Tools for Hosting Public Meetings and Engaging your Community Online
2020-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
In this uncertain period of social distancing and office closures, connecting with your community members and providing services and information is more challenging than ever. During this webinar, Sustainable Pittsburgh will highlight a few useful and accessible public engagement and information online platforms available to municipalities.
Topics to be covered:

Brief overview of crisis communications best practices
Technical assistance – practical ways we can help
Relevant platforms for public engagement

social media: options available and how to optimize
tools for hosting official municipal meetings, taking surveys of your residents and businesses, sending and receiving timely information to and from your community, and some of the best practices related to those tools.

The applications discussed during this webinar are from a larger list of public engagement and information tools compiled by Sustainable Jersey and adapted for use by Sustainable Pittsburgh for communities in Pennsylvania:
Public Information and Community Engagement Tools spreadsheet
Summary of Public Information and Community Engagement Tools
Offer of Technical Assistance with Online Meetings and Public Engagement Tools

Who Should Attend:
Municipal managers and staff, elected officials, community development professionals

Digital Advertising Strategy Webinar Series
2020-04-14 12:00 - 13:30
Now that you have your online store and website set up, it’s time to optimize your web presence. Join us as we focus on developing marketing strategies in this Digital Advertising Strategy Webinar Series. We’ll be highlighting campaign development for Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. We’ll also cover the basic strategies to increase brand awareness, audience engagement and drive to traffic to your website. All participants will receive a copy of the webinar slides and a Social Media Strategy Cheat Sheet and Workbook to assist with implementation of methods presented.
This workshop series feature the following topics:
7 Surefire Ways to Get More Engagement on Your Posts on Facebook and
Instagram
3 Methods to Get More Traffic from Facebook to Your Website to
Build Your Email List
Strategies to Use Facebook Advertising to Turn Fans Into Your
Biggest Champions and Brand Ambassadors
How to Use the New Features of the Facebook Ads Manager to Its Fullest
Why Instagram is the New Frontier for Many Facebook Users and How to
Use It with Facebook Ads to Double Your Results
Learn How to Easily Setup Instagram Stories to Tap Into a Whole New
Audience
Develop a YouTube Advertising Strategy to Attract a New Group of Customers
Get the 3 Secrets on How to Use Social Media to Appear on Google Page One to Drive More Potential Customers into Your Local Business
How to Use Video via Facebook Live to Inspire More Engagement and Action
Discover the secret to showing up on Google page 1 by optimizing your Google My Business Listing
Participants will also receive Q&A time with our webinar presenter, Toya Wilson-Smith, CMO of NexGeneration Mobile Marketing, to help implement the strategies.
This is a two part series:
– Part 1: Tuesday April 14, 2020 | 12:00pm-1:30pm
– Part 2: Thursday April 16, 2020 | 12:00pm-1:30pm
Join the Facebook event to stay up to date https://www.facebook.com/events/2260105284298535/

CONNECT’s Savvy Citizen Skill Share Webinar
2020-04-14 13:00 - 14:00
CONNECT’s Savvy Citizen Skill Share Tuesday April 14 @ 1pm https://pitt.zoom.us/j/166132047

CANCELED: One Health One Planet Symposium
2020-04-15 00:00 - 23:59 | Phipps Conservatory - Botany Hall Auditorium, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
As of 3/13/20 this event has been canceled.

Keynote Speaker Announced for 2020 One Health One Planet™ Symposium
Opening Reception Tues., April 14
Symposium Wed., April 15
Click Here for Tickets – Early Bird Rate Through Sun., March 1 Only

