Category Archives: Grantee Spotlight
Entering a New Era of New Jersey Urban Water Quality
August 26, 2015The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission has signaled that it intends to go above and beyond the minimum requirements set in its new state combined sewer overflow (CSO) permit. PVSC, three weeks after the CSO permit went into effect, issued a request for … Continue reading
Go Behind the Scenes at Grow It Green Morristown’s Urban Farm
August 10, 2015Grow It Green Morristown is taking over our Instagram for the latest installment of #dodgetakeover to show you a week in the life of urban farmers and educators at its Urban Farm, New Jersey’s largest school garden. Learn about … Continue reading
Sustainable Jersey Is Taking Over Our Instagram!
August 3, 2015There are few examples of people coming together to make their community better more successful than Sustainable Jersey. In just a few short years, Sustainable Jersey has changed the way communities — and now schools — work toward a more … Continue reading
Get a Peek Inside Arts Horizons’ Artist/Teacher Institute through #dodgetakeover
July 26, 2015Today, we’re turning over our Instagram account to Arts Horizons for the second #dodgetakeover. Follow along all week and you’ll get a peek inside the organization’s acclaimed New Jersey Artist/Teacher Institute. The week-long workshops, the second of two sessions this summer, immerses … Continue reading
City Green Takes Over Dodge’s Instagram Account
July 6, 2015It’s 10 a.m. on the Monday after the July Fourth holiday and City Green’s Learning Farm in Clifton is buzzing with activity. Growing Strong summer interns are in the field washing cucumbers and zucchini to be sold this week at City … Continue reading
Before the Skyscraper Exhibit at ShuaSpace Explores Shifting Jersey City Landscape
May 19, 2015Construction has begun on the first of three luxury rental skyscrapers to be built over the next several years in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The development, “Journal Squared,” will feature 1,840 luxury rental apartments and 36,000 square feet of … Continue reading
Kickstarting New Organic Farmers in New Jersey
May 8, 2015As demand for healthy, local, organic food grows, where will you buy it? Who will produce it? Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) is in the final five days of our Kickstarter campaign “Growing New Organic Farmers” to … Continue reading
‘A Sure Hand’ Exhibit Celebrates the Simplicity of Drawing
February 23, 2015The newest art exhibit hosted by Morris Arts at the Gallery at 14 Maple features four New Jersey artists who use the medium of drawing to capture subtleties, delicacy, monumentalism and gesture in distinctive and memorable ways. Not the two dimensional tracing … Continue reading
Dodge Week in Review
November 23, 2014Scroll through to learn more about what’s on the minds of Dodge Foundation program directors, what our grantees are up to and fun things you can do this weekend in New Jersey. Just click on the links to learn more. … Continue reading
Highlands Festival at Waterloo features non-stop music, history, and family fun
September 18, 2014The Highlands Festival at Waterloo is not only a celebration of the natural resources of the New Jersey Highlands but also the amazing talent of our region’s musicians, artisans, chefs and creative people. For the second year, the New Jersey Highlands Coalition … Continue reading
Ewing Township Green Team Sparks Community Conversation on Sustainability Goals
June 18, 2014Peter Boughton is a 40-year resident of Ewing Township and Chair of the Ewing Township Sustainable Green Team. He admits that his volunteer work is driven by a personal motive. He is concerned about the quality of life for future … Continue reading
10 Reasons You Can’t Miss Art All Night Trenton
June 17, 2014I love it when a community latches on to the transformative and revelatory power of the arts. For my money, Art All Night Trenton, produced by Artworks Trenton, exemplifies the best of what the arts in the Garden State has … Continue reading
Birders Boost Jersey Shore Economy: Why Communities Should Invest in Nature
June 16, 2014A recent Nature Conservancy study found birders who visit Lower Cape May Meadows and surrounding birding destinations contribute $313 million each year to Cape May County’s economy. Birders return to the Meadow after a restoration project led by The Nature … Continue reading
How Do You Build a Truly Creative Community?
May 21, 2014It’s not surprising, but the places we want to live in are the ones that have embraced and fostered creativity and sustainability. When asked about the qualities that people want in a region, they are experiential; we want a mix … Continue reading
