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Greening Committee

North Camden Greening Committee

North Camden Greening Committee, part of the North Camden Neighborhood Plan for community revitalization, was formed to plan for clean, safe and green neighborhood parks. The North Camden Greening Committee consists of members from the community, the New Jersey Tree Foundation, Save Our Waterfront, Respond Inc., The Camden Town Civic Association, the Walt Whitman Center for the Arts, the Department of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers University/New Brunswick, and the Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers-Camden.
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Get on Board

Get On Board 2007

Making the Most of Your Service on a Nonprofit Board of Directors

The Walter Rand Institute of Public Affairs, part of Rutgers University-Camden Campus, was asked to develop curriculum, deliver conduct training and facilitate workshops for non-profit board members for the Volunteer Center of Gloucester County. “Get on Board” is a training program for board members which reinforces skills necessary to effectively run a Board. The program also offers workshops for area non-profit organizations in Gloucester County and assists participants in finding a position on a local non-profit Board.
   

DHHS logo The JAE Camden Capacity Building Initiative is funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  They have contracted JAE Enterprises, Inc. to enhance the capacity of the six organizations in the following program areas:  Leadership Development; Organizational Development; Program Development; Revenue Development; and Community Engagement.  As the subcontractor for this grant, The Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs provides pre-assessment and post-assessment services for 6 faith based and not-for-profit community organizations and evaluate JAE’s success in this Capacity Building Initiative.

   
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