Mayors are the new front-line leaders on climate change
Sustainable Jersey Gold Star in Energy provides pathway to goal Franklin Township Mayor Phil Kramer was distraught when it was announced the United States was…
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Critical Needs Grants Awarded to Trenton-Area Nonprofits
Together, in partnership with The Princeton Area Community Foundation and the Bonner Foundation, $155,000 in Critical Needs Grants were awarded to Trenton-area nonprofits facing funding cuts and increased demand for services.
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This has been a year of listening, grounding, learning, and charting a clear path forward. And it has also been a year of real progress and movement toward the kind of New Jersey where every family has the chance to build stability, build opportunity, and build wealth across generations.
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New Investments Announced to Support Economic Opportunity in Paterson
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation announced $1.6M in multi-year investments advancing economic stability, housing, and opportunity in the City of Paterson.
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Going Together to Go Far: How Collaboration Strengthens NJ’s Disaster Response & Relief
We recently spoke with our colleagues at New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NJVOAD) after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated Texas, Florida and…
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Sustainable Jersey: Tilting windmills, why not build one instead?
Funding now available for municipal and school sustainability projects Do you have a wild idea or project with potential that needs funding? Sustainable Jersey’s grant…
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Investing In and For Good
The word “philanthropy” usually brings to mind the act of giving in support of a worthy cause. And this description is, of course, true. At…
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Sustainable Jersey: How sustainability became my brand and achieved my campaign promises
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac explains Sustainable Jersey to mayors in Connecticut On November 26, 2017 at the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities’ annual convention, Sustainable…
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CNJG: Standing up as advocates for the social sector amid federal tax reform efforts
Update as of December 15: The final H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was released on Friday, December 15, 2017. The tax plan…
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Board Leadership: The doctor will see you now
Robert Frost once wrote, “An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.” As a former English teacher…
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Sustainability ingredients: Innovation, persistence, partnerships, and leadership
Sustainable Jersey 2017 special awards announced This week, Sustainable Jersey celebrated the 82 municipalities, from 18 New Jersey counties, that achieved the Sustainable Jersey certification…
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CNJG: How not to read 'The Prize'
At last month’s Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., we presented a workshop called “How Not to Read the Prize” to a standing-room-only…
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Harvest Time: Youth reap the benefits of urban farming in Camden
Teresa Niedda, Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET), and Fredric Byarm, Founder of Invincible City Farms were two of the many inspiring…
