135+ Employer Members
representing 240,000 regional employees
Vibrant Pittsburgh: By The Numbers July 2022 - June 2024
600+ Training Hours Facilitated Annually
120 Custom Training Hours
with over 5,000 attendees
100+ Vibrant Index Participants with
15 Vibrant Champions
940+ Member Jobs Posted to the Jobsburgh Community
Workplace Cultures Have Economic Impact on Pittsburgh and its Employers
Skilled, qualified workers are looking for workplaces where they can thrive. Top talent is heavily sought after and will invest their resources in regions that demonstrate a commitment to belonging and success for all. Organizations looking to stay competitive, profitable, and relevant are offering inclusive workplaces that foster prosperity and belonging, making them a top choice for people of all backgrounds. Despite Pittsburgh’s robust industrial history and present-day reality of opportunities in tech, medical, and educational fields, Pittsburgh’s workforce faces demographic challenges.
Pittsburgh needs to be at the forefront of inclusive and future-forward workplaces to foster innovation and bolster economic prosperity.
Vibrant Pittsburgh Serves as the Region’s Leading, Trusted Resource and Spokesperson for Workplace Excellence
Vibrant Pittsburgh plays a unique role in securing and sustaining Pittsburgh’s workforce by resourcing and engaging employers to build dynamic workplace cultures where each employee feels they belong. As Vibrant members, employers catalyze measurable progress towards engaging the broad depth of Pittsburgh’s workforce and more effectively attract new talent to the region.
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Our History
In the beginning years of what is now Vibrant Pittsburgh, business leaders came together to address a community need – an increasing number of immigrant Jewish families and refugees who needed to become more connected and find employment in our region. The Welcome Center for Immigrants and Internationals – as it was known then – eventually grew into an entity, supported by the broader community, which provided support for both immigrants and those who were being marginalized in terms of employment in our region. As the Welcome Center became more well-known, it became clear that it had a larger purpose around economic development; as the Regional Opportunity Center, it gained the support of the foundation community and key corporations who recognized the importance of diverse populations and their role in creating a sustainable region with a vibrant workforce.
In 2010 the Regional Opportunity Center hired its first CEO, Melanie Harrington and became Vibrant Pittsburgh. With a core group of community leaders, Vibrant Pittsburgh launched a 10-year strategic work plan with the support of Pittsburgh’s business, non-profit and philanthropic leaders. Since 2010, Vibrant Pittsburgh has increased programming and staffing to attract, retain, and elevate a diversity of talent in the region.
In 2019, Vibrant Pittsburgh underwent a leadership transition. The new President and CEO, Sabrina Saunders Mosby, was charged with charting a new strategic direction for the organization. Top of mind was leveraging the exciting potential of member organizations to make bold diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts that would successfully attract, retain, and elevate top talent in our region’s workplaces. Today, Vibrant Pittsburgh’s mission and scope have evolved to address the workplace development needs of our region’s employers, supporting over 130 member organizations as they accelerate their DEI efforts to become top employment destinations for people of all backgrounds.