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Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
This guide was developed by a joint working group of the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre. It identifies eight principles of good disaster grantmaking and offers a number of tips to help grantmakers address disasters more effectively, including facts and figures about recent major disasters around the world and a list of useful disaster information websites.
Opioid Crisis Learning Session 9-24-18
The nation’s opioid crisis did not result overnight. A “perfect storm” has been brewing and sweeping our nation for decades and Pennsylvania is being hit hard.
Resources: Community Development Learning Network Program 6-19-18
Resources from the GWP Program- Community Development Learning Network: What Makes A Healthy Neighborhood? 6-19-18
2019 CF Gathering: Building Your Team
Resources from Building Your Team session at 2019 CF Gathering.
What Funders Need to Know: How Do Teachers Become Great?
... high-performing teachers. High-performing teachers are products of effective professional development - and the ...
Endowed chair set for amyloidosis and heart failure
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, the Caliguiri family and University of Pittsburgh/UPMC officials to fully fund an endowed chair position which will oversee one of the most intensive investigative efforts in the country against amyloidosis.
Fund the People Toolkit
Fund the People created this toolkit to provide practical guidance, promising practices, and illustrative data to help funders, nonprofits, and others to maximize investments in the nonprofit workforce.
Mac Miller Circles Fund Established With The Pittsburgh Foundation
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The family of Malcolm McCormick (Mac Miller) has partnered with The Pittsburgh Foundation to establish the Mac Miller Circles Fund in honor of the Pittsburgh native and nationally known rapper and producer.
Philanthropy Bets Big On Sustainable Development Goals
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
In 2015, The United Nations defined a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) intended to alleviate poverty, preserve the planet and promote universal health and well-being by 2030. Read more about how the Bridgespan Group recently compiled data on ‘big bets’ placed by private foundations, corporate foundations and wealthy donors toward the SDGs.
Let’s Celebrate Local Makers Making An Impact!
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 4:00pm
... of conversation with a beautiful backdrop of locally made products. We’ll hear about how some local nonprofits have ...
The Heinz Endowments Launches Pittsburgh Readiness Institute
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The Heinz Endowments has announced the launch of a new education initiative to help youth and young adults meet the employment and civic demands of a constantly changing society.
GWP Blackbaud User Session: Q&A with Blackbaud
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 11:00am
Join us for this Q&A session where we will hear directly from Blackbaud staff about current updates and engage with them in a discussion about issues and questions you are having currently as well as with the upcoming switch to the cloud-based system, Blackbaud Sky.
NCFP Webinar- Pluralism in Family Philanthropy: Navigating Tensions and Bridging Divides for Impact
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 12:00pm
In an increasingly divisive society, people are facing complex, challenging dialogues around politics, ethics, and social issues, struggling to manage perspectives across the political aisle and fa
Funder Session: Using Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning to Improve Social Sector Outcomes
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 9:00am
What does precision analytics have to say about nonprofit effectiveness?
Using Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning to Improve Social Sector Outcomes
Using machine learning and big data from nonprofit IRS 990’s, foundation and other charitable giving, zip code level economic data, and population demographics, we can predict, among other things, which nonprofits will be financially healthy and why. Join us for a workshop with Pete York, evaluation expert and data scientist, who will share how these methods can help program officers, leaders and managers discover precisely what works, for whom and to use on-demand insights to achieve better outcomes.
Program Resources: GWP Funder Discussion- Exploring Participatory Grantmaking Practices
Program Resources: GWP Funder Discussion- Exploring Participatory Grantmaking Practices 12/14/21
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ECFA: June Fireside Chat
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 11:00am
Join us for a special Fireside Chat hosted by the Early Childhood Funders Alliance content team.
Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Funding Local Food Systems
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 9:00am
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania is proud to partner on a USDA Regional Food Systems Partnership grant led by the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council.
Funders Respond to Hurricane Florence Disaster
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
As Hurricane Florence affects residents of North Carolina, funders are preparing for the support needed to repair and recover from this hurricane. We are sharing information and resources related