Events

Sandler & Nagel Address CFNJ on Child Welfare Issues

November 19, 2014 This afternoon, CFNJ hosted Kelly Sandler, of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, and Eliza Nagel, of the Rutgers Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic at Rutgers Law – Newark, to speak on human trafficking and juvenile justice, respectively. The conversation allowed donors and other interested partners to learn from each other about the best ways to make a positive difference in both areas.…

Morristown Festival of Books is September 26 & 27

September 5, 2014 The first-ever Morristown Festival of Books will take place September 26th and 27th, 2014.  The Community Foundation of New Jersey is proud to help incubate this fund and share the below information. Check it out and consider attending!…

Kopila Valley Women’s Center Graduation

May 20, 2014 Our friends at the BlinkNow Foundation are doing really amazing work in Nepal. It’s part of the reason we host the group at our Morristown headquarters whenever they’re in town. Their latest achievement, the graduation ceremony at the Kopila Valley Women’s Center, is one we just had to share.…

GreenFaith Hosting April 29th Event on Energy Services Program

April 4, 2014 Our friends at GreenFaith are hosting a worthwhile discussion on Tuesday, April 29th about the Energy Services Program we are helping support (click here for more information on the program).  The luncheon discussion will take place at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 558 Coutny Road 504/Ratzer Road in Wayne from 12:00 to 1:30pm.…

Garden State Breakfast Summit on March 27th

March 5, 2014 New Jersey’s Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign, of which we are a proud member, has an important event coming up. The Garden State School Breakfast Summit will take place Thursday, March 27, 2014 from  9:00am to 12:00pm at the Lafayette Yard Hotel & Conference Center (Wyndam), 1 West Lafayette Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.…

Leo Motiuk to Speak on UN Panel March 10th

March 4, 2014 Our friend Leo Motiuk, a committee member and champion of the Afghan Girls Financial Assistance Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, will speak on a panel, “From Higher Education to Women’s Leadership.”  The event, which is part of the UN’s 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, will focus on the role higher education can play in shifting the female global leadership paradigm.…

Volunteers Come Together to Stop Human Trafficking in NJ

January 27, 2014 On January 25th and 26th, volunteers from across New Jersey – including from the Community Foundation – came together in Bergen County to learn more about human trafficking (click here for more on this important issue) and its expected spike during this weekend’s Super Bowl, and then set out to do something about it.…

CFNJ Hosts BlinkNow Event

August 30, 2013 On Thursday, August 15 the Community Foundation of New Jersey hosted the BlinkNow Foundation’s “Summer Celebration” at which the organization thanked its many supporters and volunteers who have contributed to the success of BlinkNow and its Kopila Valley Children’s Home and School in Surket, Nepal.…

CFNJ Recognizes Scholarship Recipients at Annual Breakfast

August 20, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey on Tuesday, July 30th recognized recipients of more than $1 million in total scholarship funds for the upcoming academic year. Scholarship recipients, their families, and donors were invited to the annual Scholarship Breakfast, which is sponsored by RegentAtlantic Capital, LLC. …