Phipps Conservatory is pleased to announce the 2020 One Health One Planet™ Symposium, “One Health and the Air We Breathe.” At One Health One Planet, hundreds of attendees and experts from across the country will discuss the critical issue of air quality and explore ways to address it.
The keynote speaker for this year’s symposium is Heather McTeer Toney, the National Field Director for Moms Clean Air Force, an organization of over 1 million moms and dads committed to fighting air pollution and protections against climate change. Prior to coming to Moms, Heather served as the first African-American, first female and youngest mayor of Greenville, MS. In 2014, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as Regional Administrator for Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Southeast Region. She has appeared on news outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and Democracy Now!; and has written for and been featured in numerous papers including the New York Times and the Washington Post. McTeer Toney was featured in the May 2005 issue of Essence Magazine as one of the “50 Most Remarkable Women in the World.
Heather will be joined by a group of dynamic leaders of their fields including:
Myron Aronowitt – State Director for Pennsylvania, Clean Water Action
Jamil Bey, Ph.D. – President and CEO, UrbanKind Institute
Neil Donahue, Ph.D. – Thomas Lord Professor; Director of Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy
Jim Fabisiak, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health; Director of the Center of Healthy Environments and Communities, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Gretchen Goldman, Ph.D. – Research Director at the Center for Science and Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists
Jack Harkema, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl ACVP – University Distinguished Professor of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University
Ned Ketyer, M.D., F.A.A.P. – Retired Pediatric Physician, University of Pittsburgh Climate and Global Change Center
Matt Mehalik, Ph.D. – Executive Director, Breathe Project
Camila Rivera-Tinsley – Director of Education, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Debra J. Romberger, M.D. – Henry J. Lehnhoff Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Meghan Scanlon, WELL AP – Wellness and Sustainability Specailist, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
John Stolz, Ph.D. – Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education, Environmental Microbiology Professor, Duquesne University
Sally Wenzel, M.D. – Professor of Medicine; Chair, Department of Occcupational and Environmental Health, University of Pittsburgh
Linda Wigington – ROCIS Team Leader, ROCIS Pittsburgh
Nsedu Witherspoon, MPH – Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network
Phipps is pursuing professional continuing education credits for M.D.s, D.V.M.s and nurses. Stay tuned for details.
Questions? Contact Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas at mwheeler-dubas@phipps.conservatory.org.

Learn More and R.S.V.P.

WEBINAR: Creating a "Buddy System" for At-Risk Persons: A How-To for Communities
2020-04-16 13:00 - 14:00
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting everyday life, vulnerable populations need support now more than ever before. During this one-hour webinar, hear how Lawrenceville United, Cranberry Township, and the Triboro Ecodistrict are implementing safe “buddy systems” to address this need. These initiatives can provide immediate support today, and can also build a foundation of volunteers for a lasting community-response initiative.
Lawrenceville United’s buddy system pairs volunteers with community members who need a little extra help during this time. Volunteers can do check-in phone calls, pick up and deliver groceries/prescriptions, prepare home-cooked meals, provide pet care, and more — while taking extra safety precautions during COVID-19 — for older adults and other high-risk members of the community. Numerous city of Pittsburgh neighborhoods, the Triboro Ecodistrict, and others are replicating this program. Cranberry Township independently developed a similar system for helping at-risk community members in their municipality. Their Community Response Team was created on-the-fly by converting their mid-winter Snow Angels effort, which is designed to support older and less able-bodied residents.
Join this free webinar on Thursday, April 16 at 1pm to hear representatives from these communities share their processes, forms, experiences, and other tools necessary to get this program started in your neighborhood or municipality.
Who Should Attend:
Representatives of Community Development Corporations, Neighborhood/Main Street Groups, Municipal Staff, Elected Officials
>>REGISTER HERE<<

Virtual Environmental Film Series: Plastic Wars
2020-04-17 19:00 - 21:00
Join Phipps Conservatory virtually on Fri., April 17 from 7 – 9 p.m. for a screening of Plastic Wars. With the plastic industry expanding like never before and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics in this awesome new documentary which is free to watch online.
How to Attend
Watch the film below at 7 p.m. (or any time of your choosing) and join us online at 8 p.m. for a discussion with Justin Stockdale, managing director of the Pennsylvania Resources Council. Send an email to biophilia@phipps.conservatory.org to R.S.V.P. and we’ll send a reminder!

Cleantech Open 2020 Application Deadline
2020-04-19 00:00 - 23:59
Cleantech Open is the oldest and largest accelerator for cleantech startups. It’s like a mini MBA. We run once a year for about 5 months, with most of the programming in the summer months. It’s virtual, with mentoring, an on-line curriculum, several in-person events in Boston and New York, showcasing, lots of networking including introductions to investors and strategics, and opportunities to compete for $40,000 in cash prizes and over $200,000 in in-kind products and services. Plus, our Global Forum event brings together all the startups in that year’s cohort from around the world for more prizes, showcasing, investor connections, and networking. In the Northeast we cover from Canada to Pennsylvania, and each cohort is 25-40 startups. We run about 30 events per year. We have over 400 alumni in the Northeast since 2005, and there are over 1500 worldwide. The 2019 Cleantech Open Northeast cohort is doing really well. Collectively they raised over $4 million between the start of the accelerator in May and December 2019, and several already have customers.

