The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation released a request for proposals to service the organization as a part-time, independent consultant to design, launch and manage the implementation of a fundraising strategy to diversify support for the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program.
Launched in 1986, the twenty biennial Dodge Poetry Festivals combined have drawn approximately 190,000 people from all 50 states, including 23,000 teachers and 60,000 high school students who have traveled from as far away as Florida, Maine, Minnesota and California. It is widely acknowledged as the largest poetry event in North America.
After two decades in rural settings, DPF moved to Newark, New Jersey in 2010. The Foundation’s Poetry-in-the-Schools Program has sent poets into every county in New Jersey to work with teachers and students.
Proposals must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2021 via email with the subject heading POETRY DEVELOPMENT RFP to poetryprogram@grdodge.org
