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Census 2020: Why Philanthropy Counts
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 2:00pm
... Associations of Grantmakers and the Funder’s Committee for Civic Participation:  Join us for a conversation about why the census matters and the role ... us to learn more about why the census is critical to your work, the communities you care about and how you can be ...
Changing Hearts and Minds: How philanthropy helped love win
... massive scale — and ultimately to deliver a historic win for equality and love. A  new case study  and  video ... members worked with movement leaders to develop a strategy for winning, how they persevered in their support despite ... and video also draw lessons from this historic victory for foundations supporting other social justice causes.   ...
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GWP’s Annual Funder Update with the Mayor and Allegheny County Executive
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 3:30pm
... Executive Rich Fitzgerald provide a briefing especially for GWP members. Collaboration between our elected officials ... already underway.  They will also describe their plans for the region; the challenges they face; and the new ... the opportunity to learn about the Mayor’s agenda for the city, the County Executive’s agenda for the county, ...
Peer to Peer: At the Heart of Influencing More Effective Philanthropy

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has had a long-standing commitment to increasing the effectiveness of grantmaking organizations, a commitment reflected in its Philanthropy Grantmaking Program. In 2015, the Foundation commissioned Harder+Company Community Research, in partnership with Edge Research, to conduct a field scan to inform its own strategies in this area as well as those of other organizations working to increase philanthropic effectiveness.

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices
For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on ... and important. Developed in partnership with the Center for Evaluation Innovation (CEI), Benchmarking Foundation ... staffing and structures, investment in evaluation work, and the usefulness of evaluation information. Findings ...
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GWP Riverfront Development Tour
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 12:00pm
... in total riverfront and adjacent development. Join GWP for a boat- tour of the riverfronts which will highlight Riverlife’s recent work as well as place a strong emphasis on high-interest areas for future development such as the Allegheny Riverfront and ...
United Philanthropy Forum leads a new network to advance philanthropy
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
... that we’ve become today and the aspirations we share for a more united philanthropy field in the future. Our new ... spirit of generosity, inclusive nature, and passion for the common good.” For the past 18 years, the Forum has ... Vision Design Group that guided the Forum’s visioning work. “Through the new Forum network, regional and national ...
For more information on the Forum’s new name and identity, click here.
Nonprofit Technology Policy Workbook
... contains prompts to help you create and document policies for the acceptable use of technology and networks, personal devices for work, how to provide IT guidance to “accidental ...
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Charles E. Kaufman Foundation at The Pittsburgh Foundation Announces Funding for Scientific Research
Thursday, August 3, 2017
... grants to institutes of higher learning in Pennsylvania for scientists pursuing research that explores their ... two categories: grants to  New Investigators  and grants for  New Initiatives.  Grants in the New Investigator grant ... approach to the topic in question. Both categories support work in either the fundamental principles of the ...
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State Charity Officials Express Opposition To Changing The Johnson Amendment
Monday, August 28, 2017
... General and Secretaries of State) who are responsible for regulation of the charitable sector in each individual ... ability to  ensure charitable resources are being used for charitable purposes, thereby preserving trust in the ... which also “helps ensure that charities regulators can work cooperatively efforts to combat charities fraud and ...
GWP’s Annual Funder Update with the County Executive and Mayor
Friday, February 2, 2018 - 3:00pm
... Mayor Bill Peduto provide a briefing especially for GWP members. For this year’s update, the County Executive and Mayor will ... current and future initiatives. They will touch on plans for everything from economic development, transportation ...
Webinar: Homelessness Prevention-A Case Study from Montgomery County PA
Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 1:00pm
Join Funders Together to End Homelessness for a webinar focused on highlighting the research and ... discuss how they went through the process of setting goals for this research, their approach in reaching out to ... “What is the role of philanthropy in prevention work?” Panelists Include: - Russell Johnson, CEO, ...
Administrative Learning Network: Essential Tools For Planning Meetings And Events
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 12:00pm
Are you asked to plan meetings for your organization? If so, then you know it’s a much ... Join GWP and your colleagues as we discuss essentials for planning meetings and events.  VisitPittsburgh will join ... on trends and available tools relevant to their work; and an opportunity to network and learn from one ...

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