Feb
20
Brave Miss World
Friday, February 20, 2015 |
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
QIT Center
All GWP members are cordially invited to a special screening of the film “Brave Miss World,” hosted by Jewish Healthcare Foundation and GWP.
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Feb
17
New Member Welcome
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
GWP Conference Room
Join us for a GWP New Member Welcome program to learn what we can do to help you in your grant making.
Feb
12
NCFP Webinar - Transformation, Transparency, and Ongoing Learning: Focusing Your Foundation’s Approach and Strategy
Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Webinar
Hear the story of how one mid-sized family foundation created a new theory of change for its own grantmaking and shifted from a more traditional giving approach to a highly targeted social investing strategy
Feb
12
An Update on the Strengthening Communities Partnership
Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
One PNC Plaza
Join GWP for an update on the Strengthening Communities Partnership as they enter their new three-year agenda.
Feb
11
Hot Topics in Washington
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Webinar
Join colleagues from across the country to hear about hot policy topics impacting foundations and philanthropy.
Feb
11
Canceled - GWP Arts Funders Roundtable
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Seventh Room, Centre City Tower
- Note - This program has been canceled.
Jan
29
Administrative Roundtable: Let’s Talk Document Retention And Technology
Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Centre City Towers
How do you decide what to retain and what to toss? How do you keep your retention policy up to date? Join us for an open discussion about how GWP members have kept the piles of paperwork organized and also share resources used to establish a document retention policy.
Jan
28
Unpacking Impact Investing - What It Is and How It Can Fuel Social Innovation
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
8:30 am to 10:30 am
University Club
Join us for the first of two panel discussions during which we will explore the topic of impact investing, how it operates and lessons learned to date. This session will present some of the traditional tools of impact investing, and some of the newer methods being used in the social innovation space.
Jan
15
Webinar: Changing Our World Strategic Community Engagement Toolkit
Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Webinar
Learn about a 16-week guided strategic planning process for community engagement to help companies develop thoughtful strategies that leverage corporate assets to benefit the community, developed and coached by Changing Our World.
Jan
14
GWP Corporate Roundtable: Transitioning to an Online Corporate Giving System
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Highmark
Join GWP for the next Corporate Roundtable during which Highmark will provide a demonstration of their new online giving system.
Jan
13
A Conversation on Financing: Making Public/Private Partnerships Work
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Centre City Tower, Seventh Room
Join GWP for a program that examines new financing mechanisms for real estate development and explores the philanthropic sector’s role in the community development financing process.
Jan
8
NCFP Webinar - Trends in Family Philanthropy: Examining the Present, Planning for the Future
Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Webinar
Join us for this exciting webinar to kick off NCFP’s most prominent research initiative ever: Trends in Family Philanthropy. This webinar will feature a sneak peek at the questions to be explored by the study, along with analysis and insights of three leading voices in the field – NCFP President Virginia Esposito and Senior Fellow Alice Buhl, and the Urban Institute’s Elizabeth Boris, the lead researcher for the study.
Dec
11
NCFP Webinar - Toeing the Line: Addressing Common Legal Pitfalls in Family Foundation Governance
Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Webinar
Join us for this year-end refresher onsome of the most common dilemmas in family foundation governance and management, featuring nationally recognized legal advisor Andrew Schulz of Arabella Advisors
Dec
10
Continuing the Conversation on Increasing Equity in the Arts
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Join GWP for a conversation on increasing equity in the arts.
Dec
10
*POSTPONED* Grantmakers for Women and Girls Roundtable: Girl Power!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 | 12:00 pm
Centre City Tower, Seventh Room
Join GWP as we explore several of the initiatives in our region that have proven successful in empowering and inspiring girls to overcome challenges and to ensure that our girls are visible, valued and heard.
Dec
9
Briefing and Panel Discussion: Air Quality in Our Region - Better Isn’t Good Enough
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
9:00 am to 10:30 am
The Heinz Endowments
Join GWP for an update on The Breathe Project and a conversation about how air quality affects the lives of residents and impacts health, education, economic development, and workforce development in our region.
Nov
21
Funders Against Campus Sexual Violence: Coordinating Strategies for Prevention - 11/21/14
Friday, November 21, 2014 |
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
QIT Center conference room
Join GWP members and nonprofit advocates for an update on sexual assault on campuses in this region and weigh in on how local funders can address it.
Nov
19
GWP Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Google Pittsburgh
Join us at GWP’s annual meeting for a presentation by Justin Marcoux, Senior Consultant with the Monitor Institute. GWP’s annual meeting will also include a networking reception after Justin’s presentation.
Nov
17
Webinar - Accelerating Impact with Technology: Building Skills, Confidence, and Community
Monday, November 17, 2014 |
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Technology access is powerful and disruptive. It can break down generational and social divides, empower immigrants, and open a world of possibilities for new users. Local foundations, working in partnership with government and the private sector, have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build on this new capacity to accelerate the impact of their work. Please join us for this important discussion.
Nov
13
NCFP Webinar - Avoiding Avoidance: Addressing and Managing Conflict
Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
On this webinar, we’ll explore typical situations where families might find themselves falling into the avoidance trap, along with useful strategies for ‘avoiding avoidance’ and other related tips and tools for managing family conflict.
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