Fwd: New cohort announcement, fundraising, & financing your facilities

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Date: Mar 18, 2016 1:19 PM
Subject: New cohort announcement, fundraising, & financing your facilities
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Upcoming events you don't want to miss

Upcoming Events THIS WEEK: March 21: Planning and Financing Nonprofit Capital Projects - From Conception to Completion March 25: Lean Concepts for Nonprofits: Cohort Applications Due March 31: Office 365 for Nonprofits NEAR FUTURE: April 6-9: Steel City Codefest April 28: Velocity Fundraising and Marketing for Pittsburgh Causes April 28: Nonprofit Talent Good Ideas Forum: Nonprofit People Rising ________________________________________________________________________________ Planning & Financing Nonprofit Capital Projects   From  Conception to Completion Presented by Massaro Design Build LLP      In order for Pittsburgh's communities to thrive, they must possess the infrastructure to support social, economic, and cultural growth.  At this event, attendees will learn about the steps necessary for planning and financing nonprofit facilities projects.  Massaro Design Build LLP Vice President, Michael Tarle, will present the design/build approach to planning for capital projects. He will also review important and often overlooked budget considerations by providing budget templates to inform planning from the start.  Bridgeway Capital Community Development Loan Officer, Dwayne Rankin, will explain how Bridgeway helps nonprofits take their community-minded projects from concept to completion.  Rankin and Tarle will be joined by nonprofit leaders who will share and discuss their experiences with facility project panning. In the weeks after this session, Rankin and Tarle will hold a series of follow up events for event participants. Come and learn about new financing opportunities for your organization's development. March 21st, 2016 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 5 PPG Place, 2nd Floor Board Room Pittsburgh, PA 15222   Confirmed Presenters Michael Tarle Michael Tarle, AIA is Vice President of Massaro Design Build LLP a regional design and construction company. While at Massaro, Mike has worked with over twenty five non-profit organizations to assist them with their design and construction needs.     Dwayne Rankin Dwayne Rankin leads Bridgeway Capital's lending team and is the Community Development Loan Officer. From predevelopment support to long-term lending, his goal is to deploy Bridgeway's financing tools to strengthen real estate development projects with lasting community impact.        Back to top                                                                                                                          You're Invited to a Free Event on Office 365 for Nonprofits Join TechSoup for a  FREE one-day event in Pittsburgh, PA Find out what  Office 365 for Nonprofits is, how it can benefit your organization, and what it takes to implement it. Explore this web-based version of familiar Office applications. It allows you to work from anywhere on different devices. Your hosts will be nonprofit technology experts from Microsoft, TechSoup, and Tech Impact. We'll discuss every aspect of Office 365 for Nonprofits: Cloud-based services, what they are, as well as their advantages and disadvantages Office 365 overview, so you can understand its features and how you can use them Different implementation strategies and helpful resources Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Microsoft Office 30 Isabella Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA  15212 Attendees will also be eligible for a $300 coupon toward supporting your organization's Office 365 Migration or a $300-value consultation with experts from Tech Impact! SPACE IS LIMITED! Tickets for these events run out quickly.            Back to top                                                                                                                          Fundraising & Marketing  Training 2016       NEW! GPNP member discount: $85 for all 5 sessions! Did you attend last year's Velocity series? The 2016 training series is open to you too! With new information around local data and trends, you don't want to miss out on this opportunity. Reaching the supporters you need to fulfill your mission today requires new tools, new messages and new delivery systems.  Velocity: Fundraising & Marketing for Pittsburgh Causes will train your staff in new skills to fundraise effectively. 2016 marks the second year for this successful program. Velocity 2016 includes FIVE 90-minute monthly training sessions that will address: Donor Behavior - April 28 Messaging - May 24 Digital Fundraising & Marketing - September 1 Design - September 28 Multichannel Campaigns - October 27 The Forbes Funds and The Benter Foundation are pleased to underwrite your participation in this critical training for just $100 per agency. Find out more information about the training series!  Back to top                                                                                                                   .   Nonprofit People Rising:  WORKING WITH FUNDERS TO DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR NONPROFIT'S STAFF  Are you an executive director struggling to further your skills and develop your staff with restricted resources? Are you an emerging nonprofit professional seeking more opportunities to learn, grow and advance?  If so, join us for an interactive session with Rusty Stahl, who has launched a national campaign to maximize philanthropic investments in a diverse, effective and sustainable nonprofit workforce. Rusty will offer provocative concepts, research findings, and practical tools to help you secure funding to advance the people who advance your organization's mission. Topics covered will include: The deficit of investment in nonprofit people Value of nonprofit professionals to communities Strategies to fundraise for staff development Busting harmful myths like "overhead" This event is part of Talent Philanthropy's ongoing Listening Tour. Rusty will seek to learn from you as much as he shares, and to facilitate opportunities for  participants to learn from one another. Learn more about this event and the Good Ideas Forum. April 28th, 2016 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Rodef Shalom Congregation 4905 5th Avenue Pittsburgh, PA  15213 Cost:  $25 (includes lunch)  About the Presenter Rusty Stahl is Founder, President and CEO of Talent Philanthropy, the national campaign to maximize investments in the nonprofit workforce. He is also a Visiting Scholar in Residence at NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Previously, Rusty founded and spent a decade as Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), the national association of young and new foundation professionals. Before was program staff at the Ford Foundation. A Pennsylvania native, Rusty holds an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University. He lives in Beacon, NY with his wife and their newborn daughter. Connect with Rusty on the website fundthepeople.org or on twitter @fundthepeople. Presented by: Back to top                                                                                                                           Lean Concepts for Nonprofits Cohort Announcement presented by     Focused on learning how to identify and eliminate non value-added activities in nonprofit processes, the Lean Concepts for Nonprofits cohort will lead up to 10 organizations through a 4-pronged opportunity: Classroom instruction: meetings will be held once per month for 6 months and will take a deep dive into lean principles. Organizational project: with the help of Catalyst Connection, each participating agency will choose an achievable project to work on and implement over the course of the 6-month period. Private consultation: Catalyst Connection will provide 4 hours of individualized, on-site help with educational content, project implementation, etc. Certification: Pending participation in the training sessions, implementation of the project, a report to the peer group, and satisfactory completion of a written exam, individuals can obtain a certification in lean principles. Check out our blog post for highlights of an introductory Lean Principles event from earlier this year.  Interested in applying?   Applications are Due Friday, March 25th Find out more information on eligibility, dates,  and how to apply by reading our Cohort RFP here.      Back to top                                                                                                                              Back to top

