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We know how important the relationships between professional advisors and their clients are, which is one of the reasons our Development and Donor Services team at The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County regularly gives presentations that offer support and guidance to advisors working to support clients’ charitable goals and legacy planning. 

We posed a simple scenario to Westmoreland County attorney Jessica Rafferty, co-founder of Rafferty Legal: What are the five most common questions you get from clients around estate planning?  

Proper preparation can make succession planning simple.

It is with great sadness that we learned Alfred “Burr” Wishart Jr., the longest serving leader of The Pittsburgh Foundation, died Thursday, April 20, in his home in Vero Beach, Florida, at age 91. Burr was a force for good who demonstrated how community philanthropy could serve as a unifying force and a lever for transformational change.

Learn how to support relief efforts after the Feb. 6 earthquake impacting Syria and Turkey.

All of us in Pittsburgh, along with legions of fans out in the world, are grieving the death of football star and community hero Franco Harris. We at The Pittsburgh Foundation loved him dearly for his sleeves-rolled-up commitment to improving life prospects for city residents. We knew Franco best for his leadership of The Pittsburgh Promise, our supporting organization that promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth.

Simple strategies to give charitably in volatile times.

The Colorado Healing Fund, an initiative of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, has been activated to accept donations and serve as a single point for the collection of public donations.

Maximizing giving in tax-advantaged ways.