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NCFP Webinar: Ten Ways Philanthropic Families Work with Community Foundations
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 12:00pm
This webinar will provide reminders and tips for families, donors, and community foundation staff along with an important update on the work of NCFP’s Family Philanthropy Through Community Foundations Initiative.
Foundations on the Hill Wrap-Up
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
More than 190 foundation trustees and staff from across the country participated in Foundations on the Hill on March 18 and 19, 2015. to meet with members of Congress and discuss key issues of importance to foundations and philanthropy.
Pittsburgh’s Racial Demographics 2015: Differences and Disparities
Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems recently released Pittsburgh’s Racial Demographics 2015: Differences and Disparities. A follow-up to a 2007 report, this publication includes rich data on a range of indicators by race and ethnicity in the Pittsburgh region.
How Hungry is America?
One in six Americans report that at some point in 2014 they were unable to buy enough food for their households, according to How Hungry is America?, a new report from the Food Research and Action Center. It compares hunger data in all 50 states and the largest 100 metropolitan areas.
The One Northside Initiative: A Tour of the Northside
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 2:00pm
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania and the Buhl Foundation invite you to learn more about the One Northside plan.
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.
America's 100 Best Corporate Citizens In 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR) has released its list of 100 best corporate citizens in 2015. The list emphasizes what CR calls corporate accountability and rates company performance in each of seven categories: climate change, employee relations, environmental, financial, governance, human rights, and philanthropy.
Want to Succeed? Give Back
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Forbes contributor Ryan Scott discusses the work of renowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant who has devoted himself to understanding how work can be designed so that people will actually enjoy doing it and want to continue doing it.
Building a Culture of Engagement
Monday, May 11, 2015
Engagement materials highlight common factors that create an internal culture of engagement. Among them are alignment of business and engagement strategies as well as “an organizational philosophy that emphasizes a core purpose” beyond profitability alone.
State of the Nonprofit Sector 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) just released the results of its 2015 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey.
‘CSR Programs Are Not the Answer’
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
In this thought provoking blog post, a professor of business and the director of the Center for Effective Organizations in USC’s Marshall School of Business argues against CSR programs he describes as “add-ons.” He advocates instead for organizations to design themselves so that they address “the quadruple bottom line of sustainable effective performance” -- performing well financially, socially, environmentally, and in how they impact their employees.
Chevron Partners with Regional Organizations to Address STEM Education and Workforce Development
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Member Spotlight: Staunton Farm
Monday, March 16, 2015
Behavioral Health for All
Joni Schwager, executive director of the Staunton Farm Foundation, recently published an excellent article for Grantmakers in Health’s Views From the Field, in wh
Nonprofit Capitalization: Taking The Plunge Together
The Philanthropy Forum at GSPIA, GWP, The Forbes Funds and Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) are collaborating to present a series of programs focused on investing for greater impact.
Unpacking Impact Investing - What It Is and How It Can Fuel Social Innovation
The first of two panel discussions during which we explored the topic of i
Increasing Regional Preparedness: Lessons from Disaster Giving
This meeting engaged participants in a conversation on how local, geograph
Big Idea: Tiny Houses
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
Eve Picker will talk about the complexity of building a 330 square foot home on a tiny lot in Pittsburgh, from how to pay to replace poor infrastructure to how to establish a new market.
Off the Record with GWP: A Conversation with Chief Cameron McLay
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 9:00am
Join us as we explore the progress and challenges of cultivating trust between police and our local communities.