Happy Holidays from the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University

Our local nonprofit sector has so much to offer…including the perfect holiday gift!

ACHIEVA ACHIEVA supports and empowers individuals with disabilities and their families. Support our programs through our $10,000 raffle for a chance at one of three cash prizes. Our store features ACHIEVA merchandise including the Celebration Bracelet, handmade with amazonite gems and hand-cast molded bronze beads.

Amizade On behalf of our community partners in Bolivia, CEOLI, a center for youth with disabilities, Amizade sells hand-painted greeting cards in order to share the story of the artists and the organization to help raise funds. For more information, contact Sara Noel at 412-586-4986 or sara.noel@amizade.org.

Breathe Pennsylvania Breathe Pennsylvania helps people in southwestern PA breathe better and live healthier while empowering individuals through awareness, education, and direct services. For more information about lung health education for children and adults or items such as cold weather masks and radon test kits shop online or call 1-800-220-1990.

Building New Hope Building New Hope collaborates with Central Americans by linking people and communities with educational and economic opportunities. Buy our certified organic, certified bird-friendly fair and direct trade from El Porvenir, a worker-owned farming cooperative in Nicaragua we have partnered with since 2002. Coffee is roasted locally by 19 Coffee Company in Washington, PA. Visit our online store!

The Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging, Inc. The Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging is offering 2018 Lottery calendars for $25. Each calendar has a three-digit number on it. If your number is drawn, you will receive a cash prize. Winning numbers are determined by the first 3-digit Pennsylvania lottery number drawn nightly. Purchase your calendar online today.

CASANA CASANA’s goal is to give each child affected by Childhood Apraxia of Speech the best opportunity to develop speech and communication. Proceeds from sales of jewelry, holiday ornaments, and other apraxia awareness items help children find their voices every day.

Conservation Consultants Inc CCI helps families create healthier homes and "get energy smarter." We touch more than 4,000 homes each year by helping families to make their homes comfortable, safe and warm. A donation of $30 will provide a carbon monoxide sensor for one family in need. Visit getenergysmarter.org to learn more.

Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership organization for girls, providing every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. Every purchase you make at shop.gswpa.org supports Girl Scout programs in western Pennsylvania.

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Send a holiday card of hope to all your friends and family and your purchase will ensure hope for families facing hunger. The front features a beautiful image of fruits and vegetables spelling out hope and the inside features a quote from Leonard Nimoy. Each purchase provides 250 meals.

Humane Animal Rescue The 2018 Penguins & Paws Calendar will feature your favorite Pittsburgh Penguins® players with some of Humane Animal Rescue’s animals & with their own family pets. This calendar is a must-have for any Pens fan! Calendars cost $20 each plus shipping and handling and all proceeds benefit the animals at the Humane Animal Rescue! Thanks to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation for making this fundraiser possible.

Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania This holiday season we are proud to feature the Jess Hager Holiday Card Collection benefiting the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania. Share these beautifully captured iconic scenes by the late Jess Hager. Great to share with friends and family around the world with fond memories of Pittsburgh! Place your order today. Personalization and imprinting is available.

Mainstay Life Services Mainstay Life Services provides life-long, high-quality support services to ensure that people with developmental disabilities lead fulfilling lives and realize their vision of a desirable future. This season we are selling art prints and holiday cards created by our resident art class.

Mattress Factory Museum Shop The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum and experimental lab featuring site-specific installations created by international and local artists in residence. The Museum Shop offers a treasure trove of compelling art books, artisan jewelry, handmade greeting cards, funky decor and more. Museum admission is not required to shop!

North Hills Community Outreach Share the gift of heat and light during the coldest, darkest months! North Hills Community Outreach provides one-time $50 - $75 credits toward utilities to seniors, disabled adults and struggling families. For those who might not have family to remember them, this is a welcome reminder that someone cares. Share Warmth!

Pennsylvania Women Work Pennsylvania Women Work transforms women's lives through empowerment, employment and economic independence. Support us with a lottery ticket for a FULL month of prizes: Pittsburgh's best restaurants, Orrs Jewelers' shopping sprees and other gift card fun with our fundraiser, Full Plates, Full Hearts - Full Throttle!

PERSAD Center Exquisitely designed handcrafted glass, plates, bowls, ornaments and more can be found at the Riverside Design Group Holiday Sale - a benefit for PERSAD Center's services to the LGBTQ communities. The Riverside Warehouse in Lawrenceville opens to the public only one weekend each year! Shop December 1-3.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Pittsburgh Botanic Garden connects people with the region’s native wildlife. Complete your holiday shopping list with gifts for the gardeners and nature lovers in your life. Find seasonal plants, gardening supplies, and handcrafted items by local artists within Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Gift Shop. Open Wednesday–Sunday from 9–5.

