New Jersey's News Coverage Gets a Boost in Support from the Knight Foundation
Today, the whole state of New Jersey got some great news. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced that it is investing in…
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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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Food for Thought: Defining Food Deserts and Understanding What Access to Food Means
The recent discussion in popular media regarding the ties between obesity and food deserts, food swamps, and inequitable food access is helping both food system…
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Opportunity: Make GOOD Art Challenge
Attention! The folks at GOOD Maker want your best proposals to help your community come alive through the arts: “Creating opportunities for people to experience…
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How Much Pollution Should One Neighborhood Have to Endure?
Joni Sampson, president of the Eyes of Trenton Civic Association (pictured left) and Nicky Sheats, PhD., New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and Thomas Edison State…
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Watching the Backs of New Jersey Nonprofits
Last week, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers board received a briefing from Linda Czipo, executive director of the Center for Non-Profits. Linda shared some data…
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"For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow"
In June, Nina Stack of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers wrote a blog post (“Supporting Innovation, Not Stagnation“) urging the philanthropic sector to understand…
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Rethinking and Restoring Our Rivers
Introduction by Margaret Waldock, Environment Program Director Viewing a map of New Jersey, it’s hard to miss the expansive highway and road system that has…
