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Learning to Be Useful: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Supporting Career and Technical Education

This book is provides profiles of programs with positive results, including IBM’s P-TECH program and efforts at Valencia State College, and philanthropy guidance on possible points of entry in assisting “middle skill” job development.

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Developed in partnership with the Center for Evaluation Innovation (CEI), Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices is the most comprehensive data collection effort to date on evaluation practices at foundations. The report shares data points and infographics on crucial topics related to evaluation at foundations, such as evaluation staffing and structures, investment in evaluation work, and the usefulness of evaluation information.

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Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations

This guide was developed by a joint working group of the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre. It identifies eight principles of good disaster grantmaking and offers a number of tips to help grantmakers address disasters more effectively, including facts and figures about recent major disasters around the world and a list of useful disaster information websites.

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Keystone Policy Series: Education Advocacy

On this call, funding colleagues addressed statewide education advocacy efforts currently underway; including current priorities and challenges, the role their organizations play in these initiativ

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Keystone Policy Series: Health Policy Advocacy

This Keystone Policy call involved a discussion about Health Policy.

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The Pittsburgh Foundation Awards $235,000 to "Small and Mighty" Nonprofits

Thursday, March 16, 2017

For small, community-based nonprofits, applying for foundation grants can seem insurmountably difficult, when there are few people on staff who have expertise in writing grants.

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GWP Salesforce User Group Meeting

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 12:00pm

Join us for a gathering of GWP members who use Salesforce to network, share ideas, and get tips to make each other more successful.

Evaluating Community Change: A Framework for Grantmakers

This publication from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations offers a framework for thinking about how to measure progress and results in place-based and community change initiatives.

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Philanthropic Paths: An Exploratory Study of the Career Pathways of Professionals of Color in Philanthropy

Low levels of diversity in the senior ranks of foundations have proven to be a stubborn challenge for the field of philanthropy. A report by Forward Change takes an important step toward a deeper understanding of the career pathways of professionals of color in philanthropy—how they enter foundations, how they advance across their careers, and what factors affect their advancement within the sector.

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The Resilent Organization: Disaster Planning and Recovery Guide

The Resilient Organization, developed by TechSoup with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, is a holistic guide to IT disaster planning and recovery. This e-book is intended for organizations that are preparing for a disaster, as well as those that need to rebuild and maintain operations after a disaster.

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Keystone Policy Series: Financially Distressed Municipalities

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 2:00pm

Join us as we discuss the status of the Pennsylvania cities currently operating under Act 47 and what it will mean for philanthropy as cities transition out of the program.

State Profiles: The Economic Value and Impact of the Charitable Community

These profiles highlight the economic importance, diversity, and community impact of the charitable sector in each of the 50 states.

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WHAMGlobal Announces "Big Idea" Challenge to Improve Women's Health

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Women’s Health Activist Movement Global (WHAMGlobal) has issued a request for applications for its 2017 “Big Idea” Challenge, which will award a $10,000 prize to improve women’s health and health equity in western Pennsylvania.

(Postponed) GWP Corporate Network: Managing Internal Relations

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 4:00pm

Professionals who staff corporate foundations and giving programs need strong relationships with a wide range of constituents. It’s critical to manage relationships with applicants, grantees and c

Covestro’s Lucore on Philanthropy for the 21st Century

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Rebecca Lucore, head of sustainability and corporate social responsibility at Covestro LLC and a leading voice in Corporate America for skills-based volunteerism, has nominated Pittsburgh to be the headquarters for the “Purpose Economy” in a new Huffington Post blog.

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Pittsburgh symphony gets support from local Foundations

Monday, March 27, 2017

Three foundations have collectively committed $6.5 million in donations to help the struggling Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as it deals with budget challenges.

One-day giving event to benefit Pittsburgh region's needy

Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Pittsburgh Foundation aims to raise more than $1 million for the region’s hungry, homeless and other people in need through a one-day, online fundraising event set for May 23.

Keystone Policy Series: Combating Pennsylvania’s Opioid Epidemic

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 2:00pm

Join us for a discussion of federal, state and local policy initiatives around combating the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths and learn about opportunities for Pennsylvania funders to become involved.

Senior Recreation and Exercise: Creating a Culture of Health

Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) Board of Trustees approved a $300,000 grant for a multi-pronged initiative to increase recreation and exercise opportunities for local seniors.

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PNC Foundation, DonorsChoose.org Partner to Fund Pre-K Classrooms

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

The PNC Foundation funded hundreds of pre-K classroom requests as part of a new $5 million grant to DonorsChoose.org.

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