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Endowments Names Mac Howison As Program Officer For Creative Learning
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The Heinz Endowments today announced the appointment of Mac Howison as Program Officer for Creative Learning.
GWP Board of Directors Announces New Executive Director
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
... “For nearly 40 years, GWP has been a key leader and resource, supporting philanthropy within this region. Amber ...
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.
Education Roundtable: Common Core Standards
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 12:00pm
... especially for those school systems facing serious resource constraints. GWP is hosting a brown bag lunch ...
National Standards for Community Foundations
... operational excellence: Mission, Structure, and Governance Resource Development Stewardship and Accountability ...
Funders Against Campus Sexual Violence: Coordinating Strategies for Prevention - 11/21/14
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 2:00pm
Join GWP members and nonprofit advocates for an update on sexual assault on campuses in this region and weigh in on how local funders can address it.
Webinar - Accelerating Impact with Technology: Building Skills, Confidence, and Community
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 2:00pm
Technology access is powerful and disruptive. It can break down generational and social divides, empower immigrants, and open a world of possibilities for new users. Local foundations, working in partnership with government and the private sector, have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build on this new capacity to accelerate the impact of their work. Please join us for this important discussion.
Increasing Regional Preparedness: Lessons from Disaster Giving
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 8:30am
This meeting will engage participants in a conversation on how local, geographically-based philanthropists can prepare, plan, and collaborate around the topic of disasters.
GWP Corporate Roundtable Conversation with Patty Morrissey
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 12:00pm
Join GWP in a roundtable conversation with Patty around how corporate entities can work to strengthen local communities and leverage their core resources to social responsibility.
The Power of Rural Philanthropy
A report commissioned in 2005 by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers that examines trends in rural philanthropy-building.
U.S. Treasury Clarifies Rules on Mission-Related Investing
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Private foundations that are using mission-related investments got some welcome assistance last week when the Treasury Department released clarifying guidance on MRIs.
Serving Undocumented Immigrants in PA: A Statewide Funders Briefing
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 10:00am
- An estimated 170,000 undocumented immigrants live in Pennsylvania, which has one of the fastest growing undocumented populations in the
NCFP Spark Session: Staffing your Family Engagement Program: Considerations for Community Foundations
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 2:00pm
On this Spark Session, hear from your community foundation peers about different staffing structures, training, and individual characteristics and traits that are now part of the “special sauce” to effectively serve philanthropic families.
Wins and Challenges in Corporate Philanthropy: A Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:00pm
... stakeholders to consider when making decisions about resource allocations; the corporate setting often requires ...
NCFP Spark Session Webinar: The Community Foundation’s Role Among a Family’s Professional Advisors
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 2:00pm
Most philanthropic families use multiple vehicles and a range of professional advisors to realize their mission and goals – including partnering with community foundations.
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.
From Urban Grant Makers to Community Change Makers: Redefining Philanthropic Capital to Better Children's Lives
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 8:30am
Tonya Allen, President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation will share her thoughts on the importance of inclusive and embedded leadership.