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EXTENDED Red Light at Duquesne Univ after the Armstong Tunnel is bad and has to go away

A few months ago, someone made a decision to have an extended red light. Rather, a walk sign should have been used.

Often cars back up on the downtown side of the Armstrong Tunnel. Often only 3 or 4 cars get past the green light. Then it turn red. And, often, there are no pedestrians around.

Let's get this fixed.

Any coaching friends need a day job?

Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center                 5321 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224     Office 412-441-9833

SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO: employmentworks1@aol.com

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Employment Coordinator (5321 Penn Avenue)

Compensation: $30,000 -- $34,000 with benefits based on education and experience
Employment type: full-time        (non-profit organization)

Title:                                Employment Coordinator
Organization:                Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center (ENEC)
Employment Status:   Full Time
Salary Range:               $30,000 -- $34,000 with benefits based on education and experience

Job Summary

The Employment Coordinator must be a highly motivated, independent person who has a passion for community engagement and the expertise to effectively perform this multi-faceted position. This position demands someone with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining organization and open communication with staff and the community.

A few areas of emphasis are* Youth ages 14 to 21
* Youth aging out of the foster care system
* Veterans
* Community members with criminal backgrounds
* Chronically unemployed individuals

Responsibilities:

1. Oversees the implementation of the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center's programs and related computer lab activities.
2. Develops relationships with employers and community members to create employment opportunities for residents.
3. Provides employment counseling services to a targeted group of clients and tracks corresponding case notes.
4. Develop a weekly and monthly schedule of employer events and markets these events to the ENEC's client base.
5. Manages the staffing schedule to ensure that the center is open during scheduled program hours.
6. Supervises interns and volunteers--including volunteer recruitment and scheduling.
7. Manages the orientation of volunteers.
8. Advertises ENEC's services to local neighborhood residents.
9. Works with staff to ensure laptops and other technology is functioning properly.
10. Ensures the cleanliness and security of the ENEC.
11. Monitor participant enrollment and participation rates and works with staff to take appropriate corrective actions when necessary. Accountable to the accomplishment of client grant outcomes.
12. Implements and monitors mechanisms for tracking all program outcome data.
13. Develop program and funder reports.

