The week of
July 30, 2012
PHENND Events/Activities
New Blog Posts for Students
Read the latest posts on our blog produced by students for students. Kudos to our amazing summer intern and Bryn Mawr student, Aine Sheehan! http://updates.phennd.org/2012/07/20/
Fall PHENND Meeting: South Jersey
Save the date for the Fall PHENND Meeting featuring campus-community partnerships in South Jersey! Thursday, October 4 9:00AM – 12:00 PM Rutgers University-Camden Campus Center, 3rd & Penn...
Other Local Events and Workshops
We the People and Project Citizen teacher professional development
Freedoms Foundation is pleased to offer a three day professional development opportunity for teachers presently using We the People and Project Citizen or who are interested in bringing either or...
Grant Writing 101 for disability agencies
Grantwriting 101 workshop offered for disability agencies The Disability Advocacy Support Hub will offer a webinar, Grant Writing 101, on Wednesday, August 8th from 10am to noon. Training will be...
How to Attract Corporation Sponsors to Maximize Your Impact
Chronicle sets workshop on attracting corporate sponsors The Chronicle of Philanthropy will hold a webinar on How to Attract Corporation Sponsors to Maximize Your Impact on Thursday, August 9th at...
Pathways to Success seminars for immigrant professionals
Welcoming Center sets workshop series for immigrant professionals The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians has announced its Fall 2012 Pathways to Success seminars for immigrant professionals....
Orientation and Business Assessment Workshop
Women’s Business Center schedules workshops The Women’s Business Development Center will present an Orientation and Business Assessment Workshop on Tuesday, August 7th from 6-7:30pm at...
St. Christopher’s Hospital 9th Annual Apple Fest
St. Christopher’s Hospital 9th Annual Apple Fest Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:00pm – 9:00pm Arts Ballroom, 1324 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA We are pleased to announce that the 9th...
Earth Force Professional Development
You’re invited: Earth Force Professional Development August 23 & 24 Temple University Day 1: 10 – 4 Day 2: 9 – 4 Entertainment & Community Education Center 1509 Cecil B....
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable Conference
PCPR Conference :: “WHAT”S GOING ON? Real Talk Real Work Real Results” Join us for the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR) Conference on August 20th and 21st at Drexel...
Northern Transportation and Air Quality Summit
Northern Transportation and Air Quality Summit August 7 – 8, 2012 A cutting-edge transportation and air quality conference is coming to the Philadelphia region this summer, courtesy of the...
Park(ing) Day
Join Us for Park(ing) Day on Friday, September 21 Article 7 On September 21, a number of businesses, nonprofits, designers, and citizens will transform parking spaces around Philadelphia into...
New Resources
An Integrated Approach to Supporting Child Development
An Integrated Approach to Supporting Child Development To promote a more coordinated approach to meeting children’s developmental needs, this brief proposes the adoption of the SERIES paradigm of...
Commit2Act mobile app
New mobile app offers connections to worldwide campaigns TakingITGlobal has announced the launch of a new mobile app, Commit2Act. Through Commit2Act, users can engage with leading campaigns around...
Environmental, Social and Governance Investing by College and University Endowments
I am pleased to announce the release of Tellus Institute’s new report, commissioned by the IRRC Institute, “Environmental, Social and Governance Investing by College and University...
Impact of Education Stimulus Funds on States and School Districts?
ARRA and education A summary of survey research by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) finds that education stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) largely met the...
Do Schools Challenge Our Students?
From the mouths of babes A recent examination by the Center for American Progress (CAP) of the student-questionnaire portion of the NAEP finds many students in elementary and high schools around the...
Data snapshot: Immigration in Greater Philadelphia
Report Examines Immigration Trends in the Region Greater Philadelphia’s population is becoming more diverse, according to a new DVRPC Data Snapshot, Immigration in Greater Philadelphia. Greater...
Summer issue: Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
The summer issue of North Carolina Campus Compact’s online journal, Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, was just released. With this issue we welcome new editor Dr....
