 25, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey salutes Walter Shipley for his decades of effective philanthropy across our state and beyond, and we extend our condolences to the Shipley family on Walter’s recent passing. Walter Shipley was the…
November 28, 2018 Justin Wozniak of Maplewood recently shared with the Community Foundation of New Jersey that he is intent on “making the most of all the opportunities [he] will encounter [in his] upcoming junior year and beyond” – and…
November 20, 2018 Giving Tuesday is right around the corner. This annual day of charity is a way to not only kick off the holiday season, but also share with loved ones the causes or communities that matter most to…
Fundholders at the Community Foundation of New Jersey support effective nonprofit organizations up and down our state. Over the next month, we’ll be sharing some of our fundholders’ favorite programs. As the season of giving approaches, we hope these short…
July 23, 2018 At the Community Foundation of New Jersey, we love connecting our fundholders to philanthropic interventions that work. That they are typically also unique, innovative, low-cost, and inspiring only makes the philanthropic investment more meaningful. Recently, our Leadership…
February 12, 2018 As part of their 10-Year Anniversary celebration, our friends at the Partners for Health Foundation will recognize people and individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to health and well-being in their 15 service area communities. Up to…
October 9, 2017 On October 4th, the Community Foundation of New Jersey, with partner U.S. Trust, hosted an engaging conversation with four diverse stakeholders in the economic transformation underway in Newark, NJ. Ommeed Sathe, who leads impact investments for Prudential…