GlobalPittsburgh Kicking Off Year-End Equipment Campaign on Pittsburgh Foundation's Day of Giving Oct. 3

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GlobalPittsburgh will launch a special fundraising campaign on Oct. 3, the PittsburghGives Day of Giving, when all donations will be partially matched by the Pittsburgh Foundation.

Money raised on that day and through the end of the year will go toward the purchase of two important pieces of officeequipment to increase the efficiency of producing program materials for GlobalPittsburgh's visiting internationaldelegations, and two custom-made signs to raise our visibility at community events. You can learn more about our entire wish list below.
Yourinvestment in GlobalPittsburgh will help us continue the momentum that we havebeen building in our three core programs: 

•  Hostinginternational delegations through the U.S. Department of State and otherprogramming organizations, and encouraging ongoing economic, educational and cultural linkages betweenthese visitors and our community.
• Workingwith area colleges, universities and English Language programs to attractinternational students to the region through our Study Pittsburgh initiative.
• Arranginghomestays and connecting international students and professionals withPittsburgh families and individuals, companies and organizations through ourGlobalPittsburghCONNECT events and activities.

Last year, GlobalPittsburgh had a banner year of programming, arranging 40 itineraries for 235 emerging leaders from around the world.  We also arranged 137 homestays (totaling nearly 5,000 nights) throughout our last fiscal year. Our international delegations spent more than 800 hotel nights in the Pittsburgh area totaling more than $108,000 at the government room rate, including more than $14,000 in local taxes.

Please keep GlobalPittsburgh in mind as you plan youryear-end giving. We appreciate your support of our programs, which providesvaluable benefits and international contacts for the companies, organizationsand people of the Greater Pittsburgh Region. Our work relies on having the technology to communicate and sendinformation to hosts, professional resources, and visitors in our region andthroughout the world.
Your investment will go even further on Wednesday Oct. 3,2012, the Pittsburgh Day of Giving, when the Pittsburgh Foundation will beenhanced by a pro-rated portion of matching funds totaling $750,000. You must pay with a Visa or MasterCard, and the minimum donation is $25. Only donations made on Oct. 3 will be matched. You canlearn more by clicking on http://pittsburghgives.org/and searching for GlobalPittsburgh (Pittsburgh Council for InternationalVisitors).

Donations can always be made to GlobalPittsburgh by going to www.globalpittsburgh.org and clicking on SUPPORT GLOBAL PITTSBURGH on the right side of the home page and using our secure credit card payment system.

And what better way to join or give the gift of a GlobalPittsburgh membership than on the Oct. 3 Day of Giving? If you join or buy a gift membership on that day, your membership will extend until the end of 2013 (a two-month bonus). Just let us know after you make your on-line contribution.
Our wish list:Printer/Copier –GlobalPittsburgh’s operations, particularly preparing for the visitinginternational delegations that we serve, would be far more efficient if we hada color laser printer/copier capable of collating pages. We currently use alow-end laserjet printer to make large print runs of program packets. As asmall, three-person organization, we currently spend an excessive amount oftime printing and collating our documents. A higher-quality printer wouldenable us to produce more materials in-house, allowing us to put more staff andvolunteer time into our programs, which produce economic and cultural benefitsfor the people, institutions and businesses of the Pittsburgh region. Estimated cost (with service agreement): $3,500
Digital Projector– We often need a digital projector to make presentations to visitingdelegations in our office or to outside groups to convey information orpublicize GlobalPittsburgh and regional activities. We currently have to borrowa projector or check with hosts to see if they have compatible equipment. Owningour own digital projector would enhance the quality of services we provide tovisiting delegations, and reduce staff time spent coordinating the use ofthird-party equipment.Estimated cost: $500
GlobalPittsburghBanner – We would like to have a large (6 feet long), heavy-duty,all-weather banner with the GlobalPittsburgh name and web address to use atevents where we may have a table and need to draw attention to our location. Thiswould help us increase our visibility and improve our ability to serve thecommunity.Estimated cost: $100
GlobalPittsburgh FloorDisplay Sign – We would like to have a roll-up floor display sign tohighlight our services and benefits to use at events where we may have a presence.This would help us increase our visibility and improve our ability to serve thecommunity.Estimated cost: $400