June 2008

Clients with Profound Disabilities Thrive at Verland

Agency makes a significant difference in the lives of those with intellectual and physical disabilities, including autism

By Vanessa Orr

When people see a challenge within a community, they often don’t feel they have the knowledge or the power to come up with a solution. But there are those rare individuals who, when confronted by a need, decide to meet it head-on.


     
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Perspective

BY JACK ETZEL

What Constitutes a Nonprofit Business?

Some People Really Do Think that Money Isn’t Everything

Pittsburgh has its share of nonprofit organizations (NPOs), but for this North Hills Monthly magazine perspective, we sought the wisdom of the chief executive officer of one of the newest such businesses, which was created in the spring of 2005. That CEO is Mitch Swain, head of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Swain was previously the director of Shared Services for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communications from Ohio University and completed a Harvard Business School executive education course in Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations.

   

 

 

 

 
 

Maximizing your IRA

 
 

Men’s Health Week

 
 

NOW WHAT?

 
 

An Old Mortgage with a New Life

 
 

Get the Little Things Out of the Way… So You Can Enjoy a Big Summer