The week of
July 31, 2017
PHENND Events/Activities
Next Steps AmeriCorps looking for college students in service
PHENND
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...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Rebel Crumbles at Shoprite
University of Pennsylvania
[Rebel Crumbles were a great addition to our K-16 Partnerships Summer Institute. Show them some love!] Thursday August 3rd we will be launching Rebel Crumbles at Shoprite of Parkside (1575 N 52nd st)...
Social Innovations to Address Immigrant Needs
Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal
You are INVITED to attend SOCIAL INNOVATIONS TO ADDRESS IMMIGRANT NEEDS: HOW SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERS IN AMERICA’S CITIES CAN STRENGTHEN IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND POLICIES SYMPOSIUM on SEPTEMBER 25, 2017...
Family Involvement Conference
Family Involvement Confernece
Welcome to the Family Involvement Conference October 15-18, 2017 Harrisburg, PA About the Conference The Family Involvement Conference is presented to you by the Pennsylvania Coalition for Parent...
Write Your Future Summer Enrichment Program
Write Your Future
The Write Your Future Summer Enrichment Program is our signature summer writing course and is open to 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. The two-week program brings students to a local university or...
Champions for Young Children Reception
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Save the Date! Announcing the 50th Anniversary Champions for Young Children Reception and Silent Auction honoring Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney for his dedication and contributions to the field of...
College Survival Guide: A Tool Kit for College Admission Success
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable
August 11, 2017 Workshops on College Scholarship Essay Writing, Creating an Online College Admission Portfolio, Financing College (including Scholarship Search) At Saint Joseph’s University 8:30 AM...
Community Row boating event
Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory
Community Row with Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory August 14, 15, and 16 | 4 – 7:30 pm Frankford Boat Launch | 5600 Tacony St, behind Dietz and Watson Parking Lot All are welcome to join the...
Philadelphia NeighborWorks Training Institute
NeighborWorks America
August 14 – 18 Philadelphia is an ideal backdrop for the summer NeighborWorks Training Institute. Join us to explore the city, build connections with colleagues in the field and select from...
Save the date: Simplifying Systematic Assessment for Carnegie and Beyond
Pennsylvania Campus Compact
Measuring Up: Simplifying Systematic Assessment for Carnegie and Beyond with Heather Mack The Campus Compacts of Pennsylvania and New York are collaborating to offer their member institutions an...
#RealCollege: national convening on college food and housing insecurity
University of Wisconsin
Join the Wisconsin HOPE Lab to learn from leaders working to reduce food and housing insecurity, ending no-cause evictions, putting homeless student liaisons on all college campuses, offering...
New Website: Philadelphia LISC
Local Initiatives Support Coalition
We are happy to announce the arrival of Philadelphia LISC’s new website! The new site has a lot of unique features, including the latest news and stories, details on LISC’s financing for...
SustainPHL Celebration
GreenPhilly
Save the Date: Thursday, August 3rd at 7 PM SustainPHL is the annual sustainability celebration honoring sustainability visionaries to unsung heroes making a difference. We’ll recognize...
New Resources
Metropolitan Universities Journal
Metropolitan Universities journal
Metropolitan Universities journal issue : The 2016 Washington, Conference Issue highlighted a number of presentations and speeches at CUMU’s 2016 Annual Conference, which called attendees to...
In Which Academic Year Do Stopouts Most Frequently Occur?
Benchmarking Project
Benchmarking Breakdown: In Which Academic Year Do Stopouts Most Frequently Occur? By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation Stopouts are an unfortunate reality in the college access and success...
Journal of College Access
Western Michigan University
Highlights from the Latest Edition of the Journal of College Access By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation, NCAN Academics among NCAN-member organizations will be interested to know, if they...
Early Learning Principal Instructional Coaching Program
La Salle University
EARLY LEARNING PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING PROGRAM Building Bridges to Enhance Teaching and Learning in PreK-4 Settings Develop Your Competence as a PreK-4 Instructional Leader! Earn ACT 48/PIL...
Food and housing insecurity on college campuses
College Possible
College Possible released a podcast exploring new research from the National Student Campaign against Hunger and Homelessness, which found that 22 percent of college students experience food...
College Access and Success Strategies That Promote Early Awareness in Middle-Level Grades
National College Access Network
Ideas for Effective, Equitable Early Awareness Strategies By Carrie Warick, Director of Policy and Advocacy When nine founding organizations joined together to form NCAN more than 20 years ago, most...
FAFSA Completions Up After Four-Year Decline
National College Access Network
Seniors’ 9% Increase Helps Reverse Decline in FAFSA Completions By Carrie Warick, Director of Policy and Advocacy, NCAN Reversing a four-year decline in Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
How to Write Appeals that Raise More Money
Network for Good
To raise more money, you need a great appeal that grabs donors’ attention and inspires them to give. How do you create fundraising letters that stand out and get results? Find the tips, tricks,...
