5. Is there a protocol that I am required to follow if I am contacted by a reporter during the life of a grant? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

We encourage you to talk to the media about your work. If reporters have specific questions about RWJF or why your project was funded, please direct those inquiries to the Media Relations Office at media@rwjf.org. Please consult the Communications Briefing for Project Directors, included with your grant award letter, for additional guidelines.

6. When and how shall I give credit to RWJF? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

The recommended language to credit RWJF funding for production of publications, videos, websites, etc. is:

• Supporting Credits: In places where use of the logo itself is not appropriate, the Foundation recommends using the following language: 
  “Support for this (program, conference, publication, website, article, etc.) was provided by a (grant, contract) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.”
• For materials where full support is not provided by the Foundation:“Support for this (program, conference, publication, website, article, etc.) was provided in part by a (grant, contract) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.”

Please contact Joan Barlow at (609) 627-7572 with any questions.  

7. Can I use the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) logo? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

Use of the Foundation's name and logo (other than on the Foundation's stationery and approved forms, and in the text of routine correspondence and documents) must be approved in advance. The clearing point for such permissions is Joan Barlow, design and brand manager. She, in turn, will be responsible for informing and involving other staff as appropriate.

In addition, the Foundation has specific guidelines for the use of our name and logo for our national programs, sites under those programs and individual grantees. This information can be found at NPONet (log into myRWJF and click the button for “NPONet” within “MyRWJF websites”). If you are a national program office of the Foundation and do not have access to NPONet, please contact us to request access.

8. Is there a policy for use of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) name and logo?  (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

The name, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the logo and variations in type treatment of the Foundation name, are the property of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, including their use on such items as printed literature, signage, exhibits and displays, publications, interactive media, websites, sponsored program literature and signage, joint publications, letterhead, news releases, and/or announcements.

Permission to use the Foundation’s name and/or logo is at the sole discretion of RWJF, based on such factors as the purpose for use and relationship being represented. All requests for permission to use the RWJF logo must be submitted to the Foundation’s design and brand manager, Joan Barlow. Requests may be sent to creativerequests@rwjf.org. If permission is granted, the logo must be reproduced in its approved colors and formats as outlined in the RWJF Creative Development Guidelines. Instructions will be provided along with the appropriate files upon approval of request.

9. How should we style the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in text? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

In text documents, the name—Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—may be presented in different fonts and point sizes as long as each word is capitalized. The article “the” when used in front of the name is capitalized only at the beginning of a sentence. It is necessary to use the registration mark at the end of the name in its first or most prominent appearance in the document. Subsequent appearances do not require the registration mark.

10. Can we link to the Foundation's website? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

RWJF encourages grantees and other organizations to link to the Foundation’s website. Use of the Foundation’s logo as part of that link requires permission from Creative Services. In general, permission will be granted, as long as the logo is positioned solely as part of the link and in no way indicates a larger relationship between the Foundation and the site.

11. Is there specific wording necessary when using supporting credits? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

In places where use of the logo itself is not appropriate, the Foundation recommends using the following language:

• “Support for this (program, conference, publication, website, article, etc.) was provided by a (grant, contract) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.”

For materials where full support is not provided by the Foundation:

• “Support for this (program, conference, publication, website, article, etc.) was provided in part by a (grant, contract) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.”

Please contact Joan Barlow at (609) 627-7572 with any questions.

12. How do I get my project featured on www.rwjf.org? (Answer last updated on Jul. 18, 2012)

A primary goal of the Foundation website is to keep our constituents informed about new initiatives undertaken by the Foundation and our national program offices, with a specific emphasis on what we have learned or are learning. If you are an RWJF grantee with a program you believe is suitable for our coverage, contact your communications officer at the Foundation.

Please contact Joan Barlow at (609) 627-7572 with any questions.

13. Are there guildelines for using electronic media on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation? (Answer last updated on Jan. 11, 2013)

The Foundation uses electronic media in various ways to advance our mission. Because some uses of electronic media can raise privacy issues and other legal and reputational concerns, we have developed guidelines for contractors. If after considering these guildelines you have questions regarding their applicability to a particular project, please contact the Foundation Communications Officer assigned to your project.