Grounded Strategies

Phipps feature: Deepening Roots: Our Growing Connections to the Botanical World
2019-03-07 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Inc., One Schenley Drive , Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Deepening Roots: Our Growing Connections to the Botanical World
At Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens through March 17, an amazing new series of “plant profile” paintings by celebrated local artist Ashley Cecil will capture your imagination and challenge your perceptions of the relationships between people and plants.

Thursday, March 7, 2019
5:30 PM, Artist Talk at the Biophilia: Pittsburgh meeting
Café Phipps (at the main entrance)

7-9 PM, Closing Reception
Phipps’ Welcome Center Gallery (at the main entrance)

Attendance is free, although reservations are required — please register here.

Housing Opportunity Fund Community Meeting
2019-03-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Manchester Citizens Corporation, 1319 Allegheny Avenue 1st flr, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
Please see the attached flyer. The Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) is holding community meetings to get feedback regarding the HOFâ€™s 2018 Allocation Plan and input for the 2019 Allocation Plan. The meetings are open to all city of Pittsburgh residents.

Housing Opportunity Fund Community Meeting
2019-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Beechview Active Healthy Living Center, 1555 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216

Emotional Wellness with Healthy Start
2019-02-28 16:30 - 17:30 | Human Service Center Corporation, 519 Penn Avenue 2nd flr, Turtle Creek, PA, 15145
This class engages and teaches how to deal with emotions properly. Assists with identifying emotional triggers and developing coping skills.
FREE childcare is available

Bridge to 2030: Green Project Financing
2019-02-27 15:00 - 18:00 | Nova place conference, Nova Place Conference Center, 100 South Commons, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
The Bridge to 2030 educational series invites Pittsburgh to delve into topics integral to 2030 District progress, including energy, water, transportation, indoor air quality, and financing.
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Please join us for our next event in the Bridge to 2030 Series, which will focus on green project financing! Please check back for additional details, and we hope to see you there!
Agenda:
3:00 – 5:00 – Presentations, Panel Discussion, and Q&A
5:00 – 6:00 – Networking Reception with Appetizers!
Presenters:
Robin Cunningham, WGL Energy – Green Energy Purchasing
Come join us and hear Robin tell us how to get electricity that’s generated from renewable sources! Robin will dive into how electricity consumers can get nationally generated wind power as well as carbon offsets.
Matt Mahoney, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA) – C-PACE
Matt will take a deep dive into C-PACE, a new and exciting financing opportunity for clean energy production in PA! His presentation will touch on how other states have used C-PACE to help facilitate energy efficiency projects and clean energy production and how it might look in PA.
Geoff Bristow, PA DEP – Driving PA Forward Grant
Thinking about installing electric vehicle chargers in your community, parking lot, or near your building? Interested in updating your old diesel school buses or getting a fleet of electric vehicles or trucks? Geoff will tell us all of the financing opportunities for these projects and more by walking us through the Driving PA Forward grant.

Pet Protocol Make and Take with Essential Oils
2019-02-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Oil inspired Life, 3047 Industrial Blvd, Bethel Park, PA, 15102
Join Leslie Runco!
Come and Learn more about essential oils while you make your own blends. This class is primarily for our puppies! Our furry friends are certainly part of our family so let’s support them naturally!
The roller bottle blends are $5 each

Oils Inspire Life
3047 Industrial Blvd
Bethel Park, PA 15102

The Housing Opportunity Fund Community Meeting
2019-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Grace Memorial Presbyterian Curch, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Please see the attached flyer. The Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) is holding community meetings to get feedback regarding the HOF’s 2018 Allocation Plan and input for the 2019 Allocation Plan. The meetings are open to all city of Pittsburgh residents.

