The week of
November 24, 2020
Other Local Events and Workshops
Free, Online Learning for Social Change: African American Museum in Philadelphia Virtual Exhibit: Rendering Justice – Dec 3
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Throughout their careers, visual artist and filmmaker Titus Kaphar and memoirist, poet, and attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts have used their varied mediums to confront the abuses of the criminal...
Community Engagement Series on Police Reform: Circles of Truth, Collectively Envisioning an Equitable Future – Nov 30
Mayor's Office of Public Engagement
Join us for the first session of a community engagement series on police reform—Circles of Truths—hosted by the City of Philadelphia’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation....
Free Virtual Literacy Program for Grandparents
SOWN
Grandfamily Resource Center presents Philly Families Read Together, a free virtual program that helps grandparents who are raising their grandchildren learn ways to advance and enrich the...
Mentoring Moments Training – Dec 3
MENTOR Independence Region
MENTOR Independence Region is offering a free virtual Mentoring Moments training on December 3 at 12:00-1:15 PM for adults in relationship-rich spaces to learn how to approach interactions with youth...
New Resources
Department of Planning and Development Housing Helper Benefit Tool
City of Philadelphia
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) works in collaboration with communities to promote, plan, preserve, and develop successful neighborhoods for all. DPD’s new Housing Helper...
New Issue of Liberal Education: How COVID-19 Turned Higher Ed Upside Down
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Welcome to the new Liberal Education, a reimagining of the original Liberal Education that incorporates the themes of the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ (AAC&U)...
New Newsletter: Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation
City of Philadelphia
Welcome to the first issue of the Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation’s new newsletter. Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation is an effort that began in...
CATCH UP WITH THE LATEST #COMPACTNATIONPOD
Campus Compact
We’re back with season five of #CompactNationPod! Join us for a post-election discussion of civic education and the involvement of young people in the political process on our latest episode,...
Youth Voting Data
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University has tracked and reported youth turnout data in the 2020 election. CIRCLE data suggest that...
Compass 2019-20 Annual Report
Compass Greater Philadelphia
We are pleased to share with you our Compass 2019-20 Annual Report, Stronger Together, filled with the many ways you helped our communities during these most unprecedented times. We all stepped up to...
Coalition Against Hunger 2019-2020 Annual Report
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
The Coalition Against Hunger is proud to release our FY 2019-2020 Annual Report. This past fiscal year, like many other organizations we faced a number of new challenges: the COVD-19 pandemic,...
Virtual Classroom Visits with Public Health Journalists
Pulitzer Center
Are you interested in connecting your students directly with a journalist who has reported on public health emergencies on the ground? These journalists can share a range of expertise, from...
The COVID-19 Writers Project: Evaluating Crises by Analyzing Individual Stories
Pulitzer Center
Inspired by the 1930s Federal Writers Project that produced audio and written recordings of formerly enslaved Americans, The COVID-19 Writers Project (C19WP) captures a hyperlocal viewpoint of the...
New Report: Skills-Based Occupational Transitions for COVID-19 Displaced Workers in the Philadelphia Metro Area
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of workers in the Philadelphia metro area employed in retail sales, food service, and office and administrative support occupations lost their...
ADVANCE: a Beginning to Healing and Action – Conference Recordings
Generocity
ADVANCE: a Beginning to Healing and Action – Rising through the pandemic, economic shock, systemic injustices and traumatic disruptions Over a half dozen speakers and hundreds of participants...
Women, Migrant and Refugee, and Remote and Rural Health Care Best Practices
Social Innovations Journal
This edition of the Social Innovations Journal is curated by The Network: Toward Unity for Health (TUFH), an official non-state actor of the World Health Organization. TUFH is driven by a moral...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteer Mentors Needed, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region
Being a Big Brother or Big Sister is one of the most enjoyable things you’ll ever do. Not to mention, one of the most fulfilling. You have the opportunity to help shape a child’s future...
Volunteer Board Member, Family Services of Montgomery County
Family Services of Montgomery County
Family Services of Montgomery County – a nonprofit serving children, seniors and families in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) since 1900 – is seeking qualified and committed individuals to join...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Student Success in the Early Grades, ASCD Symposium – Dec 9
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
A high-quality education in the early grades of K–3 can increase children’s success in reading, writing, and math and set the foundation for student health and success, in later grades and in...
2021 Leadership Summit on Educator Mental Health and Wellness – Jan 27-29
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Learn What’s Working Now for Top School Leaders School leader, are navigating unprecedented challenges, and you and your team may be contending with burnout, stress, and anxiety. ASCD is here...
Call for Proposals: Global Citizenship: Acknowledging Interconnectedness and Cultivating Social Justice – Dec 31
Millersville University
8th Annual Global Well-Being and Social Change Conference – Global Citizenship: Acknowledging Interconnectedness and Cultivating Social Justice, April 14-16, 2021, Millersville University This...
2021 Virtual IMPACT Conference – Mar 4-6
GivePulse
The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and...
