Archive for July, 2009
Visit to Saturday Light Brigade
Every year The Heinz Endowments organizes an internship program designed to help students entering college gain an understanding of philanthropy, foundations, non-profits and the Greater Pittsburgh Region. As part of The Heinz Endowments Summer Youth Philanthropy Program, each team of interns is allocated $25,000, which they will grant out to non-profits they feel most fit [...]
Posted: July 23rd, 2009 under General.
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19th Annual Greater Pittsburgh ATHENA Award Program
The ATHENA Award is recognized internationally as the premier honor for excellence in leadership among business, professional and community leaders.
The 19th Annual Greater Pittsburgh ATHENA Award Program will take place on Monday, September 21 from Noon – 1:30 p.m. at the Westin Convention Center hotel. .
Posted: July 9th, 2009 under Community Articles.
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Another Side of East Side
By Philip Hallen and Mark Bibro
The recent Post Gazette article on East Liberty’s renewal (East Liberty becomes a vibrant community, PG 6/8/09) is a welcome notice to the larger Pittsburgh community about the transformation and continuing innovation of the area. This transformation is a model of public private partnership which has been the hallmark [...]
Posted: July 9th, 2009 under Community Articles.
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The Pittsburgh Promise Report Card in Pictures
We are pleased to bring you the slide show below detailing The Pittsburgh Promise first year report card to the community. A video of the presentation will be available shortly. For more information on the Promise, please visit http://www.pittsburghpromise.org Thank you again Pittsburgh for helping us meet our first year goal.
Posted: July 6th, 2009 under General.
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Pittsburgh Promise Exceeds Fundraising Goal
The Pittsburgh Promise exceeds annual $15 million
fundraising goal in its first year
Foundations, businesses, families
and individuals rally to support
scholarship program in
“worst fundraising environment for a generation”
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 1, 2009 – The Pittsburgh Promise today announced that it has exceeded its annual $15 million fundraising goal in its first year. For the 12-month period ending June [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2009 under General.
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The Pittsburgh Promise First Year Report Card
The First ‘UPMC/Pittsburgh Promise Report Card
to the Community’ Highlights First Year Accomplishments
Special community briefing details progress
in supporting education after high school
and college retention rates
PITTSBURGH, July 1, 2009 – The first UPMC/Pittsburgh Promise Report Card to the Community was published today and during a special community briefing Saleem Ghubril, Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Promise presented [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2009 under General.
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