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Changing Hearts and Minds: How philanthropy helped love win

n 2004, a group of foundations came together to create a funder collaborative in support of Freedom to Marry’s state-by-state strategy to win marriage equality. Over the following 11 years, this unique collaborative and its funding partners invested a total of $153 million to support a wide range of activities across the country to change hearts and minds on a massive scale — and ultimately to deliver a historic win for equality and love.

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Building the Bench: How Funders Can Nurture Talent to Build Organizational Strength
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 8:30am
... many GWP members have a history of investing in leadership development for staff and boards of local nonprofits.  That ... and practical tools to help funders use their limited resources to support talent development in their core ... grantees. Rusty will be reviewing these same tools and resources at a program with our nonprofit community during ...
The Village Movement
... “Village” is used to represent the model because local resources and people of all ages are brought together to ...
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The Unsung Majority: A Study of Regional Small and Mid-sized Arts Organizations
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 9:00am
... to this community? On behalf of The Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts ... the art-making community include: Karla Boos, Artistic Director, Quantum Theater; Beth Corning, Artistic Director, Corning Works; Erin Perry, Executive Director, ...
Toolkit for Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Funds and Foundations
... are typically public foundations that mobilize the giving resources of a community for that community’s benefit. This ... groups of donors to invest in the foundation, pooling resources, developing giving priorities and a process, and ... through a collective decision making process. By pooling resources, donors come together to have greater impact. ...
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GWP Program: Supporting The Financially Vulnerable
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 12:00pm
... these systemic weaknesses. Angela Reynolds , Senior Director of United for Families and 2-1-1 at United Way of ... most effectively help. Speakers: Frank Aggazio Executive Director Allegheny County Housing Authority Ken Regal ... Traci Weatherford-Brown Chief Advancement Officer Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank Gale Schwartz Program Manager ...
GWP 2020 Annual Meeting: Ask, Listen, Act
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:00pm
... the Marguerite Casey Foundation, which has dedicated its resources to building a movement of low-income families ... . Luz will be joined by  Tammy Thompson , Executive Director of Circles of Pittsburgh. Tammy is a national speaker and expert on the ...
Philanthropic Leaders: Priorities and Trends for 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 3:30pm
... years outside the region, last fall Max King returned to Pittsburgh to lead the Pittsburgh Foundation; Kenya Boswell ... plan to invest their time, leadership and financial resources, and why?      GWP has invited these CEOs, ... and insights.      Panelists: Henry Beukema, Executive Director, McCune Foundation Kenya Boswell, President, BNY ...
NCFP Webinar - Trends in Family Philanthropy: Identity, Leadership, and the Future of Family Philanthropy
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 12:00pm
... of the National Center for Family Philanthropy and led the development of the “Pursuit of Excellence” assessment ... continents.  Elizabeth T. Boris  became the founding director of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the ... organizations. From 1991 to 1996, Dr. Boris was founding director of the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research ...
GWP Administrative Network Learning Session: Office 365, Mail Merges and IT Issues
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 12:00pm
... we will learn from Gina McGrath, Senior Program and IT Director at the YWCA Westmoreland County. We will discuss ... to Paula . Trainer:   Gina McGrath is the Sr Program Director & IT Director at the YWCA Westmoreland County. In ... provides members’ administrative staff with professional development opportunities; information on trends and ...
Beyond the Grant: Connecting Grantees with Pennsylvania Funding Opportunities
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 10:00am
... 21st District/Allegheny County   Bryce Maretzki  Director of Office of Strategic Planning & Policy   PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)  Kirsten Kenyon  Director, Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development   PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency ...
Jewish Funders Learning Network
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 12:00pm
... join us for a conversation with Lauren Bairnsfather, the director of The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. We will explore with Dr. Bairnsfather the ... of philanthropists and grantmaking professionals in Pittsburgh who fund Jewish causes. Modeled after other GWP ...

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