Request for Proposals: Anti-Racist Community Engagement Virtual Conference – Dec 14
Campus Compact
The Greater Cincinnati Service Learning Network (GCSLN) is soliciting video proposals for the Anti-Racist Community Engagement Virtual Conference. This free virtual conference will take place on...
Grant Opportunities
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Request for Proposals
AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region
Please see the RFP for AmeriCorps NCCC. Types of service NCCC teams can perform include disaster services, energy conservation, infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, and...
Request for Proposals: Clay, Play, Read Literacy Installations – Dec 16
The Clay Studio
Overview The Clay Studio seeks proposals for two public ceramic installations to be developed through community workshops at the Kensington and Cecil B. Moore branches of the Free Library of...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellowship Opportunities
Stoneleigh Foundation
We are thrilled to announce new opportunities for early career professionals. Through these Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellowship opportunities, Fellows will spend two years full-time collaborating...
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of Academic Innovation, Albion College, The Phila. Center
Philadelphia Center
The Ethnic Studies Program and The Philadelphia Center (TPC) at Albion College invites applications for a joint tenure-track Assistant Professor and Director of Academic Innovation position. We are...
Director of Training / Associate Director, Drexel University Counseling Center
Drexel University
The Director of Training for the Counseling Center/Associate Director of Counseling is responsible for providing oversight and management of all aspects of the Counseling Center’s APA accredited...
Data Analyst, OIC
OIC of America
Organization Summary: OIC of America (OICA) is a nonprofit organization and the national office of a network of 31 workforce development organizations spread across the United States. Our mission is...
Steppingstone Scholars is Hiring Work Study Students
Steppingstone Scholars
Steppingstone Scholars is hiring Tutors. Do you have work study? Do you work with college students who are seeking employment? Steppingstone Scholars works with families and school partners to...
Partnership Manager, OIC of America – Dec 1
OIC of America
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: OIC of America (OICA) is a nonprofit organization and the national office of a network of 31 workforce development organizations spread across the United States. Our mission is...
Miscellaneous
ASCD Virtual Symposium: Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools – Oct 28
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Trauma-sensitive practices are vital for educators—but there’s so much to learn and so little time. No matter where you are in your study of these practices, you don’t have to do it...
Mazzoni Center’s Housing Subsidy Program
Mazzoni Center
Mazzoni Center’s Housing Subsidy Program currently supports 25 individuals. It has capacity to support an additional 25 individuals. The Housing Subsidy Program provides up to 12 months of...
CARES Assistance Program Renters and Homeowners Deadline – Extended to Nov 4
PA Housing Finance Agency
Governor Tom Wolf issued an emergency order suspending the statutory deadline provision in the COVID Relief-Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant Program. The deadline under section 191-C(g)(3) of Act...
Innovator in Social Justice Prize – Oct 31
Grinnell College
Nominate Social Innovators for the $50,000 Grinnell Prize. Nominations are open until October 31: Grinnell College recognizes changemakers working on the cutting edge of social innovation; leaders...
Post Election Planning & Training Session – Oct 22
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
On October 8, over 100 stakeholders in the student voting space came together to ideate around the question “How might we prepare to support campus stakeholders in processing and responding to a...
Moving Towards Wholeness: Group Coaching for Anti-Racist White Leaders – Nov 11 or 19
Hillary Blecker Consulting
This series is intended for white leaders ready to reflect on personal racial bias and other obstacles to build relationships and work more effectively with Black people, Indigenous people, and other...
Webinar: Education Benefits to Enrollment Gap – Oct 28
Guild Education
Over 60 million working adults are eligible for education and training benefits from their employers. However, only a relatively small percentage of these potential students actually take advantage...
#RealCollege Bears Witness – Share Your Pandemic Experience
The Hope Center
The #RealCollege movement is committed to being real about the lived experiences in colleges and universities. COVID-19 is changing our lives in so many ways. As a student, a professor, a staff...
Nominate a Student, Student Leadership Advisory Council – Oct 31
The Hope Center
Our new #RealCollege Student Leadership Advisory Council is a wonderful opportunity for colleges and universities to support professional development and networking for strong, committed individuals....
Webinar: Learn How to Interview, Troubleshoot, and Parse Data to Drive Strategic Direction – Oct 27
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
On October 27, 2:00-3:30 PM, join this interactive SSIR Live! webinar-workshop as Cheryl Phillips, a professor from Stanford University and Jonathan Schwabish a senior fellow from the Urban...
Business on Board: Training and Matching Business Leaders with Arts + Culture Nonprofits
Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
There’s no better time than now to support the arts and culture community by serving on an arts nonprofit’s board. Fine tune your leadership skills and learn valuable best practices for...
STEM Presentations for HS Students from University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Every fall, University of Pennsylvania normally offers activities on campus to promote STEM activities to high school level classes. Since on-site events were cancelled this fall, Penn graduate...
Webinar: Higher Education Institutions: Partners in Social & Economic Community Resilience – Oct 28
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
This webinar is is brought to you by the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) with support from Second Nature and the American Society of Adaptation...
