March Madness and April PULSEations
Back in March, a group of Pittsburgh bloggers organized a March Madness bracket challenge – we all agreed that each blog would write a post about the winning bloggers favorite nonprofit organization. Kate Stoltzfus (aka the brains behind the blog Yinzpiration)…
Tree Pittsburgh Presents Arbor Aid 2011
Arbor Aid is an annual fundraiser for Tree Pittsburgh, an environmental non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the City’s vitality by restoring and protecting City trees. This fundraiser has grown over the years into one of Fall’s more fun and unqiue events. Art…
Pittsburgh Premier of Documentary “Food Stamped”
Just Harvest is a Pittsburgh nonprofit organization that works to eliminate hunger in Allegheny county. On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – Just Harvest will hold their annual meeting followed by a screening of the documentary Food Stamped. Both the meeting and the…
Redd Up Thread Up is BACK!
In the Fall of 2010, Redd Up Thread Up raised nearly $300 for the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. The event is back again for a warmer weather clothing swap and 100% of the proceeds will benefit East…
Nonprofit Laws You Should Know
Thought this would be of interest to some of our readers who are interested in non-profits and how they work. The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network is hosting a workshop on nonprofit laws. YNPN Pittsburgh Presents: Nonprofit Laws You Should Know REGISTER…
Eat Pancakes for Tree Pittsburgh
On Sunday, March 6 from 10am to 2pm at the Double Wide Grill on the South Side you get all you can eat pancakes for $10 and your donation goes directly to benefit Tree Pittsburgh – an environmental non-profit organization…
Day of Giving – VOTE for Your Favorite Non-profit
UPDATE 10/13: We just made a donation on PittsburghGives.org to BikePGH – which received over 40% of the votes! Thanks to everyone who voted. ALSO – wanted to clarify that the match is a prorated share of the total $500,000…
Pedal Pittsburgh – See the City from 2 Wheels
Image by planetschwa via Flickr Pedal Pittsburgh takes place on Sunday, May 17 and offers 3 different bike routes to see the city. You can bike the route your self or take a guided tour. Check out this post from…
Play It Forward – Musical Instrument ReUse at Construction Junction on March 7th
Image by natekoechley via Flickr Not only is this a great idea because it gives you a chance to recycle something you might not use any more, and to support kids but it is pretty cool that Play it Forward…
See Santa and his 5 Penguins
Image by litlnemo via FlickrI think this is probably one of the most unique places to see Santa this holiday season. The National Aviary is the place to take the kids to see Santa this December. Each Saturday in December…
PGH 250 Community Connections Wrap Up – Check out some of these projects!
Image via WikipediaI know that you are probably saying that you have heard enough about Pittsburgh’s 250 Birthday – I agree that a year long party is really long. One aspect of the birthday celebration is a number of grants…
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