How Restricting Donations Hurts NJ Nonprofits
By Nina Stack President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers The news has been filled lately with stories relating to potential tax changes and/or regulations that…
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is pleased to announce that Samra Haider has been appointed as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Visit: New President and CEO, Samra Haider, to Lead the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Towards Vision of a Just and Equitable New JerseysRising Tide Capital (RTC), a prominent New Jersey-based entrepreneurship training organization, has received a transformative three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to catalyze the nonprofit’s programmatic expansion in Trenton and throughout New Jersey.
Visit: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Accelerate Rising Tide Capital’s Expansion in New JerseysIn this piece, we will examine issues related to housing justice and affordable housing initiatives, while also highlighting organizations who dedicate their work to advocating for these issues.
Visit: Advancing Housing Justice: Addressing Inequities in New Jerseys
In the second of a two-part series from the Trenton Community Music School, Gerilyn Stolberg, who is a classroom teacher at Learning Depot preschool –…
By Richard Simon Program Associate Today we focus on two new Dodge grantees, both doing admirable work in Camden, New Jersey. The first grantee is…
Today’s guest blogger is Ronnie Ragen, the Community Outreach Director of the Trenton Community Music School. Ronni coordinates Music for the Very Young, the early…
By Ann Marie Miller Executive Director ArtPride George Bernard Shaw once said, “Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” Arts advocates…
By Nina Stack President Council of New Jersey Grantmakers Even in the current economy, philanthropy is alive and well in America. Here in New Jersey,…
By Ann Marie Miller Executive Director ArtPride Use the word “advocate” and more often than not, the response is a blank bored stare. Ask people…
Michele Russo, Poetry Coordinator Our blog today focuses on some of the most important professionals in our society—teachers. The demands of being a teacher make…
Michelle Knapik, Environment Program Director Dear Dodge grantees and NJ philanthropic colleagues, As I transition from the Dodge Foundation to the Surdna Foundation, I want…
By Michelle Knapik Environment Program Director The beauty of the Sustainable Ag and Food System Funders Conference is its recipe for learning and relationship building. There…