Partnerships Classifieds
Intern, Mighty Writers
Writing and Educational Program Intern (For Credit) (Fall 2012) Posted on: July 26, 2012 Join Mighty Writers’ team as a Program Intern this fall. Program interns work directly with the Program...
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride is the National MS Society’s premiere event with over 10,000 who raise over $5 million! Volunteers are needed the week of July 30th at our office, 30 S. 17th Street in...
Student Internships, National MS Society
The National MS Society is looking for students who are seeking a challenge and the opportunity to further their college experience. We offer a variety of internships where students support chapter...
volunteer painters, Children’s Village
Mural Arts Program sets ‘paint days’ for mural at Children’s Village A new mural, being painted on a side wall at Children’s Village, 8th and Arch Streets, is being painted by...
Call for Participants: National Study of College Student Voting
Campus Counts: A National Study of College Student Registration and Voting Colleges and universities are invited to apply to participate in a new CIRCLE research project, Campus Counts, a national...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: Nutrition Educators: Exercising Your Knowledge for Change
PA NEN 2013 Annual Conference Nutrition Educators: Exercising Your Knowledge for Change April 30 – May 1, 2013 Harrisburg, PA Request for Speaker Proposals: Due September 28, 2012 Here’s...
Grant Opportunities
Subsidized Child Care Program Services
RFA issued for CCIS providers RFA 24-11, a Request for Applications for Subsidized Child Care Program Services has been posted on the state’s website. Applicants may submit applications for any...
Breakfast Equipment Grants Available to Schools
Breakfast Equipment Grants Available to Schools! Back-to-School is just around the corner and F3 wants to ensure that more students will have the opportunity to eat breakfast at school this upcoming...
Build-A-Bear Workshop Grants
Build-A-Bear Workshop Accepting Grant Requests for Children’s Health, Animals, and Literacy Programs Deadline: August 31, 2012 Toy retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop provides grants through the...
Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media Deadline: October 27, 2012 (Online Applications Open July 30, 2012) A program of the Open Society Foundations, the Soros...
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services Accepting Applications for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Deadline: September 17, 2012 The Institute of Museum and Library Services is...
Libri Foundation: Books for Children
Libri Foundation: Books for Children The Libri Foundation Books for Children Grants donate new, quality, hardcover children’s books for small, rural, public libraries across the country....
Kids In Need Teacher Grants
Kids In Need Teacher Grants Deadline: September 30 Kids In Need Teacher Grants provide K-12 educators with funding to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students. Teacher Grant...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Temporary Data and Outcomes Coordinator, United Way of GPSNJ
UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Human Resources Department POSITION DESCRIPTION POSITION TITLE: Temporary Data and Outcomes Coordinator...
Practice Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania
Practice Professor of Educational Leadership The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Practice Professor in K-12 Educational Leadership. The...
Foster Parent Coordinator, Concilio
Foster Parent Coordinator, Concilio Posted on: July 18, 2012 Posted by: Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of Philadelphia, Inc. Responsible for recruitment, orientation, initial and ongoing...
Monitoring and Technical Assistance Coordinator, PHMC
Public Health Management Corporation 260 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-985-2500 JOB DESCRIPTION MONITORING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR Management Services/ Out of School Time...
Program Specialist, Out-of-School Time Project
Public Health Management Corporation 260 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-985-2500 JOB DESCRIPTION PROGRAM SPECIALIST, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROJECT OST – MANAGEMENT SERVICES *POSTING...
Social Worker, Valley Youth House
Social Worker 2, Valley Youth House Posted on: July 19, 2012 The Social Worker 2 is responsible for providing direct services to youth/young adults and managing the clinical/therapeutic aspects of...
Popular Opinion Leader Facilitator, Philadelphia FIGHT
Popular Opinion Leader Facilitator, Philadelphia FIGHT Posted on: July 9, 2012 Job Summary Y-HEP’s Popular Opinion Leader Facilitator is responsible for delivering the Popular Opinion Leader (POL)...
