The week of
March 9, 2015
PHENND Events/Activities
New video about PHENND
PHENND
Check out the newest video about PHENND. Taken largely from footage at the 25th Anniversary PHENND Conference in April 2014. Special thanks to volunteer videographer Alicia Dorsey.
VISTA School Community Partnerships Coordinators
PHENND
Join a cohort that works to strengthen communication, collaboration and community in local Philadelphia schools. PHENND seeks 20 full-time AmeriCorps VISTAs: 16 serve as Community Partnership...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Spark Philadelphia seeks school partners
Spark Philadelphia
Partnership Opportunity: Spark Philadelphia After two years of successful programming with 7th and 8th graders in our initial Philadelphia partner schools, Spark is pleased to seek new partners for...
Philadelphia’s AmeriCorps Week
Are you a currently serving or alum AmeriCorps member? Share your story to be featured during AmeriCorps Week. AmeriCorps Week celebrates the impact and experiences of AmeriCorps members all across...
10th annual Forum Theatre Summer Intensive
Gas & Electric Arts
Gas & Electric Arts 2015 10th annual Forum Theatre Summer Intensive Bring out your ability to overcome societal and self-imposed limits in order to better include and interact with others. Gas...
Spring Training: Hit a School Funding Home Run for Kids
Public Citizens for Children and Youth
Spring Training: Hit a School Funding Home Run for Kids Description: This year we have an unprecedented opportunity to make public education funding more fair and to get more of it for schools across...
Leaving Gifted Kids Behind
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
Leaving Gifted Kids Behind Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:00 — 4:00 In this session, participants will learn how Pennsylvania law affects and supports gifted children, as well as practical tips for...
Congreso College Fair
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso College Fair Thursday, April 2nd 5:00 pm 2830 N. American St. Trujillo Center (Harcum @ Congreso Building) La Salle University DeVry University Peirce College Chestnut Hill College PASSHE...
Movement Media Institute
Media Mobilizing Project
About the Movement Media Institute Media Mobilizing Project is holding it’s Spring Movement Media Institute in two months – May 29-31. We’d love to have you and/or members of your...
Recharging Schools: Addressing the Holistic Needs of Children
University of Pennsylvania
, the Leaders in Education Advocacy and Reform Network, cordially invites you to attend… Recharging Schools: Addressing the Holistic Needs of Children The mission of this year’s...
Esperanza College Open Houses
Eastern University
Esperanza College of Eastern University is holding two Open House events in March. The Admissions Team is inviting students and family members to learn more about opportunities available at Esperanza...
Sensory Issues: From Clinic to Home & School
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Workshop offers help in addressing challenging behaviors Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania will present a workshop, Sensory Issues: From Clinic to Home & School: A Workshop to Develop...
Education Policy Forums on Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget
Education Policy and Leadership Center
You are invited to attend one of EPLC’s Regional Education Policy Forums on Governor Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget for 2015-2016 Space is limited. There is no cost, but an RSVP is...
Building a Strong Corporate Fundraising Program
La Salle University
Building a Strong Corporate Fundraising Program Corporations don’t support your organization jut because they like you — they need to know what’s in it for them. And if you want to...
Red Flags in Financial Management that Could Sink Your Organization
La Salle University
La Salle University, The NonProfit Center will be holding a class that will explore the balancing act of weighing both risk and return, something that those entrusted with financial management in...
Non-Profit Workshop Series
Free Library of Philadelphia
Unlocking the Value of Census Demographic Data Tuesday, March 10 | 9:30 to 11:00 | Rooms 405-407 Noemi Mendez Eliasen, Information Services Specialist for the Census Bureau, will provide an...
New Resources
Special ACA Enrollment Period for Tax Season
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season Eligible consumers have from March 15 through April 30 to enroll in coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced...
Service-Learning enhancing the curriculum for Nursing Students
Clemson University
Clemson Collaborations in Service-Learning will be broadcast over Clemson TV beginning Wednesday March 11 at 3:30 pm. and will air each Wednesday at 3:30 pm until May 6. More specific program...
YSA Resources to Help You End Childhood Hunger
Youth Service America
From project ideas and examples to webinars and planning guides, YSA – in partnership with Sodexo Foundation – has many tools and resources to help you plan Global Youth Service Day...
Campus Philly’s Online Job and Internship Fair
Campus Philly
Campus Philly to hold online internship and job fair Campus Philly’s annual Online Job and Internship Fair will take place March 23-27. During the event, hundreds of summer internship opportunities...
