Background
Joel J. was born on the 15th of March, 1957 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He is the son of Joseph Frank and Caroline Mae Orosz.
1200 Academy St, Kalamazoo, MI 49006, United States
Joel Orosz studied at Kalamazoo College from 1975 to 1979, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
Joel Orosz attended Case Western Reserve University, where he earned a Master of Arts in History and Museum Studies in 1981 and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the United States Social History five years later.
(A study of the very influential Pierre Eugene Du Simitier...)
A study of the very influential Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere, with a foreword by Eric P. Newman.
https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-That-Forgotten-Simitiere-Numismatics/dp/0943161088
1988
(This volume argues that a small, loosely connected group ...)
This volume argues that a small, loosely connected group of men constituted an informal museum movement in America from about 1740 to 1870.
https://www.amazon.com/Curators-Culture-Movement-America-1740-1870/dp/0817312048
1990
(It is an intriguing unsolved mystery of early American nu...)
It is an intriguing unsolved mystery of early American numismatics: the meteoric rise and sudden vanishing of A. C. Kline, one of the first great coin collectors in the United States.
https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Case-Collectors-Kline/dp/0943161738
1997
(Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is...)
Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is a calling with no training programs and little definitive literature on the latest and best practices. Written for program officers and of considerable value to grant seekers, this volume is the first and only practical guide to making foundation grants and developing essential skills for effective and ethical grantmaking.
https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Grantmaking-Joel-Orosz/dp/0787952389
2000
(This book examines the most common reasons that foundatio...)
This book examines the most common reasons that foundation managers fail, and details the steps they must take in order to succeed. In overcoming the seven vexing challenges and strategizing the seven inescapable tradeoffs, foundation managers can learn to maximize their positive social impact and avoid unintended lousy results.
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Foundation-Management-Philanthropic-LeadershipAnd/dp/0759109877
2007
(Frank H. Stewart is both the hero and the villain in this...)
Frank H. Stewart is both the hero and the villain in this remarkable tale ripped from the headlines of early 20th century Philadelphia. He was a high school dropout who wrote the definitive history of the United States nation's first coin factory. He was no art connoisseur, and yet he commissioned unforgettable paintings of the first U.S. Mint, by famous artists. A poor boy made good, Stewart bought the old Mint, labored to preserve it, and failed in the most dramatic way possible. Could his later acts of commemoration redeem his failures in preservation?
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-First-U-S-Mint/dp/079483244X
2011
(1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage is the long-awaited res...)
1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage is the long-awaited research-based study of the 1792 coins, which were produced during the first six months of the U.S. Mint's existence. These cents, half dismes, dismes, and mysterious eagle-on-globe pieces, have been little studied and long misunderstood.
https://www.amazon.com/1792-Nations-Coinage-Pete-Smith/dp/1633512983
2016
curator educator philanthropist author
Joel J. was born on the 15th of March, 1957 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He is the son of Joseph Frank and Caroline Mae Orosz.
Joel Orosz studied at Kalamazoo College from 1975 to 1979, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Also, he attended Case Western Reserve University, where he earned a Master of Arts in History and Museum Studies in 1981 and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the United States Social History five years later.
Joel J. Orosz began to work as a curator of interpretation at Kalamazoo Public Museum in Kalamazoo, the post he held from 1983 to 1986. After that, he became the executive assistant to Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Russell G. Mawby at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In this position, Orosz had the opportunity to be mentored by Mawby and observe the scale of, and vision for, Michigan philanthropy. Upon the untimely death of his direct supervisor and additional mentor, Peter Ellis, Orosz was promoted from executive assistant to grantmaker as program director for the Kellogg Foundation's portfolio in philanthropy and volunteerism, that post he held until 2001. There, he skillfully nurtured, funded, advised, led and implemented the development of Michigan's philanthropic infrastructure.
In 2001, Joel joined Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids as a Distinguished Professor of Philanthropic Studies for Johnson Center for Philanthropy, that post he held until 2010. During his time in academia, he collaborated with the Johnson Center for Philanthropy to establish the Grantmaking School, for which he was director from 2004 to 2009.
Since 2010, he has been a Distinguished Professor of Philanthropic Studies Emeritus. Besides, Orosz is a highly qualified managing editor for the project that seeks to capture the lessons learned in Michigan over the past 40 years - Our State of Generosity.
Orosz has written seven books and edited another on the topics of museums, numismatics and philanthropy. His first book, The Eagle That Is Forgotten: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, Founding Father of American Numismatics, came out in 1988. Also, he was an editor of The Asylum from 1986 to 1988. He contributed "The Printer's Devil" column to The Asylum after 1988. With Len Augsburger, he wrote The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint (2011). Beginning from June 2011, he contributed the "Numismatic Bookie" column to Coin World. He is a co-author, with Burdette and Augsburger, of Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman (2015) and a co-author, with Augsburger and Smith, of 1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage (2016).
(Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is...)
2000(1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage is the long-awaited res...)
2016(This volume argues that a small, loosely connected group ...)
1990(This book examines the most common reasons that foundatio...)
2007(It is an intriguing unsolved mystery of early American nu...)
1997(A study of the very influential Pierre Eugene Du Simitier...)
1988(Frank H. Stewart is both the hero and the villain in this...)
2011Comparing the current state of his vocation to that of a medieval trade guild, Orosz maintains the conviction that philanthropy is a profession with teachable principles of good practice.
Quotations:
"I write solely about things that no one has ever written about before. 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."
"The great glory of the nonprofit sector is that anyone can look at any problem and say, I'm going to start an organization to fix that. I mean that's how Habitat for Humanity started. That's how Doctors Without Borders started, all the great nonprofits. So that's the great glory of the nonprofit sector. The great curse of the nonprofit sector is that anyone could look at any problem and say, I'm going to start an organization to fix that. We're over two million nonprofit organizations now - many of which are overlapping in what they do, others of which leave big gaps that they should be covering. All of whom are tripping over each other fundraising. One of these days, people might sit down and say, now, wait a minute. Why are there six organizations in my community all dedicated to homelessness relief and yet people are still homeless? What's going on here? So we need to find some way to keep the sector open to social entrepreneurs but to make sure that they don't start the seventh or the eighth homelessness relief organization in town. Because if six didn't solve it, seven won't solve it either."
Conscious of his civic duty, Joel J. Orosz has been associated with numerous organizations related to his field, including the Michigan Community Service Commission, for which he held the post of commissioner between 1991 and 2000. He further contributed as principal of Inside Philanthropy Consulting from 2001 to 2011. In the realm of charity, Doctor Orosz serves on the resource council of the Turn 2 Foundation and the boards of the Burton H. and Elizabeth S Upjohn Charitable Trust, and the Guido and Elizabeth Binda Foundation. Besides, he is a member of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, American Numismatic Society, American Numismatic Association, Numismatic Literary Guild, Numismatic Bibliomania Society and Rittenhouse Society.
Joel J. Orosz is married to Florence Elizabeth Upjohn. They have four children - daughters, Caroline Elizabeth, Anita Jane, Marianna Margaret, and a son, Andrew Joel.