Cribs for Kids Advocate, Maternity Care Coalition
Cribs for Kids Advocate, Maternity Care Coalition Posted on: July 9, 2012 Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), a dynamic nonprofit, works to improve maternal and child health and well-being through the...
Development Manager, Foundations & Major Gifts, Back On My Feet
Development Manager, Foundations & Major Gifts, Back On My Feet Posted on: July 10, 2012 About Back on My Feet Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to...
Supportive Services Assistant, Philadelphia Works
Supportive Services Assistant, Philadelphia Works Posted on: July 10, 2012 This position performs a variety of clerical functions that provides support to the Technology & Supportive Services...
Research Analyst, The Reinvestment Fund
The Reinvestment Fund has a Research Analyst position available. ABOUT THE REINVESTMENT FUND: TRF is a national innovator in capitalizing distressed communities and stimulating economic growth for...
Development Coordinator, Norris Square Neighborhood Project
Development Coordinator, Norris Square Neighborhood Project Posted on: July 10, 2012 Norris Square Neighborhood Project () is currently searching for a self-starter and organized professional to...
AmeriCorps Site Coordinator, LIFT-Philadelphia
SITE COORDINATOR/AMERICORPS*NATIONAL DIRECT MEMBER Philadelphia, PA Our Mission and Vision LIFT’s mission is to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people in the United States. We...
Recovery Engagement Specialist, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Recovery Engagement Specialist, Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. Posted on: July 10, 2012 The Recovery Engagement Specialist position provides direct services to the Drug/Alcohol programs, adults and...
Philadelphia Part Time School Liaison, AARP Experience Corps
Philadelphia Part Time School Liaison, AARP Experience Corps – National Office Posted on: July 11, 2012 Overview Experience Corps’s mission is to create powerful opportunities for older...
Intern, Capacity Building, United Way of GP/SNJ
Intern, Capacity Building, Community Impact, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Posted on: July 18, 2012 The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s...
Senior Accountant, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Senior Accountant, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Posted on: July 13, 2012 The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is continually searching for...
Communications and New Media Coordinator, Fight for Philly
Communications and New Media Coordinator, Fight for Philly Posted on: July 16, 2012 Purpose: Manage communications and new media for coalition-based campaign for good jobs and corporate...
Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund Posted on: July 16, 2012 DELAWARE VALLEY LEGACY FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Executive Director Reports to: President,...
Outreach Specialist (P/T), Bethesda Project
Outreach Specialist (P/T), Bethesda Project Posted on: July 18, 2012 NOTE: This position is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Applicants...
Development Associate, Friends General Conference
Development Associate at Quaker Nonprofit Friends General Conference is seeking candidates for a full-time position on our Development team, supporting all aspects of our Development work. Duties...
Data Associate, PolicyMap, The Reinvestment Fund
The Reinvestment Fund’s online data analysis and mapping service group, PolicyMap, is currently recruiting for a Data Associate. To apply please mail, email, or fax resume with cover letter, salary...
Miscellaneous
PYN Youth Ambassador
If you know someone who is interested in becoming a PYN Youth Ambassador, ask him/her to complete the PYN Youth Ambassador on-line application available at New applicants for the 2012-13 Academic...
Effective Land Banking Strategies for Different Housing Markets
“Effective Land Banking Strategies for Different Housing Markets” Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 (ET) Session Description: Over the past decade, land banks have emerged as flexible...
Lights On! Afterschool event planning webinar
PSAYDN sets webinar to plan for Lights On! Afterschool events The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool and Youth Development Network will host a webinar about planning for the community’s Lights on...
American Management Association Scholarship for nonprofit leaders
AMA/Hesselbein Institute: AMA Scholarship The American Management Association and the Hesselbein Institute Ambassador scholarship program is intended to assist social-sector nonprofit organizations...
National Schools of Character Awards
Character Education Partnership: National Schools of Character Awards The National Schools of Character Awards program has a twofold purpose: to identify exemplary schools and districts to serve as...
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