The Blog of NSR
Opportunity: The Vibrancy Fellowship
The Vibrancy Fellowship is established by New Sun Rising, an innovative 501(c)(3) community development organization serving the Pittsburgh region. The Vibrancy Fellowship provides an opportunity for first year graduate students to: research, synthesize, and report...
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Wilkinsburg Launch Gets Underway
Background image from WIlkinsburg Chamber of Commerce. It’s clear that one area New Sun Rising’s newest program Launch Wilkinsburg will have a great impact is youth arts programming. This glaring need has ignited a passion in many of Wilkinsburg’s visionaries. As...
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Ignite Northside 2.0
New Sun Rising is pleased to continue its support of the One Northside Consensus Plan in partnership with The Buhl Foundation for Ignite Northside 2.0. With the successful support of 55+ projects and businesses from 2016’s first version of Ignite Northside, Ignite...
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Launch Wilkinsburg Seeks Business + Project Applicants For Community Hub Incubator
PITTSBURGH, PA – New Sun Rising (NSR), an organization empowering socially impactful organizations in the Pittsburgh region through training, resources, and connections, is pleased to partner with the Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce for Launch Wilkinsburg, an...
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Equity & Equitable Development Explained
WHAT IS EQUITY? Equity in community is hospitality. It is creating an environment of inclusion that acknowledges the uniqueness of individual differences, and embraces them with understanding. Conversations which help to create community are a tapestry of the gifts of...
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Ignite Northside Showcase Celebration Highlights Northside Dreamers, Doers
From the video recap of Ignite Northside 2016, shot by Pittsburgh Tall. The spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship was thriving on November 19 when Ignite Northside held a showcase and celebration for program participants at the Pittsburgh Project, 2801 N. Charles...
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Launch Your Wilkinsburg Project or Business with NSR!
Free NSR Workshop IGNITE WILKINSBURG Are you an entrepreneur with a community project or business idea for Wilkinsburg? We invite anyone with an idea to positively impact the community to register for the free Ignite Wilkinsburg workshop. We are now accepting...
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Knoxville Community Members Come Together for Block Safety
This past Saturday, October 29th, the 200-Block of Zara Street in Knoxville held their Fall Block Safety and Awareness Party at the Kingdom Life Fellowship Pittsburgh. Residents enjoyed chili, cornbread, nachos, and cookies, along with a table chock-full of safety...
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Entrepreneurs Find Guidance & Support Through 12 Week Program
Juan Garrett of Riverside Center for Innovation leads a recent Ignite Northside workshop. Together, Riverside Center for Innovation and New Sun Rising have sparked an entrepreneurial movement with Ignite Northside. Through a free 12-week program ("How to Start Your...
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