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Events & News
VISTA Community Partnership Coordinators, Labrum/Hancock School
Join a cohort that works to strengthen communication, collaboration and community in local Philadelphia schools. PHENND seeks 21 full-time AmeriCorps VISTAs: 16 serve as Community Partnership...
Next Steps AmeriCorps looking for college students in service
The Next Steps AmeriCorps program is a youth leadership development initiative that partners college sophomores and juniors with first year college students, designed for Next Steps AmeriCorps...
PHENND Fellow AmeriCorps VISTA, Women’s Opportunities Resource Center
There is a position open with PHENND under the new PHENND Fellows program. This position will place someone as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Women’s Opportunity Resource Center (WORC) for 1 year....
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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
Community Partnerships VISTA Project
Providing AmeriCorps VISTA members to public schools in Philadelphia to coordinate community partnerships.
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The PHENND Update
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We compile a weekly email with local events, resources, national conferences, calls for proposals, grant, volunteer and job opportunities in the higher education and nonprofit sectors.
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August 14, 2017 Highlights
Grant Opportunities
Using Music to Teach Mathematics Grants
Supported by the Esther Mendlesohn Fund and NCTM The purpose of this grant is to incorporate music into the elementary school classroom to help young students learn mathematics. For 2018-19, grants...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Research Excellence Portfolio Leader – Digital Health
The Portfolio Leader for Research Excellence of Digital Health is a strategic and operational role responsible for the strategy, program management, and delivery of Digital Health Services and...
Miscellaneous
Make Your Donors Feel Like Superheroes
[Webinar] 30 Ways to Make Your Donors Feel Like Superheroes When donors feel appreciated, they make larger gifts AND give longer. Join us on Thursday, August 24 at 1pm EDT, and discover 30 fun donor...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Conference for Community Arts Education
The National Guild conference is the annual gathering of the nonprofit arts education community, providing learning, networking, and tools to ensure all people have opportunities to maximize their...
New Resources
Redesigning First-Year Experiences to Bolster Student Success
A Tale of Three Grants: Redesigning First-Year Experiences to Bolster Student Success After struggling for years with low completion rates, administrators at Chattanooga State Community College...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Financial Literacy Workshop
Understanding personal finance and making smart decisions has become more important than ever. These education workshops will give you the knowledge and skill to make better, informed decisions when...
Partnerships Classifieds
volunteers needed, Super Solar Saturday
We would like to invite your organization to become volunteers at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park for Super Solar Saturday! On this FREE community and family day as part of our New Frontiers...