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Jul 23
PHENND VISTA Meet & Greet and Ice Cream Social – Jul 23
We will be welcoming a new cohort of PHENND Fellows AmeriCorps VISTAs for the 2019-2020 program year. Come meet everyone and learn about their projects. Come over to meet our VISTAs, meet our staff,...
Six remaining PHENND VISTA positions
PHENND seeks six additional AmeriCorps VISTAs to complete a 35 member cohort for the upcoming 2019-2020 program year. Five positions are in our Education track and will serve at public schools; one...
AmeriCorps Team Leaders, Next Steps AmeriCorps Program
PHENND seeks three full-time AmeriCorps members to serve as Team Leaders and help support low-income first generation college students who are themselves enrolled as part-time AmeriCorps members....
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Grants & Initiatives
Next Steps AmeriCorps Program
Designed as a college completion and success strategy, the Next Steps AmeriCorps Program will engage 70 students in part-time AmeriCorps service during the 2015-2016 school year.
PHENND Fellows
PHENND Fellows pairs college graduates with local nonprofits. The program trains and retains the next generation of Philadelphia nonprofit leaders
K-16 VISTA Project
Providing AmeriCorps VISTA members to public schools in Philadelphia to coordinate community partnerships.
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July 16, 2019 Highlights
College Success Network
Report: Those Left Behind Gaps in College – Attainment by Race and Geography
Introduction and summary In the heart of the Arkansas Delta lies Lee County, a rural area with a deep history. Cotton, an industry sustained by slaves and, later, African American sharecroppers, once...
Faculty Updates
The Confounding Promise of Community: Why It Matters More Than Ever for Student Success
Read AAC&U’s current issue of Liberal Education: The Confounding Promise of Community: Why It Matters More Than Ever for Student Success. Community engagement can be confounding. The...
Grant Opportunities
Projects to Improve the Lives of Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women – Aug 15
Rapoport Foundation Invites LOIs for Projects to Improve the Lives of Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation invites Letters of Intent for projects with...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Data Analyst, Full-time
OIC of America is a national affiliate network focused on workforce development for undeserved communities. Currently, we are operating 4 Department of Labor grants as the intermediary for our...
Miscellaneous
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge – Catch up on Our Action Planning Webinar Series
We are now halfway through our 2019 webinar series focused on developing a high-quality action plan. Each webinar focuses on a different section of the Strengthening American Democracy...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Nonprofit Mgmt Institute: Transforming Anxiety into Active Leadership – Sep 10-11
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2019 STANFORD, CA Many of us today are living in a constant state of generalized anxiety, in both our personal and professional lives. Concerns about...
New Resources
Emphasizing the Importance of Growing Collegiate Voter Turnout
“In the rural mountains of northern Thailand, I clutched my colleague Wan around the waist as I sat perched on the back of his dirt bike. I’d joined him on this seven-hour ride through...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Free Prof’l Development from Penn Museum – Unpacking the Past: China Program Preview (6th-8th grade teachers in Phila. Title I Schools), Aug. 13
Unpacking the Past: China Program Preview (6th-8th grade teachers in Philadelphia Title I Schools), Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, FREE, Penn Museum, Group Entrance, 3260 South...
Partnerships Classifieds
Seeking MightyFest Writing Carnival Partners for Sept. 28
We want YOU to be a part of our 2nd Annual MightyFest Carnival on the Parkway this September! It’s a kids’ writing festival with over 50 free writing activities and carnival games and a...