Category Archives: Advocacy
How to help get out the word to assist in your local Census count
September 1, 2020The 2020 Census is almost over, but almost 1 in 5 New Jersey households are not yet counted. If they are not counted, our communities, especially communities of color, risk missing out on the federal and state funding and the … Continue reading
CNJG: Philanthropy’s message to Washington
March 14, 2018This week hundreds of representatives from private foundations are converging on Capitol Hill to share stories of impact and ask policymakers to consider the implications of tax and policy changes on the essential work of our social sector. Foundations on … Continue reading
CNJG: Standing up as advocates for the social sector amid federal tax reform efforts
December 14, 2017Update as of December 15: The final H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was released on Friday, December 15, 2017. The tax plan will not repeal the Johnson Amendment and does not include the Universal Charitable Deduction, however … Continue reading
Art Pride NJ: One Big Tool for the Arts Advocacy Toolkit
July 17, 2017Did you attend an arts event last year? A performance, exhibit, music festival, or poetry reading? If you did, you are in great company. New Jersey nonprofit arts groups drew more than 7.5 million people to their programs in 2015 … Continue reading
CNJG: Embracing Philanthropic Future Shock or Bracing For It
May 17, 2017We are doing a lot of thinking about the future at the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers these days — the future of New Jersey (with a new Governor next year), the future of philanthropy (with new forms of giving … Continue reading
Arts Ed Now: 2017 National Arts Advocacy Day
April 24, 2017Just days before National Arts Advocacy Day, news hit of President Trump’s plan to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts in 2018. The announcement, though not entirely unexpected, sent a surge of energy into the day’s mission: connecting arts leaders … Continue reading
ArtPride New Jersey: Now is the Time
February 20, 2017“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” It’s the (early) 70’s and that was the warm up drill in Mrs. Lester’s typing class where I learned to type over 100 … Continue reading
CNJG: Our Democracy Needs Our Problem Solvers
January 18, 2017I’m acutely aware that I’m writing this blog the week our new president will be sworn in. It is that event that has me thinking a lot about Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal book Democracy in America as we once again observe … Continue reading
ArtPride NJ: Here Comes the Sun
January 3, 20172016 is over to everyone’s relief. For most it’s been “annus horribilis” which needs little or no translation. The amount of upset and turmoil from 18 months of presidential electioneering, raw social and other media, and an overflow of celebrity … Continue reading