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By Bill Zlatos
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Pittsburgh will showcase itself this spring to officials from about 2,000 foundations worth nearly $300 billion.

But the value of having the 57th annual conference of the Council on Foundations here isn't just in letting local nonprofits strut their stuff, but in giving the city a chance to change its smoky image, Pittsburgh philanthropists say.

'There's a potential payoff in terms of some foundations seeing connection points in Pittsburgh for their programs,' said Maxwell King, president of The Heinz Endowments and vice chairman of the council's board."