Some Random and Not So Random Acts of Culture
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…
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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.
Visit: Critical Needs Grants Awarded to Trenton-Area NonprofitssA Year of Clarity, Momentum, and Partnership
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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Leveraging Its Assets: Philanthropy in New Jersey
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,…
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Arts Advocacy is a 24/7 Job
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…
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Poetry Fridays: Summer Programs for Teachers
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…
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Once a Dodger
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…
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Will the Real Family Farmer Please Stand up?
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…
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Re-imagining the Work of Ending Hunger, Part 2
A pay what you can café? With locally-sourced food and compostable take-out containers? You bet. New Brunswick based Elijah’s Promise is rethinking the traditional models…
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Getting On The Land
This is the second of two posts from our friends at the Hunterdon Land Trust, led by Executive Director Margaret Waldock. In case you missed…
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Art All Night Trenton 2011
Michele Russo, Poetry Coordinator Several of us on the Dodge staff made it to Art All Night in Trenton last weekend. What an amazing event! Hundreds…
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Re-imagining the Work of Ending Hunger, Part 1
Please welcome Rev. Lisanne Finston, the Executive Director of Elijah’s Promise, to the Dodge blog today. Based in New Brunswick, Elijah’s Promise’s mission is to…
