Sustainable Pittsburgh

Making a Difference: Women in County Government
2019-11-04 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Chatham University Shadyside Campus, James Laughlin Music Hall, 5798 W Woodland Rd, Pittsburgh, United States
This fall, the Pittsburgh Center for Women in Politics will host a networking reception and panel discussion, “Making a Difference: Women in County Government.” Women who work in Allegheny County Government will discuss their background, career path, and current or past roles and responsibilities in government.

Confronting Green Inequities with Kofi Boone
2019-11-05 15:15 - 16:20 | August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The Inspire Speakers Series is thrilled to partner with the EcoDistricts Summit to present award winning landscape architect and environmental justice advocate Kofi Boone. A Detroit native, Boone has been at the forefront of addressing racism through democratic design. His nationally recognized work reconciles the legacies of structural inequality with authentic cultural landscapes, creating places that weigh equally community and environment. Kofi will illustrate his research and insights in his provocative keynote presentation concluding the EcoDistricts Summit.

Networked Lighting Controls: Your Start to Smart Buildings
2019-11-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Live Webinar, Select a Country:
This webinar will explore what this functionality looks like and where the ambiguity kicks in. Working with retail, commercial and industrial businesses to deliver LED lighting, controls and internet of things (IoT) solutions, we have seen a standard conversation emerge between our clients and controls manufacturers that indicates the lack of clarity for which path to follow. This webinar will provide four options for moving forward with an advanced controls solution.

Launch Party for the PA Solar Center
2019-11-07 16:30 - 19:30 | Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Join us to celebrate the launch of the brand new Pennsylvania Solar Center. Our mission is to help the state become a national leader in solar energy. We’ll be discussing the goals and scope of the PSC, the launch of our website, and our first successful project helping a local non-profit go solar.
Appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Come and take part in a silent auction raffle of gifts and products from exclusively solar-powered businesses from across the commonwealth.

PA Municipal League Sustainability Conference
2019-11-13 08:00 - 16:00 | The Chubb Hotel & Conference Center, 309 Manor Road, Lafayette Hill, PA|PA
Join the Pennsylvania Municipal League for their annual Sustainability Conference, featuring opportunities for local government leaders and policy makers to strengthen their sustainability efforts!

Emerging Leader Award Ceremony
2019-11-15 08:30 - 10:00 | University of Pittsburgh's Barco Law Building, 3900 Forbes Avenue, Room 107, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership is pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Leader Award recipient, Samir Lakhani, founder of the nonprofit Eco-Soap Bank a global soap-recycling organization which operates in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
This annual celebration recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who, relatively early in their professional careers, have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and high promise of future contributions.
RSVP gspiaji@pitt.edu

2019-2020 Newly Elected Officials Course
2019-11-16 09:00 - 14:30 | Doubletree Hotel and Suites, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Local Government Academy’s acclaimed Newly Elected Officials Course (NEOC) will once again provide in-depth training opportunities for elected officials new to their positions in November. NEOC is the go-to training for local government officials in the practice of good governance.
Designed specifically for local elected officials in Pennsylvania, the Newly Elected Officials Course is now in its 35th year and is a comprehensive program that gives elected officials a head start in all aspects of governing, including leading an efficient and effective workplace, policy writing, conserving natural resources, and planning for the future. Participants engage with leaders at the local, county, and state level, as well as academic professors and credentialed instructors from both the public and private sectors.

Creative Reconnection in the Anthropocene
2019-11-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, 810 Penn Avenue, 7th floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
In the face of climate change and the Anthropocene, artists are embracing social practice, community art, and collaboration to support a just and sustainable future. In this workshop, we’ll consider how best to apply our skills in analysis, envisioning, and pattern recognition to understand how we have arrived at this historical moment of human impact and how to move forward as artists.

Conservation Conference
2019-11-19 07:00 - 2019-11-20 21:30 | Hilton Baltimore, 401 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, United States
As the only conservation organization to focus on corporate contributions to biodiversity, employee engagement and community relations, we are in a unique position to offer the most relevant and timely insight into the issues facing corporate conservation today. Conservation Conference attendees range from corporate EHS and CSR executives to boots-on-the-ground technical professionals, all working together to make positive impacts for habitat and education.

