How do you persuade people to rethink something that is deeply embedded in their lives — so embedded that daily life would be radically different without it? With the Straw Forward project, we encouraged conversation about a nuanced issue.
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How much impact can one straw have? The Straw Forward Project
A Culture of Workplace Giving
Shift Collaborative has been in business for almost four years, and I believe that we are only at the beginning of defining our company’s culture. This process of defining is likely [we hope] to be an ongoing and evolving process as we grow, expand, and adapt in the creative industry space. One of many things that our small group sees eye to eye on, […]
Continue ReadingMaking our Mark in Downtown Pittsburgh
It was an innovation-filled year for the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership with new events like Picklesburgh and the launch of BetaBurgh. Learn more.
Continue ReadingObviously Tomlin, a Charitable Project Never Launched
by Eric Sloss Sparked by Sarah’s recent appointment as a board member of Sojourner House, a faith-based rehabilitation facility for addicted women, we wanted to create an enjoyable fundraising project for this important nonprofit. So we created Obviously Tomlin as a way to engage the public in a charming charitable experience throughout the Steelers season. […]
Continue ReadingRenaissance City Winds Plays Schuller
by Matt Campbell The Renaissance City Winds, a versatile chamber music ensemble founded in Pittsburgh in 1975, performed a program of Americana at April 28 at Pro Bikes in Squirrel Hill, and at Oakland’s Carnegie Music Hall April 29. Hammer dulcimer player Bill Troxler joined the group for arrangements of folk tunes that evoked colonial […]
Continue ReadingSimple Human Rights Campaign Generates Big Awareness
The March Human Rights Campaign was a simple Facebook deployment that generated big amounts of awareness for the cause. Learn more about how it was deployed.
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