The Organization
About Johnson Family Foundation
The Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) was founded in 1990 by Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Currently, JFF is based in New York City and represents family members throughout the country. Driven by philanthropic values, JFF actively engages the second and third generations of the family as trustees. Since its inception, JFF has awarded more than $46M in grants to organizations nationwide.
JFF supports the development of healthy, vibrant, and just communities where individuals, families, and the next generation of leaders will thrive. JFF reflects the distinct, but interconnected interests and passions of the Johnson family members who are engaged in philanthropic strategies that aim to improve the health of our environment, promote equality and social progress, and support education and youth.
JFF’s grant making is both place-based and national in scope. Family members advance their individual and collective philanthropic missions with a range of grant making and investment strategies, from community and movement-building to education and entrepreneurship.
To learn more, please visit http://www.jffnd.org/
Position Overview
The Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) seeks an Executive Director to develop, implement, and monitor the progress of the Foundation’s grantmaking strategies, with a focus on the key funding areas that are important to JFF. These include: social justice, LGBT rights, conservation, and entrepreneurship.
The Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) seeks an Executive Director to develop, implement, and monitor the progress of the Foundation’s grantmaking strategies, with a focus on the key funding areas that are important to JFF. These include: social justice, LGBT rights, conservation, and entrepreneurship.
The Opportunity
This role allows some flexibility and may be performed either full-time or, depending on the skill and experience of the Executive Director, in four days per week. Given the geographic disbursement of the Board of Trustees, the physical location of the Executive Director is subject to negotiation.
The Executive Director of JFF will be responsible for:
- Collaborating with family members to ensure their philanthropic initiatives are impactful, innovative, and successful.
- Integrating the individual initiatives into a coherent frame of Johnson family values and mission that evidence the family legacy and develop family members as philanthropic leaders. Central to this work is engaging family members across generations and stewarding new members to become engaged and enthusiastic trustees.
- Acting as a thought leader in JFF funding sectors, particularly around LGBT rights, social justice issues, and other areas of funding interest to trustees. Such roles will include but will not be limited to spearheading initiatives, attending conferences, and serving on boards.
- Refining and communicating a dynamic vision for JFF’s present and future, including next-generation philanthropic engagement.
- Overseeing all aspects of JFF’s back-office operations, including working with a range of collaborators and vendors. Tasks have in the past included coordinating meeting logistics, and compiling materials for board members.
- Fulfilling necessary administrative tasks as needed to head a lean Foundation.
Contact
Molly Brennan and Melissa Madzel of Koya Leadership Partners have been exclusively retained for this search.
Interested and qualified candidates may submit your materials here.
All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.
Johnson Family Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBT applicants.
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How To Apply