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Foundation Awards Ridgewood Nonprofit Prestigious Legacy Grant

The Northern NJ Community Foundation's Legacy Grants Program presented 1 of 4 awards to Network for Responsible Public Policy of Ridgewood.

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The Network for Responsible Public Policy holds forums to educate the public for debate on public policy issues.
The Network for Responsible Public Policy holds forums to educate the public for debate on public policy issues. (Network for Responsible Public Policy)

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) launched and announced the first awards of its Legacy Grants Program. Four nonprofit organizations in New Jersey received awards of $2,500 each: Network for Responsible Public Policy (NFRPP) in Ridgewood, Hackensack Riverkeeper in Hackensack, CivicStory in Summit, and Creative Placemaking Communities in South Orange.

The NNJCF is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey. This regional resource improves community life through its work in these six priority areas: the arts, civic engagement, education, the environment, philanthropy, and public health.

Legacy Grants Program Promotes Collaboration

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The new Legacy Grants Program expands the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's mission to bring people and organizations together to address pressing issues and needs in northern New Jersey. "The Legacy Grants Program supports organizations fostering collaboration in their communities. With these awards, the recipients will promote creativity, civic engagement, and environmental resiliency in their daily work," said Michael Shannon, President, Northern New Jersey Community Foundation.

Nonprofit partners with a longstanding track record promoting NNJCF’s priority areas received the grant awards to support their general operations. Grantees were selected based on their existing relationship with NNJCF and their ability to leverage a small grant for a broader impact.

The grant awards provide support for the organizations to carry out their missions.

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NFRPP has a mission to foster a vibrant democracy by providing stories with authoritative information and forums for debate on public policy issues. Their goals are to educate, inspire, and motivate the public to engage more deeply in our democracy. The NFRPP achieves these

goals by providing stories with authoritative information and forums for debate on public policy issues. They also want to develop a constituency of informed, civic-minded voters seeking common ground in pursuit of the common good.

The Hackensack Riverkeeper is a defender of the Public Trust resources of the Hackensack River Watershed. This nonprofit accomplishes its mission through environmental action, advocacy, education and litigation for the people and wildlife that depend on the river and its watershed for life. CivicStory, a solutions-based news site, focuses on environmental health, justice, and sustainability. Creative Placemaking Communities works to help creative placemakers lead and achieve; inspire new and better partnerships, projects, programs and policies; support those who strengthen communities through local arts and culture; connect creative placemakers to opportunities and resources; and build lasting communities of practice.

For more information, visit the NNJCF's website, send an email, or call (201) 568-5608. Follow the NNJCF on Facebook at Northern NJ Community Foundation/ArtsBergen, on Twitter @NNJCF, and Instagram.

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