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26 Sep 2024

Beyond The Check Member Mingle Kicks Off 2025 Membership Drive

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2024 Impact100 South Jersey members, grantees and guests interested in learning more about our local collective giving initiative came together to connect and celebrate the launch of another year of women making transformative impact. American Water in Camden was the perfect spot for a night of mixing, mingling and networking.

28 Aug 2024

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Heart of Camden Using Impact100 SJ Grant to Transform Lives

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Written by Ginny Delong Heart of Camden, the Impact100 South Jersey 2023 $100,000 Core Mission grantee, is making progress expanding programs and services provided by their Bridge Builders Project at the Michael J. Doyle (MJD) Fieldhouse. The core of their mission is to Improve the lives of women, children, and families living in low-to-moderate income households in the Waterfront South neighborhood, South Camden, and the City of Camden as a whole. Critical services provided by the Bridge Builders Project serve as a bridge to connect outside volunteers and supporters, educating them about the city and building stronger connections with the…

07 Aug 2024

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Join Us for Our Beyond The Check Membership Mingle

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We're kicking off our 2025 Membership Drive with a chance to connect with members and grant recipients! Join us and bring others who'd like to see the ways Impact100 South Jersey is transforming local philanthropy. Impact100 South Jersey is part of the fastest growing segment of philanthropy. Since 2017, our chapter has awarded over $1.2 million to organizations serving Burlington, Camden, Cumberland and Salem Counties. We are a small part of the growing collective giving movement that raised $3.1 billion in charitable funding between 2017 and 2023. Connect with South Jersey members who are increasing the impact of their generosity…

06 Aug 2024

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Partnership in Action: How Meeting Through Impact100 SJ Enabled Two Nonprofits to Fight Eviction

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(L-R) Volunteer Up Founder & Executive Director Patty Legge and Family Promise of Southwest New Jersey CEO Rosemarie Parker. In mid-2021, as New Jersey prepared to lift its COVID-19 eviction moratorium. Impact100 South Jersey member Rosemarie Parker, CEO of Family Promise of Southwest New Jersey, foresaw an impending housing crisis. With rental rates left unchecked by state legislation, Parker knew the coming months would bring skyrocketing housing costs and a surge of eviction cases. Courts began to see an influx, with judges hearing up to 75 cases daily. Parker and her dedicated team sprang into action, striving to help the…

17 Jun 2024

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2024 Annual Meeting Photos

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At our 2024 Annual Meeting on June 12th, we awarded $185,000 to six organizations that serve our region. The grand total our members have awarded to 21 local organizations since 2018 is now $1,220,360. We thank everyone who attended or supported our collective giving circle in any number of ways throughout the year! Click on images to enlarge.

14 Jun 2024

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Announcing Our 2024 Grant Recipients

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The members of Impact100 South Jersey have selected the organizations to support with their collective contributions of $185,000. The six grants awarded at the June 12 Annual Meeting bring Impact100 South Jersey's total grantmaking amount to $1,220,360 since 2018. Congratulations to all of our phenomenal grantees! We are thrilled to announce that CASA of Atlantic, Cape May and Camden Counties received our $100,000 Core Mission Grant. CASA, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, will use the money to expand their presence in Camden County. The grant will be used to increase visibility and improve access for children they serve…

15 May 2024

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Grantee Spotlight: Alice Paul Institute

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Impact100 South Jersey’s 2020 general operating grantee, Alice Paul Institute (API), celebrated its 40th anniversary in January with an open house at the newly renovated Paulsdale. Paulsdale is a National Historic Landmark and the home of local suffragist, feminist and political strategist, Alice Paul. API honors Alice Paul’s legacy through its commitment to education and leadership development through school programs, Scout programs and the Girls Leadership Council (GLC). API’s School Group Programming offers assemblies and in class programs to classes K-12, as well as field trips to Paulsdale. Younger girls and boys are introduced to the concept of civic engagement and creating positive social…

29 Apr 2024

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Grantee Update: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties

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We are excited to share another story of growth and impact powered in part by Impact100 South Jersey members and grants! Impact100 South Jersey funded the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) Mentor2.0 program through a Core Mission grant of $100,000 in 2019 and a general operating grant of $55,500 in 2023. To date, 100 mentees have participated in the Mentor2.0 program. The program offers a great opportunity to make a big impact on a young life with limited in person hours. Mentor2.0 has a robust software component that provides an efficient way to mentor a high school…

29 Apr 2024

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Join Us June 1st For Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge Hike/Stroll

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Saturday, June 1, 10:30 AMWoodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge4 Sawmill Road, Medford, NJ 08055 Join fellow Impact100 South Jersey members and bring friends and/or family to Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge for a leisurely self-guided hike/stroll of their 3 miles of trails with interpretive signs around the lake. This is great activity for the kids or grand kids! We’ll gather at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 1st in the new covered pavilion that an Impact100 SJ grant helped to fund. We’ll return there after about a one-hour hike for cold drinks and lunch. Cedar Run features 171 acres of protected…

04 Apr 2024

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RSVP for Our June 12 Annual Meeting!

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June 12, 6 PMCollingswood Ballroom315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ 08107 This is the most exciting night of the year — the night our members choose which organizations will receive collective contributions of $185,000. Hear from the nonprofit finalists that have been selected by fellow members and vote for the South Jersey organizations that will be awarded one (1) $100,000 grant and two (2) grants for $27,500. We will also announce the recipients of our first ever Community Heroes Grants. Three organizations voted on by our members will each recieve $10,000. Our Annual Meeting is also a great opportunity to meet our…

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