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Briefly Noted: The Millionaire Next Door
Briefly Noted from Spring 2018 issue of Philanthropy magazine
16 hours of giving: Pittsburgh urged to help the hungry as part of critical needs alert
On May 1, The Pittsburgh Foundation will be holding 16 hours of giving as part of what it is calling a critical needs alert. It’s an urgent effort to raise money to help more than 170 food pantries in the Pittsburgh region. The goal is to raise $1 million, with $600,000 being seeded by The Pittsburgh Foundation and its key donors.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces this year's Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
This year, several artists were awarded grants from the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments to participate in the festival. They include Heather Hopson presenting Single Mom Defined, a photo essay exhibition and video series meant to empower single mothers, dancer Brandon-Ahmauri McClendon and R&B group Water Seed.
Removing black artist's words from The Last Billboard 'tragically ironic,' creator says
A controversy is brewing over the removal of a black artist's message — "There Are Black People In The Future" — from an art installation atop a building in East Liberty.
Online fundraiser in May to benefit food pantries
The Pittsburgh Foundation has scheduled a daylong, online giving event on May 1 to benefit regional food pantries and nonprofit organizations that supply them. The event is part of the philanthropy’s series of Critical Needs Alerts that since 2013 have raised nearly $4 million to help people impacted by homelessness, hunger and other basic human needs.
Pittsburgh Public Schools expands Summer Dreamers to include incoming kindergarten students
The new “Little Dreamers” program will mirror the six-week summer camp for older students, but with programming tailored for younger children. The funding is supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation, the Grable Foundation and McAuley Ministries.
Manor library uses Pgh. Foundation grant to fund 'Science Saturday'
Children and families will have a chance to explore microscopes, magnetism, electrical circuits, geology and more at the Manor Public Library's “Science Saturday.”
East Liberty's Kelly Strayhorn Theater awarded $200,000 in grants
A $150,000 grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation supports continued 2018 programming.
Pittsburgh Foundation launches $50,000 prize for women painters
The Pittsburgh Foundation has announced the launch of a new biennial award program designed to propel the careers of women artists.
Alarming statistics....Report shows Black unemployment at 16% in the city, 34% below poverty level
Last week, Allegheny Conference on Community Development President and CEO Stefani Pashman tossed out a rather startling bit of data to the audience at the African American Chamber of Commerce PowerBreakfast: “There are no zip codes (in Pittsburgh) where African Americans have the dominant income.”