Posted December 16, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
Tips for Coping with the Holidays
by The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime
Holidays, anniversaries, birthdays and other special personal or family days of remembrance are usually difficult times for those who have experienced an act of violence. Anytime a traumatic event has caused unexpected changes, including the homicide of a loved one, it is normal to feel sad, anxious and overwhelmed. Keep in mind that the anticipation of the anniversary of your traumatic event, or the special day without your loved one is usually worse than the day itself. Take one day at a time and do the best you can when that day arrives.
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Posted December 14, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By Grant Oliphant
We have been deeply concerned about the city’s proposal to make up its budget deficit on the backs of students. I don’t know of a single university or other nonprofit in Pittsburgh that isn’t willing to be part of a well reasoned, comprehensive solution to Pittsburgh’s budget woes. The “tuition tax,” however, doesn’t even come close to qualifying as that. The Allegheny Conference on Community Development (full disclosure: I serve on its board) issued an excellent statement today explaining its objections to the tax. It’s time for the city to set aside this ill-considered proposal and start working with its various stakeholders toward a more sustainable solution. We are pleased to share the Conference’s statement here, with commendations to ACCD head Dennis Yablonsky for his leadership.
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Posted November 30, 2009 // 1 Comments // add yours
New Communications Network Diavlog — Pittsburgh President Grant Oliphant on “Why Foundations Should Talk About Failure.”
Does it make sense for foundations to talk about failure? In the latest diavlog (dialog+video+blog) produced by Communications Network, the foundation sector’s leading organization for communications and marketing professionals, Grant Oliphant, President of The Pittsburgh Foundation, discusses with interviewer Susan Herr why foundations shouldn’t be so afraid to admit “when we’re not perfect.” As Grant says, if foundations see themselves as “entities in American society that can take risks that no one else can, then we have to be contributing to learning about what works and what doesn’t.”
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Posted October 28, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
The Pittsburgh Foundation would like to thank you for your incredible response to PittsburghGives and today’s ‘Match Day’. Your efforts are to thank for raising over $1M for area nonprofits today.
With all new innovations, there are growing pains. We want to also thank you for your patience today. We are currently looking into the issues that were experienced in the process today. We will give you an update in this space tomorrow, as well as through our other communications.
Thank you again for participating in PittsburghGives.
Posted October 23, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By Mary Newman
2009 Genesis Awards Reception Held During National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month to Raise Awareness about the Nation’s Leading Cause of Death
High school hero, Mike Piccione, was honored at the 2009 Genesis Awards Reception hosted by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, on October 15 at Hyde Park in Pittsburgh. Mike, a physical education teacher and coach at Rhinebeck (NY) High School, was recognized for his role in saving the life of Kaitlin Forbes when she suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) at the age of 15 in 2005. He gave her CPR and used the school’s automated external defibrillator (AED), which restored a normal heart rhythm. (Read more…)
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