Lessons for Effective Grant Making
As I prepare to retire from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation after a dozen years, I have distilled my experience into several lessons. My hope is that the lessons will stimulate others to take up the challenge of helping philanthropy achieve its full potential: Execution trumps strategy.…
By Steven A. Schroeder
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Grant Makers Must Attack Substance Abuse
By STEVEN A. SCHROEDERThe abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs is the nation’s No. 1 preventable health problem, yet few foundations focus on it. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation didn’t focus on it either, but during the past decade, we changed. More grant makers should too. One reason…
By Steven A. Schroeder
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