Hill District Community Meeting
2019-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Jeron X. Grayson Community Center, 1852 Enoch Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Doors open and refreshments will be served at 5:30 PM at the Jeron X. Grayson Center!
Healthy Ride Pgh will be back in attendance seeking input about the new locations to expand their bike shares in the Hill District.
Kirk Holbrook, Director will be presenting about the University of Pittsburgh’s Community Engagement Center.
Jerry Dickinson, Esq from the University of Pittsburgh will also be in attendance to present the Hill Community Land Trust.
We will also have updates about:
– Hill House
– Upcoming Rehab Homeownership Opportunities in the Upper and Middle Hill
– Hillworks @ New Granada
– Upcoming business programming
– and more!
Come give your input on development in the community!

Land Lab
2019-02-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Colab 18, 100 South Commons suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Northside Land Lab Series
Throughout the Land Lab series, we will focus on themes of vacant land designed to provide residents with resources, tools, and information to take meaningful action in addressing vacant land and blight in their neighborhood.

2020 Census Civic Engagement Training: Children & Families
2019-02-19 10:00 - 12:00 | LeMoyne Community Center, 200 North Forest Avenue, Washington, PA, 15301
In case you missed our first civic engagement training, GPNP is hosting a second training for nonprofits serving historically under-counted communities for the 2020 Census.

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For children under 18, especially children of color, an accurate Census count is critical for the funding of programs that families across southwestern Pennsylvania benefit from, such as: the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National School Lunch Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as local public schools.

Join us on February 19 from 10am to 12pm at the LeMoyne Community Center, for a training session that will:

Introduce you to the Keystone Counts Coalition, its Get Out the Count plan, and the resources and guidance it has to offer nonprofits
Solicit your feedback in guiding messaging and outreach strategies geared toward families with children
Allow you to collaborate and share strategies with your peers

We look forward to having you!

Hannah Locop
GPNP Program Manager

Keystone Counts is a statewide coalition of advocacy groups, service providers, and community organizations joined together to build an education and outreach effort for a fair and accurate 2020 Census.

Southside Soup Contest
2019-02-16 12:00 - 15:00 | PA
The South Side Soup Contest is an annual fundraising event brought to you by the Brashear Association and the South Side Chamber of Commerce. Launched in 2005, The Contest began as a way to showcase all that our community has to offer, generate more foot traffic in local businesses, and serve up delicious soup. Today, it has become a celebrated and eagerly-anticipated event.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2019 AT 12:00PM
Host Locations
ASCEND Pittsburgh
Buddy’s Brews on Carson
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh–South Side
Copies at Carson
Esser’s Floral Shop
City Theatre
City Vets
Cup-Ka-Joe
Delanie’s Coffee
Farmers National Bank
First Commonwealth Bank
First National Bank
Five Star Dentistry
Fudge Farm by GoodyHouse
Hometowne Sports
The Milk Shake Factory
PEAL Center
REI Pittsburgh
Sweet Panda Asian Market
Thick Bikes
Victory Pointe
Whiskey Moon Boutique

Housing Opportunity Fund Community Meetings
2019-02-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Kingsley Association, 6435 Frankstown Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States

Health Access Community Discussion
2019-02-14 11:30 - 13:30 | City of Clariton, 551 Ravensburg Boulevard, Clairton, PA, 15025
Join the Steel Rivers Council of Governments and the Allegheny County Health Department for a talk about health care access in your community. The Steel Rivers COG and ACHD are hosting a discussion about what health care access looks like in your town. Come share your thoughts and experiences about what works and what could be better about going to the doctor. This talk is open and welcome to all. Refreshments will be provided. RSVPs are required. To RSVP, select Register or call 412-462-7600.

Housing Opportunity Fund’s 2018 Allocation Plan
2019-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | West End Active Healthy Living Center, 80 Wabash St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15220

Listen, Lucy Presents: Mental Health in 2019
2019-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | De Fer Coffe & Tea, 2002 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Join Listen, Lucy and members of the local Pittsburgh press and media for an unflitered conversation about mental health in 2019 including topics that trivialize mental health, goals for this year and hopes to normalize this conversation
Admission to this event is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP! We hope to see you there.