Leaders and Lead: Creating Lead-safe Municipalities
2019-11-21 09:30 - 12:00 | SpringHill Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh, 2950 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Come learn how municipalities and elected officials can lead the charge to protect your community from lead!

Join Lead Safe Allegheny County Coalition for an inspiring morning that can set your municipality apart:

Ordinances that are fiscally friendly
Protect your community’s most valuable asset: children
Proactive lead inspection programs and rental registries
Costs associated with regulations; resources available for testing and remediation
Implementing lead-safe demo practices

Plus, a real world case study featuring: Len Merritt, Manager of Code Enforcement, City of Rochester
Check in / Breakfast — 9:30am
Speakers / Discussion — 10:00 to Noon

Racial Justice Awards 2019
2019-11-22 11:30 - 14:00 | Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The 2019 YWCA Racial Justice Awardees are individuals and organizations that have demonstrated their commitment to racial equity through their efforts to build community, conduct research, shift policies, raise awareness, and empower people of color and immigrants. Join us on November 22 to celebrate Pittsburgh’s racial justice champions!

Give Big Pittsburgh
2019-12-03 00:00 - 23:59 | Online, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite 140, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
This year, Sustainable Pittsburgh is joining the rest of our Pittsburgh’s nonprofit community in this global online giving movement called Giving Tuesday. Our hosts, Pittsburgh Magazine and Pittsburgh foundation has adopted this movement into the Greater Pittsburgh community and continue to support the nonprofits doing great work in our region. Mark your calendars and join us online on December 3 from midnight to 11:59PM – Make Your City Proud by supporting the Sustainable Pittsburgh during #GiveBigPittsburgh!

Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership Summit
2019-12-03 07:00 - 19:00 | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, 600 Commonwealth Pl, Pittsburgh, PA|PA|PA|PA
The goal in 2019, Building a Region that Works … for Everyone, will require us all to engage in capacity building, collaboration, building our own knowledge, and the use of compilation and data. We will train, match, and support our regional nonprofit organizations to reach all of their goals.

Decolonizing Wealth: Unlocking Philanthropy to Heal Divides
2019-12-09 15:30 - 17:00 | The University Club, Ballroom B, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Much of the wealth fueling institutional philanthropy in the 20th century in Pittsburgh came from family fortunes gained through extractive industries, basic manufacturing or investments related to both. Author and philanthropic leader Edgar Villanueva traces the roots of these fortunes to lands, resources and rights appropriated from Native people and original inhabitants. He likens the philanthropy resulting from these fortunes as mirror images of the colonial power structures that undermined the welfare of indigenous people and the earth we share. Advising funders to recognize and redress these past wrongs, he urges philanthropists to treat this money as healing medicine.
In his landmark book, Decolonizing Wealth, Edgar Villanueva invokes indigenous wisdom to encourage a more inclusive philanthropy that heals society’s deep divides. He advocates moving more of this money to where the hurt is greatest in order to repair a world broken by structural racism and exploitation. In this intimate conversation and interview with Philanthropy Forum director Kathy Buechel, Edgar Villanueva will explore pathways to help philanthropy restore balance, and renew its promise for healing social good.

Sustainability 101: What are the Components of a Green and Healthy School?
2019-12-10 08:30 - 15:00 | Frick Environmental Center
School sustainability is not just about recycling—there is so much that goes into creating a culture for sustainability in your school! In this Green Building Alliance workshop, we highlight some of the building blocks to create a healthy school: making green cleaning choices, purchasing healthy supplies for your classrooms, best practices for school gardening, and others. Come learn about other schools or organizations successes, lessons learned, and tactics for starting exciting school practices!
This is a workshop in our Green and Healthy Schools Academy’s School Sustainability Workshop series. Upcoming workshops include:

Wednesday February 19th, 8:30-3:00pm—Handprinting: Creating Healthy, High-Performing, and Engaging Environments through a Net-Positive Approach
Thursday April 16th, 8:30-3:00pm—Creating the Ideal Learning Environments: An Introduction to Biophilic Design & Biomimicry for Educators
Thursday May 7th, 6-8pm—Teaching Climate Change in your Classrooms: Teacher Cohort Showcase