Pittsburgh Earth Week Coalition Virtual Teach-In
2020-04-19 13:00 - 16:00
Pittsburgh Is Declaring a Climate Emergency!
Check Back April 19, 2020 for the Live 3-Hour Stream
Earth Week Teach-In
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
More than 50 Pittsburgh organizations have joined forces so far in planning a virtual event around the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.
We the people have a right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment.
Like many of you, we are sheltering in place and keeping those on the frontlines in the fight against the COVID-19 global health crisis in our thoughts.
At the same time, the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day offers us an opportunity to renew our commitment to our planet. We will declare a climate emergency and call on everyone to help fight the expansion of petrochemicals, industrial pollution and the harm that both inflict on people in our region.
Sign up today for updates on the schedule for this Live event.

Harnessing Digital Solutions to Improve Product Sustainability and Supply Chain Transparency
2020-04-21 14:00 - 14:30
Stakeholder influence continues to pressure organizations to improve sustainability measures within their operations and across the supply chain. Investors, shareholders, customers, and regulatory bodies demand more transparency in how products and packaging are manufactured. In response, organizations are reaching upstream into their supply chain to better understand the entire value stream.
Join this webinar to understand how digital transformation can enable an organization to address these complexities through cross-functional collaboration, process optimization, and a management systems approach.
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 30 minutes

Youth Climate Strike
2020-04-22 00:00 - 12:00
Due to COVID-19, the April 22 strike will no longer be an in-person strike.
INSTEAD, we will be streaming on Instagram 24 hours of climate-related activities and discussions on April 22, 2020 starting at midnight.
Just because we can’t take it to the streets doesn’t mean we can’t be effective!
Stay safe and stay at home!

50th Anniversary of Earth Day
2020-04-22 00:00 - 23:59

GBA’s Virtual Sunrise Celebration for Earth Day
2020-04-22 07:30 - 08:30
Join Green Building Alliance as we welcome the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, shortly after sunrise. Together, we’ll greet the day with hope: hope for progress; hope for our future; and hope for the healing of humans and the environment.
Grab your coffee or tea and “meet” us wherever you can catch a glimpse of the morning sun – on your porch, by a window, or any cozy spot. When this event is over, we hope you’ll be inspired and energized to take on this special day in a meaningful way.

Virtual Story Time
2020-04-22 10:30 - 13:00
Story Time is going online! Join us each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. for a 15-minute Story Time and receive a link to a fun activity that you can complete at home. Each week, we will share a new story and activity!

Leadership Strategies in Sustainability Webinar
2020-04-23 00:00 - 2020-04-24 23:59 | Online
This two-day webinar course covers everything from supply chain resilience to energy management to employee engagement, and participants will leave with knowledge of a suite of tools to support evidence-based decision-making across the board to guide their organizations in assessing, analyzing, and increasing sustainable measures. They will be able to bring back to their organizations the latest strategies in understanding metrics and systems, analyzing risks, and identifying processes and frameworks to use in integrating sustainability into business planning and implementation.
Course Date: April 23-24 2020, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: $1000
Location: Zoom – Eden Hall Campus, Esther Barazzone Center, Room 127/128, 6035 Ridge Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044
More information is available at https://www.falkexecutive.chatham.edu/.

Ensuring and Communicating Takeout-Food Safety Amid COVID-19
2020-04-23 14:00 - 15:00
Through this uncertain period of economic upheaval and life disruption, the role of businesses and organizations that provide food for consumers is ever more critical. For restaurants, it’s imperative that proper safety precautions are being taken — to increase consumer confidence, as well as to protect them, employees, delivery drivers, and the livelihood of the business.
Join Sustainable Pittsburgh for a free webinar to learn safety tips and best practices that can be implemented at your establishment to ensure that safety remains paramount during this time.

Hear from Sherree Goldstein, owner of Square Cafe, about how she’s successfully adapted business operations to meet these needs and communicated her efforts to customers.
Get your safety questions answered by experts from the Food Safety Division of the Allegheny County Health Department and learn how they can support safe operations of your business, especially now in response to the COVID crisis.

Who should attend? SWPA restaurants providing delivery and take-out services and those that plan to during the COVID-19 crisis
