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Changing Hearts and Minds: How philanthropy helped love win

n 2004, a group of foundations came together to create a funder collaborative in support of Freedom to Marry’s state-by-state strategy to win marriage equality. Over the following 11 years, this unique collaborative and its funding partners invested a total of $153 million to support a wide range of activities across the country to change hearts and minds on a massive scale — and ultimately to deliver a historic win for equality and love.

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The Global Landscape of CSR
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

With business influencing all corners of the globe, the risk of inadequate labor standards is high if proper frameworks for safe and sustainable practices are not in place. Collaborations between the public and private sectors have produced a number of global CSR norms and guidelines that all international companies are encouraged to adopt.

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Equity, Real Costs, and Impact
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 9:00am
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Webinar: NCFP Series- Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes Or Going All In
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 1:00pm

An increasing number of giving families are exploring impact investing, dedicating either a small portion or, in some cases, all of their assets to this approach. This webinar will discuss this investing approach, and share perspectives and examples from families who have made this choice.

Reducing Evictions To Stabilize Housing In Allegheny County
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Matthew Desmond’s book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” asserts that evictions are both a result and cause of poverty.  Join us as Jane Downing and Michael Yonas, Senior Program Officers at The Pittsburgh Foundation and Rachel Rue, Analyst, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, will present an overview of the process to date and share what they’ve learned, ideas for systems interventions and some next steps.

Pittsburgh Steps Up To Combat Homelessness
Thursday, December 11, 2014
The Pittsburgh Foundation recently announced a three-week Critical Needs Alert, asking for the public’s help in providing much-needed support to 36 organizations that provide emergency and temporary housing to the homeless.
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