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Work in progress
A prestigious arts award managed at The Pittsburgh Foundation cites a South Carolina painter and sculptor for "presenting a special promise of future achievement." By the way, she's 83.
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Every penny counts
A beneficiary of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County's scholarship program describes how awards help donors honor loved ones while making college more affordable.
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Health care with local roots
Nurses in Pittsburgh buck a consolidation move to preserve a long-running Southwestern Pennsylvania scholarship.
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Signature shift
Advisor profile: When a client family asked for help giving away wealth instead of building more, a financial advisor changed culture of his firm to embrace community foundation philanthropy.
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Circling to uplift
In Westmoreland County, the community foundation is leading giving circles that realize the philanthropic potential of donors and the self-sufficiency potential of those in need.
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Help the El Paso and Dayton shooting victims
In response to the August 2019 mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, the El Paso Community Foundation and The Dayton Foundation, are responding to meet community needs.
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Welcoming our new president & CEO
On the evening of May 22, 2019, scores of foundation heads, elected officials and others across the community’s leadership landscape, joined The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Board and staff at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild to celebrate Maxwell King's five years as president and CEO. The crowd also welcome his successor, Lisa Schroeder, as the sixth president.
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Financing a cure
Moved to act by a brother lost in childhood, financial advisor James “Jim” Beck embraces medical research philanthropy.