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Grantmakers for Women and Girls Roundtable: Girl Power!
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 12:00pm
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.
The Value of Volunteering
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Employee volunteer programs have value to employers too: they enable businesses to create real community impact. Additionally, they allow a direct relationship between employees and nonprofits – which may translate into more volunteering, individual gifts or nonprofit board service. How can employee volunteer programs be as successful as possible? In this article, Forbes offers seven tips.
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Off the Record with GWP: A Conversation with Richard Hudic
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 9:00am
Join GWP for an off the record conversation with the new Executive Director of the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), Richard Hudic. Our conversation will be moderated by Executive Director of the Eden Hall Foundation, Sylvia Fields, who is a current board member of RAD.
Stay Fit While You Sit: Ergonomics for a Healthier You
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 2:00pm
Join us for the first in GWP’s Wellness Series as Dr. Angelo Minella teaches us about how we can prevent problems like neck and back pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by sitting correctly and setting up our workspaces properly. Dr. Minella will also demonstrate exercises that can be done during breaks that can increase performance and productivity.
Uncivil Society - Philanthropy's Role in Reinvigorating Civic Engagement
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 2:00pm
Attend this lecture to hear about Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s work supporting civic engagement and the lessons learned. Local community leaders from the nonprofit, philanthropic and public sector will serve as respondents and help us think together about how Pittsburghers can ensure that more voices are heard in policy discourse.
Canceled - Philanthropy's Role in Civic Engagement (Part II)
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 3:30pm
Following Stephen Heintz's lecture on Reinvigorating Civic Engagement on March 16th, GWP will be hosting a roundtable gathering in effort to continue the conversation about what philanthropy can do to galvanize our region's civic participation.
NCFP Webinar: Making Big Bets for Big Results
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 2:00pm
For donors who are interested in focusing their biggest gifts on social change, this webinar will feature Bridgespan partner Chris Addy in conversation with donors to share their experiences and advice.
NCFP Webinar - Expand Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks in Family Philanthropy
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm

This webinar, featuring tips from NCFP’s new Passage Issue Brief on this topic and the Case Foundation’s “Be Fearless” campaign to ignite a more fearless approach to change making, provides practical tools for generous families that want to assess, tame, and mitigate philanthropic risk and expand their comfort zone to embrace increased uncertainty in their grantmaking strategy.

SWPA Sustainability Goals & Indicators Report
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 12:00pm

Join us on Wednesday, December 14 12:00 - 12:30 for a discussion with Court Gould, Sustainable Pittsburgh and Doug Heuck, Pittsburgh Today about the newly released SWPA Sustainability Goals & Indicators Report.  Along with a review of this 12-year report update, we will reflect about regional trends, challenges, and opportunities for putting the report to work to galvanize action. 

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