14. Conduct regular employer and client recruit campaigns including mass mailings and phone call making.

15. Performs any and all other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
* A Bachelor's degree or at least 3 years of program experience
* Criminal, Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprint Clearances
* A valid PA driver's license and functioning vehicle
* Computer Skills: proficient in Microsoft office and database management
* Work experience with community groups and urban youth preferred

* Ability to conduct training's

* Proficient writer and capable of creating high quality promotional materials

Working Conditions:

The incumbent generally performs the duties of the position at a computer lab location or in the surrounding community. He/she will have extensive direct contact with clients. Extensive communication and relationship building with employers and other agencies is necessary. The position involves automobile transportation use. The position involves working with highly confidential information. The work schedule will require flexibility with evening and weekend hours.

Trends

Catherine Palmer's story on national radio broadcast --> Good news and bad news.

Catherine's story now has its own page.

http://themoth.org/posts/stories/good-news-bad-news

But, the problem is that her LAST story, The Toast, is now missing from the site, sadly.

Gotta listen. Only 5-mintues long.

Fwd: March News From PPT

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From: "Pittsburghers for Public Transit" <info@pittsburghforpublictransit.org>
Date: Mar 4, 2016 1:59 PM
Subject: March News From PPT
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Greetings from PPT! Lots of things are happening this month! Port Authority Public Fare Hearing—Tuesday March 8 Port Authority proposed a new fare policy that includes reducing the Zone 2 fare from 3.75 to 2.50. This is great news, and we are hoping riders can come out to tell Port Authority what they think. PPT also has some concerns about the proposal, which are laid out here.  The meeting is in the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall at 4227 Fifth Avenue on March 8th, from 3 to 7 pm. You can ask questions to Port Authority staff at different stations and then address the board during a 3 minute public comment period. Homes for All, Transit for All—March 18 Join PPT as we address the Port Authority about the need for affordable housing near transit lines. The agency is currently working on their transit oriented development (TOD) guidelines, and we want to make sure these include robust and enforceable measures for affordable housing. We will address the board during the public comment period of their board meeting on March 18th, 930 am, 345 Sixth Ave, 5th floor. City's Affordable Housing Task Force Deliberative Forums The city is hosting 4 forums this month on affordable housing. This is an important opportunity for the public to come tell the city what we think. PPT wants to highlight the importance of preserving affordable housing near transit lines and not allowing displacement to occur. Residents cannot be pushed out to places with little to no transit access. Information about the forums is here. County Council Supports 89 Bus Service on Weekends On Feb 16, the County Council unanimously voted to support reinstated service for the 89 bus service on weekends in the Garfield neighborhood. The motion was introduced by county councilwoman Denise Ranalli-Russell. The meeting featured several speakers from PPT and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation who are currently working with the neighborhood in the ongoing fight to restore their weekend service. It also featured several residents from Garfield who came out to voice their concerns and hardships that they face without service on the weekends. Click here for media coverage of the event.  Port Authority's Use of Police Dogs At the February 26 Port Authority board meeting PPT shared concerns about the Port Authority police's use of dogs. PPT calls for transparency and accountability on the part of the Port Authority in the case of the killing of Bruce Kelley, Jr. See PPT's full statement here. Click here for press coverage.  Electric Bus Ride On Tuesday, March 1 PPT hosted a presentation from Proterra, Inc to learn more about their electric buses! Then, environmental and transit advocates got to take a ride--quiet, smooth, and with zero tailpipe emissions. We'll keep you posted with updates on how we can advocate to green the Port Authority fleet. Important Upcoming Dates Monday, March 7 – Affordable Housing Task Force Deliberative Forum West End. 2863 Chartiers Ave 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 8 – Public Hearing on Community Benefits Ordinance. City Council Chambers. 400 Grant Street. 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 8 – PAAC Public Fare Hearing at the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh. 4227 Fifth Avenue 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 9 – PPT Monthly Meeting. One Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 7:00 P.M. Thursday, March 10 – Penn Hills Community Meeting with County Councilman Nick Futules. 7300 Ridgeview Ave. 6:00 P.M Thursday, March 10 – Envision Downtown Public Realm Action Forum. 808 Liberty Avenue. 6:15 P.M. Tuesday, March 15 – Affordable Housing Task Force Deliberative Forum South Side. 320 Brownsville Rd. 6:00 P.M. Friday, March 18 – Port Authority Board Meeting. 345 6th Avenue, 5th Floor. 9:30 A.M. Tuesday, March 22 – City Council Penn Plaza Rezoning Meeting. 414 Grant Street, 5th Floor. 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 23 – Affordable Housing Task Force Deliberative Forum North Side. 841 California Ave. 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 29 – Affordable Housing Task Force Deliberative Forum East End. 6435 Frankstown Ave. 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 15 – PPT Monthly Meeting. One Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 7:00 P.M. Pittsburghers for Public Transit  Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address or to stop receiving emails from Pittsburghers for Public Transit, please click here.

