Neighbor-Aid awards further $185,000
in grants for emergency aid
Special fund has distributed nearly $800,000 this year

Neighbor-Aid, the emergency fund created by The Pittsburgh Foundation in partnership with the United Way of Allegheny County, has awarded a further $185,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations that are struggling to meet the needs of families and individuals in hardship [...]

On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, all four of the Pittsburgh stations came together to produce and unprecedented television program. Through their cooperation and talents, “Keeping the Promise” aired simultaneously on each station at the same time. The program detailed the ambitious undertaking known as The Pittsburgh Promise.  The Program focused on the remarkable ways that [...]

The Sprout Fund, a supporter of innovative ideas and grassroots community projects, will release a new book on April 17th, “Making of Connections”, documenting civic innovation across Southwestern Pennsylvania.The regional anthology tells compelling stories about civic leaders and citizen volunteers who constructed public art icons, cut environmental pathways, recorded regional lore, and heightened social responsibility [...]

We invite you to tune in to an unprecedented television event. All four major local television networks – KDKA, WTAE, WPXI and WQED – have joined to produce a 30-minute program about The Pittsburgh Promise, called Keeping the Promise. The program will be broadcast simultaneously by all four networks on Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 – [...]

By LouAnn Ross, Executive Director, PSVP
PSVP, a partner driven, philanthropic organization that invests time, talent and money in nonprofit organizations in Allegheny County just launched their 8th grant cycle last Monday, March 30th.  PSVP invests in nonprofit organizations with innovative approaches to preventing child abuse and neglect. Unlike some funders, PSVP:
• Makes grants to build [...]