SJCA Partner Opportunities Vol. 69
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | NFF Webinar Watch Party Series: Telling Your Financial Story to Different Audiences | Nonprofit leaders must know, own, and effectively articulate their organization’s financial story. By communicating this story well, leaders build trust and credibility, contextualize financial reports, connect finances to mission, and advocate for their organization’s needs. In this webinar, NFF will guide you through the process of crafting a compelling financial story for your organization with budgets, dashboards, financial statements, and other materials. NFF will also offer techniques for getting to know your various audiences, positioning your financial story for each of your audiences, and engaging your board and other stakeholders during times of crisis. Watch Party materials will be provided upon registration. | Date & Time: June 11, 2025 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Registration and information.
New Jersey Cultural Trust | New Jersey Cultural Trust’s FY26 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | The New Jersey Cultural Trust, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), has released the guidelines for its Fiscal Year 2026 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities). The IFS History/Humanities program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten nonprofit history and humanities organizations’ stability, helping them build greater operational capacity. | Declarations of Intent to Apply Deadline: June 11, 2025 | Full applications due on July 17, 2025. | More information and application.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Arts & Health Roundtables | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce the launch of a virtual series of Arts & Health Roundtables to bring together New Jersey organizations actively involved in the arts and health field, as well as those interested in getting involved. The sessions are designed to be spaces to network, share resources, and drive partnership, all toward the goal of understanding what’s needed to strengthen and support arts and health initiatives statewide. Arts & Health Roundtables will be held this April and May, organized in two different tracks that will converge in June. All sessions are free, but registration is required. | More information available here.
Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission | FY26 Grant Applications Information | Prospective 2026 County Arts & History Grantees: Applications may be submitted only after a Madatory Declaration of Intent has been filed on or before August 20, 2025. | Deadline to Apply: September 8, 2025 by 5pm EST | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | NJ Film Works Grant Program | The NJ Film Works Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity that will award grants to support workforce development, training, and skills programs that strengthen and diversify the state’s film and digital media talent pipeline with a particular focus on NJ’s Overburdened Communities. A total of $3 million is available for awards under this Grant Program. The minimum and maximum amounts for individual awards are set at $250,000 and $750,000, respectively. NJEDA anticipates making multiple awards for this grant program. | Deadline: July 11, 2025 | More information and application.
ArtPride NJ | Advocacy Office Hours | Book time with the ArtPride New Jersey Advocacy Team: Vanessa Ramalho, Director of External Relations, and Vince Hall, Director of Advocacy Operations. Let's discuss anything related to advocating for the sustainability of the arts in New Jersey, whether it be discussing opportunities for partnership, meeting with your legislators, educational or support opportunities, or even just taking a moment to connect with us. | Book your session.
ArtPride NJ | Recorded Webinar: Demystifying Tax Credits for Nonprofits | Watch this webinar for insight into how nonprofit organizations can take full advantage of programs such as the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFE), which provides tax credits to incentivize broad-scale capital projects for arts and cultural venues in New Jersey. | Webinar.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program – CAFE | The CAFE Program awards tax credits via a competitive application process up to 100% of eligible project costs. Minimum project size is $5 Million. Maximum award is $75 Million. | Deadline: June 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. | More information and application.
New Jersey Historical Commission | Nominations OPEN for the Richard J. Hughes Award | The Richard J. Hughes Award recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of New Jersey history. It is given annually to an individual in recognition of a series of contributions in the areas of scholarship, public history, conservation and preservation, and teaching. | Deadline: June 3, 2025 | More information.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Main Street Acquisition Support Grant | The Main Street Acquisition Support Grant product is a pilot product under the Main Street Recovery Fund that will offer a grant of up to $50,000 to reimburse an eligible NJ small business for closing costs related to a New Jersey commercial property that the business purchased to operate from. | Deadline: The grant application must be submitted within one year after the closing date of the property purchased. | More information and application.
Hispanic Association of Atlantic County | Nuestro Pueblo Awards: Noche En Blanco | The Hispanic Association of Atlantic County cordially invites you to join us for our 2025 Nuestro Pueblo (Our Community) Awards Noche en Blanco celebration. All white attire is a must! Enjoy live entertainment as you overlook the beautiful ocean at the Big Cypress Terrace at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and dance the night away with the Latino Who's Who of Southern New Jersey. The Nuestro Pueblo Awards celebration is to promote community involvement, advancement, and growth of our Hispanic cultural heritage by recognizing individuals and/or organizations who are making a difference in "Nuestro Pueblo" (our community). | Date & Time: July 10, 2025 at 6pm | Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Big Cypress Terrace), Atlantic City | Tickets and information.
Hispanic Association of Atlantic County | Atlantic City Latino Festival | Welcome to the Atlantic City Latino Festival, we are thrilled to host this free community event once again to kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival will be held on September 6, 2005, at the Showboat event lot at the Boardwalk and New Jersey Ave, in Atlantic City. We are happy to announce this year our featured headliner will be Los Adolescentes, a Venezuelan salsa group known for its romantic salsa style which has been very popular in Latin America. These songs are still widely played and enjoyed in Latin America and among salsa fans worldwide. | Date & Time: September 6, 2025 from 12pm to 9pm | Location: Showboat Event Lot on the corner of Boardwalk and New Jersey Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ | More information.
NJ Center for Nonprofits & Council of New Jersey Grantmakers | Policy World Wednesdays | The New Jersey Center for Nonprofits and the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers are excited to launch Policy World Wednesdays, FREE monthly Zoom sessions focused on key policy issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic communities. Join every month to discuss all things policy, including the latest developments at the federal, state and local levels; legislative insights and advocacy opportunities; and to share any other policy or advocacy issues currently on your organization’s radar. Network with, and learn from, other changemakers to help stay abreast of current trends, build partnerships and strengthen advocacy skills for increased influence in public policy matters. Meetings are every second Wednesday of each month from 12:30pm-1:30pm via Zoom. | More information and registration.
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