The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has approved more than $11 million in new grant and investment commitments — $6.08 million in Housing Choice and $5.05 million in Economic Mobility — as part of our commitment to closing the racial wealth gap in New Jersey.
Visit: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces $11.1 Million in New Grants to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Across New JerseysLast month, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation brought together more than 100 people representing 44 organizations for its first-ever partner and grantee convening.
Visit: Dodge Foundation Hosts First Partner and Grantee Convenings
In one of America’s most expensive housing markets, more than 10 acres of publicly owned land in Jersey City are currently devoted to surface parking lots. When housing costs are forcing working families out of the communities they helped build, is that really the best use of scarce public land?
Visit: N.J. faces a choice: 10 acres of parking or 1,500 new homessMichelle Knapik, Environment Program Director Amidst the sweeping change at the gubernatorial level, 52% of NJ voters voted “yes” on yesterday’s ballot question, ensuring $400…
Wendy Liscow, Program Officer I remember distinctly the moment I knew that the moniker “leader” could apply to me. I was a sophomore in high…
David Grant, President and CEO We lost a great educator last week. I suspect that many of us in the boomer generation who went into…
Laura Aden Packer, Program Director, Arts It’s not easy being a nonprofit arts organization in New Jersey according to the latest results of a survey…
Molly de Aguiar, Program Associate On my block, there are four houses across the street from us. One of the houses is unoccupied, and the…
Michelle Knapik, Program Director, Environment You probably know about TED talks and their tagline “ideas worth spreading.” I got to spend Sunday afternoon at a…
David Grant, President and CEO My first entry on the Dodge Blog last fall described a bike ride on the East Coast Greenway from the…
Laura Aden Packer, Program Director, Arts Over the summer, we asked several of our grantees to share their thoughts on a range of issues with…
Wendy Liscow, Program Officer One warm, crystal clear morning in August, I was lacing up my hiking boots with great anticipation. Not only was I…
Molly de Aguiar, Program Associate We get a lot of invitations, postcards and emails about great events going on around the state of New Jersey.…