Fwd: 2016 Pittsburgh Badge Forecast (Now with working links!)

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Dig deeper into learning pathways by responding to the Playlists & Pathways RFP and learning more about the new LRNG web platform View this email in your browser CORRECTION: The previous email had a broken link to RSVP for the LRNG | Pittsburgh Kick-Off on March 29th. This has been corrected below. You can also click here to RSVP Sorry for the extra email! Badge Your Program This Summer Explore the LRNG web platform (formerly City of Learning) at the happy hour kick-off event to learn more about badges and attend training sessions to get started. LRNG | Pittsburgh Kick-Off Bodega at Gaucho Tue 3/29 at 5:30pm Training 1 (choose one) Mon 4/11 12pm - 2pm Tue 4/12 3pm - 5pm Training 2 (choose one) Tue 4/26 2pm - 4pm Thu 4/28 11am - 1pm RSVP for the Happy Hour Seek Funding to Badge a Pathway This Fall Ready to create a learning pathway? The Badge-Enabled Playlists & Pathways RFP is a special funding stream from The Sprout Fund to create playlists that connect multiple learning experiences for youth during academic year 2016-2017. Bring your team and start working on your submission at the Mapping Playlists & Pathways ideation event on Friday 3/18 8:30am-11:30am. Read about the RFP at sproutfund.org/playlists. RSVP for the Pathways Event Read more about learning innovation in Pittsburgh at remakelearning.org Share Tweet +1 Forward to Friend

The Sprout Fund · 5423 Penn Ave · Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3423 · USA

High school senior athletes, how about $1,000 scholarship for an essay

https://www.fcbanking.com/banking/personal/TTBF-Application.html

Fwd: Citiparks Lifeguard Recruitment

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From: "Official Email" <official@pittsburghpa.gov>
Date: Feb 22, 2016 10:33 AM
Subject: Citiparks Lifeguard Recruitment
To: "AU" <au@pittsburghpa.gov>
Cc:

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A

CITIPARKS LIFEGUARD

PLEASE CALL THE AQUATIC DIVISION OFFICE FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION AT:  412-323-7928.

LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES ARE BEING

HELD AT THE OLIVER BATH HOUSE ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES:

MARCH 19 - APRIL 30, 2016

SATURDAY'S

12:00PM - 6:00PM

*NO CLASS MARCH 26

MAY 10 – JUNE 2, 2016

TUESDAY'S & THURSDAY'S  

6:00PM - 10:00PM

AND SATURDAY MAY 21

9:00AM - 6:00PM

COURSE FEE $70.00 ~ PAYMENT PLAN IS AVAILABLE

YOU MUST BE A CITY OF PITTSBURGH RESIDENT AND AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD BY JUNE 4, 2016

STARTING PAY RATE IS $8.91/HR

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Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership BetaBurgh proposals

Three proposals were made to the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnerships for its BetaBurgh RFP (request for proposals). The grants are for up to $10,000 each. See the text of those links by surfing around the site, Swim.CLOH.org.


Directory: http://swim.cloh.org/betaburgh/

1. Open water swimming, Swim.CLOH.org  http://swim.cloh.org/betaburgh/Swim_CLOH_org_text.html
2. River lagoons, 4RS.org  http://swim.cloh.org/betaburgh/4RS_org_text.html
3. Floating pools feasibility, Rauterkus.com http://swim.cloh.org/betaburgh/Rauterkus_com_text.html

Fwd: An Immodest Proposal

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From: "John Hemington" <jehemington@verizon.net>
Date: Feb 20, 2016 1:17 PM
Subject: An Immodest Proposal
To: "John Hemington" <jehemington@verizon.net>
Cc:

An Immodest Proposal

The time has come for some concerted action on the part of the people of Pennsylvania.   By now it is quite clear that the PA legislature has gone on strike against the very citizens it is sworn to represent.  As the end of February approaches there is still no completed budget – for this there is no conceivable excuse.  The legislature has clearly decided that ideological purity and political trumping take precedence over its duty to represent the citizens of the Commonwealth.

