Aligning Values and Reporting at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Rarely read and often submitted too late to inform strategy, written reports have long been a source of frustration for both foundation staff and grantees. In 2023, RWJF instead asked whether and how reporting could better align with its organizational values and launched the Written Reporting Alternatives Project (WRAP) to investigate and potentially reimagine its approach to narrative reporting to make it more purpose-driven and grantee-centered. This session will explore the development of WRAP and share preliminary findings and reflections.

By attending this session, participants will deepen their knowledge in the following areas:

• How to align reporting practices with values
• Grounding practice change in participatory research
• The barriers and rewards of changing reporting practices across the field

Speakers

Jessica Bearman, Bearman Consulting
Indya Hartley, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Jamae Morris, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

We thank May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust and The Grove Foundation for sponsoring this learning series!