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Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, WGF was established as an independent 501(c)(3) in 2002 by women for women. In the late 1990s, a group of women invited women leaders to discuss and encourage them in philanthropy directed at issues that affected them. From there the idea of WGF was planted and grew.
Remarks. WC&S Pittsburgh is one of the first six domestic violence response and prevention centers established in the United States. The Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh was founded in 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and provides services for victims of domestic violence. It was one of the first six centers for domestic violence ...
The fall 2009 G20 summit was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, on September 24–25, 2009. [2] Announced shortly after the April 2009 G20 London summit, U.S. President Barack Obama volunteered to host this summit, initially planning to hold it in New York City and coordinating it with ...
Strong Women Strong Girls. Strong Women Strong Girls (SWSG) is a mentoring organization for girls in grades 3–5 with a focus on female empowerment and healthy habits. [1] and with the goal of helping them to develop skills for lifelong success. The program was started by Lindsay Hyde while she was a high school senior in Miami, Florida and in ...
2013 Legacy Award (outstanding contribution to the science, practice, and organization of assessment centers) from the South African Assessment Center Study Group 2003 Inc. magazine (March 2003), Adam Hanft wrote: “What Tom Peters is to excellence and Jim Collins is to leadership, William C. Byham, who co-founded DDI back in 1970, might very ...
Joyce A. Bender is the CEO, President, and founder of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. [1] and the Bender Leadership Academy. [2] Bender Consulting is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and works on a national basis. Bender is an advocate for disability employment and the host of the Internet talk radio show Disability Matters with ...
PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres. PPG Place was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee. Named for its anchor tenant, PPG Industries, which initiated the project for its headquarters, the buildings are all of matching glass ...
The Maurice Falk Medical Fund. Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first emergency medical service in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid. [1][2] Founded in 1967 to serve the predominantly black Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was staffed entirely by African Americans. [3 ...