When All Are Welcome, We Can Do Great Things Together

No one person has all the answers. The problems we set out to solve, and the change that we seek to create, are not a one-person or even a one-foundation job. What drew me to The Pittsburgh Foundation was their values: accountability, collaboration, community, racial justice, and trust. The foundation works to create a culture of collaboration internally and externally by fostering an environment where staff and community members feel psychologically safe and are given a sense of belonging. This environment prioritizes well-being over position and status. It centers humanity and allows us to bring our authentic selves to the work and to freely share ideas. [peak-pullquote quote="This environment prioritizes wellbeing over position and status."] The foundation creates psychologically safe environments by centering humanity at the start of our meetings through check-ins. This can be as simple as asking, “What is your favorite summer activity?” or “If you had your