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23 Feb 2022

How Grantee Family Promise Is Using Impact100 Grant to Address Family Homelessness

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Since 2020, Family Promise of Southwest New Jersey has been awarded $143,000 in Impact100 South Jersey grants. The mission of Family Promise, which is located in Gloucester County, is to provide homeless families an opportunity to achieve stability by providing shelter, food, case management, and hospitality while simultaneously using resources within local…

04 Feb 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Alice Sandmeyer

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As one of the 74 charter members who launched the organization in 2017, Alice Sandmeyer is in her fifth year of membership with Impact100 South Jersey. She first learned about Impact100 from founding member Nancy Weber. “I’ve known Nancy for many years. We met when I was on the board for Fellowship…

05 Jan 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Irene Giman

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If you recognize Irene Giman, CFA, CFP®, it’s not just because she is a Senior Financial Planner with RTD Financial and has an extensive background in Finance — including an MBA from The Wharton School in Finance, it’s also because Irene serves on Impact100 of South Jersey’s Leadership Council. A…

01 Jan 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Michele Weckerly

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Michele Weckerly has always been drawn to groups and organizations where women are able to realize their collective power. Impact100 South Jersey is one of those organizations that she is proud to be a part of. After learning about the collective giving model from Kim Moon in 2018, Michele was…

20 Dec 2021

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Lois Gabin-Legato

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When asked why she joined Impact100 SJ, Lois Gabin-Legato, a C-Suite senior executive at the Philadelphia Foundation, said, “I feel a personal responsibility to give back to our community. Impact100 SJ offers that at a grass roots level where you can touch and feel it… where you can learn where…

07 Dec 2021

Final Report: How Big Brothers & Big Sisters Used Impact100 SJ’s 2019 $100k Grant

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Our 2019 Core Mission grantee's final report lays out how the Impact100 South Jersey grant allowed the organization to overcome obstacles, function during the pandemic and increase the number of young people they serve. Read the full report detailing the many ways Big Brothers Big Sister of Cumberland & Salem…

03 Dec 2021

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Jill Sayre Lawlor

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As with so many other Impact100 SJ members, Jill Sayre Lawlor first learned about the organization from founding member Nancy Weber, whom Jill has known for many years. Jill received a call from Nancy and, after attending an information session in 2019, Jill joined and has been active in the organization…

22 Nov 2021

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Jennifer Fontaine

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A few years back, Jennifer Fontaine was invited to attend the Impact100 Philadelphia annual meeting by her long-time friend and Philly Chapter member, Kim Moon. “It was such a great night — I loved seeing the power of women combining their talents and funds and working together. I also loved…

11 Nov 2021

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Donna Siegel Moffa

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Donna Siegel Moffa has a long history of involvement in non-profit organizations. And when she heard about Impact100 SJ from friend Elizabeth Mangino Wallace, she immediately knew it was an organization she wanted to join. “I was drawn by the notion of women doing something collectively to have a significant local…

03 Nov 2021

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Elizabeth Kennedy

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Elizabeth Kennedy had never heard of the concept of collective giving before reading an article about Impact100 South Jersey in the Philadelphia Inquirer in the fall of 2018. She found the idea interesting and reached out to the journalist, Kevin Riordan, who then connected her to Nancy Weber. After meeting Nancy…

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