Effect of the Great Recession on Child Well-Being
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CHOP study shows impact of recession on child well-being Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab and First Focus have released a report, The Effect of the Great Recession on Child...
School Breakfast Scorecard
Food Research Action Center
PA scores low on school breakfast scorecard According to the School Breakfast Scorecard, issued by the Food Research Action Center (FRAC), forty other states are more successful compared to...
Failing on Two Fronts: The U.S. Labor Market Since 2000
Center for Economic and Policy Research
For almost four decades and by almost all available measures, economic inequality has been increasing in the United States. For a portion of this period, the United States could console itself,...
Access to Nutrition Assistance May Increase Housing Security
Journal of Applied Research on Children
Co-enrollment for Child Health: How Receipt and Loss of Food and Housing Subsidies Relate to Housing Security and Statutes for Streamlined, Multi-Subsidy Application by Megan Sandel; Diana Cutts;...
Report: Improving the Tax Preparation Experience
New America
by David Rothstein Rachel Black Tax time is often referred to as the “golden moment” for asset building and financial management due to the substantial infusion of resources many households...
Consequences of Teachers’ Gender Biases
National Bureau of Economic Research
Math bias against girls A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research points to the influence of unconscious bias around math and science in teachers towards girls, writes Claire Cain...
How ESEA Title I, Part A, ‘Portability’ Takes from the Poor and Gives to the Rest
Center for American Progress
How ‘portability’ jeopardizes Title I A new brief from the Center for American Progress demonstrates that Senator Lamar Alexander’s proposed reauthorization bill for the ESEA would...
Book: Community Economic Development in Social Work
Community Economic Development in Social Work By Steven Soifer This unique textbook emphasizes a holistic approach to community building that combines business and real-estate development with a...
Guide to Livable Cities
Knight Foundation
It’s no secret that cities around the world are making themselves more livable as they compete to attract and retain talent. What’s not as widely known is how it’s done. Today we’re...
Build, Prepare, Invest: Assessing Food Hub Businesses for Investment Readiness
Wholesome Wave
Wholesome Wave’s Food Hub Business Assessment Toolkit provides you with the tools to evaluate a food hub business’ readiness for investment Whether you are an investor considering making an...
Social Enterprises, Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Life Stability
REDF
Social enterprises (SEs) are mission-driven businesses focused on hiring and assisting people who face barriers to work. In 2011, REDF funded organizations in California to expand and support SEs...
New Report: Medicaid as an Investment in Children
National Bureau of Economic Research
Medicaid as an Investment in Children: What is the Long-Term Impact on Tax Receipts? David W. Brown, Amanda E. Kowalski, Ithai Z. Lurie NBER Working Paper No. 20835 Issued in January 2015 We examine...
New Reports on Pennsylvania Homelessness
People’s Emergency Center
More Pennsylvanians homeless PEC recently summarized Pennsylvania-based data on single adult individuals and on families who experienced homelessness from the 2014 release of the Housing Inventory...
Partnerships Classifieds
volunteers needed, Philadelphia public schools
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
The United Way has launched a new volunteer portal to make volunteering even easier! Support your local school by donating your time and talent as a volunteer....
volunteers needed, United Communities Southeast Philadelphia
United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia
United Communities Southeast Philadelphia is a nonprofit agency that works in a partnership with its various communities for social and economic justice and fosters harmony for building...
drivers needed, PhillyPatientRide
Enterprise Car Share
Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? Join PhillyPatientRide! For many cancer patients, transportation can be a major obstacle to getting the treatments that they need, and...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: Engaged Scholarship: Advancing Rigor, Elevating Impact
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
ESC 2015 MEETING Welcome to the 16th Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Engaged Scholarship: Advancing Rigor, Elevating Impact The Engagement Scholarship Consortium journey...
Call for Proposals: Revolutionary Scholarship: Innovation of Community Engagement Models
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Announcing the 2015 Conference Call for Proposals The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is pleased to announce that proposals are now being...
Call for Workshop Proposals: Family Involvement Conference
Call for Workshop Proposals Family Involvement Conference October 18-21, 2015; Harrisburg, Pa. This conference is based on the premise that active family involvement in the education process is the...
Food Waste & Hunger Summit
Campus Kitchens
Mark your calendar for the second annual Food Waste & Hunger Summit from April 18-19, 2015, at the University of Georgia in Athens. The Food Waste & Hunger Summit convenes student leaders who...
