The week of

October 23, 2018

Other Local Events and Workshops

Questions Are the Answer with Hal Gregersen

Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia

Hear innovation powerhouse Hal Gregersen, Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and co-author of The Innovator’s DNA with Defining Innovation speaker series alumnus Clayton Christensen,...

House of UMOJA 50th Anniversary celebration

House of Umoja

Announcement: Twinly, the House of UMOJA, Inc is celebrating its 50th year by protecting legacy and investing in the future. Part of this celebration will take place this Friday, October 26th at the...

21st Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education

Gesu School

Gesu School’s 21st Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education is November 2, 2018. Topic: Gesu School’s 2018 Symposium, Everyday Heroes: Unveiling the Power of Educators, will...

Early Childhood Education Training and Education Fair

Mayor’s Office of Education

Join the Mayor’s Office of Education for our Fall ECE Training and Education Fair. Learn about degree programs, professional development opportunities, and funding sources to take your career...

Identifying and Serving the Special Needs of Philadelphia Students

Philadelphia Education Fund

Join us for breakfast and discussion on Thursday, November 1st Identifying and Serving the Special Needs of Philadelphia Students It was 1971, when the District Court for the Eastern District of...

FREE GED Classes, Job Readiness/Career Exploration, Job Placement for Young Adults

Bucks County Center for Young Adults

To assist out-of-school young adults in Northeast Philadelphia and Bucks County, ages 16 to 24, to enter the emerging workforce and achieve their future goals. The Center for Young Adults is offering...

2030 District Annual Celebration and Happy Hour

Green Building United

Wed, November 7, 2018 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm Drexel University | Bossone Research Center | 3140 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Join Green Building United for its fall networking happy hour...

School Readiness Forum

Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP)

Parent-Child Home Program & Read by 4th are pleased to invite you to the first Philadelphia convening of THE SCHOOL READINESS FORUM An exploration of new ideas to prevent the K-12 Achievement Gap...

Young, Smart and Local

Campus Philly

Young, Smart and Local is a two-day conference designed to inform and engage leaders from higher education, business, government, economic development, and community organizations on best practices...

Writing programs for kids in North Philly

Mighty Writers

Mighty Writers Loves North Philly! Check out our three sites serving North Philly. Comic Book Club Ages: 12 – 18 Fridays, 3:30-5:00pm Sep 28, 2018 to Jun 07, 2019 Do you like Comics? Anime?...

Educating After Trauma: Trauma-informed practices for adult educators

Blue Door Group

The will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018 From 10:00 AM until 04:00 PM Located in : Office of Adult Education – Two Penn Center, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1412, Training Room...

New Resources

Voter Engagement Social Media Toolkit and Memes

Campus Election Engagement Project

From the Campus Election Engagement Project: Since social media is so important to students, we’ve created (or updated) the attached social media memes that schools can distribute, ideally...

Resources for Building Community Partnerships

West Virginia University Center for Service and Learning

West Virginia University is committed to building our communities. We know how important it is for our students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. We strive to offer innovative teaching...

Faculty Service-Learning Resources

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning website includes the following resources for faculty: Engaged Scholarship Defining Service-Learning...

Nonprofit Storytelling Mini-Guide

Network for Good

[eGuide] Nonprofit Storytelling Mini-Guide with Customer Samples Do you know how to tell stories that inspire donors? Download this eGuide to discover how to use storytelling to capture the...

Civic Leadership Development – Civic Agency Workshop

Minnesota Campus Compact

This is a recently curated series of experiential workshops developing civic agency through strategies and skills related to “self,” “us,” and “now,” available for download. If you would...

Non-partisan Guides for the Upcoming Mid-term Elections

Campus Election Engagement Project

The Campus Election Engagement Project creates nonpartisan, state-specific candidate & issue guides to help students navigate candidate stands. We research salient votes & what candidates say...

Partnerships Classifieds

event volunteers needed, Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair

School District of Philadelphia

Volunteers are needed for the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair. This year the HBCU Fair will be held on Wednesday, November 14 from 3:30-7pm at 440 N. Broad St. Below is the volunteer registration...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Call for Abstracts: Education Reform, Communities and Social Justice

Rutgers University

EDUCATION REFORM, COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS Monday, May 20, 2019 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ...

Call for proposals: 2019 IMPACT Conference

IMPACT Conference

2019 IMPACT Conference, Charlottesville, VA, February 21-24, 2019 The IMPACT Board and Planning committee are so excited to bring you this year’s conference with Madison House and the...

National Women’s History Alliance Inaugural Networking Conference

National Women's History Project

Announcing the National Women’s History Alliance Inaugural Networking Conference: Forward Together: Writing Women Back into History The National Women’s History Alliance (expanded from...