Absent legislative action on the budget state agencies, municipalities, school districts and organizations daily struggle to carry out their mandated responsibilities – and it is a losing battle.  These are desperate times for the citizens of Pennsylvania and desperate times call for desperate measures to reign in this out of control legislative body.  What is needed is an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to clarify legislative responsibility and provide sanctions for the failure of the legislature to faithfully carry out its duties.  This, however, will not be an easy task to accomplish as the Constitution provides no means for a citizen initiated referendum for constitutional amendments.  As it stands, it means that all such amendments must be initiated and passed by the legislature before any can be voted on and approved by the citizenry. 

Since the proposed amendment would not be viewed favorably by those legislators who have created this crisis, the only way to force the issue is through a general citizen uprising to insist that this be done.  To be sure, the legislature's failure to produce a meaningful budget has impacted Pennsylvanians of all political persuasions and given proper impetus such an amendment proposal should be able to achieve broad-based support throughout the Commonwealth.  In that light here is the proposed amendment:

Be it hereby resolved that it is a primary responsibility of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to approve an annual budget within the time frame specified by law; and failure to approve such a budget within the specified time frame is a dereliction of duty. 

In the event that such budget shall not be approved by the date specified in the law, on the day following the date specified, all pay, benefits and expenses of whatever nature and for whatever purpose due members of the legislature and the governor shall be suspended and forfeited for such period as the state budget is not completed and signed.

Upon approval and signature by the governor of a completed budget all such pay, benefits and expenses shall be recommenced, but under no circumstances will any of the forfeited pay, benefits and expenses be reimbursed for the period during which the budget remained uncompleted and unsigned.

It is long past time for the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to wake up and take whatever action is necessary to make the legislature realize that their failure and refusal to do their jobs will no longer be tolerated by those they have been elected to represent.  It is no longer sufficient to hold the entire Commonwealth hostage to impose some misguided ideological purity on the opposition – regardless of which political party is responsible.

John E. Hemington, Jr.

February 20, 2016

 

 

John

 

 

Fwd: Exciting News

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From: "John Hemington" <jehemington@verizon.net>
Date: Feb 19, 2016 9:36 PM
Subject: Exciting News
To: "John Hemington" <jehemington@verizon.net>
Cc:

Today we received some exciting news from Mike Krauss Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Banking Project (see below) as events around the country are turning the tide in favor of public banking.  Some of you will have received this already but it bears repeating.  As we get closer and closer to making Public Banking a reality in Pennsylvania and other states and cities around the nation there is much which still needs to be accomplished to get this done.  In Pennsylvania, first and foremost, the PA Project needs to raise money to support the efforts in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Bucks County and other areas in the state.  This is necessary to enable travel expenses and research efforts to be undertaken at this critical stage of the project.  Up until now those of us involved have pretty much self-funded this effort, but we can no longer do this solely on our own – WE NEED YOUR HELP – both financially and politically to make this a reality. 

 

The PA Project is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and your contributions are fully tax deductible.  As Mike's message states, the City Council hearings in support of public banking in Philadelphia will be held this coming Monday.  We are hoping to have similar opportunities to present the benefits of public banking to the Mayor and City Council in Pittsburgh within the next month or so.  To do this we need to bring in some experts to testify and this requires money.  So, if you like the idea of public banks please do whatever you can to support our efforts.  Thank you.

 

For those of you not living in Pennsylvania there is almost certainly a similar effort taking place in or near your state, please support these efforts.

 

www.publicbankingpa.org​

 

Friends.

 

As we get ready for the public banking hearings Monday in Philadelphia City Council chambers (1:00 PM, Room 400), here is some really great news.  Yesterday an Arizona State Legislature committee voted 6-1 to proceed with official hearings toward a state public bank.  That is a GOP dominated legislature!!

 

That work is led by another great team like that in Philly, Arizonans for a New Economy www.arizonapublicbanking.org

 

The Maryland House of Delegates will hold committee hearings next Wednesday on a bill​; an effort led for three years by Delegate Ana Gutierrez, with who PA Project Director, Frank Nuessle, former PA Project Director and now PBI Chair Walt McRee and I have been working.

 

As you read this, Walt is on the west coast for meetings with mayors, city council members and staff in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Santa Cruz and San Francisco. Another promising effort is San Diego.

 

And back East, our local teams ate moving forward in Pittsburgh and Trenton.

 

We are getting results and making progress in the best tradition of the American Democracy:  from the grass roots and the bottom up! 

 

Help make 2016 the Year of Public Banking please donate to support the work of the Pennsylvania Public Banking Project. 

Mike

Mike Krauss

Chair, the Pennsylvania Project

Founding Director, the Public Banking Institute

 

www.publicbankingpa.org

 

 

John E. Hemington, Jr.

PA Project Board