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Keystone Policy Series - CENSUS 2020 Update: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know
An update for Pennsylvania funders on national, statewide and local ...
Community Development and the Arts: A Scary Smart Combination
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:00pm
... typical placemaking and public art efforts) -- especially for very low-income people and distressed communities? How ... and connected residents? How do we tap their creativity for community planning processes and community leadership development work? How do we go beyond "We do performances for poor ...
Community Development Roundtable
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 12:00pm
Join GWP for the next gathering of the Community Development Roundtable. For the first half-hour of the Roundtable, Presley L. ... the remaining hour of the meeting will be an opportunity for members to engage in a round-robin sharing session. ...
Member Spotlight - Staunton Farm
Friday, August 1, 2014
... Nonfiction Foundation to support a writing workshop for people with mental-health disorders, taught by noted ...
Brave Miss World
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 2:00pm
... Jewish Healthcare Foundation have now generously arranged for a special screening of “Brave Miss World” for GWP members and selected guests. This film, directed by ...
Canceled - GWP Arts Funders Roundtable
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 12:00pm
... major concern at the moment? What are you most excited for in 2015 and most proud of from 2014? Did last year’s ... possible. We hope you will join the GWP Arts Funders for this round-robin sharing and brainstorming session. ...
Kevin Jenkins Named Manchester Bidwell VP of Operations
Thursday, January 29, 2015
... Guild; MCG Youth & Arts; MCG Jazz; the National Center for Arts & Technology. Kevin comes to MBC from The ...
Increasing Regional Preparedness: Lessons from Disaster Giving
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 8:30am
... of a disaster and after a disaster strikes. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy helps individual, family, ... In partnership with The Foundation Center, The Center for Disaster Philanthropy recently published Measuring the ... to Drive Decisions . In this special joint program for members of Grantmakers of Western PA and Philanthropy ...
Using Predictive Risk Modeling to Protect Children: Opportunities to Make Better Child Welfare Decisions & Prevent Abuse & Neglect
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 12:00pm
... statistical modeling, ethics, and evaluation. Join GWP for lunch* as we are provided an overview of predictive risk ... , Assistant Professor at USC’s School of Social Work and Director of the Children’s Data Network Rhema ...
Social Media Policy Example
... children can realize their full potential in school, work and life. Social media sites, including Facebook, ...
Ten Basic Steps to Starting a Giving Circle
... One - Set Goals and Structure Bring your group together for a first meeting. Take time at this first meeting to ... individual “pet” charities to pool your resources for a common goal with greater impact. Members will ... decides on its focus area. Step Five – Create Smaller Work Groups Having members of the group volunteer for ...
Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Philanthropy: A Scan of the Landscape
... It is our hope that this report conveys the important work underway throughout the U.S. to mobilize philanthropic ... pathways to engage the resources of their community for their community. Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Philanthropy: ...
Getting More from Measurement: Five Insights for Social Innovators
... measurement needs to align with the rhythm of your work and provide the right data at the right times. The ... reasonable in certain situations, they are often a stretch for the real world of social innovation and are limited in ... strategic value, cultural applicability, and validity for measuring the changes sought. You can get more for ...
A Standout Day for Giving in Washington County
Friday, September 11, 2015
... bonus pool distribution method created a strong incentive for charities to work to increase their number of donors. In previous years, ... “This change was made to help level the playing field for smaller charities who don’t have the ability to secure ...
U.S. Treasury Clarifies Rules on Mission-Related Investing
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
... exercise ordinary business care and prudence in providing for the long-term and short-term financial needs of the ... driver of its operations, but an additional means for the foundation to achieve its mission. U.S. Treasury ...
How Foundations in our Region are Approaching Impact Investing
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 9:00am
... of investment-based models to finance portions of their work. The practice of impact investing continues to mature ... foundations. We'll also discuss recommendations for next steps for regional learning and engagement for those seeking to ...
Excellence in Philanthropy: If You Can Describe It, You Can Measure It
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 10:00am
... assessing impact in ways that emphasize improving future work, instead of merely judging past performance. David is returning to Pittsburgh to join us for a roundtable discussion of GWP’s "Defining Excellence ... partners, and what implications the findings have for our funding community moving forward. *Please note this ...
An Overview of Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 3:00pm
... local communities. This information will be useful for many working in human services fields so that they can ... at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR), and Liz Monk, Research ...