Posner Foundation

The Posner Foundation is happy to announce its recent round of grants focused on student success initiatives in the Pittsburgh region. We will be highlighting the work of each organization in the coming months. We can’t wait to share their work with you! Until then, here is the full list of amazing organizations working to help students afford, access, thrive in, and complete college. ALUMNI THEATER COMPANY Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh Community College of Allegheny County Human Services Center Mon Valley Literacy Pittsburgh Neighborhood Allies Neighborhood Learning Alliance Open Field The Pittsburgh Promise South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) University of Pittsburgh Westmoreland County Community College

PRC crew joined folks from CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities), Posner Foundation and others to tour City of Hermitage wastewater treatment plant. This incredible facility uses anaerobic digestion to process food waste alongside biosolids collected from #wastewater into #biogas used to produce energy that goes back into the grid. Thursday's field trip explored different avenues of food waste diversion -- including landfill and #composting -- and highlighted a unique approach to the food waste problem.

We’re Hiring a Post-Secondary Program Manager! Please swipe through to learn more about the new position and program, and thank you to the Posner Foundation for supporting this expansion. The application deadline is September 6th and applications should be emailed to our Director of Operations, Morgan Puterbaugh at [email protected]. The full job description can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eBSgt5y9 To learn more about why we are creating this new program and hiring, check out our last post to hear from our Senior Program Manager, Fernán, and Executive Director, Jenna, on all things related to this exciting expansion. Thank you to the Posner Foundation Student Success Grant for making this expansion possible. #ARYSEandshine

Exciting announcement: we are expanding!🥳 With the support of the Posner Foundation, we are grateful to announce that we are expanding our organization to offer formalized support for our currently enrolled high school students and alumni, ages 18-24, with a Post-Secondary Success Program. The addition of this program comes from feedback received from students, staff, board members, and partners and working groups that included staff and Youth Steering Committee Members during our strategic planning process where 2 priorities became clear: 1 ) build a post-secondary success program that both supports existing high school programs and formalizes ways in which ARYSE works with youth aged 18-24 and 2) Explore opportunities to deepen and expand university and college collaborations that include stronger connections/pipeline development to CCAC as well as other colleges and universities. Our support of students during their post-secondary education is not new but will instead be formalized into holistic programming led by the Post-Secondary Program Manager - more details on how to apply will be shared tomorrow! Again, thank you to the Posner Foundation for supporting us with this expansion. We look forward to sharing more about post-secondary education and continuing to collaborate with our partners. #ARYSEandshine

In its second year, Reshaping Consumer Behavior in LatAm 2024, in partnership with Posner Foundation, is supporting 10 startups creating solutions to reshape consumer behavior and reduce food waste by empowering and informing consumers, improving food center processes, and reducing loss risk in production in Latin America. These founders will grow alongside each other and will receive USD 4K each from Posner Foundation to scale their solutions and impact. Meet the cohort: Cirkula, Frankles, Fresco Labs, Laks Food, NAT4Bio, PractiBOX™, Sciphage, Siembra Vertical, Smart Soil Py, and Syntropia. https://bit.ly/3Lim9GX 🔹🔹🔹 En su segundo año, Reshaping Consumer Behavior en LatAm 2024, en colaboración con Posner Foundation, apoyará a 10 startups que crean soluciones para transformar el comportamiento del consumidor y reducir el desperdicio de alimentos al empoderar e informar a los consumidores, mejorar los procesos en los centros de alimentos y reducir el riesgo de pérdidas en la producción en Latinoamérica. Estos fundadores crecerán juntos y recibirán USD $4,000 cada uno de Posner Foundation para escalar sus soluciones e impacto. Conoce al cohort: Cirkula, Frankles, Fresco Labs, Laks Food, NAT4Bio, PractiBOX™, Sciphage, Siembra Vertical, Smart Soil Py, y Syntropia. https://bit.ly/4cL5KHb

This year we launched #WRAPAmericas. We brought together key stakeholders from across our projects in the Americas at the official opening, to share their hopes for what can be achieved through collaboration with businesses, governments, and NGOs in North America, Central America and South America. Ida Posner, from the Posner Foundation believes the stronger the partnerships we can build, the more we can achieve. Discover more about our work in the Americas: https://lnkd.in/ehUiMsFS Video: Do Good Video Productions, LLC

In a research project funded by the Posner Foundation, we found that most food waste in Sub-Saharan Africa occurs not at dinner tables, but at the point of purchase - the traditional markets. After spending days in markets in Kenya and Nigeria, we discovered that consumers do not like buying less visually appealing produce (LVAP). This behavior discourages vendors from displaying LVAP, leading to significant food waste. To address this issue, we designed an intervention to educate vendors and consumers about LVAP. Our solutions included: 1) A user-friendly point-of-purchase guide to enhance communication between vendors and consumers regarding LVAP. 2) Innovative display formats to optimize marketplace methods. Our first FaRM tale features Chiku the Curvy Carrot and Prince the Portly Potato at a busy market in Africa. These less visually appealing vegetables experience the transformative power of behavioral mechanisms, turning the market from a place of mere transactions into a space where imperfections are seen as badges of authenticity. As consumers find beauty in the imperfection of less visually appealing produce, we experience the transformative power of behavioral science. Read the tale on pages 6-9 of 𝑭𝑨𝑹𝑴 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔, available for free download here: https://lnkd.in/d_Vm_u4w  #food #agriculture #LVAP #behavioralscience #foodwaste

Congratulations to our food waste solutions grantee, WRAP, on the launch of their Americas office!

Thanks to the generosity of Mima Nedelcovych and his wife, Sally. We've created a scholarship program at Open Field to support student athletes who participate on the CCAC Club Soccer Team. After two years of successfully growing the men's program, with support from Hansen Foundation and Posner Foundation, we're launching a women's team this fall! There couldn't be a better time to provide a new level of support (financial) to first-generation student athletes who participate in the program. If you know someone on the team (or a soccer player attending CCAC in the fall), encourage them to apply. If you're interested in learning more, reach out to me. And if you'd like to participate in the Scholarship Review Committee, consider joining Madison Clark, MPA, Kendall Fairley, Hamadi Mganga, Alissa Monette, and Andrew Jeffrey on the Young Leaders Board: https://lnkd.in/exQ-2Rak

Last week at the #FoodWasteSummit24 has been an absolute pleasure 👏🏼😊 Thanks to our partners Posner Foundation and WRAP for having us in Baltimore at the ReFED summit, it’s always so inspiring sharing ideas with you and meeting in person to boost our partnership. Thanks for your trust and believe in our work, we had a great opportunity to showcase the work of Red BAMX and Pacto por la Comida Ida Posner Hana Uman (she, her) Anne Marie Toccket Michael Jones, MIEMA CEnv David Rogers Leah Karrer Erin McCluskey And also a huge thanks to The Global FoodBanking Network team for always being with us 👏🏼😊 Michael Oko Samuel Nichols Marta Hodgkins-Sumner #foodlossandwaste #zerowaste