Events

CFNJ Hosts Impact 100 Garden State Information Session

April 23, 2013 This time it was a $133,000 grant that had the Community Foundation’s conference room packed with nonprofit leaders. Impact 100 Garden State, which was established by six New Jersey women just last year, organized the event to discuss the application process and parameters around their sole grant for 2013.…

Dekker & Mooney Participate in Knight Foundation Panel

February 16, 2013 Last month CFNJ President Hans Dekker and NJ Spotlight Founding Editor John Mooney participated in a panel hosted by the Knight Foundation on “the power of partnerships in strengthening community information.”  Click below for video of their panel or scroll down for their recap of the event.…

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.…