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Events & News
VISTAs Community Partnerships Coordinators
PHENND seeks 16 full-time AmeriCorps*VISTAs, 13 of which will serve as school-based Community Partnership Coordinators, and two of which will work directly in the School District of Philadelphia.
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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 100 students in part-time AmeriCorps service during the 2014-2015 school year.
Community Partnerships VISTA Project
Providing AmeriCorps*VISTA members to public schools in Philadelphia to coordinate community partnerships.
Campus Election Engagement Project
Promoting non-partisan college student voter registration and turnout for the 2014 Pennsylvania Governor's race.
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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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July 21, 2014 Highlights
Grant Opportunities
Seal of Distinction Awards for veterans employment programs
The Call of Duty Endowment is a nonprofit organization that aims to identify and fund best-in-class organizations to place twenty-five thousand veterans in jobs by the end of 2018. To that end, the...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Youth Coordinator and Sexual Health Counselor, GALAEI
POSITION: Full-time (35 hours weekly, some evenings and weekends.) with benefits. FUNCTION: The Coordinator is responsible for providing individual, and group support to LGBTQ Latino youth between...
Miscellaneous
Serving Children Year-Round: Afterschool Meals 101 for Summer Meal Sponsors
A July 29th webinar called, “Serving Children Year-Round: Afterschool Meals 101 for Summer Meal Sponsors,” will share information giving summer meal sponsors the tools to extend their meal...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Integrating STEM into Communities
The idea of partnerships is not a new one: we get by with a little help from our friends; it takes a village; many hands make light work. Phrases like these indicate the importance of building...
New Resources
Building Knowledge to Invest in What Works in Education
The Power of a Penny: Building Knowledge to Invest in What Works in Education The federal government spends less than one-tenth of a penny, out of every dollar invested in education programs, to...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Nonprofit Executive Leadership networking event
Missed our last networking event? Looking to move up in your career? Want to connect with a new group of peers in the nonprofit sector? Join us on Thursday, July 31 from 5-7 to mingle and connect...
Partnerships Classifieds
volunteers needed, 10th Annual Hopeworks Dinner
Save the Date for our 10th Annual Dinner The Hopeworks Annual Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 20 at Commerce Square in Philadelphia. This Celebration of Accomplishments will feature a...