Shawn Mooring is the Head of Philadelphia Programs for The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. In this role, Shawn leads the Institute\u2019s grant-making programs and initiatives to support journalists and news organizations striving to build sustainable and equitable models of local news that meet the needs of Philadelphia communities. <\/p>\n
Shawn also leads the Institute\u2019s learning and impact efforts. Shawn has led and supported numerous initiatives focused on social innovation as a funder and practitioner. Shawn\u2019s philanthropic experience includes positions with the Ford Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, and The Twenty-First Century Foundation. Shawn also has extensive experience in capacity building, program design, strategy planning, and organizational development honed through positions held at national consulting firms such as Public\/Private Ventures, the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning (now Equal Measure), and Frontline Solutions, Inc. <\/p>\n
Shawn earned a BA in Political Science from Hampton University and an MPA from the University of Delaware. Shawn is a native Philadelphian living in Wynnewood, PA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11763,"template":"","meta":{"start_time":0,"end_time":0,"moderators":[],"hashtag":[],"soundcloud":[],"scribble":[],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":[],"resources":[],"video_embed":[],"first_name":"Shawn","last_name":"Mooring","title":"Head of Philadelphia Programs","organization":"The Lenfest Institute for Journalism","website":"http:\/\/www.lenfestinstitute.org","twitter":"shawn_mooring","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":""},"event":[98],"class_list":["post-11463","ona_speaker","type-ona_speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-ona23"],"yoast_head":"\n