Pittsburgh Foundation

The Pittsburgh Foundation, established in 1945, works to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community.

Dannys Marrero: Images of protest and progress

[Dannys Marrero: Images of protest and progress | The Pittsburgh Foundation]

In SEPTEMBER 2020, the Foundation invited an advisory
committee to convene in order to assist our staff
team in creating a new grant-making program
for racial justice.
Eleven local activists, organizers and nonprofit
leaders from Black and Brown communities agreed to
share their expertise and learning in battling racial
inequities. In a circle of dialogue that I will never forget,
they testified from deep personal experience to the
emotional and physical costs to individuals and families
in the communities they serve. Most moving was the
openness with which they talked about the scars they
themselves bear from fighting on the frontlines with
few resources.