The week of
October 15, 2018
Other Local Events and Workshops
Climate Change & Health: The Hidden Threat
University of Pennsylvania
November 15th at 12:00pm-1:30pm Amado Recital Hall at Irvine Auditorium (3401 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19104) Speaker: Judge Alice C Hill (Ret), Former Senior Director for Resilience –...
The Politics of Map-Making: Exploring Geography, Math, and GIS to Understand Gerrymandering
Philadelphia Education Fund
Dr. Rebecca Theobald is an Assistant Research Professor, in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Theobald will present two...
Teaching Artist Play Date: Mindfulness Movement
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
Wednesday, November 7, 2018; 4:30-6:00 pm Join Gracianna Coscia-Collins (Education Manager at Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers) for a mindfulness-based movement experience. Inspired by Artistic Director Kun-Yang...
Creative Entrepreneurship 101: Step By Step
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
Tuesday, October 23, 2018; 6:00-8:30 pm How do you build a sustainable career that aligns your teaching artist practices and your own creative work? Join Todd Hestand, business consultant, artist,...
Philadelphia Nonprofit Job Fair
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library hosts Nonprofit Job Fair on October 24 Philadelphia Nonprofit Job Fair Wednesday, October 24, 2018 4:00 Regional Foundation Center at Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine...
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed: Changemakers Forum
New Jersey United Ways
NJ United Ways, community leaders seek ways to advance financial security It’s been 10 years since United Way set an ambitious goal to make the invisible visible. Hidden within every community,...
Free ESL and Civic Classes
District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund
FREE! Autumn/Winter ESL/EL Civics Classes October 30, 2018 – February 28, 2019 at District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund! Curriculum: • Set Workforce and Career Goals • Improve Reading...
Iron Sharpens Iron: Training for Emerging Community Leaders
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Iron Sharpens Iron: Fall 2018 Are you an emerging leader working to improve the quality of life in your neighborhood? Or maybe you’re a seasoned practitioner who recognizes the power of youth...
What Makes a Superior Leader? Creating and Mastering a Successful Leadership Style
La Salle Nonprofit Center
Date and Time: Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 09:00 am to 04:00 pm Location: Bucks County Community College – 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940 Registration for this course is through...
New Resources
State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Access and Equity
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Budget Policy Center report highlights impact of lower higher education funding Pennsylvania’s dwindling public investment in higher education over the last decade has contributed to rising tuition...
Free workshops: OnTrack to Post-Secondary Education
Uncommon Individual Foundation
OnTrack to Post-Secondary Education is a (no cost) college and career readiness curriculum designed to help 8th-12th students successfully navigate school, understand the post-secondary attainment...
How University Presidents and City Manager View Town-Gown Relationships
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Are you investing in your campus and community relationship? Is it flourishing or surviving? Gain fresh insights on results from interviews conducted with university presidents and city managers that...
Report: The High Cost of “Free” Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Juvenile Law Center
THE PRICE OF JUSTICE: THE HIGH COST OF “FREE” COUNSEL FOR YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Jessica Feierman, Nadia Mozaffar, Naomi Goldstein, Emily Haney-Caron, July 25, 2018...
Increasing Access to Quality Child Care for Four Priority Populations
Urban Institute
In recent decades, policymakers have increasingly focused on the importance of high-quality child care and early education services in supporting the development of low-income children. Though...
Peer Learning Circles for Nonprofit EDs and emerging leaders
La Salle Nonprofit Center
Peer Learning Circles Cultivate Leadership Skills One of the most effective ways The Nonprofit Center has been successfully nurturing leadership growth and development, for both current executive...
New film and screening: Personal Statement
Reify Films
PERSONAL STATEMENT is a feature-length documentary that follows Karoline, Christine and Enoch through their senior year and into college. They work tirelessly as peer college counselors to realize...
100th Issue of Cascade: Investing in Opportunity
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
It is with great pleasure that the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shares this 100th issue of Cascade with you. This issue explores the Reinventing Our Communities conference theme of Investing...
Partnerships Classifieds
Join MLK Association planning committee
Martin Luther King Association for Nonviolence
MLK Association schedules meetings to plan winter activities The Martin Luther King Association for Nonviolence is seeking volunteers to join its 2018 – 2019 Event Planning Committee. Committee...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Engaged Campus Institute
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
This two-day institute, organized by AASCU’s American Democracy Project and the NASPA LEAD Initiative, is a workshop designed for teams from colleges and universities interested in strategic...
Grant Opportunities
Fund for a Just Society
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Accepting Proposals for Fund for a Just Society The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations is accepting proposals from non-Unitarian...
grants for string instrument programs
Classics for Kids Foundation
Classics for Kids Accepting Applications From Music Programs The Classics for Kids Foundation empowers young people to shape their futures through music, helps build sustainable stringed instrument...
Award for Urban Excellence
Bruner Foundation
Bruner Foundation Accepting Submissions for Award for Urban Excellence A program of the Bruner Foundation, the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence is a national design award that recognizes...
