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Fred Rogers: The Ssimple lessons of a complex man
Rogers’ life is now the focus of a new Maxwell King biography -- aptly titled The Good Neighbor. Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) sits down with King for a special preview of the book.
The Pittsburgh Foundation goes directly to the community to fight for social justice
“People who are closest to the center of the issue should be at the center of creating solutions," says Michelle McMurray, senior program officer at The Pittsburgh Foundation.
New social justice fund to combat racial, economic inequity
A new fund to boost support for social justice activists and advocates working in Pittsburgh has been launched at The Pittsburgh Foundation and has made eight grants, totaling $158,000 to local organizations. The goal of the Social Justice Fund is to reduce barriers to funding, increase engagement and influence of community members and challenge systems that perpetuate racial and economic inequity.
Social Justice Fund awards grants to help eliminate racial and economic inequities
The Pittsburgh Foundation has created a new fund that will disperse money to nonprofits that address issues of economic and racial disparities. The foundation launched the Social Justice Fund last year with initial funding of $250,000. On Tuesday, it announced its first eight grant recipients, which together will receive a total $158,000.
Author of Mister Rogers book to speak at Heinz History Center
The Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District will welcome author and Pittsburgh Foundation CEO Maxwell King to its neighborhood for the book launch of “The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers” (Adams Press), the first full-length biography of Mister Rogers at 7 p.m. Sept. 4.
Foundations invest $215,000 in Pittsburgh-based professional artists
The Investing in Professional Artists program -- the shared commitment of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments -- has awarded $215,000 to 15 Pittsburgh-based artists and organizations.
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh receives $229,000 grants for black artists, agencies
Thanks to $229,000 in grants, the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh initiative will be funding a local comic book series, mixed media ceramic work, holistic healing guide, collection of short stories and many more projects.
‘Where are these folks supposed to go?’ Hazelwood renewal comes with fears of displacement
Maxwell King, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation, led the Heinz Endowments from 1999 to 2008, a period that included the purchase of Hazelwood Green. He said the revitalization effort in East Liberty serves as an important example as the specter of development hovers over Hazelwood. “Gentrification was beyond what the architects of the ELDI [East Liberty Development Inc.] had expected. The strategies weren’t a match for the market forces,” Mr. King said.
Putting the "Place" in Pittsburgh Philanthropy
The Pittsburgh Foundation shows how conducting communications research with the people you serve can make philanthropy more inclusive.
Advertorial: for all of the Antwons....tackling racism--the architect of inequality
The story of this boy’s homicide, the result of 3 bullets to his back as he ran from an East Pittsburgh police officer, has pricked a bubble of simmering pain and its contents are scathing the region.