Bringing Joy to the Classroom Through Music
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…
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Invests $4 Million in South Ward Wellness Center to Advance Community Health and Economic Opportunity
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
Visit: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Invests $4 Million in South Ward Wellness Center to Advance Community Health and Economic OpportunitysCritical 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 NonprofitssNew 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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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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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…
