Category Archives: President’s Message

President’s Message: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5.4 Million in Grants

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5.4 Million in Grants. See grants listed on our website. In our most recent funding rounds, the Dodge Foundation made more than $5.4 million in grants to nonprofit organizations supporting the arts, education, … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces the Inaugural Cohort of its New Momentum Fund

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces the Inaugural Cohort of its New Momentum Fund: $1.5. million in multi-year funding for 10 emerging organizations employing innovative strategies to address root causes of structural racism in New Jersey, nominated and selected in a … Continue reading

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President’s Message | Stronger Together: Dodge Foundation Investing $2.8M in New Jersey’s Recovery and Resiliency

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

As I have previously written in Our Path Toward a Just and Equitable New Jersey, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation seeks to address the needs of all New Jersey communities while addressing longstanding inequalities of economic, social, and political opportunity … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Our path toward a just and equitable New Jersey

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

Since 1974, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has fostered opportunity, creative voice, and a healthy environment to help New Jerseyans live quality lives. We are exceedingly proud of that work which has helped to build more vibrant communities across our … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Lessons learned for the year ahead

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

At the Dodge Foundation, we challenged ourselves this year as we focused on the opportunity to lead and live into equity. 2020 invited us to explore the intersection of risk and opportunity and to take responsibility for our collective safety … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Imagine a new way

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

On the eve of my first anniversary as the first woman of color president and CEO of the Dodge Foundation, I reflect with solemnity on an unprecedented year while I imagine with hope the possibilities of a new future for … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Imagine a new future

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

As our worlds keep changing, as we grieve what once was, and as uncomfortable truths are revealed and continue to be experienced, there is hope because our shared humanity is being activated.    The pandemic has laid bare racial health disparities in our systems and policies, leaving behind those without access to funding and aid as a … Continue reading

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We cannot be silent: Dodge’s commitment to anti-racism

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

We cannot be silent, and we will not stand on the sidelines.  The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation stands for racial justice, social change, and equity. We condemn violence and oppression in all forms, especially racism and white supremacy. For more … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Dodge’s COVID-19 initial response

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

COVID-19 has infiltrated all of our lives and will have far-reaching implications for decades. As we all are living through this unprecedented time, we are coming to terms with the fact that the proverbial “rainy day” is indeed here.   This moment is testing us — testing how we live, … Continue reading

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To our partners, grantees, community: We see you, we hear you, and we value you during this time of crisis 

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne, Dodge President & CEO

Much has developed over these recent days as we – as individuals, organizations, and communities – absorb and adjust to what the coronavirus pandemic means for how we keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and how to confront this … Continue reading

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An update on our new vision: Announcing our equity theories of change for our program areas 

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

For 45 years, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has nurtured leaders, ideas, and institutions that use creative problem-solving to promote a sustainable future. The Foundation’s focus has been New Jersey, carrying out its work in program areas that have adapted … Continue reading

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President’s Message: Living Our Vision

Posted on by Tanuja Dehne

Two years ago, Dodge outlined bold goals in our Strategic Plan, and 2020 is about living our vision. Living our vision is just that — living, doing, being. Centering our work on equity means centering all of our work on equity, including … Continue reading

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First 100 Days: My gaze is forward and my mind is on our community

Posted on by Tanuja M. Dehne, Dodge Foundation president & CEO

I write to wish you, our partners and community, warm wishes this holiday season as we head into a new year. December is a time of reflection, to measure progress, and to set the course for the year ahead. As … Continue reading

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Reflections on the past year from Dodge’s interim president

Posted on by Cynthia Evans, Interim President and CEO of the Dodge Foundation

As the interim president of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide a mid-year update. First, on behalf of the staff, we want to thank the community for its patience and support. It’s been … Continue reading

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Announcing Cynthia Evans as Dodge’s interim president and CEO 

Posted on by Preston Pinkett III

On behalf of the entire board of trustees, I am pleased today to announce Cynthia Evans as the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation’s interim president and CEO. With more than 20 years experience at Dodge, Cynthia, the Foundation’s chief financial officer, … Continue reading

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