Board Leadership: Measuring Social Profit
We kicked off another year of the Dodge Board Leadership series last week with a workshop on assessment. I was struck, as always, by the…
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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.
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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has committed $4 million toward the development of a new South Ward Wellness Center in Newark, a transformative community development project that will expand access to medical care, youth development, and economic opportunity in one of the city’s most historically
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Elects Karen Sunderam to Board of Trustees
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation today announced the election of Karen Sunderam to its Board of Trustees. A seasoned investment strategist and leader in impact investing, Sunderam brings nearly two decades of experience aligning capital with social and economic outcomes.
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Creative Elizabeth launches its Call to Collaboration
Last week, we were thrilled to launch a creativity convening in the city of Elizabeth. This Call to Collaboration welcomed a large, diverse group of…
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Sustainability Gets Schooled: New Sustainable Jersey Program Launches
When asking a classroom full of first graders what the term sustainability means, I especially liked the answer I got from a thoughtful 6-year-old: “Sustainability…
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Setting a New “Barre” for Arts Criticism
The earlier title for this blog post was “Another One Bites the Dust,” prompted by notice from Dance NJ staff that dance critic Robert Johnson…
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CNJG Forum Explores Foundation Investment Strategies to Protect the Nest Egg
DEFINITION of “Nest Egg:” “A substantial sum of money that has been saved or invested for a specific purpose. A nest egg is generally earmarked…
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Meet the Board Leadership Series Facilitators
Have you ever participated in a workshop that promised to be engaging yet despite excellent content, you find your attention lagging? There are a number…
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Dodge Q&A: Chris Daggett
The Dodge Q&A series is designed to introduce you to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation staff and hear what they’re learning and thinking about as they visit…
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2014 Featured Festival Poet: Alberto Ríos
Listen to Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos read the title poem from his collection, The Theater of Night. LATINOPIA WORD ALBERTO RÍOS “THE THEATER…
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Where Imagination and Reality Collide: How Collaboration Led to "You're U.S." Exhibit
It was in 2009 that I first heard of Emile’s scheme: five years of bicycling through 50 states, trading portraits for bed, board, and the…
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Journalism in the Service of Comedy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Some of the best journalism in the United States is being done by comedians. Most recently…
