Dance Festivals Bloom in New Jersey!
Dance performances, galas, workshops, and two dance festivals – “Jersey Moves! A Festival of Dance” presented by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and “Dance…
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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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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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Facing Our Future
Back in November, I shared in this blog about a groundbreaking project the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers has been spearheading since 2010 – Facing…
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Arts Activism Abounds in New Jersey!
Arts activism abounds in New Jersey! Daffodils, tulips and dogwoods aren’t the only things blooming in abundance this spring. A host of opportunities are available…
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"Can I Get This At Whole Foods?"
Musings from the Philadelphia Farm and Food Fest This past Sunday, I spent the afternoon walking around the first-ever Philadelphia Farm and Food Fest, an…
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New On Our Website: Joining the Conversation
Last week, we showed you around our new, interactive Connect With Others feature (have you put your organization on the map yet?). Today, we want…
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How to Connect With Others in 3 Easy Steps
One of the most prominent features of the new Dodge website is our “Connect With Others” map. This interactive map of New Jersey invites nonprofits…
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Turning A Flop Into Gold
Earlier this month, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation hosted a live-feed of the keynote address from the Grantmakers…
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Trying To Make a Place Better Through the Arts? Put People First.
Since 2008, Arts Build Communities at Rutgers University has been exploring this question: “Why are some communities more successful than others in creative placemaking?” We’ve…
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Bite-Sized Fundraising
Three Tips for Helping Board Members Tackle the Challenge of Fundraising Almost every organization wants their board members to be more actively involved in fundraising,…
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The Untold Story of How Music and Arts Education Became Core Subjects (Hint: It Is Not How You Think!)
The year 2011 served as the twenty year anniversary of the release of the landmark report “Growing Up Complete: The Imperative for Music Education.” What…
