A Bold Step Toward Community-Driven Journalism in New Jersey
“In an age of participatory media, news demands participation. Or to quote Benjamin Barber, ‘People are apathetic because they are powerless, not powerless because they…
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Critical Needs Grants Awarded to Trenton-Area Nonprofits
Together, in partnership with The Princeton Area Community Foundation and the Bonner Foundation, $155,000 in Critical Needs Grants were awarded to Trenton-area nonprofits facing funding cuts and increased demand for services.
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This has been a year of listening, grounding, learning, and charting a clear path forward. And it has also been a year of real progress and movement toward the kind of New Jersey where every family has the chance to build stability, build opportunity, and build wealth across generations.
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New Investments Announced to Support Economic Opportunity in Paterson
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation announced $1.6M in multi-year investments advancing economic stability, housing, and opportunity in the City of Paterson.
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Dodge Foundation Week in Review
Catch up on the news in New Jersey with the Dodge Foundation. [View the story “Dodge Week in Review” on Storify]
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Board Leadership: 12 Steps to Recruiting Effective Board Members
Finding effective board members is not for the faint of heart. It is hard work. Most boards have made it harder by having done it…
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New Jersey Sustainable State of the State Report and the Breakfast Sammy
Prioritizing and tracking our sustainable future In New Jersey, we’re serious about defining a vision and goals for a sustainable state as well as…
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Creative Skylands: Where New Jersey Gets Wild
New Jersey’s Skylands region (also known as the Highlands) is a region that encompasses multiple state and national parks, lakes, working farms, and wineries. Arts…
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Hyperbole 101: Charitable Sector as Wild West
There was a piece in the New York Times two weeks ago that has caused quite a stir within the philanthropic sector. My colleagues…
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Civic-Minded Artists at Their Creative Best
Last week marked the dedication of a “parklet” in Princeton, a phrase that sounds like the title of a children’s book. The Arts Council…
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Dodge Foundation Week in Review
Catch up on the news around New Jersey with the Dodge Foundation. Our Week in Review social newsletter features shareable stories, insights from our program…
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Board Leadership: Welcoming the “Groan Zone”
I was back in Morristown and Monroe Township last week to facilitate the last workshops of Dodge’s Board Leadership Training Series: Turning Learning Into Action. That’s…
