Collectibles: Valuation & Legacy, a Professional Advisors Event

By Andy Fraizer

February 27, 2019

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Professional advisors and collectors: Please join the Community Foundation of South Jersey, Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house, and Marsh Private Client Services for an after-work networking event to learn about the valuation of collectables and the role philanthropy can play in succession of a collection. This will be an opportunity to learn how to leave a legacy for future generations through a tangible asset such as client and family collections.

Eventually, collectors need to plan for how to pass on their beloved collection. The first decision is when the transfer will occur, while the collector is alive or at death. The next decision is if the collection will be gifted to a charitable organization or passed on to heirs. Each of these choices has its own consequences.

Download the handouts for the event here.

The event location is the Double Nickel Brewing Company, 1585 Route 73, NJ 08110.

The main entrance to Double Nickel Brewing Company is accessed via a highway ramp from NJ RT 73 to US 130 south. Event organizers used two GPS navigation apps, Waze and Google Maps readily available on iOS and Android devices to navigate to the location. Waze successfully navigated us to the main entrance. Google Maps however brought us from the rear (back of the building). This is noted by the star on the map. Please use the map below to assist with hassle free navigation to the site. Download the map here. Contact the Double Nickel Brewing Company at 856-356-2499, if you have any difficulty finding the event on February 28, 2019.

Join our Team as Community Manager

By Andy Fraizer

February 11, 2019

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The Community Manager at the Community Foundation of South Jersey is an exciting opportunity for an energetic community relationship builder to organize and lead a collaborative of five South Jersey communities engaged in Heart & Soul work (Heart & Soul Network) in partnership with the Orton Family Foundation. The Community Manager will convene a collaborative of South Jersey funders and partners (Guiding Team) to support the Heart & Soul work including place-based philanthropy strategies in the eight southern counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem. Together, this work is the Transform South Jersey initiative.

The Community Manager will have the capacity and willingness to be trained in the Community Heart & Soul model, including becoming a certified Heart & Soul coach. The Community Manager will exercise leadership and possess experience in community organizing, facilitation, knowledge building, and evaluation. Generally, the work encompasses supporting the Heart & Soul process in the five communities, connecting citizen leaders from the five municipalities to each other, building capacity for community improvement work, supporting a community endowment building effort in each community, and supporting strategic learning from the initiative

The Orton Family Foundation outlines the Heart & Soul community planning process in the following steps for local communities:

Phase 1 – Lay the Groundwork: Build a solid foundation by identifying partners and leaders, spreading the word, and developing a road map for successful Heart & Soul community engagement.

Phase 2 – Explore Your Community: Gather residents’ stories and build relationships across divides. Identify what matters most, which leads to creation of Heart & Soul Statements. Examine how Statements are affected by community trends and conditions.

Phase 3 – Make Decisions: Guided by Heart & Soul Statements, identify options for the future and base decisions on what matters most to everyone and best enhances and preserves the community’s “Heart & Soul.”

Phase 4 – Take Action: Partners and residents work together to take action and ownership. Heart & Soul Statements are applied to future decision-making and become part of the fabric of the community.

Download the full program and job description here.

To Apply

Submit a cover letter and resume to hiring@communityfoundationsj.org by February 28 and use the following subject line: Community Manager CFSJ: Your Last Name, Your First Name.

The Community Foundation of South Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

No telephone inquiries please.

Three SJ Organizations Receive $50k Aging Innovation Grants

By CFSJ

August 16, 2018

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CFSJ has awarded $150,000 in Aging Innovation Fund (AIF) grants to local organizations addressing aging in our region in new and different ways.

According to Population Reference Bureau, the percentage of New Jersey residents over 65 is growing steadily, which makes the shrinking ratio of working adults to elderly residents a big concern for policymakers. AIF was created to spur innovation among organizations that focus on our state’s aging men and women.

2018 AIF grants were awarded to:

Ocean SMART Senior Mobility and Resource Training is designed to address the need for improved senior mobility and combat social isolation among non-drivers. To increase mobility, social connections and independence among older residents, NJ Travel Independence Program (NJTIP @ Rutgers) will work in collaboration with Ocean Ride, the local provider of public transit, to develop a targeted education curriculum that teaches Ocean County seniors about transportation options that are available to them.
Project MEMORY L.A.N.E. (Living with Alzheimers’ in a Nurturing Environment) will expand services for residents with mild to moderate cognitive decline who live in Northgate II, an affordable housing facility in Camden. The program will be administered by Fair Share Support Services in partnership with NJ Institute for Successful Aging. These new services will allow residents to ‘age in place’ in a safe, familiar and nurturing environment.
AtlantiCare Internal Medicine Physician Residents Outreach to Atlantic City Housing Authority Seniors will deliver care outside of the AtlantiCare Clinic. The program will deploy internal medicine residents to provide outreach and wellness activities to patients who live in the City’s high rise complexes.

AIF was created by the Cascade Corporation after the company sold its South Jersey nursing homes in 2014. The company’s leadership wanted to continue to serve local seniors and partnered with CFSJ to develop this resource to encourage new ways to address aging issues.

“Our Aging Innovation Fund at CFSJ allows us to continue the work Cascade was originally set up to do,” said Don Ambrose, CEO of Cascade’s parent company Del Mar Healthcare. “We are now in our third year, and very excited that South Jersey has eagerly embraced the opportunity to innovate and lead in this field.”

According to CFSJ Executive Director Andy Fraizer, senior residents of South Jersey are an asset to local places. “Older adults make important contributions, but at the same time, have unique needs. AIF grants support new ideas in individual enrichment and local approaches to age-friendly communities.” Fraizer continues, “Our partnership with Cascade allows CFSJ to create a better public understanding of aging-related opportunities and challenges for seniors and South Jersey communities.”

Previous AIF grantees include: NJ Future’s Creating Great Places to Age, Rowan University’s House Calls and Behavioral Health Integration Project, NJ Association for Mental Health’s “Too Much Stuff?” Hoarding Disorder Initiative, Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern NJ’s Patient Partners, Cape Assist/Cape May County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s Aging Wrap-Around Services and Stand Up for Salem’s Senior Health & Wellness Park.