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#ArtsEdNow: Creating a Campaign… Together
It’s always exciting to work on a new campaign. The energy of a powerful idea mixed with the spirit of dedicated advocates can spark creativity that makes promoting important social issues...
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Arts Ed Now: New Poll Shows NJ Residents Overwhelmingly Value Arts Education
Residents’ views on student access to local arts programs and events divided by key social and economic factors Poll questions and tables are available at: Rutgers Eagleton Poll Released September 13,...
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Discovery Orchestra: How Shall We Study Music?
I live and breathe classical music. This came very naturally to me from my mother, Helen, who was a highly accomplished classical pianist. Before entering kindergarten, I had already learned that...
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Field Trip New Jersey: $1 Million for Newark Field Trips
Representatives from Field Trip New Jersey, the Victoria Foundation, Chubb Family and Newark Public Schools gather to celebrate a $1 million gift from the Victoria Foundation to create the Pi Chubb...
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Sustainable Jersey: Preparing the Next Generation of Sustainability Heroes
Three New Jersey schools receive Sustainability Champion awards This week, Sustainable Jersey for Schools celebrated the 83 schools that achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2016 at...
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Why We Unveiled New Assessment Tools for Our Grantees
Whether your organization enriches people’s lives through theater that bridges cultural divides or music instruction that sharpens children’s minds and boosts their confidence, you can probably think...
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Sustainable Jersey: Never underestimate the power of a small grant
C.J. Davenport and West Cape May elementary schools inspire us Through Sustainable Jersey for Schools, we’ve gotten to know some amazing changemakers, ranging from teachers and principals to parents...
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History Matters
You may not have noticed, but history is having a moment. Often overlooked as a bit of a wallflower next to its showier sisters—arts, literature, and science — history does periodically take center...
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Arts Ed Now: March is NJ Teen Arts Festival Time!
This March begins the kickoff of the Teen Arts Festival circuit in New Jersey. Individual counties across New Jersey host local Teen Arts Festivals showcasing the literary, performing and visual...
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Sustainable Jersey: Helping NJ schools turn STEM to STEAM with art
I-STEAM Task Force hopes to spur next generation of innovators, educators, leaders and learners While the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) have been a focus of integrated...
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Arts Ed Now: From Armenia With Love
The most important life lessons I have ever learned came from my music teacher in Yerevan, Armenia. When I was 15, Rita Israelovna Petrosian was my music theory and solfege — the study of singing and...
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Arts Ed Now: Lessons in Dance to Help Choreograph Your Future
As a dance educator and choreographer, my mission is to use the art of dance as a powerful tool that is beyond entertainment — conveying stories and meaningful messages about ourselves and the world...
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Sustainable Jersey: School nurses take on asthma in Trenton providing needed...
With 13 elementary schools, four middle schools and three high schools, the nurses of the Trenton Public Schools have their hands full. Despite the daily challenges, Micah Freeman, the Supervisor of...
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CNJG: How not to read ‘The Prize’
At last month’s Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., we presented a workshop called “How Not to Read the Prize” to a standing-room-only audience of national, regional, and...
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Sustainable Jersey: Tilting windmills, why not build one instead?
Funding now available for municipal and school sustainability projects Do you have a wild idea or project with potential that needs funding? Sustainable Jersey’s grant program funds sustainability...
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Toms River Regional School District and Township Green Team collaborate to...
Poseidon Academy building renewed after experiencing Superstorm Sandy damage Superstorm Sandy in 2012 had a huge impact on homeowners and businesses in Toms River– over 10,500 homes sustained some...
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An equitable New Jersey through creative, engaged, sustainable communities
It is with a great deal of enthusiasm and hope that today we are releasing a new strategic plan for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, guided by the vision of an equitable New Jersey through creative,...
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New Jersey celebrates Arts in Education Week
It’s back to school time and that means next week is National Arts in Education week. It is such a critical time to show your support for arts education in New Jersey. Arts Education creates not...
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New Jersey Schools Ride the Green Wave for a Brighter Future
Sustainable Jersey for Schools 2018 special awards announced Sustainable Jersey for Schools celebrated the 111 schools that achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2018 at an awards...
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Announcing our first round and COVID-19 relief and response grants
Photo courtesy Roxey Ballet At their first meeting of the year, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Trustees approved $4 million in grants to support New Jersey’s nonprofit sector, including $1 million in...
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