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…
September 28, 2017 Impact100 Essex, a new philanthropic collaborative of Essex County women, has announced it is accepting applications from Essex County nonprofit organizations for a $112,000 grant. The application and other information are available at www.Impact100Essex.org. Applications are due…
September 19, 2017 Our friends at Impact100 Essex last night held its first member celebration. The philanthropic group succeeded in attracting 112 women for its inaugural year and, as a result, will be awarding a $112,000 grant in 2018. Members had…
June 7, 2017 Impact 100 Essex is 21 days away from its membership deadline, and VERY close to its target 100 members. Are you one of them? Join in this collective giving and collective decision-making adventure, and help provide transformative…
June 1, 2017 We’re proud to announce that our friends and partners at Grameen America have reached several milestones at its newest branch in Newark, New Jersey. Opened in November 2016 with funding from the Community Foundation of New Jersey…
May 23, 2017 Impact100 Essex recently provided the following membership update: Our mission to engage women in collective giving, to provide transformative grants to organizations that reach under-served populations in Essex County, and to spur organizations to do something truly…
May 1, 2017 Student members of the New Jersey Future Educators Association chapter at Newark’s American History High School recently spent a few days in Washington, DC and Baltimore thanks, in part, to funding from Field Trip New Jersey and…
April 27, 2017 For Cynthia Amuruotu of Orange, “justice” has always been more than a theory – it’s been at the core of her character, and a key motivator in her academic and soon-professional career. At Marylawn of the Oranges,…