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19 Dec 2022

BEYOND THE CHECK: Farmers Against Hunger Delivers Despite Challenging Conditions

Beyond The Check, Grants

NJ Agricultural Society's Farmers Against Hunger program (FAH), a 2021 Impact100 South Jersey General Operating Grantee, has been working through a perfect storm of national challenges at the local level. Meeting the needs of struggling farmers, families, and community organizations facing a pandemic, inflation, and drought made their programs even…

12 Dec 2022

BEYOND THE CHECK: Yogas & Alpacas at Ronald McDonald House

Beyond The Check, Grants

How to bring joy to kids? Bring Alpacas to Ronald McDonald House. YES, Alapacas. Supporting our grantees and their missions can take many forms. Impact100 South Jersey Nonprofit Outreach Committee Co-Chair Sue Levy-Polikoff arranged a visit from Morning Glori Farmette located in Marlton, NJ for the first ever Alpaca visit.…

05 Dec 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Hala Shawaf Barson

Member Profiles

When you meet and get to know Hala Shawaf Barson it’s easy to see that she really is “all about people, relationships, and community” and being a member of Impact100 SJ feeds her desire to be connected to the community in a meaningful way. Hala was introduced to Impact100 SJ…

05 Dec 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Beth Gamel

Member Profiles

As a newcomer to South Jersey in 2021, Beth’s interest in IMPACT100SJ was piqued when reading the profile of a Leadership Council member in a local lifestyle magazine. She checked out the organization’s website and its robust offerings, which sealed the deal on her membership application. She completed the paperwork,…

21 Nov 2022

BEYOND THE CHECK: What Our Grantees Want for the Holidays

Grants, SJ WOMEN GIVE

Our Grantees' 2022 Holiday Wish Lists Getting involved with our grantees can go beyond contributing to the collective grants we award. If you're looking for organizations to support this holiday season, consider fulfilling the wish lists of some of our Impact100 grantees. They've told us what they want and here…

21 Nov 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Colleen Connell

Member Profiles

Meet Colleen Connell, proud charter member of Impact100 SJ. Colleen first learned about Impact100 from Kyle Ruffin, who serves on the board of the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) with Colleen’s husband, John. She was immediately attracted to a business model in which every member’s vote counts equally toward selecting…

07 Nov 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Paula Fairly

Member Profiles

Paula Fairly is not new to charity, non-profits and philanthropy. Paula gives both time and money because she is able to, and she is committed to the mission. Paula is a semi-retired executive involved in working with others on developing their exciting, new life chapters. She is a former member…

31 Oct 2022

Pinelands Preservation Alliance and Impact100 South Jersey, Perfect Together!

Beyond The Check, Grants, SJ WOMEN GIVE

Impact100 South Jersey members had a picture perfect day to experience the beauty of the Pinelands with a hike at the Black Run Preserve in Evesham Township. The hike was led by Carleton Montgomery, Executive Director of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA), one of our two 2022 $50,000 general operating…

24 Oct 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Abby Cohler

Member Profiles

Abby Cohler joined Impact 100 SJ in 2019. At the time, she was looking to get involved with a local charitable organization and do more than just “write the check." She discovered that Impact 100 SJ filled that need for her. She was intrigued by the fact that IMPACT 100 SJ is solely…

10 Oct 2022

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Pamela Collins

Member Profiles, SJ WOMEN GIVE

After an extensive career at one of the region’s largest nonprofits, in 2018 Pam Collins decided to follow her entrepreneurial spirit and partner with longtime collaborator Pamela Downes to start REV Creative Group. REV was founded on the idea that businesses of all sizes and industries need a dedicated team…