Foundation creates fund in honor of disability activist; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8/19/15

Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Foundation creates fund in honor of disability activist:

"In the late 1980s, a group of social activists in Pittsburgh envisioned a fund that would support grass roots causes as an alternative to traditional charitable giving platforms like United Way.

What evolved was the Three Rivers Community Foundation — a progressive fund that makes modest grants of no more than $4,000, and true to its founders’ vision, focuses on small nonprofits and social initiatives that spur community change.

To mark its 25th anniversary this year, the foundation has created a fund for disability rights in honor of Linda Dickerson, a longtime business consultant to nonprofits who has been a strong advocate for rights for people with disabilities in the Pittsburgh region.

It’s no coincidence that Ms. Dickerson, 54, is being recognized the same year the Americans With Disabilities Act celebrates 25 years as a federal law."