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Pittsburgh set for largest ever 2-week graduation ceremony
Two-Week Graduation Celebration
conference and recruiting fair,
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Neil Alexander: a story of strength in the face of tragedy
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 15, 2012 – On a sunny Pittsburgh afternoon in June last year, Neil Alexander received the kind of news we all dread. The progressive muscle-twitching he had experienced for the previous 18 months was diagnosed as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the devastating and incurable condition better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Tell me more
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17, 2011
Some stories are better told in words.
That is why The Pittsburgh Foundation has launched a new story-telling platform, Tell Me More, which is designed to complement our successful Pittsburgh on Video (POV).
Introduced as a central part of the Foundation’s new website, POV is a community resource for nonprofits and other organizations to tell their stories on video – stories about initiatives and developments that contribute to the health and vitality of our region.
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Heinz leads clean air initiative
Campaign for Clean Air
The Breathe Project – a clean air initiative led by The Heinz Endowments and supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation – is a coalition of residents, businesses, government and many other groups in southwestern Pennsylvania that are working together for the health of our families and the regional economy.
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William Dietrich leaves $18 million to The Pittsburgh Foundation
Major gift to address local community needs
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18, 2011 – Former steel industry executive, the late William S. Dietrich II, has made plans to award gifts valued at more than $18 million to The Pittsburgh Foundation from his estate. The major share – over $10 million – will be used for grantmaking that addresses critical community needs in the Pittsburgh region.
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WestmorelandGives marketing materials
For assistance with marketing materials, please contact Christopher Whitlatch at whitlatchc@pghfdn.org.
The .zip file at the top contains all images, as well as fonts and Illustrator files.
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PittsburghGives marketing materials
Here you will find logos, electronic postcards, and web banners that you may use to promote the PittsburghGives 2016 Day of Giving on September 21, 2016. For assistance with marketing materials, please contact Christopher Whitlatch at whitlatchc@pghfdn.org.
The .zip file at the top contains all images, as well as fonts and Illustrator files.
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The Pittsburgh Promise announces the ‘School Spirit Slam’
<strong> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-SIZE: 16px" align=center>The Pittsburgh Promise Announces the ‘School Spirit Slam’</P></strong><strong><span> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><em style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Encourages individual giving during final months <br />of second year fundraising effort</em></P></span></strong> <P><br />PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2010 – The Pittsburgh Promise will launch the School Spirit Slam, a special 2 week fundraising effort focused on the community beginning on May 17.</P>
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The Pittsburgh Promise expands eligible schools choice for students
The Pittsburgh Promise expands eligible schools choice for students
PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 19, 2009 – All public and private universities and colleges in Pennsylvania will be eligible for students who graduate from the Pittsburgh Public Schools starting this summer, The Pittsburgh Promise announced today.
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Mellon Foundation grants $9 million to the Promise
Mellon Foundation grants $9 million to the Promise
Now businesses, individuals and families urged to help program reach its fundraising goal
PITTSBURGH, Pa., February 26, 2009 -- The Richard King Mellon Foundation has taken The Pittsburgh Promise closer to its current fundraising target with a grant to the program of $9 million over the next three years. The grant will be paid in annual installments of $3 million.