Johnson, Dorothy A., video interview and transcript

Notes:

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 Created:

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Collection:

Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives

Subject Topic:

Philanthropy and society, Personal narratives, Charities, Michigan, Associations, institutions, etc., Grand Valley State University, Grand Haven (Mich.), and Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/26229