Category Archives: What We’re Learning

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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Dodge Q&A: Sharnita Johnson on New Jersey’s arts community through the pandemic

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The Dodge Q&A series is designed to share what Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation staff are learning and thinking about as they engage with social sector leaders from throughout the state. They’ll also reveal a few things about themselves you might not … Continue reading

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

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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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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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What we’re learning: Celebrating the garden that changed my life

Posted on by Meghan Van Dyk

Grow It Green Morristown this year is celebrating 10 years of bounty from its humble beginnings rooted in Morristown dirt. On the heels of the financial recession, before the town’s redevelopment boom, when community and school gardens were still new … Continue reading

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What we’re learning: The question I wish I asked Ntozake Shange

Posted on by Sharnita Johnson, Dodge Foundation

Ntozake Shange, the legendary poet, playwright, dancer and feminist, died this past Oct. 27 in Bowie, Md at 70. A public memorial honoring Shange, Celebration of the Life and Work of Ntozake Shange, is today at The Public Theater in New York. During … Continue reading

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Detroiter feels kinship with Newark on 50th anniversary of rebellion

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This year marks a somber anniversary for many urban communities around the United States. It’s the 50th anniversary of 1967 rebellions that occurred in cities across the nation, including Newark, Oakland, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. As a native Detroiter, I’ve heard … Continue reading

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#BetterNJ Twitter Chat: Join us for a live Q&A with Dodge Program Directors!

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  Is there a question you’ve always wanted to ask us but have never gotten the chance? Join us this Monday, November 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. for a LIVE Twitter chat with Dodge Program Directors Molly de Aguiar, Sharnita … Continue reading

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Dodge Road Trip: A Pinelands Adventure

Posted on by Meghan Van Dyk

The Mullica River springs as a small stream from sleepy south Jersey suburbs through the deep woods of Wharton State Forest before it widens and converges with the Batso River, passing just north of Atlantic City casinos as it meets salt and spills into … Continue reading

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Dodge Road Trip: Exploring New Jersey’s Other Shore — The Bayshore

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The drive from northern New Jersey to the Delaware Bayshore takes two hours and brings you through a variety of landscapes. The heavily industrialized corridors in the north quickly give way to expansive farms and suburbs in central and southern Jersey. While … Continue reading

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What We’re Learning: What Effects Are Rising Sea Levels Having on New Jersey?

Posted on by Naeema Campbell

Sea-level rise and coastal flooding are two threats challenging New Jersey’s economic and cultural prosperity. That was an eye-opening takeaway from the hard-hitting keynote at Sustainable Jersey’s New Jersey Sustainability Summit delivered by Benjamin Strauss, vice president of Sea Level and Climate … Continue reading

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