Book: Knowledge for Social Change
Temple University Press
Knowledge for Social Change Bacon, Dewey, and the Revolutionary Transformation of Research Universities in the Twenty-First Century by Lee Benson, Ira Harkavy, John Puckett, Matthew Hartley, Rita A....
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers needed for renovation project at McMichael Elementary School
The Goldenberg Group
The Goldenberg Group (TGG), hosts large volunteer events throughout the year, with August being the largest. Last year they built brand new dressers for a homeless shelter and this year they’ve...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Partners in Campus Community Engagement conference
Partners in Campus Community Engagement
Community engagement professionals in the Pacific Northwest will want to save the date, May 22-23, 2018. Partners in Campus Community Engagement (PICCE, formerly known as INSLP), a working group of...
International Service-Learning Research Conference
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Don’t Forget to Register for the IARSLCE 2017 Conference Registration continues for the 2017 Conference! This year’s annual research conference will be held September 14-16, 2017 in...
Grant Opportunities
Women and STEM
Saxena Family Foundation
Founded in 2002, Saxena Family Foundation’s mission is to advance inventive and effective ways of promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education in the United States and...
Community Service Grants for lung health
CHEST Foundation
CHEST Foundation Invites Applications for Community Service Grants As the charitable foundation for the American College of Chest Physicians, the CHEST Foundation has a mission of championing lung...
2018 Future of Nursing Scholars
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF Releases 2018 Future of Nursing Scholars RFP The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a Request for Proposals for its 2018 Future of Nursing Scholars program, an annual program designed...
HIV/AIDS Programs
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Seeks Applications for HIV/AIDS Programs The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation was established by Elizabeth Taylor in 1991 to provide grants to existing organizations...
Criminal & Social Justice Programs
Public Welfare Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation Accepting LOIs for Criminal, Social Justice Programs The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need. To that end, the...
Early Childhood grants
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Invites Letters of Intent The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports innovative, creative projects and programs with potential to significantly enhance...
Architecture-Related Projects
Graham Foundation
Graham Foundation Invites Applications From Individuals for Architecture-Related Projects Founded in 1956, the Chicago-based Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts provides...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
School-Community Partnerships Coordinator, Delaware Valley Fairness Project
Delaware Valley Fairness Project
DELAWARE VALLEY FAIRNESS PROJECT POSITIONS AVAILABLE Delaware Valley Fairness Project serves the needs of under-resourced schools in economically and socially disadvantaged neighborhoods in the...
Project TEACH Peer Education Coordinator, Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia FIGHT is an AIDS Service Organization that recently became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our goal is to end the AIDS epidemic within the lifetime of people living with HIV...
Community Organizer, Jewish Social Policy Action Network
Jewish Social Policy Action Network
Jewish Social Policy Action Network (JSPAN) – Progressive Voices for a Healthy Democracy COMMUNITY ORGANIZER Applications due: ASAP, review conducted on a rolling basis Reports to: JSPAN President...
Middle School DREAM Lab® Coordinator, Baldwin School
Baldwin School
We have an opening for the fall at Baldwin to run our Middle School Maker Space, the DREAM Lab®, which is part of our Computer Science program. Middle School DREAM Lab® Coordinator The Middle...
Regional Communication Program Manager, American Red Cross
American Red Cross
By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world’s largest...
Sr Grants & Contracts Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Works with the Assistant Director, Research Services in the processing of awards, issuing subcontracts, and maintaining the proposal/award and subcontract databases. Serves as an information resource...
Miscellaneous
creating balanced communities through effective town and gown cooperation
Optimal College Town Assessment
We had a great turnout for our July webinar with Dr. Stephen Gavazzi to talk about how the Optimal College Town Assessment takes the guesswork out of town and gown relations so we decided to offer...
Make Your Donor the Hero with Your Year-End Campaign
Network for Good
Nonprofit 911: Make Your Donor the Hero with Your Year-End Campaign Tuesday, August 8 at 1pm EDT Nonprofits get 30% or more of their individual donations for the year in December. How can you make...
On-line Graduate Certificate in Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning
Portland State University
Fully On-Line Cohort, Portland State University, Graduate Certificate in Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning Gain High Impact Strategies for How to Teach, Coordinate, Lead, Research, and...
Turn Your Annual Appeal into an Annual Campaign
Iris Creative Group
August 17 2:00 PM Eastern Online Learn how to create an integrated marketing effort for your annual appeal. This program includes an ebook guide and an Excel planning tool to help you develop and...
How Service Years Can Partner with Colleges
Service Year Alliance
Service Year Alliance’s Webinar Series takes a deep dive into topics and opportunities so your organization can get more involved in expanding and growing service year opportunities. Upcoming...
Service Year Best Practices Competition
Service Year Alliance
Service Year Alliance is addressing the double bottom line — the impact on the young person serving and on the communities in which they serve — by gathering best practices in the service year...
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