Orosz, Joel J. 1957–

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Orosz, Joel J. 1957–

PERSONAL:

Born March 15, 1957, in Kalamazoo, MI; son of Joseph F. and Caroline M. Orosz; married Florence Upjohn, August 4, 1979; children: Caroline, Anita, Marianna, Andrew. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1979; Case Western Reserve University, M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1986. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Book collecting.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Kalamazoo, MI. Office—Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Grand Valley State University, De Vos Center, 201 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI 48504.

CAREER:

Kalamazoo Public Museum, Kalamazoo, MI, curator of interpretation, 1983-86; W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI, program director, 1986-2001; Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, distinguished professor of philanthropic studies, 2001—.

MEMBER:

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, American Numismatic Society, American Numismatic Association, Numismatic Literary Guild, Rittenhouse Society.

WRITINGS:

The Eagle That Is Forgotten: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, Founding Father of American Numismatics, Bowers and Merena Galleries (Wolfeboro, NH), 1988.

Curators and Culture: The Museum Movement in America, 1740-1870, University of Alabama Press (Tuscaloosa, AL), 1990.

(Editor) Sandy Fugate, For the Benefit of All: A History of Philanthropy in Michigan; An Engaging Look at the Philanthropic Traditions of the Great Lakes State and Its People, W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, MI), 1997.

The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund, and Manage Effective Programs, Jossey-Bass Publishers (San Francisco, CA), 2000.

Effective Foundation Management: 14 Challenges of Philanthropic Leadership—and How to Outfox Them, Altamira Press (Lanham, MD), 2007.

Other writings include "Agile Philanthropy: Understanding Foundation Effectiveness," [Grand Rapids, MI], 2003.

SIDELIGHTS:

Joel J. Orosz told CA: "I write solely about things that no one has ever written about before: the first serious American numismatist in The Eagle That Is Forgotten: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, Founding Father of American Numismatics, the first history of American museums before the U.S. Civil War in Curators and Culture: The Museum Movement in America, 1740-1870, the first history of philanthropy in Michigan in For the Benefit of All: A History of Philanthropy in Michigan; An Engaging Look at the Philanthropic Traditions of the Great Lakes State and Its People, the first primer on professionalism for foundation program officers in The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund, and Manage Effective Programs, and the first exploration of the leading causes of foundation failure in Effective Foundation Management: 14 Challenges of Philanthropic Leadership—and How to Outfox Them, I write about philanthropy in particular because I cannot think of any other subject in the United States that matters so much, but has been examined so little."