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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation names new CEO

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
... president and chief executive officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s largest charitable foundation devoted ... so accustomed.”   ABOUT THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION For more than 40 years the Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate short-term ... have failed its people.” ABOUT THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION For more than 45 years the Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Mission Investors Exchange's Place-Based Week: Greater Philadelphia

Friday, May 22, 2020
12:00pm - 1:45pm
Video Conference
... of their 2020 National Conference, Amplifying Impact. James Johnson-Piett , Board Member, Merchants Fund and CEO, Urbane Development ...

Peer Learning

... Diana Doherty, VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn; Russell Johnson, HealthSpark FoundationCo-Chairs:  Working Groups MISSION-ALIGNED INVESTING | Leadership: James Johnson-Piett, The Merchants Fund; Elizabeth Killough, Untours ...

Philly dominates Knight Cities Challenge … again

Monday, June 12, 2017
... million in urban-revitalization grants that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation  offers annually  to 26 cities. The ... fresh, authentic Southeast Asian street food.” Ariell Johnson of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse will use a $50,000 Knight grant to make ...
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Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
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02/2020

For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high quality, diversely-owned asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector regarding this issue — the questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations.

Philadelphia: Building a Stronger City Through Public Spaces

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, reflects on the role of public spaces in creating ...

Ellen Hwang Will Lead Knight Foundation Investments in Philadelphia

Ellen Hwang
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Ellen Hwang will join the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as the program director based in Philadelphia. She ... University Law Center. About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Foundation is a national foundation ... and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Our goal is to foster informed and ...
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If not now, when? Transforming philanthropy’s approach in the aftermath of the pandemic.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
... (2x).jpg By Russell Johnson As we enter the seventh month of coronavirus relief efforts, the ... and investment from all.   Johnson, Russ Head Shot Final low res 2016 10_0.jpg ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... assembled from across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to ... and CommonHealth ACTION with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Wharton will join leaders from across the country to ...

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