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Study Reports Retention Rates of Promise Scholars Higher vs.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6, 2012 – The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded two $1 million gifts to the University of Pittsburgh to establish two endowed chairs supporting groundbreaking cancer research and personalized medicine. The Pittsburgh Foundation Endowed Chair in Innovative Cancer Research and The Pittsburgh Foundation Endowed Chair in Personalized Medicine are significant gifts that reflect an important, long-standing partnership between the Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Set for Largest Ever Two-Week Graduation Celebration   ‘Celebrating Pittsburgh’s Promise’ • May 31 – June 15   Pep rallies, community service projects, conference and recruiting fair, Graduation ceremonies, dance-a-thon,

  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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Pittsburgh Promise Announces the ‘School Spirit Slam’ Encourages individual giving during final months of second year fundraising effort 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.