b'ON THE COVERAldwyth pictured with her work Casablanca (classic version), 2010, at the Jepson Center/Telfair Museums. Photo by Jerry Siegel.PRESIDENTS IN THIS ISSUE MESSAGE4CRITICAL CONDITIONSAnnual online giving event invigorates essential organizations.CIRCLING TO UPLIFT I I had been in my office at The Pittsburgh Foundation only a few days, and while the 6In Westmoreland County, thewalls were bare and the bookshelves empty, my desk already was covered with thick Community Foundation is leading giving circles that realizebriefing materials from every department. There were updates on issues important the philanthropic potential ofto the Foundations work in the community and requests for meetings that could donors and the self-sufficiencyfill my calendar for the rest of the summer.potential of those in need.All of these speak to the wide-ranging responsibilities of the position I feel AHEAD OF THEIR TIME privileged to take on. And then one folder with the label Helping people/organizations 10A 67-year marriage and areach full potential caught my eye. Inside, were summaries of the stories featured in lifetime of giving to others. this issue: grantees, donors and community partners who have been reaching higher HEALTH CARE and achieving more by working with us and our affiliate, The Community Foundation 12 of Westmoreland County. WITH LOCAL ROOTSNurses in Pittsburgh buck aSome highlights from that list: Black girls in Pittsburgh learn how to resistconsolidation move to preserve a long-running southwesternforces that would diminish their life prospects; an accomplished artist, who at 83 is Pennsylvania scholarship. chosen for a prestigious award on the assumption that her best work is yet to come;EVERY PENNY COUNTS a successful financial advisor who works with families that are as committed to 14 growing their giving as much as their investments; the adult children of a couple A beneficiary of the Community Foundation of Westmorelanddedicated to achieving positive social change start a donor-advised fund to honorCountys scholarship programtheir parents causes, including supporting immigrants.describes how awards help donors honor loved ones whileThese stories and others in this issue offer more evidence that the job ofmaking college more affordable. leading this Foundation is a big one, but they also show that I have more help to16 do it successfully than I ever imagined. There are leaders in all corners of our region WORK IN PROGRESS seizing opportunities to improve quality of life, especially for those most in need. A prestigious arts award managed at The PittsburghAs a former Board member of the Foundationand a grantee when I led Riverlife, Foundation cites a Souththe publicprivate partnership that has been redeveloping Pittsburghs riverfronts Carolina painter and sculptor for presenting special promiseI knew I was coming to an institution with a nearly 75-year history of remarkable gener-of future achievement. By theosity. Yet, the stories on the following pages point to a depth of community involvement way, shes 83.that I am now positioned to fully appreciateand I believe you will be inspired, too, by 20TOOLS TO THRIVE the innovative ways in which donors, grantees, businesses and civic partners are coming The Pittsburgh Foundationtogether to make our efforts more effective than any one group would be on its own. partners with a nonprofitWith respect to our donors, I am amazed at the range of ways in which they partner dedicated to developing black girls to be stronger thanwith the Foundation to accomplish their personal philanthropy. Many follow the the forces working againstFoundations guidance on pressing community needs, acting generously in response their success.to crowd-funding efforts such as our annual Critical Needs event to benefit the most vulnerable, or Giving Circles at our Center for Philanthropy, in which donors band 8Advisor Profile: together to do informed giving by immersing themselves in a community issue.Marc Tannenbaum Others are more proactive, bequeathing financial support to various causes 23Staff Profile: for the long term, or co-creatingI love that termwith Foundation staff and Brianna Ziemak outside experts through the Center to address an opportunity that is personally or professionally important to them.'