New Sun Rising

The Wendi Miller Legacy Project seeks to archive, contextualize, and celebrate the life and work of an artist and LGBTQIA+ activist who ran a picture frame shop, Miller Frame, for 50 years in historic East Pittsburgh.

She turned her shop into a safe and supportive space for herself and for transgender diaspora from around the rust-belt in the 1990s. She served on countless local boards and she helped pen the 1997 City of Pittsburgh ordinance that protected transgender right to jobs and housing.

Help keep her legacy alive by donating today: https://www.newsunrising.org/project/the-wendi-miller-legacy-project/

The Wendi Miller Legacy Project is a fiscally sponsored project of New Sun Rising. Learn more about fiscal sponsorship here: https://www.newsunrising.org/accessible-funding/fiscal-sponsorship/

In 2025, New Sun Rising served as a trusted stable backbone to help community leaders navigate what comes next. Over the last year our shared infrastructure helped to:

-Improve the operations and resilience of 157 nonprofit + small business leaders.
-Support 63 fiscally sponsored projects raise + manage $3.2 million.
-Provide greater data utilization via 76,000 page accesses of the Vibrancy Portal.

How else did we support leaders with skills, funding, connections, and data to overcome the challenges of our time? Read our 2025 Annual Report: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/5df6b17a84.html /1

What's new with New Sun Rising and our partners?

The 2026 Food Justice Fund Grant Applications are due June 30. Requirements have been updated since last year: bit.ly/PGHFJF

Stop by the Millvale Food + Energy Hub, grab a coffee from Lemon Tree PGH, and check out our new solar garden patio!

New Sun Rising, Millvale Community Development Corporation, Triboro Ecodistrict, Green Mountain Energy Company, and Energy Independent Solutions gathered to celebrate the new rooftop solar energy system at 216 North Ave: https://triblive.com/local/millvale-groups-celebrate-activation-of-new-solar-energy-system-on-north-avenue/

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The Millvale Food + Energy Hub will serve as the Volunteer HQ for PRIDE Millvale on Saturday, June 20!

Sign up by June 13 to be a day-of volunteer! You'll receive a free t-shirt and lunch (plus Lemon Tree PGH snacks and coffee for morning shifts).

More info here: https://www.pridemillvale.org/volunteer

Celebrate Lemon Tree PGH's 5th birthday on Sunday, June 14 at the Millvale Food + Energy Hub!

They're hosting not one, but TWO drag shows to celebrate, with performances from Jenny Sais Quoi, Cattywampus, and Zion Grindr.

Please take special care when choosing your ticket, there are two showings!

Show 1: 10am-12pm, ALL AGES AND FAMILY FRIENDLY. Under two, free. Brunch for purchase! Kids menu available: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML5R95WP2XZQ0/checkout/SVIDYA7M74QX2SVH2KPTD6RH

Show 2: 12pm-2pm, 21+ BYOB. Brunch for purchase: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML5R95WP2XZQ0/checkout/OFFHMXVWO4S46SBB36AUZFQL

See yinz there. Happy Birthday, Lemon Tree! And Happy PRIDE!

Pride Millvale is looking for volunteers! If you're able to lend a hand, we'd greatly appreciate it and you'll get a free t-shirt and lunch (plus Lemon Tree snacks/coffee for morning shifts) as a thank you. Please sign up on our website before June 13 to be on our day-of volunteer roster!

Big thanks to The Henry L. Hillman Foundation and Green Mountain Energy Company Sun Club for supporting the development of this project!

Last month with the Millvale Community Development Corporation (MCDC), Triboro Ecodistrict and partners from Energy Independent Solutions, we celebrated the new rooftop solar energy system at 216 North Ave., future home of the MCDC.

Click the link below to read more.

Millvale groups celebrate activation of new solar energy system on North Avenue A new solar energy system is up and running in Millvale. On May 13, the Millvale Community Development Corp., New Sun Rising and the Triboro Ecodistrict celebrated the activation of the new rooftop solar energy system at the community hub under development on North Avenue. A $97,000 grant from Green

Powered & Prepared Initiative, supported by Henry L. Hillman Foundation, is seeking proposals from nonprofit and municipal organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania for backup power solutions that allow those organizations to offer essential services during emergencies without disruption.

Up to 15 Awardees will each receive $300,000. Eligible participants must register by Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time to participate and apply.

Please learn more at the initiative website:

Powered & Prepared Initiative The Powered & Prepared Initiative is seeking proposals from nonprofit & municipal organizations in southwestern PA for backup power solutions that allow those organizations to offer essential services during emergencies.

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management has released its Summer 2026 Workshop Schedule!

This season's offerings span the full landscape of nonprofit leadership and management from navigating the world of philanthropy infrastructure and winning grant funding, to strengthening organizational culture, protecting your intellectual property, and translating your strategic vision into action.

For more information, visit: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20426_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=2&SINGLESTORE=true

Big changes are coming to Allegheny County, and your voice can help shape them.

Allegheny County is creating its first-ever Climate Action Plan, and this is your chance to weigh in on the future of our communities.

Join the Department of Sustainability for a free, family-friendly community open house on Thursday, June 4. Meet the team behind the plan, share your ideas, enjoy a light dinner, and learn how your feedback will help guide future county programs and investments.

📌 Department of Human Services Building, 1 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
⏱️ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
🎤 Remarks begin at 6:00 pm

Free to attend. Open to everyone. Dinner included. Help shape the future of Allegheny County. Register here: https://us.openforms.com/Form/df9a7d37-ff6f-4a4b-b590-2608de3853ec