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The Foundation Review Webinar // The Future of Community

The Foundation Review Webinar // The Future of Community

November 3, 2016 community Community Philanthropy hoekstrk No comments yet

The most recent issue of The Foundation Review examines the Future of Community, including aspects of the relationship between foundations and communities, addressing topics such as the redefinition of community, the effect of evolving demographics, and potential solutions to climate change.

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Community and Infrastructure Count

March 31, 2016 Uncategorized community johnsoncenter No comments yet

Community and Infrastructure Count: Both as Strengths and Issues by Jodi Petersen, Ph.D. Community Research Institute at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy Jodi Petersen, Ph.D. speaking at the VoiceGR Summit on March 3, 2016. Greater Grand Rapids residents who completed the 2015 VoiceGR survey made a few things very clear,

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Johnson Center Announces Nation’s First Community Philanthropy Chair

August 14, 2013 Johnson Center community No comments yet

Posted on GVNow, Aug. 13, 2013. A new faculty chair position focused on community philanthropy was recently established at Grand Valley within the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. The W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair will honor the legacy of philanthropy and civic investment of W.K. Kellogg, founder of the

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Long Live Data

Are PDFs Headed for Extinction?

March 12, 2013 Johnson Center communications adamsste No comments yet

by Robert Shalett, director of communications Will Data Viz Kill the PDF Star? Many people predicted the death of radio after television was invented and became affordable. Did that happen? Even today, radio’s appeal is strong. So why are there debates about whether print will wither away replaced by electronic

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