2019 International Service-Learning Research Conference – Save the Date

International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement

The International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement announces its 2019 conference, October 23-25, Albuquerque, NM; call for proposals coming spring 2019.  Read...

Call for Proposals: Community Leadership: Educating the Next Generation – Deadline Extended

Gulf-South Summit

If you’ve never attended a Gulf-South Summit (now in its 17th year), mark your calendars! The annual GSS on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement is three days of collegial information sharing,...

Call for Submissions: Critical Service-Learning

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Call for Submissions! JCEHE Special Edition on Critical Service-Learning We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education and Indiana Campus Compact are...

Grant Opportunities

Project Ignition Grants for Teen Driver Safety

National Youth Leadership Council

Project Ignition addresses teen-driver safety issues and empowers youth to lead campaigns that make measurable differences in their schools, their communities, and beyond. It is founded on a...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Director of Business Development, JEVS Human Services

JEVS Human Services

JEVS Human Services currently has an exciting opportunity for a driven, problem solver to join our growing team as the Director of Business Development. We are seeking an individual with strategic...

AmeriCorps members needed, AmeriCorpsAbility Program

Arc of Philadelphia

The Arc of Philadelphia is currently recruiting members for the 2018-2019 AmeriCorpsAbility Program The Arc of Philadelphia AmeriCorpsAbility program focuses on inclusion services for individuals...

Career Pathway Specialist, Philadelphia Academies

Philadelphia Academies

Company description: Philadelphia Academies, Inc.: We connect students to industry, and industry to schools. Philadelphia Academies, Inc. is a non-profit whose mission is to design and implement...

Project-Based and Work-Based Learning Specialist, Philadelphia Academies

Philadelphia Academies

Company description: Philadelphia Academies, Inc.: We connect students to industry, and industry to schools. Philadelphia Academies, Inc. is a non-profit whose mission is to design and implement...

Executive Director, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful

JOB POSTING Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Executive Director Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is looking for a collaborative, innovative and creative Executive Director who can step into a passionate...

Fall Internships, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

INTERNSHIPS The Economy League offers a limited number of internship opportunities to graduate students and undergraduate juniors and seniors throughout the year. (Unpaid internships for academic...

Project Manager, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

PROJECT MANAGER The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia is seeking a highly-motivated, team-oriented professional to fill the role of Project Manager. Ideal candidates will combine expertise in...

Pt-time AmeriCorps positions, Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia

Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia

We are seeking AmeriCorps members to serve from October 2nd 2018-August 9th 2019. The AmeriCorps Learning Coordinator will assist with the implementation of STEM, Literacy and High-Yield Learning...

Communications Manager, Read by 4th

Free Library of Philadelphia

The Read by 4th team is looking for the perfect person to round out or fabulous team. We are hiring for a communications manager who will lead all of our digital and online platforms (social media,...

Program Associate, Venture Café, Philadelphia

University City Science Center

Venture Café powered by Quorum is slated to become Philadelphia’s largest weekly gathering for the innovation, entrepreneur and startup ecosystem. The Program Associate, Venture Café...

Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association

Alzheimer's Association

Who We Are The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the...

Executive Director, Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House

Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House

The organization seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial female Executive Director, with a strong military and social services background, to aggressively scale its mission. Working with the Board of PVCH,...

Miscellaneous

for students: apply for College Access Ambassador Training

TeenSHARP

TeenSHARP-NJ/PA is about to kick off its ninth program year and we would love your helping filling our last few spots. TeenSHARP prepares low-income, black, and Latino to attend and to thrive at our...

Webinar: Employer Research: Liberal Education and the Future of Work

Association of American Colleges and Universities

AAC&U Webinar: AAC&U’s 2018 Employer Research: Liberal Education and the Future of Work Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:00 EDT We remind you to join our upcoming webinar, “AAC&U’s 2018...

Webinar: Behavioral Innovations to Get Students To and Through College

National College Access Network

NCAN Webinar: “Nudges, Norms and New Solutions”: Behavioral Innovations to Get Students To and Through College Wednesday, September 12 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern “Nudges, Norms, and...

RWJF Award For Health Equity

Community Campus Partnerships for Health

2018 RWJF-CCPH Award Call for Applications is open! The 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award For Health Equity Presented by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (RWJF-CCPH Award) Call for...

Branding, Fundraising, Marketing & Volunteer Management

Nonprofit Learning Lab

Nonprofit Learning Lab Online Conference Branding, Fundraising, Marketing & Volunteer Management Join us on August 23, 2018 TOP 3 REASONS TO ATTEND THE ONLINE CONFERENCE Affordable and convenient...

Faculty Updates

Call for Submissions: Critical Service-Learning

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Call for Submissions! JCEHE Special Edition on Critical Service-Learning We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education and Indiana Campus Compact are...


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