Running Technique by East End Food Co-op
2019-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | East End Food Co-op, 7516 Meade Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208, United States
Marathon runner and physical therapist Jenna Daly of Pivot Pysical Therapywill discuss running technique to enhance wellness and prevent injury associated with recreational running. She’ll explain running biomechanics and suggest ways to improve your form, and demonstrate exercises that will improve your strength to prevent common injuries. Light refreshments will be offered!

Managing Chaos: Wrangling Projects and Clients
2019-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Alloy, 100 South Commons suite 102, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
Join me for an evening of stories, learnings, and strategies for managing clients and projects over the last 20 years.
Creative and technical projects can be very challenging. It’s a delicate balance of producing the work, showing empathy for client needs, and defending the work order from scope creep. Without that right balance, a project can go from dreamy to a nightmare in a single email. I know because I’ve received that email.

What can be done? How can this project be saved? What can be done to avoid it next time? These are all questions I’ve asked myself.

Which is why I’ve assembled a playbook of strategies based on my experiences. It’s a compilation of lessons learned from good, bad, and amazing projects. There are tips for starting new projects off on the right foot, processes I’ve used to turn projects around, approaches for mending stressed relationships, and tips for keeping everyone honest. These are methods I use in my daily practice and I’m really excited to share them. It’s taken me most of my career to realize that it doesn’t have to be so hard and I’m delighted to pass on what I’ve learned.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:15 – Networking and chit-chat

6:15 – 7:00(ish) – Presentation

7:00 – 8:00 – Head on over to Federal Galley to keep the conversations going.

Managing Chaos: Wrangling Project and Clients is part 3 of a 4 part series entitled Working on the Web.

Grant writing workshop
2019-02-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
This Grant Writing Workshop, led by POISE Foundation’s Karris Jackson, is a part of Metro-Urban Institute’s Urban Leadership Series. Ms. Jackson will be sharing information on how 501c3 designated organizations can acquire corporate and foundation funding.

Fineview Park
2019-02-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Allegheny, 1230 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
FINEVIEW PARK
Funding dedicated to improving Fineview Park
Come see the latest designs and Provide feedback
Let your Voices be Heard!

Free food and childcare provided

KIDAPALOOZA 2019
2019-02-02 10:00 - 16:00 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Giant Eagle Kidapalooza Family Festival 2019 It’s the Giant Eagle Kidapalooza Family Festival! Make plans to stay indoors on Saturday, February 2! Rides, Games, Inflatables, a Sports Zone, Mascots and Princesses and SO MUCH MORE! It’s fun for the entire family!
Costs are $12.26 Adults / $7.97 ages 2-11. There are no refunds for this event. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets day of are $13 for ages 12+ and $8 for children ages 2-11.

GBA Inspire Speaker Series
2019-01-31 17:30 - 19:00 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium.
Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Inspirational Stories about a Vibrant and Just Region
Agenda:
4:30-5:30 – Food, Drinks, and Networking
5:30-7:00 – Presentations by our Storytellers
7:00 – Q&A Session, Networking with Storytellers

Inspire Speaker Series - Inspirational Stories About a Vibrant and Just Region
2019-01-31 05:30 - 20:30 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave. , pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Green Building Alliance Inspire Speaker Series. For more information and to register, click here.

21st Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
2019-01-26 09:00 - 18:00 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
We are very excited about the 21st Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit, a multi-cultural initiative of the Black & White Reunion. For the fourth consecutive year, it will be hosted by the Metro-Urban Institute at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
The Opening Ceremony and Organizing Dance Party is in partnership with Union Project.
This year brings a renewed energy, with events starting Friday night and continuing into Saturday night:

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Friday evening, January 25th at 6:30pm, at the Union Project. Seating is limited for the Opening and must be reserved.
The core of the event is still a full day of panels and workshops, on Saturday the 26th, at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The doors open at 8:00am. There will be a light continental breakfast, and lunch is included.
We wrap up at the Union Project on Saturday night with an Organizing Dance Party at 7:30pm to connect, celebrate, and organize!