Fellowship for historic preservation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation Invites Applications for Fellowships Since 1989, the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation has been in the vanguard of historic preservation practice and...
Pathways to the Liberal Arts
Teagle Foundation
Students and their families face myriad pressures as they navigate the process of enrolling in college. One of the most important decisions they can make in the college choice process is what to...
Education for American Civic Life
Teagle Foundation
The charge of the Teagle Foundation is “to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which we see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life.” Among the...
NYPA Campus Compact VISTA Host Site Applications
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
2019-2020 CCNYPA VISTA Host Site Applications Released: Apply Now! CCNYPA is pleased to notify you that we have released the VISTA Host Site Applications for the 2019-2020 project year! If...
CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement – Deadline Extended
Request for Applications: 2018-19 CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement Deadline Extended: December 15, 2018 CCNYPA is pleased to announce the availability of twelve...
Social Media in the Classroom Grant
Internet.Frontier.Com
What could a $1,000 grant do to upgrade your classroom? Win a Grant of $1,000 When You Show Us How You Use Social Media in the Classroom The Question: How are you using social media to enhance the...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of College Access, Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Futures
We are currently seeking a Director of College Access to join our team. This role is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader and educator to develop, expand, and lead all College Access...
Operations Manager, Fleisher Art Memorial
Fleisher Art Memorial
Under the supervision of Fleisher’s executive director, you will coordinate operational details to ensure that delivery of Fleisher’s educational programs are of the highest quality, consistent...
Academic Coordinator, School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
The School of Social Policy & Practice seeks a professional higher education program coordinator to join the Nonprofit Leadership Master’s Degree Program at the School of Social Policy &...
Workforce Development Advisor, PowerCorpsPHL
EducationWorks
About PowerCorpsPHL Launched in September 2013, PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative. Operated in partnership with EducationWorks and the Philadelphia Youth Network,...
Salesforce consultant, PowerCorpsPHL
EducationWorks
About PowerCorpsPHL PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative, operated in partnership with EducationWorks. Working closely with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the...
Project Coordinator, PowerCorpsPHL
EducationWorks
About PowerCorpsPHL Launched in September 2013, PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative. Operated in partnership with EducationWorks and the Philadelphia Youth Network,...
Assistant Director of Culture and Climate, PowerCorpsPHL
EducationWorks
About PowerCorpsPHL Launched in September 2013, PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative. Operated in partnership with EducationWorks and the Philadelphia Youth Network,...
Job Developer, Center for Employment Opportunities
Center for Employment Opportunities
The Opportunity CEO is currently seeking to hire a Job Developer for our Philadelphia office, a role that’s crucial to CEO’s work to help individuals coming out of incarceration regain the skills...
Director of Development, Pathway School
Pathway School
Pathway Mission Statement At its founding in 1961, Pathway was among the very few schools in the greater Philadelphia area designed exclusively for the learning disabled child, and unified the...
Miscellaneous
How Do University and Municipal Leaders View Town-Gown Relationships?
Optimal College Town Assessment
“The role of the president is to create trust among a number of constituencies, particularly the faculty and the board of trustees within the university, but also trust within the business...
Advancing Social Justice Capacities – Webinar
JP Higher Ed
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 2pm (EST) We are inundated with news about hate bias incidents, the growth of hate groups, and governmental actions that push people further into the margins. What do we...
Advancing Diversity and Inclusivity through Multilevel Strategic Leadership
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Monday, November 5, 2018 12:00 EST Please join our upcoming webinar, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusivity through Multilevel Strategic Leadership,” on Monday, November 5, at 12:00 (EST)....
Faculty Updates
Pathways to the Liberal Arts
Teagle Foundation
Students and their families face myriad pressures as they navigate the process of enrolling in college. One of the most important decisions they can make in the college choice process is what to...
Education for American Civic Life
Teagle Foundation
The charge of the Teagle Foundation is “to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which we see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life.” Among the...
Engaged Campus Institute
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
This two-day institute, organized by AASCU’s American Democracy Project and the NASPA LEAD Initiative, is a workshop designed for teams from colleges and universities interested in strategic...
NYPA Campus Compact VISTA Host Site Applications
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
2019-2020 CCNYPA VISTA Host Site Applications Released: Apply Now! CCNYPA is pleased to notify you that we have released the VISTA Host Site Applications for the 2019-2020 project year! If...
CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement – Deadline Extended
Request for Applications: 2018-19 CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement Deadline Extended: December 15, 2018 CCNYPA is pleased to announce the availability of twelve...
Advancing Social Justice Capacities – Webinar
JP Higher Ed
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 2pm (EST) We are inundated with news about hate bias incidents, the growth of hate groups, and governmental actions that push people further into the margins. What do we...
Advancing Diversity and Inclusivity through Multilevel Strategic Leadership
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Monday, November 5, 2018 12:00 EST Please join our upcoming webinar, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusivity through Multilevel Strategic Leadership,” on Monday, November 5, at 12:00 (EST)....
Stay Current in Philly's Higher Education and Nonprofit Sector
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.
Subscribe