Naacp Seeks Funding for Exec Director

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"I'm okay and I'm hopeful the situation will be resolved," she said. "People we've talked to have been helpful, so I'm hopeful."

"My background was in the nonprofit fundraising arena with the Urban League, Reading is Fundamental and the United Way," [Lavera S. Brown] said. "I never dreamed it would be so much harder to raise funds for the NAACP."

"Even though our last Human Rights Dinner was a huge success and it's our biggest fund-raiser annually, it's still not enough to cover the executive position," said branch President Tim Stevens. "We do, however, have a commitment from one funding entity and another strong possibility that will let us bring her back through the end of the year."

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Naacp Seeks Funding for Exec Director

NAACP Pittsburgh Executive Director Lavera S. Brown requested to be laid off because funding for her position has run out and the branch could not afford to cont...

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