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Past Events

Past Events from the archives.

March 8th Call for Community Solutions Digest: Why Nonprofits Should Advocate, the “Supporting Our Leaders Project”, Upcoming ACCEL Roundtable

Mar 8, 2021

"The beauty of this call and the people of Southwestern PA is your willingness to listen, learn, explore, and co-create. We need to do that in a way that changes the way people live, work, and play."Fred Brown, President and CEO of The Forbes Funds Guest Speaker...

March 1st Call for Community Solutions Digest: Incoming GPNP Director and Advocacy with PANO

Mar 1, 2021

Meeting Overview The Forbes Funds was joined by Anne Gingerich, MSW, of Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) to discuss Pennsylvania state nonprofit solvency fees and how the nonprofit sector might respond at the legislative level. A recording of...

February 22nd Community Solutions Call Digest: Empowering Young Minds and the Case for Collective Impact

Feb 22, 2021

Anna Hollis, Executive Director of Amachi Pittsburgh joined the Community Solutions Call to share more on the organization's mission of empowering young minds. A recording of the call can be accessed here. Anna E. Hollis, Executive Director of Amachi Pittsburgh Amachi...

International Institutional Anti-Racism Wireframe Cohort (ARC) Launch Briefing

Feb 19, 2021

The transformational model of the International Institutional Anti-Racism Wireframe Cohort (ARC) builds on core practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, leveraging a Human-Centered Design approach to shift organizational culture and effectuate systems change.

February 15th Community Solutions Call Digest: Black Equity Coalition

Feb 15, 2021

Jamie Ducar of the University of Pittsburgh kicked off the Community Solutions meeting, sharing information on the March 2nd, 2021 University of Pittsburgh Community Engaged Scholarship Forum. The forum will cover topics such as liberatory and critical practices in...

Public Policy Committee: Design Thinking Workshop Digest (January 2021)

Feb 10, 2021

In late January, the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership Public Policy Committee met virtually to explore Western Pennsylvania's nonprofit sphere's most pressing priorities. Outgoing Chair Harris Ferris joins us Vice Chair, now headed by its new Chair, Laurie...

The International Anti-Racism Wireframe Cohort (ARC) Launch

Jan 8, 2021

A yearlong program that engages organizations through a range of regular, skills-building activities.

The Commons Launch

Dec 21, 2020

The Commons launched December 21, 2020, with over a dozen participants. The Commons was designed to help changemakers across southwestern Pennslyvania grow and evolve with better, more equitable, and healthy communities. The main goal of The Commons is to achieve...

Innovation Labs Launch

Nov 13, 2020

The Innovation Labs launched on November 13th, 2020 in partnership with Penn State's Nittany AI Alliance. Many students, faculty and staff, along with nonprofits and non-governmental organizations gathered to learn more about how artificial intelligence can be used to...

Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofits

Mar 2, 2016

Thinking about a merger, shared services, program transfer, or another type of strategic affiliation? Wondering where to begin and what questions to ask?