Johnson, Dorothy A., video interview and transcript
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Title
Johnson, Dorothy A., video interview and transcript
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project
Description
Dorothy "Dottie"Johnson discusses her early life in Los Angeles and her education in public schools and at UC Berkeley and Harvard. She talks about working for J. Walter Thompson in New York and about moving to Grand Haven, Mich. where she began a family and a philanthropic career with extensive volunteer work. She describes how she became involved with the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation and other organizations and how she began her 25 year career with the Council of Michigan Foundations. The interview includes her thoughts on issues in philanthropy today and advice for young people starting their careers.
Date
2011-05-05
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives
Identifier
JCPA-08_JohnsonD
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Citation
Johnson, Dorothy A., “Johnson, Dorothy A., video interview and transcript,” Digital Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/26229.