Join the Team: Apply to Serve as Grassroots Community Advocate with New Jersey Health Initiatives

By CFSJ

February 5, 2024

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New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) works to create a healthier, more equitable New Jersey by investing in resident-led community groups and networks, rooted in racial equity, and centered on systems change. NJHI is managed through a collaborative relationship among the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Community Foundation of South Jersey, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

NJHI is seeking a dedicated, committed, passionate Bilingual (English Spanish) Grassroots Community Advocate (GCA) to join the team. The GCA will be pivotal in engaging, supporting, and advocating for grantees. This individual will work closely with community organizers and grassroots groups, coalitions, networks, or organizations to amplify their community impact as well as support NJHI’s programmatic goals and their alignment with our community stewards and partners. The ideal candidate must be recognized for a specific area of knowledge related to community change, advocacy, power building, and a deep understanding of collaboration with community-led and community-centered work. The GCA will work closely with the Community Coach while focused on delivering advocacy and support tailored to the needs of grantees; such as organizational transformation, capacity building and technical assistance.

Apply via LinkedIn at this link.

South Jersey Fund for Care of Older Adults Requests Proposals for Funding Aging Well Care Services

By Andy Fraizer

October 19, 2023

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The South Jersey Fund for Care of Older Adults is a Field of Interest Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of South Jersey. Its purpose is grantmaking to nonprofit public charities providing social, educational, religious, residential, medical, vocational or healthcare services or facilities to lessen the burdens of life for the aged in Southern New Jersey.

The South Jersey Fund for Care of Older Adults is soliciting proposals with the request for proposals (RFP) below. One recipient will be selected for a two-year grant of $300,000 (paid via annual distributions). Grant funds will support a nonprofit organization to provide care management services via a full-time position serving seniors and their caregivers (program beneficiaries). Grant funding may also support part-time administrative assistant services and other direct costs including professional development and equipment for providing care management in the designated region. Ten percent (10%) of funds may be allocated to indirect costs—general administration.

Geography

The selected nonprofit must provide services, and promote service utilization, in the designated region known as the “Delaware River” towns of Palmyra, Riverton, Riverside, Delanco, and Beverly in Burlington County. Services provided by the successful applicant will be delivered in-person and/or hybrid. Proposals for virtual only service will not be considered. Preference will be given to applicants articulating impact in the designated region and the broader Southern New Jersey region.

Outcomes

Expected outcomes are to support seniors and their caregivers as they navigate the transitions of aging. The South Jersey Fund for Care of Older Adults will provide funding for care management services which are holistic and client-centered. Aging well services will advocate for seniors with other service providers. The proposed services will use a coaching philosophy to support seniors to age well in community supported by informal or unpaid caregivers. Outcomes are discussed in greater detail in the RFP file below.

Application Instructions

Read the RFP below and determine if your organization meets the applicant qualifications. If your organization meets the qualifications, click on this link to create a profile and follow prompts to submit a proposal. https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cfnjgrants

The applicant will need contact information for the organization, organization’s Executive Director or CEO, and the Federal Tax ID number. If the applicant organization does not have an Executive Director, the applicant will be asked to provide a leadership contact for the organization during registration. The access code (invitation code) for this RFP process is SJAging23 (.)

Deadline: March 31, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST

If you need assistance, submit your question via this contact form.

RFP Document

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CFSJ Partners with Hannon Family to Create and Support Jack Hannon Full Throttle Fund

By Andy Fraizer

October 11, 2023

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The Community Foundation of South Jersey is grateful to partner with the Hannon Family to create and support the Jack Hannon Full Throttle Fund.

The mission of the Full Throttle Fund is to help Jack’s inspiring and loving spirit live on through charitable projects focused on youth development, bringing fun and joy to children. According to the family, the name Full Throttle represents everything Jack stood for – whether it was playing sports, playing chess, running on the playground, or spreading cheer to everyone he met – he did all of this at 150% and always full throttle.

On September 27, 2023, family, friends, and community partners gathered to dedicate the Fund’s first youth development project, ‘The Full Throttle Field’ in Moorestown, New Jersey.

Kristin Hannon said, “When thinking of how to honor Jack best and spread his spirit, our family knew that building a state-of-the-art wiffle ball field would be a wonderful tribute.” The Full Throttle Field was made possible by committed volunteers and the overwhelming generosity of donors to the Full Throttle Fund.

With donations raised, the Full Throttle Fund at the Community Foundation granted monies to the Moorestown Youth Baseball Federation. The Federation facilitated the construction of the field in partnership with the Township of Moorestown. The Federation was supported by committed family members and corporate volunteers with expertise in public works construction.

Ms. Hannon continued, “ The Community Foundation of South Jersey is where you can support the Fund’s mission.” Charitable giving funds at the Community Foundation of South Jersey provide a simple, powerful and personal approach to giving. CFSJ offers a variety of administratively efficient fund types to meet family, organization, and community needs and opportunities.

The next project for the Full Throttle Fund is an all-inclusive playground where children of all ages and abilities can play together. South Jersey neighbors who want to support this next community project or the mission of the Jack Hannon Full Throttle Fund can donate via credit card online here.

Additional means to contribute to the Full Throttle Fund include check, stock gift, or donor advised fund grant. Detail is available at: https://www.communityfoundationsj.org/jack-hannon-full-throttle/