Our partner and immigrant rights organization, Make the Road New Jersey, has launched a widespread “Know Your Rights” program with other partners across the state. Watch to learn more about their outreach and impact: https://lnkd.in/ekvQhxTW
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Newark, New Jersey 2,062 followers
We support, center & connect communities & changemakers addressing the root causes & repair of structural racism in NJ
About us
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is committed to shifting power and resources to communities most impacted by structural racism and inequity, and most excluded from investment and opportunity. Through policy advocacy, movement building, and narrative change, our grantees are building a just and equitable future for New Jersey.
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- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Newark, New Jersey
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- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- New Jersey, Philanthropy, Nonprofit organizations, and racialequity
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550 Broad St
Newark, New Jersey 07102, US
Employees at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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Janna Oberdorf
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Jennene Tierney
Trusted People & Culture Leader | HR Advisor | Leadership Coach | Partnering with Mission-Driven Organization to Address Complex Challenges |…
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Kathleen Hofmann
Project and Relationship Management | Board Relations and Governance | Leadership Support | Strategy and Policy Analysis | Team Engagement and…
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"When you think of environmental justice, the name Kim Gaddy resonates as a beacon of hope and resilience." Read this wonderful profile of Kim Gaddy, Founder and Director of the SouthWardEA SWEA in Newark, New Jersey. https://lnkd.in/ebRY45vD
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Our organization remains steadfast in its vision for a just and equitable New Jersey, where people of all races and communities have opportunities to thrive. Within this framework, we know that we must upend the underlying factors that make New Jersey a state with some of the worst equity indicators in the country. Read more here about our partners who have dedicated their work to advocating for issues such as housing justice and affordable housing initiatives.
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We’re excited to share that we are looking for our next President and CEO! This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader with a deep commitment to New Jersey to join an organization working towards a just and equitable state. To learn more, read and apply here.
Job Opportunities - Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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Last Monday, September 16th, we had the opportunity to host our Momentum Fund cohort at the Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Museum in Paterson New Jersey. The day was facilitated by our partners at the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective and provided a space for our grantee partners to join in community while strategizing ways to build power in their respective spaces. Thank you to all who joined! Photo Credit: Michael Einreinhof, Arclight Images.
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A big win for NJ Homeowners who are fighting to combat racial discrimination and discriminatory appraisals! It is required that real estate appraisers complete anti-bias training! Thank you to New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Fair Share Housing Center, New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA), Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey for working towards bringing us closer to a more equitable New Jersey. https://lnkd.in/eG9tHaDc
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The ACLU of New Jersey, ACLU, and Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice have joined together and filed a complaint on behalf of CATA. CATA, is a Momentum Fund grantee and a grassroots organization which advocates for improving the work and living conditions of farmers. The complaint filed, states that exclusions in New Jersey's wage and hour laws denying farmworkers equal wages and overtime protection are discriminatory, and that these farmworker exclusions violate the state constitution's prohibition on special laws. ACLU of New Jersey's Legal Director, Jeanne LoCicero stated, "New Jersey’s arbitrary exclusions of farmworkers from wage protections are based in racism and effectively relegate farmworkers to a second-class legal status, depriving CATA members of their rights to equality, dignity, safety, and health. States across the country have recognized that overtime and minimum wage exclusions undermine equality – it’s past time for New Jersey to do the same." Visit the link below to learn more about the lawsuit. https://lnkd.in/eXPSHcFF
NJ Spotlight News | NJ farmworkers sue for minimum wage, overtime rights | Season 2024 | PBS
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We are excited to share that the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) have announced a full programming lineup For the 20th Dodge Poetry Festival, Celebrating the Change-Making Power of Poetry! The festival will be taking place from October 17 - 19, 2024.
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and NJPAC Announce Full Programming Lineup For the 20th Dodge Poetry Festival, Celebrating the Change-making Power of Poetry, October 17 - 19, 2024 - Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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Congratulations to Geraldine R. Dodge's Community Facilitator, Kareem K.M. Willis, Ph.D., for being honored by the Essex County Board of County Commissioners for LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Kareem facilitates our Momentum Fund cohort as they continue to implement change in their communities. We are excited to share this amazing news! Visit the link below to view this celebration and its honoree Kareem!
Essex County Board of Commissioners Live Meeting
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Congratulations to our former President and CEO, Tanuja Dehne, for joining the Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, a partner of the Dodge Foundation since 2019. We know that Tanuja will bring a wealth of experience to support their cutting-edge racial and social justice advocacy and to work together towards a just and equitable New Jersey.
NEWARK – The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is pleased to announce that Tanuja Dehne has joined our Board of Trustees, effective May 8, 2024. “We are so fortunate to have Tanuja join us on the Board of Trustees,” said Paulette Brown, Chair of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Board of Trustees. “A visionary leader with a keen sense of purpose, Tanuja joins a dedicated team of highly respected leaders committed to advancing solutions to the greatest social and racial justice challenges of our time.” Tanuja most recently served as President and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, which has generously supported and partnered with the Institute since 2019. Under Tanuja’s leadership, Dodge transformed its grantmaking portfolio to focus on racial and social justice. She led the organization through numerous national and statewide crises, from a global pandemic to natural disasters like Hurricane Ida, executed critical relief efforts, and spearheaded the relocation of the Foundation’s headquarters to Newark. During Tanuja’s tenure, Dodge dispersed approximately $60 million in funding, primarily to organizations directly addressing the root causes and repair of structural racism across New Jersey. “Tanuja’s leadership at Dodge exhibited that she has her finger on the pulse of the kind of bold and transformative advocacy that is necessary to allow New Jersey to live up to its potential as a leader in democracy and racial justice across the country,” said Ryan P. Haygood, President & CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. “For the last five years, the Institute has been a beneficiary of Tanuja’s vision and Dodge’s generous support of our work. Now, we are even further blessed by her service on our own Board of Trustees. I am confident Tanuja will help make the Institute even stronger.” “While at Dodge, I was consistently impressed by the impact that the Institute and its partners are able to make to change narratives and policy when it comes to achieving racial justice,” said Tanuja Dehne. “I am thrilled to be able to work with the Institute even more closely now as a member of its Board of Trustees. I know the organization’s footprint will only continue to grow.” Before leading Dodge, Tanuja built a distinguished career as a corporate attorney, energy executive and public company director. Her current roles include serving on the boards of Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Lafayette College, New York Public Radio, Drexel University’s Gupta Governance Institute, Philanthropy New York and AAPIP (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy). These diverse experiences bring a wealth of knowledge and perspective to her new role on the Board of Trustees. ###
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