WheatonArts Festival of Fine Craft
Molly de Aguiar, Program Associate We would be remiss if we didn’t tell you about WheatonArts’ Festival of Fine Craft this weekend, October 3 and…
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces $11.1 Million in New Grants to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Across New Jersey
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 JerseysDodge Foundation Hosts First Partner and Grantee Convening
Last month, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation brought together more than 100 people representing 44 organizations for its first-ever partner and grantee convening.
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N.J. faces a choice: 10 acres of parking or 1,500 new homes
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?
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Thinking about Philanthropy – and Politics
David Grant, President and CEO The phrase “above politics” sounds good, but is it possible? I’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately as…
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Have Farm, Will Travel
Michelle Knapik, Program Director The highly successful, model urban farm owned and operated by Lorraine Gibbons of Garden State Urban Farms (formerly Brick City Urban…
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Laura Aden Packer, Arts Program Director My husband, Mark and I returned not too long ago from a glorious two-week vacation in northwestern Maine, where…
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Xtreme Book Club Idea Makes Connections
By Wendy Liscow, Program Officer Last week I wrote about the importance of recognizing and instilling public value for the arts. So how do we…
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Our first butterfly release
Clearly, the journey of these butteryflies has captivated and inspired us. It is hard to say whose transformations are deeper (staff or butterflies)! After this morning’s “awakening,”…
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Butterflies!
Three of our six butterflies emerged this morning! Here are the chrysalis pictures, in case you missed them. It is impossible to have a bad…
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Thinking About Philanthropy...and the News
David Grant, President and CEO I had lunch the other day with someone who used the phrase “civic information system.” I told her I had…
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When Little Green Guests Took Over the Office
Molly de Aguiar, Program Associate For the past few days, we have hosted these little guys at our office. Do you recognize them?
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What is the Value of the Arts to the Public?
By Wendy Liscow, Program Officer My mama frequently said, “It could always be worse.” That advice was little consolation to the Arts Community when the…