Pittsburgh Festival Opera Give the enchanting experience of Pittsburgh Festival Opera--opera sung in English, new works, cabaret, family fare, and classics produced with new twists for all ages! Gift cards on sale for our 41st season, running June 29-July 22, 2018 at the intimate Falk Auditorium at Winchester Thurston on Pittsburgh's vibrant East End.

Pittsburgh Glass Center PGC is a nonprofit, public access school, gallery and state-of-the-art glass studio dedicated to teaching, creating and promoting glass art. The Penn + Fairmount Jason Forck Collection is a line of useful and beautiful tableware with a sleek, modern sensibility created by hand at PGC using traditional Venetian techniques.

Pittsburgh Mercy Irises for Hope® raises awareness of mental illness by using the irises depicted in Van Gogh’s masterpiece which was painted while he was institutionalized as a result of mental illness. For every $15 donation, you will receive 10 notecards and envelopes. Notecards are 5 ½” X 4”.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Celebrate the loved ones in your life! For just $250, you can have a permanent remembrance in memory of, or in tribute to, a loved one placed on the sidewalk in front of Heinz Hall. You may also choose to order PSO merchandise.

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium inspires human connections with the animals of the world while working to protect them in the wild. Gift a journey to every continent without ever leaving town while supporting conservation efforts. Shop online for Zoo Memberships, behind-the-scene tours, and adopt-an-animal programs, or visit our park for unique merchandise.

Prime Stage Theatre Prime Stage is celebrating 21 years of bringing literature to life on stage through professional theatrical productions. Give the gift of theatre to the book lover in your life with tickets to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (March 2018) and The Diary of Anne Frank (May 2018)! Tickets are available online!

Senior Pet and Animal Rescue (SPAAR) SPAAR helps keep senior animals with their families and rescues, re-homes, rehabilitates, and provides hospice for those senior pets looking for a family of their own. Purchase this sterling silver paw print this holiday season, and 50% of the sale goes directly to the care of our sweet seniors.

Sisters of Divine Providence The 2018 Lucky Number Calendar—a great holiday gift idea! Based on the Pick 3 Day and Evening PA Lottery games, each $25 number is valid from January 1 through December 31, 2018. Daily winners receive a minimum of $25 up to $150. Visit cdpsisters.org/LuckyNumber or call 412.635.5401. Your participation helps support our ministries and mission.

Sister’s Place, Inc. We help single parent families who are homeless in Western PA and assist them towards self-sufficiency by providing housing and supportive services. Support our mission with a purchase of 16 boxed Holiday Cards designed by the children in our program to keep or give as a gift!

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum invites you to honor them with your “presents”. Visit our online gift shop for holiday gifts and stocking stuffer ideas. You’ll find T-shirts, books, souvenirs, and much more. For history enthusiasts you’ll find a one of a kind “Witness to History” book – Gettysburg edition.

Ten Thousand Villages Pittsburgh Ten Thousand Villages sells handicraft jewelry, home décor, kitchenware, and more through long-term relationships with artists in developing countries. Find unique gifts with a story for you and your loved ones.

Touchstone Center for Crafts Touchstone Center for Crafts, Pennsylvania's only residential craft school, offers beginner and seasoned artists over 70 week-long and weekend courses. This unique school offers workshops in contemporary, experimental, and traditional techniques in disciplines such as blacksmithing, ceramics, metals, textiles, glass, painting, mosaic arts, printmaking, and sculpture. Gift Certificates available in any amount.

Treasure House Fashions Treasure House Fashions is the “closet” for 65+ local agencies serving women. Shop for women’s clothing at our eBay site, managed by Jessi Thomas (she has the biggest heart – and autism). Every $30 profit underwrites a gift certificate for clothing at our shop for women we serve!

Tree Pittsburgh Tree Pittsburgh is an environmental non-profit dedicated to enhancing the City’s vitality by restoring and protecting the urban forest through tree maintenance, planting, education, and advocacy. We source products in the USA and use organic and recycled materials. Tees, mugs, hats, books… perfect for the tree lover on your list!

Ujamaa Collective Boutique Come shop handcrafted local and global fair trade goods and gifts in the heart of Pittsburgh or online! You'll discover unique finds in textiles, home decor and jewelry. Non-profit Ujamaa supports the creative cooperative entrepreneurship of Africana artists, particularly women, from Pittsburgh, across the region, Africa and the Caribbean.

VaultArt Studio VaultArt Studio is a project of ACHIEVA, the only agency of its type in southwestern Pennsylvania that provides lifelong supports to individuals with disabilities and their families. At VaultArt, artists utilize studio space, and exhibit work for sale every First Friday from 6-9pm. Stop by to purchase artwork and meet an artist!

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art The mission of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is to stimulate imagination and innovation through great experiences with art. Shop our varied selection of handcrafted, American-made items, including jewelry, handbags, ceramics, glass and specialty holiday gifts. Museum memberships make great gifts!