Pittsburgh, PA USA
The Mentoring Partnership brings youth together with community leaders to build fruitful relationships. The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgable within the community. If you have an opportunity to work in any capacity with the Mentoring Partnership of SouthWest PA, I wouldn't miss out on it.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... Mentors, mentees, and staff :-)
Ways to make it better!
- My experience would have been better if... it was easier to find
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Tickets for Kids does amazing work exposing so many deserving children to great community opportunities. By providing opportunity, Tickets for Kids promotes confidence, literacy, and healthful fun among community youth.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... smiles on the faces of deserving children
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... caring and competent
Ways to make it better!
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... developing more organizational partnerships and attracting donors for tickets or funds
Pittsburgh, PA USA
The scope of work that JF&CS;engages in is beyond me. Wow! This organization engages such a diverse swath of the greater Pittsburgh community with so many unique and valuable services. Whether providing adoption services, careers services, counseling, immigration advocacy, student loans, or food for the needy, JF & CS is making a difference for those in need.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry
- What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... meeting committed lay leaders
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... knowledgeable and passionate
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... even more amazing work
Ways to make it better!
- One thing I'd also say is that... JF & CS is phenomenal
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Southwinds provides amazing service to the developmentally challenged individuals who they aim to serve. With incredible grace and compassion, the Southwinds staff works to provide the life-altering care that allows their clients to engage in productive service to the community.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... the passion of their staff.
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... well-informed, good-hearted, and very kind.
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... provide exemplary service to even more clients.
Ways to make it better!
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... recruiting consistent volunteers and fundraising.
Pittsburgh, PA USA
The United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh is an amazing organization which uniquely unites a diverse spectrum of Jewish people for many common causes. Unlike other city's federations, which ten dot be dominated by one political ideology, religious denomination, or other faction of the grester Jewish community, Pittsburgh's Federation engages liberals and conservatives, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Lubavich, Reconstructionist, and Secular Jews in common efforts to fortify the community and build a better Pittsburgh. Having just moved to Pittsburgh from a much latrger Jewish community, this strikes me as the most impressive facet of the UJF of Pittsburgh. Not to diminish the other work UJF does, I have benfited directly from programs such as Shalom Pittsburgh and J'Burgh which provide meaningful Jewish expereinces to young people. I have also volunteered with the local branch of the JCPA here, CPAC, which addresses diverse concerns ranging from the genocide in Sudan, the Iranian threat, promoting sustainable energy use, and the Jewish Unity Project, to fighting gun violence on a local level. In short, UJF Pittsburgh is amazing... I look forward to being successful enough to make a generous contribution.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... dollars, smiling faces, beneficiary agencies, passion, effective programming, dialogue, and world change
- What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... experienceing the diversity and wisdom of those involved
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... diverse. Some are very passionate and social, others less so.
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... This organization has well over 10 million bucks, and does phenominal work with it.
Ways to make it better!
- My experience would have been better if... communication was clearer
- If I ran this organization, I would... hope to do as mcuh as well as Jeff Finkelstein
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... An againg and shrinking community in Pittsburgh
- One thing I'd also say is that... you should donate now.
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Apply for the Coro Fellows program at the Coro Center for Civic Leadership to be challenged and engaged. Coro provides fellows with incredible access to community decision makers, and showcases tools to develop future leadership throughout the community. The Coro opportunity is worthwhile and the people one meets through this program will teach them, yielding unforseen benefits for years to come. Moreover, the program is affordable and earns credit toward the Heinz school at Carnegie Mellon.
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- I've seen the results of this organization in... personal growth and alumni accomplishments
- What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... consensus-building
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... humorous, well-mannered, and giving
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... do exponentially more
Ways to make it better!
- If I ran this organization, I would... fundraise and market more actively
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... financial
- One thing I'd also say is that... Coro is awesome :-)