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Program Resources: GWP Grants Managers Learning Network: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Grantmaking Practices
Resources from Grants Managers Learning Network Session: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Grantmaking Practices on 06/18/2020
Program Resources: Corporate Network Session: A Blueprint for Racial Equity in the Workplace and Beyond- Building a Just Future Together
Resources from the Corporate Network Session: A Blueprint for Racial Equity in the Workplace and Beyond- Building a Just Future Together.
Grants Manager Roundtable Resources
At GWP's recent Grants Manager Roundtable, Bethany Hemingway shared a document produced by Idealware which she found very helpful
Webinar: Introducing Pennsylvania Stats
Resources from the joint launch of Pennsylvania Foundation Stats, a new online dashboard that provides a window into the philanthropy landscape for our state and within four distinct regions in Pennsylvania.
GWP and GSPIA’s Philanthropy Forum Co-Host ‘Philanthropy Wonk’ Lucy Bernholz
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Dr. Lucy Bernholz, a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, visited Pittsburgh in March for two packed days of conversations with funders, Pitt faculty and students, government officials and community activists.
Education Roundtable: PA Common Core Standards Update
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 12:00pm
Join us for an update on PA Common Core Standards from two staff members of Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Rosanne Javorsky and Megan Cicconi. Rosanne and Megan will discuss Pennsylvania's current status with the newly implemented regulations. Rosanne will also provide an update from last year when she joined us to discuss the pertinent facets of PA Common Core Standards, Educator Effectiveness, and Keystone Exams.
Meet the Grantmakers in Corporate Giving
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 3:00pm
A joint effort by Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Nonprofit Resource Center, this program will provide an opportunity for grantseekers to enrich their understanding of funding support from the local corporate community.
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.
Chevron Investing $20M in STEM Education and Workforce Development
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Appalachia Partnership Institute will invest in workforce development and science, technology, engineering and math education in 27 counties in the tri-state region.
An Update on Human Services in Allegheny County
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 12:00pm
Join GWP to hear from Marc Cherna, Director of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, about the 2015-2016 Pennsylvania state budget and its implications for human services within the county.
2014: It Was A Very Good Year
Thursday, April 16, 2015
While total charitable giving has not yet reached pre-recession levels, two new reports suggest that your nonprofit partners should have met with good fundraising results in 2014.
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.
Using Predictive Risk Modeling to Protect Children: Opportunities to Make Better Child Welfare Decisions & Prevent Abuse & Neglect
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 12:00pm
Join us for lunch and a discussion of predictive risk modeling and how this modeling can be used to improve child welfare decision making (once the child welfare system is involved) and how the community might harness this information to assist families prior to involvement in the child welfare system.
Building a Program-Based Budget, and Other Secrets to Successful Financial Management
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 2:00pm
This webinar will demonstrate a free, newly developed planning tool designed to assist nonprofits with aligning budget line items for restricted (and unrestricted) revenue sources.
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.
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.
2016: Presidential and State Elections-What Matters and What Does Not?
Friday, October 28, 2016 - 12:00pm
A Briefing for Funders by Dr. Terry Madonna, Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll
Supply, Demand and the Future of Work in the Pittsburgh Region
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 12:00pm
Join us as we take a look forward look at the coming transformation of work across the Pittsburgh region and discuss its implications for employers, educators and workforce talent.