If you want to attend the panels and workshops on Saturday and go to the evening events, too, please register on this page.
If you are interested in only attending the Opening Ceremony on Friday night, or the Organizing Dance Party on Saturday night, please click here to go the page where you can register for them separately.
The Opening Ceremony has limited seating. When registering, an RSVP is required. You may RSVP on the next page.
PRJS is a volunteer-led and run organization. Registration proceeds are used to cover the costs of hosting the Summit and for the Jonny Gammage Scholarship Fund. We ask that those with access to more resources pay more and thus provide the cushion for those with less access to pay less, creating a sustainable economic underpinning for the conference.
More than 800 people attended the Summit in 2018, a testament to the value our community places on this unique action-oriented, anti-racist educational, networking, and planning event.
Note: The Friday night and Saturday night events are at the Union Project, 801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. The panels and workshops during the day on Saturday are at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thank you for your commitment to justice.

Phipps: ORCHID AND TROPICAL BONSAI SHOW: EYE CANDY
2019-01-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Inc., One Schenley Drive , Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Days left to Attend

Saturday, January 26
Sunday, January 27
Monday, January 28
Tuesday, January 29
Wednesday, January 30
Thursday, January 31
Friday, February 1
Saturday, February 2
Sunday, February 3
Monday, February 4
Tuesday, February 5
Wednesday, February 6

Pitcairn Council Meetings
2019-01-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Council Chambers, 582 Sixth St, Pitcairn, PA, 15140
Description: Council Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Residents Invited

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January 2019 TRCPA Meeting - Recognizing / Responding to an Active Shooter Event Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association (TRCPA)
2019-01-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Management science associates; Evergreen Data, 115 Evergreen Heights, pittsburgh, 15229
On January 11, 2019, from 1-3 p.m., the Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association TRCPA) will hold
The topic is Recognizing / Responding to an Active Shooter Event, and the speaker is Thomas Hart, Chief of Police / Director of Public Safety at Duquesne University.
What if you found yourself in an active shooter event? Would you know how to recognize signs of potential violence around you and how to properly respond to give yourself the best chance to survive?
Active shooter incidents are often unpredictable and evolve quickly. In the midst of the chaos, everyone should have some basic training skills to help them in mitigating the impacts of an active shooter incident. The goal of this training will be to enhance an individual’s preparedness to properly respond to an active shooter incident.
Tom Hart, Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety at Duquesne University, has been instructing people since 1999 to empower them with a common-sense approach to recognize warning signs; and how to properly respond to protect themselves, and others, should they become involved in an active shooter event. A key objective of Tom’s program is to encourage the education and training that will provide people with the tools necessary to be prepared to respond and react to an active shooter situation.

Dinwiddie Alliance
2019-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Hill District, 2177 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Dinwiddie Alliance
meets every 2nd Tuesday every month @6pm Hill District Library Centre Avenue

Hill District Kwanzaa Celebration
2018-12-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium.
Join us for a local currency experiment, to show the value of art & economy in our community
Kwanza Day 4; The Principals of Ujamaa Cooperative Economics
Please bring a healthy dish to share

Grounded Office is closed for the holiday season
2018-12-24 - 2019-01-01 | PA
The Grounded Office is closed for the holiday season, but if you need to send correspondence please email the info@groundedpgh.org

Learning Party: Story Laboratory
2018-12-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Assemble, 4824 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224
Are you a storyteller, an actor, or a curious creator? Join us as we meet and learn from storytellers, journalists, designers, technologists and engineers, and collaborate with your peers! Discover how you can make an impact, and share your stories with others!
This event is free and features fun, hands-on activities led by local organizations. Learning Party activities are organized as stations, which are facilitated by a team of local experts and organizations.
All materials and snacks provided. Please email Hannah at hannah@assemblepgh.org if your student has any dietary restrictions.
