Blog – Page 11 – New Sun Rising

Diverse experience of director leads people to take action

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Above: Daniel Stiker (center) tabling for New Sun Rising at Pittonkatonk in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Leigh Solomon Pugliano) The combination of passion and profession could be defined as soul …

Work Hard Pittsburgh and New Sun Rising announce nearly $1 million in new funding for Hilltop workforce development

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Pittsburgh, PA – Work Hard Pittsburgh, in conjunction with New Sun Rising (NSR), will expand its workforce development and regional tech equity initiatives in Pittsburgh’s Hilltop neighborhoods, thanks to $950,000 …

Nonprofits prepare for accelerator program’s final pitch event

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Above: The SVP Full Circle Spring 2019 Cohort and SVP Partners during a happy hour and networking event in May at the Millvale Food + Energy Hub. While they embody …

Launch Sto-Rox participants share personal + professional outcomes

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Above: Launch Sto-Rox participants at the Showcase + Celebration held in May 2019. Lawshawn Reed started her company Strong Ambitious Women in 2015 to offer strength based services surrounding self-esteem …

My Place partnership provides added support for at-risk youth

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Teenage years are a turbulent time for most, and as young adults begin to enter their early 20s it can become a complicated journey to find ones place in the …

Data systems + nonprofits: A new space for innovation

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

Guest blog post from Bhavini Patel CEO/Co-founder beamdata Data systems in the nonprofit sector are underdeveloped and fragmented, which has long-standing implications for community-based decision making. Typically, nonprofit practitioners collect …

GROW Residency program now accepting applications

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Alyse Horn

Above: PearlArts Studios at New Sun Rising’s Vibrancy Awards in March 2019. PearlArts participated in the first iteration of the GROW Residency program. (Photo by Sean Gray) You’re invited to …

SVP Full Circle Spring Cohort kicks off

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

Social Venture Partners (SVP) Pittsburgh held its Spring 2019 Full Circle Cohort kickoff event on Thursday, April 4 at Ascender in East Liberty. This event marked the beginning of the …

EcoDistricts Incubator brings together regional sustainability stakeholders

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

Author: Alyse Horn-Pyatt The EcoDistricts Incubator is a program that was created by the national EcoDistricts organization in Oregon. Every year since the incubator began it has been held in …

Cultural empathy creates opportunity for entrepreneurs

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

As an entrepreneur herself, Leigh Solomon Pugliano understands on a personal level the amount of commitment and sacrifices that individuals put into starting their business–especially women. “I started my business …

Music festivals strengthen cultural appreciation and community connections

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

The celebration of culture manifests in different ways, and on May 11 two Pittsburgh events will share the day to showcase local and international cultures through music and food: Pittonkatonk …

RiverWise receives $160,000 for Beaver County initiative

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Scott Wolovich

BEAVER — RiverWise, a newly formed nonprofit project of the Beaver County Partnership for Community and Economic Growth, recently received a $160,000 grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to …