Grant Opportunities
Innovations in Care Program
Hillman Foundation
Hillman Foundation Accepting Proposals for Innovations in Care Program The mission of the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation is to improve the lives of patients and their families through...
STEM-Based Education Programs
US Airways Education Foundation
US Airways Education Foundation Accepting Applications for STEM-Based Education Programs US Airways Education Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for educational...
Chester County Department of Community Development Youth Grants
Chester County Department of Community Development
Chester County RFPs announced for youth programs The Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD), the entity designated by the Chester County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and the...
Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program
Mary Kay Foundation
The goal of the Mary Kay Foundation is to eliminate domestic violence. As part of this effort, the foundation makes grants to organizations in the United States that assist survivors of domestic...
Typical or Troubled? Mental Health Grant Program
American Psychiatric Foundation
The Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program was developed by the American Psychiatric Foundation to address the important role adults can have in a teen’s life and the...
Capacity-Building Grants
National Environmental Education Foundation
National Environmental Education Foundation Invites Applications for Capacity-Building Grants The National Environmental Education Foundation works to promote lifelong environmental learning by...
Endangered Language Fund
Endangered Language Fund
The Endangered Language Fund was founded in 1996 with the goal of supporting language preservation and documentation projects. To that end, ELF provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
computer coding instructor, Building 21
Building 21
I am writing today in the hopes that you might know someone who would be interested in working with us at Building 21 on a student requested 10 week course in computer coding for the purpose of video...
Site Director, Let’s Get Ready (summer only)
Let's Get Ready
LET’S GET READY TO LEAD BECOME A SITE DIRECTOR Becoming a Site Director is a paid internship opportunity for those who are interested in the areas of education, nonprofit management and/or...
President, Samuel S. Fels Fund
Samuel S. Fels Fund
President, Samuel S. Fels Fund Reporting Relationship: The President will report to the Board of Directors and manage a small staff About the Samuel S. Fels Fund The Samuel S. Fels Fund is a private...
Development Associate, National Liberty Museum
National Liberty Museum
Under the direction of the Director of Development, the Development Associate participates in and provides support to all aspects of the Museum’s Development program. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT...
Summer Supervisor, Philadelphia Youth Network
Philadelphia Youth Network
About PYN: The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is an intermediary organization dedicated to connecting systems and leveraging resources to equip young people for academic achievement, economic...
Health and Nutrition Coordinator, Health Federation of Philadelphia
Health Federation of Philadelphia
The Health and Nutrition Coordinator tracks and monitors the health care of infants and toddlers including those with disabilities. Working with the Health Services Manager, provides health and...
Senior Associate, Get Hype Philly, The Food Trust
The Food Trust
The Food Trust is a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and information to make healthy decisions. Headquartered in...
Health Resource Specialist, AccessMatters
AccessMatters
Job Summary: Responsible for providing reproductive and sexual health education related to disease prevention and healthy behaviors, provide limited health screenings ( HIV/STD testing, interviews...
Miscellaneous
A Better Chance: Application Now Open!
A Better Chance
Are you seeking better educational opportunities for your child? A Better Chance, the preeminent national resource for recruiting, identifying and developing leaders among young people of color is...
Philadelphia Food Entrepreneurship Competition
The Enterprise Center
THE ENTERPRISE CENTER IS AWARDING UP TO $50,000 TO PHILLY FOOD ENTREPRENEURS! Apply Here by March 11, 2015 The Enterprise Center is awarding up to $50,000 for Philly food entrepreneurs! Local...
Philadelphia seeks Youth Poet Laureate
City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) has released the application materials for the selection of Philadelphia’s next Youth Poet Laureate. A position...
Investing in Early Childhood Education: Making the Case for the 4K Program
Clemson University
Solutions to the Dropout Crisis Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:30 – 4:30 Eastern Time Investing in Early Childhood Education: Making the Case for the 4K Program presented by Dr. Dolores A....
Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowship Program
Commonwealth Fund
To honor the legacy of the late Margaret E. Mahoney, the Commonwealth Fund, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, the New York Academy of Medicine, and others,...
Smithsonian Latino Center Young Ambassadors Program
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Latino Center Accepting Applications for 2015 Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center, a division of the Smithsonian Institution, works to ensure that Latino contributions...
Food and Nutrition Webinar Series
Food and Drug Administration
FDA Announces a Dietetics and Nutrition Webinar Series Co-Sponsored with the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) The Food and Drug Administration’s CFSAN and JIFSAN are...
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