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Listening Matters: Advisor Dave DelFiandra
Dave DelFiandra often finds himself listening to people who want to help others through charitable giving.
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Planning with a Purpose
An attorney's passion for philanthropy makes her more than an intermediary.
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The Big Payback
A nonprofit leader reveals the reward from her half-century of work: opening doors for others.
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Philanthropy Dreamcatchers: Meet the Development Team
The Pittsburgh Foundation development team works with advisors, individuals and families to achieve their charitable goals.
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Sounding the Alarm
Westmoreland community foundation is a first responder to firefighter the recruitment crisis, with a $10,000 planning grant that leads to $4.3 million in federal funding.
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Small & Mighty: First Step Recovery Homes
The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to First Step Recovery Homes, Inc. The Small and Mighty grants program, an outcome of the Foundation’s 100 Percent Pittsburgh organizing principle, has awarded $308,821 this year to 22 local nonprofit organizations with budgets of less than $600,000.
Located in McKeesport, this organization provides recovery support housing for adult males experiencing homelessness who also have a substance use disorder. The goal is to ensure sobriety and help the men stay out of the criminal justice system.
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Small and Mighty: Advance African Development, Inc. (AAD)
The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Advance African Development, Inc. (AAD). The Small and Mighty grants program, an outcome of the Foundation’s 100 Percent Pittsburgh organizing principle, has awarded $308,821 this year to 22 local nonprofit organizations with budgets of less than $600,000.
Since 2012, AAD has been working to address health disparities, human rights and other social justice issues through intervention programs.