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Partnership with local foundation offers fiscal sponsorship support for community initiatives

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Above: Leon Ford (left), co-founder of The Hear Foundation, and Sergeant Tiffany Kline-Costa (right), Pittsburgh Police Bureau of Community Engagement Office, at an event in May announcing microgrant recipients for …

Summer Youth Guide for the Triboro Ecodistrict

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Above: Kids participate in making crafts during Nature Night at Etna’s EcoPark. Photo courtesy of Etna Community Organization. With school out for the summer, libraries and community organizations are making …

Nonprofit program continues to build healthy, resilient regional leaders

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Above: Mike Hiller (left), executive director of UpstreamPgh and a Nonprofit Resilience Program alumni, tabling at a 2023 Allegheny County Executive Candidate Forum. Since its inception in 2020, the Nonprofit …

Vibrancy Index illustrates healthcare disparities among racial, ethnic groups in Southwestern PA

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Since 2014, thousands of civil lawsuits have been filed against four U.S. companies that produced prescription opioids, which local and state governments say fueled the ongoing opioid crisis throughout the …

Staunton Farm Foundation Invests in Nonprofit Leaders Health, Wellbeing

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Pittsburgh, PA — Recognizing the health of an organization and the mental and physical health of a nonprofit leader are intrinsically intertwined, the Staunton Farm Foundation has granted the Nonprofit …

An in-depth study on energy consumption in the Triboro Ecodistrict

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Over 10,000 residents reside within the Triboro Ecodistrict, and their voices are at the center of the work being done to build healthier, inclusive, and sustainable communities for current and …

Nonprofits & Artists collaborate to launch Creative Advocacy Playbook

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Scott Wolovich

Scattered across Southwestern PA, nonprofits, educational institutions, religious organizations, foundations, activists and more are working toward asserting greater agency over the future of their communities. Since the fall of the …

A year of Positive Deviancy

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Connecting innovative and radical individuals doesn’t jibe with the status quo, but throughout 2022, dozens of Positive Deviants from across the country were dismantling silos and building bridges towards grassroots …

Vibrancy Index data illuminates inequitable distribution of school funding

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Alyse Horn

A recent ruling by a Commonwealth Court judge determined that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional, given how heavily it relies on a district’s property taxes. The result has …

Beaver County residents utilize Innovate program to formalize entrepreneurial dreams

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Alyse Horn

Above: The second cohort of the Innovate program during a showcase in November 2022. Photo by Akyera Thompson. To view more photos from the event, click here. During Christina Leeman’s …

Outreach & Engagement Toolkit created to assist stakeholders in community planning

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Alyse Horn

To make community planning more accessible to grassroots movements and organizations with limited resources, New Sun Rising has developed an Outreach & Engagement Community Toolkit that helps kick-start important conversations …

Elements of the Triboro Ecodistrict: the six focus areas

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Alyse Horn

Above: The Millvale Youth Bike Rally, hosted yearly by the Millvale Community Library, gives out free bicycles to kids and teens in the borough. The library is solar powered and …