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Nonprofit Staffing Shortage – Seeking Solutions and Sharing Resources with Jefferson Community Collaborative Partners
Over 110 individuals from 80 organizations gathered at Penn State Greater Allegheny for the Jefferson Collaborative Meeting: Then, Ten & Time Ahead - Listening to Partners and Community. With Jefferson Regional Foundation’s 10th anniversary in full swing, we...
Then, Ten, and Time Ahead: Funding Opportunities Around Community Convenings Announced for Foundation’s 10th Anniversary
Over 100 individuals from the Jefferson Community Collaborative gathered for the first meeting of 2023 at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit on Tuesday, February 14. The theme of the meeting and for the entire year in celebration of the Foundation's 10th Anniversary was...
Recap: November 17 Jefferson Community Collaborative Meeting
On Thursday, November 17, the Jefferson Community Collaborative had its second meeting of the 2022 season at The Georgetown Centre in Pleasant Hills. The group of over 100 attendees received updates on Foundation initiatives including the Jefferson Community...
Disinformation in Voting – Jefferson Votes Lunch and Learn Series
On Thursday, October 20 the Jefferson Community Collaborative hosted its final panel discussion in the Jefferson Votes Lunch and Learn Series on Disinformation in Voting. Our panel of speakers including Lara Putnam, Co-Lead of the Pitt Disinformation Lab...
Fall Kickoff Meeting Recap – NEW Online Jefferson Directory and Jefferson Votes
On Thursday, September 22, the Jefferson Community Collaborative had its Fall Kickoff Meeting in person for the first time in over two years at Salvatore's in Baldwin. The group of nearly 100 attendees engaged in networking throughout with the focus of the meeting...
How to Market Voting to Your Constituents
On Thursday, August 25, the Jefferson Community Collaborative hosted a panel of speakers who shared tips and tricks to engage constituents and community members around nonpartisan voter engagement. Through their own experiences, they explained what grassroots...
Jefferson Votes Mini-Grants and How To Get Started
To support the Jefferson Votes Initiative, the Jefferson Regional Foundation in conjunction with the Voter Engagement Task Force of the Civic and Policy Engagement Action Team, has created a one-stop-shop webpage of information around voting in Pennsylvania, a toolkit...
Jefferson Votes Toolkit Now Available!
The Jefferson Votes Toolkit is an essential element of the nonpartisan initiative created by the Jefferson Regional Foundation and the 100+ member strong Jefferson Community Collaborative. The Jefferson Collaborative is excited to provide targeted,...
New Jefferson Votes Initiative Has Launched!
Jefferson Votes is a nonpartisan initiative of the Jefferson Regional Foundation and the 100+ member strong, Jefferson Community Collaborative. This voter engagement initiative is designed and led by the Collaborative’s very own Civic and Policy Engagement Action Team...
Contributing to Community – Welcoming Neighbor Alliance
In response to ongoing rumors and disinformation around immigrants and refugees in the community, Paula Kelly, Director of Whitehall Library, worked with South Hills Interfaith Movement, Literacy Pittsburgh and the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh to...
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