Category Archives: Hurricane Sandy Recovery
New Jersey Recovery Fund Guidelines and Application Process Announced
February 4, 2013In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Community Foundation of New Jersey established the New Jersey Recovery Fund to support the immediate and long term needs of New Jersey’s communities and its nonprofit sector in response to the Hurricane. … Continue reading
Our Road to Recovery
January 4, 2013On October 29, 2012 the ‘new normal’ crashed into the east coast in the form of a tropical cyclone, forever altering the landscapes and collective psyche of my home state of New Jersey. The now infamous Sandy claimed 80 lives, … Continue reading
How Can We Use Creativity to Design Innovative Approaches to Rebuilding a Safer, Sustainable Jersey?
December 18, 2012Seven weeks ago today, Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey with a savage fierceness causing monumental destruction across our beloved Garden State. As a current resident of Belmar, I am all too familiar with the devastation inflicted by Sandy. I have … Continue reading
Responding to Sandy and the Case for Flexible Capital
December 12, 2012It’s time to turn in my monthly blog to the Dodge Foundation and I’m horribly torn about what to talk about. I want to share with folks some of what we’ve been learning as part of our work to inform … Continue reading
DanceNJ Strong: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Relief on 12.12.12
December 7, 2012It isn’t about the performances on the stage. I could even argue that it isn’t about the amount of money being donated to the New Jersey Recovery Fund. Next Wednesday, 12/12/12, the dance community is coming together for a benefit … Continue reading
Update on the New Jersey Recovery Fund and an Announcement
December 4, 2012In the days immediately following Hurricane Sandy, the Dodge Foundation partnered with the Community Foundation of New Jersey and several of our philanthropic colleagues to establish the New Jersey Recovery Fund, which currently totals more than $3 million. We have been fielding … Continue reading
The Million Reporters of Superstorm Sandy
November 28, 2012Back when I was in graduate school in the early 1980s, before Twitter and Facebook and YouTube and even before blogs, I spent one semester studying the concept of news diffusion. It’s been 30 years, and it was only one … Continue reading
Jersey Strong: Preparing for Climate Change and Flooding
November 21, 2012On October 29, Hurricane Sandy dealt us a severe blow. As we continue to rebuild our lives and communities, it’s a harsh reminder that sustainability is not just an abstraction. Sustainability is about rising to make big decisions today so … Continue reading
New Jersey Recovery Fund to Help Nonprofits and Communities Rebuild After Hurricane Sandy
November 15, 2012Nonprofits and communities struggling to recover from the widespread devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy received a boost today from the philanthropic community, when the Community Foundation of New Jersey announced that it has established the New Jersey … Continue reading
When Disaster Philanthropy Comes Home
November 14, 2012Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey (Photo: REUTERS/Les Stone/American Red Cross) As I write this, it is just two weeks since Hurricane Sandy. The grief and exhaustion of our neighbors who have lost so much is hard to imagine. The clean-up … Continue reading
Post-Sandy Relief for NJ Artists & Arts Groups
November 12, 2012The amount of information out there is as staggering as the relief efforts, but not yet as overwhelming as the ongoing effects of Hurricane Sandy. We want to make sure New Jersey artists and arts groups do not get missed, … Continue reading