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Paying it Forward
How one family’s medical crisis led to an endowment for the trailblazing Supportive Care Program
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A Legacy of Opportunity
A scholarship designed to help first-generation college students pursue their passions.
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Place-Based Philanthropy is Not Place Bound
When hurricanes struck Houston and Puerto Rico last year, Pittsburgh donors were philanthropic first responders.
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Driving Policy Change for Social Good
The Pittsburgh Foundation takes a stand on issues affecting the most vulnerable.
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First we bind the wounds, then we...
ON A BRISK AND RAIN-DRIZZLED SATURDAY in Pittsburgh this fall, the sketchy details of yet another mass shooting on American soil buzzed on cell phone news feeds and blared over televisions and car radios. For those trying to sort through the early reporting, it was agonizingly familiar — a gunman steeped in white supremacist ideology had gone on a bloody rampage.
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Beyond the Wealth Facade
An extraordinary legacy addresses poverty beyond a town’s prosperity.
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Tree of Life: #LoveIsStronger
Under the #LoveIsStronger banner, The Pittsburgh Foundation raised funds through a crowdfunding campaign to support organizations assisting victims of the mass shootings at Tree of Life Synagogue.
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Civil Discourse in Uncivil Times
The Foundation and key partners present conferences to reaffirm the value of the First Amendment.
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Save the Children Providing Hurricane Michael Support
Save the Children is providing child-focused emergency supplies and working with national and state partners to assess children’s immediate needs.
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Priming the Pump for Social Change
The Foundation's new Social Justice Fund brings community voice to the forefront.
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Advocacy for All
Foundation public policy initiatives are leading to change in our communities.
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Evictions Noticed
The Foundation leads a regional initiative to reduce the numbers of people forced from their homes.
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The Transformers
The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Jack Buncher Foundation team up to help nonprofits evolve.
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Engineering a Cure
Medical researchers and donors come together to develop ways to fight a dreaded disease.
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Charitable Giving Card
Consider sharing a Charitable Giving Card with family, friends or business associates who may redeem them, directing the charity to benefit.
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Women of Means
Two women in fields traditionally dominated by men build a powerful philanthropic legacy.
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Maxwell King at Mr. Rogers Book Event Nov. 7 at Duquesne University
Duquesne University will host Pittsburgh Foundation President and CEO Maxwell King, author of The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, for a program at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Power Center Ballroom, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
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President and CEO Search
The committee of the Pittsburgh Foundation Board directing the search process for a new president and CEO has developed and approved publication of a position description. Assisting the Board in the search is Boston-based executive search firm Isaacson, Miller.
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Sharing the Limelight: Trista Zajch
Trista gravitates to opportunities where she can help others shine
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Active Listening
Nonprofit innovators help aspiring philanthropists understand how to work best with organizations.
