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Tara Dowdell Group was selected by The Fund for New Jersey to lead the branding, marketing, and event production of IMAGINE MORE: Racial Justice Begins with Us. This one-of-a-kind 6-part virtual event series aims to educate the public on reparations and how remedying racial injustice will create a more stable and prosperous future for all of New Jersey.

• Eliminating the Racial Wealth Gap and Ending Poverty
• Disrupting the Criminal Justice System
• Achieving Safe and Healthy Homes for All
• Reaching Equity in Education

• Ensuring Health for All
• Building Political Power of the Most Impacted

• Insider NJ
• Insider NJ (Disrupting the Criminal Justice System)
• CentralJersey.com
• TapInto
• Amsterdam News
• Reality Check WURD
• PIX11

Tara Dowdell Group team Tara Dowdell and Kia Presley co-authored a commencement speech op-ed in The Star Ledger reminding the class of 2022 of the experience they already have as they take their next steps!

• The Star Ledger

Tara Dowdell Group supported United Way of Greater Newark (UWGN) with planning and executing Financially Lit, an interactive virtual discussion in honor of Financial Literacy Month. Viewers tuned in to get all of their budget, debt, and investment questions answered live.

Check it out!

We are proud to have supported Executive Women of New Jersey with planning and executing the 2022 Salute to the Policy Makers Gala. This year’s event was especially exciting because, in addition to honoring New Jersey’s exceptional women leaders, it also celebrated EWNJ’s 40th anniversary. Proceeds from the event go towards scholarships for the next generation of women leaders.

• Latinas in Business
• ROI-NJ

Our President, Tara Dowdell, was honored in ROI-NJ’s 2022 ROI Influencers: Women in Business list! The article describes Tara as “an accomplished entrepreneur and communications strategist, running a public relations and marketing agency driven by a passion for promoting organizations and businesses that are engaged in social good.”

• ROI-NJ

Congratulations to our PR & Digital Marketing Manager, Steven Galante! Steven recently collaborated on a story with the Financial Times featuring TDG client Adenah Bayoh. The story was selected as the winner of SABEW’s 2021 Best in Business for Banking/Finance, Large Division!

• Financial Times

Congratulations to our client, Adenah Bayoh! Adenah was featured on the cover of the current issue of The Positive Community and in other media publications.

• The Positive Community
• Fast Casual

TDG also supports Essex County Surrogate’s Court (ECSC) in meeting the needs of its community. Last December, in partnership with Rutgers Law School, we coordinated with ECSC to plan a CLE workshop on the nuts and bolts of adoption. Additionally, Essex County Surrogate Alturrick Kenney published an op-ed in Blavity identifying a need for more people of color to be involved in every stage of the adoption process.

In March, TDG assisted ECSC with producing a webinar to discuss adult guardianship and options available for children with developmental disabilities aging into adulthood.

We’re honored to have supported The Rockefeller Foundation and United Way of Greater Newark on The Newark Equitable Vaccine Initiative, the first-ever fully community-powered campaign to increase access and equity in vaccine distribution in Newark. Our campaign wrapped up earlier this year with a video featuring community members encouraging others to continue the conversation about getting vaccinated. Take a look.

TDG client YWCA Northern New Jersey recently received $500,000 in federal Community Project Funding. The funds will be used to provide job coaching and professional skill development for women financially affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

• Daily Record
• NJ Spotlight News
• NorthJersey.com

The organization was also featured in NJ Business Beat for their creation of a groundbreaking Anti Harassment Training Model. Additionally, CEO Helen Archontou was featured speaking on their recent announcement expanding their professional support services for women.

Urban Vegan, Adenah Bayoh’s latest restaurant concept in the City of Newark, offers a health-conscious, plant-based menu at an affordable price. View the spotlight to learn more about Urban Vegan.