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Reflections on the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy
Thursday, June 8, 2017

In December 2016, Karris Jackson received a travel grant to attend the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit was hosted by the Global Fund for Community Foundations, a grassroots grantmaker working to promote and support institutions of community philanthropy around the world.  In this post, Karris reflects on her key take-aways from the summit and poses some of the questions she was left thinking about.

The Promise and Pitfalls of Local and National Funder Collaborations

A key objective of the Scaling What Works initiative has been to translate insight and learning from grantmaker intermediaries involved with the Social Innovation Fund and share them with the broader philanthropic community. The fifth guide in the Lessons Learned series presents the benefits and challenges of partnerships between local and national funders, and highlights key considerations for both kinds of funders to foster success in their collaboration.

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Food Systems Innovations in Philadelphia
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 12:00pm
Join members of Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania (GWP) and Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative (PHFC) for a unique opportunity to connect with funders across the state and learn about innovative efforts underway in Philadelphia to improve local food systems.
Funding Outlook

Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania (GWP) conducted its sixth annual “Funding Outlook” survey in February 2014.

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A Professional Seminar with Roger McElrath, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 11:00am
Over the years, many companies have shifted their community involvement strategy from straight-forward check writing to more sophisticated models that strive to engage their communities and make a greater impact. Join us as Roger helps us explore the reasons and rationales for building a company’s social responsibility strategy and the current complexities of how businesses can create social impact that benefits nonprofits, community members, employees, and the company alike.
Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh Foundation Send Aid To Peurto Rico
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

To provide immediate emergency relief to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments have partnered in making $50,000 grants each to the Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund at the Puerto Rico Community Foundation.

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