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No Money Down: Bail reform seeks to cut incarceration rates
It’s 11 a.m. in Judge Jeffery Manning’s courtroom. The attorneys are ready. The Allegheny County Common Pleas Court president judge is on the bench. The video screen comes alive to reveal the business of the morning, a series of people in orange, jail-issue jumpsuits: One young man with a retail…
Editorial: Keeping the Promise: A $1 million pledge shows momentum at work
A decade ago, the Promise was barely a dream. Now, executive director Saleem Ghubril said recently that he and his staff are working on a plan for the program’s next 10 years.
Online fundraiser for Pittsburgh region's needy generates nearly $1.3 million
An online fundraiser to assist the region’s needy has generated nearly $1.3 million for agencies that provide basic needs including food, shelter and medical care. The Pittsburgh Foundation said #SafetyNetPGH, held Tuesday as one in a series of Critical Needs Alerts it has sponsored in recent years, raised $616,000 in public donations. The remaining $657,000 was pre-committed matching funds from the foundation and other donors.
Pittsburgh Foundation event raises $1.3M to help 'most vulnerable'
The Pittsburgh Foundation said its Critical Needs Alert fundraiser received $616,000 in pledges Tuesday. Combined with $657,000 in matching funds from the foundation, the first-year event raised nearly $1.3 million to help about 100 nonprofits in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties that directly support people with needs related to child care, food and nutrition, physical and mental health, housing and transportation.
Pittsburgh Foundation fundraiser to raise money for those with needs in key areas
The Pittsburgh Foundation is narrowing the focus of its former Day of Giving fundraiser to raise money for more than 100 nonprofits in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties that directly support people with needs in five areas.
Critical Needs Alert, which replaces Day of Giving, set for May 23
This year, The Pittsburgh Foundation is suspending Day of Giving and focusing instead on what they call #SafetyNetPGH Critical Needs Alert—a full day of online donating for the most vital services, for those most deeply in need. On Tuesday, May 23, starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until midnight, The Pittsburgh Foundation is asking the public to donate to nonprofits of their choice at PittsburghGives. Donations between $25 and $1000 will be eligible for matching funds.
Pittsburgh Foundation’s Critical Needs Alert focuses on vital family services
The Pittsburgh Foundation has raised a call to arms – or at least a call to pocketbooks – for Tuesday, May 23. That’s the day you can make a difference in children’s lives across Allegheny County by participating in the Critical Needs Alert fundraising event.
KeyBank pledges $1M to Pittsburgh Promise
The philanthropic arm of KeyBank announced Wednesday that it will donate a total of $1 million over four years to the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program. “As [Pittsburgh] newcomers, we were trying to identity a wonderful opportunity that aligned with our vision, mission and goals for the KeyBank Foundation, and this was on target,” foundation chair and CEO Margot Copeland said in an interview.
UPMC saluted for $100 million commitment to Pittsburgh Promise
The Pittsburgh Promise honored UPMC on Thursday for making the last installment of its $100 million commitment to the scholarship program. “There has never been a gift of this magnitude to urban public schools,” said Saleem Ghubril, Promise executive director.
Council on Foundations statement regarding White House executive order on the Johnson Amendment
The Pittsburgh Foundation strongly supports the Council on Foundations statement opposing the executive order issued by the White House on Thursday to weaken the Johnson Amendment.