Webinar: From Data to Storytelling: Annual Reporting and Data Collection – Oct 29
GivePulse
There are no limits to the amount of program data, activities, and stories you can track and understand from your volunteers, donors, and constituents through GivePulse. This month, we invite you to...
Webinar: How to Successfully Research Grants – Oct 22 or Nov 11
CharityHowTo
Join us on this nonprofit training webinar and get all the tools and strategies you need to help your organization identify strong funding matches that will ultimately set you up for grant funding...
Webinar: Community Engagement Practitioner Gatherings: Reflections on the Current Realities – Oct 21
GivePulse
We are excited to continue our Community Engagement Practitioner Gatherings with a discussion webinar, Reflections on the Current Realities. In this webinar, we will be joined by guest panelists...
Project YES YouthBuild looking for participants
Connection Training Services
Are you ready to change your life? Are you 16-24 years old? Do you live in Philadelphia? Do you need your GED? Do you have an interest in construction? If you answered YES than you qualify for...
Voting Power Hour Week of Action Texting – Week of Oct 19
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
We had so much fun texting thousands of people during our first Couch Parties that we’ve invited some friends for a week of Voting Power Hour couch parties starting Monday, October 19th! Friends...
Democratic Engagement
Student-run Civic Engagement Group – Social Action Accomplishments
San Jose State University
Over the past several years, Scott Myers-Lipton has been working with Bobby Hackett, President of the Bonner Foundation, in developing a social action, capstone service-learning experience for Bonner...
America’s Town Hall Program, National Constitution Center: Archived Programs
National Constitution Center
As AMERICA’S TOWN HALL, the National Constitution Center brings the leading conservative and liberal thought leaders together to debate the Constitution. Through...
Social Media Platforms and the Fight Against Election Disinformation – Oct 29
National Constitution Center
Nathaniel Persily, co-director of the Stanford Program on Democracy and the Internet, and others explore what social media platforms are doing to tackle disinformation, foreign interference, and...
Post Election Planning & Training Session – Oct 22
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
On October 8, over 100 stakeholders in the student voting space came together to ideate around the question “How might we prepare to support campus stakeholders in processing and responding to a...
Report: College Students, Voting and the COVID-19 Election
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
College students demonstrated some of the most dramatic surges in voter turnout for the 2018 midterm election of any voter group, prompting high expectations for their presence at the polls in 2020....
SparkVotes Parties
University of Michigan
We’ve developed a game-night style virtual party package that we’re calling SparkVotes Parties. Students gather over Zoom and compete in non-partisan voting-themed games (via the miracle of...
Election Resources from James Madison Center for Civic Engagement
James Madison University
Just want to share all the resources we’ve put together for the election: And we’re happy to share this new guide for faculty, students and Resident Advisors on facilitating difficult...
New Early Voting Video and Congressional Guide
Campus Election Engagement Project
We’ve created a couple of additional CEEP resources that we thought would be useful, including a new early voting video and our national Congressional guide. We hope that you might be able to...
Voting Power Hour Week of Action Texting – Week of Oct 19
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
We had so much fun texting thousands of people during our first Couch Parties that we’ve invited some friends for a week of Voting Power Hour couch parties starting Monday, October 19th! Friends...
College Success Network
Find Your Future Fit with the Career Pathways Tool
School District of Philadelphia
The Collaborative Office of Postsecondary Readiness is proud to share our newest postsecondary tool: the School District of Philadelphia Guide to Career Pathways. This pathways tool will help...
Faculty Updates
Request for Proposals: 2021 Gulf-South Summit – Oct 31
Gulf-South Summit
The 2021 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education will be held in a virtual format, March 15 – 18, 2021. Proposals for Interactive Workshops, Panel...
Updated Survey: COVID-19 Work and Education Survey – Student Viewpoints on Impacts to Completion
Strada Education Network
Currently enrolled college students report the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their educational experience, including graduation plans, emotional health, and ability to learn. For six months, Strada...
#RealCollege Bears Witness – Share Your Pandemic Experience
The Hope Center
The #RealCollege movement is committed to being real about the lived experiences in colleges and universities. COVID-19 is changing our lives in so many ways. As a student, a professor, a staff...
Nominate a Student, Student Leadership Advisory Council – Oct 31
The Hope Center
Our new #RealCollege Student Leadership Advisory Council is a wonderful opportunity for colleges and universities to support professional development and networking for strong, committed individuals....
New Guide: BEYOND THE FOOD PANTRY: When It Comes to Caring About Your Students, a Little Can Go a Long Way
The Hope Center
Basic needs security is a key factor in determining a student’s likelihood of finishing college, but there is more to our humanity than food and shelter: relationships, especially those developed...
Webinar: From Data to Storytelling: Annual Reporting and Data Collection – Oct 29
GivePulse
There are no limits to the amount of program data, activities, and stories you can track and understand from your volunteers, donors, and constituents through GivePulse. This month, we invite you to...
Webinar: Community Engagement Practitioner Gatherings: Reflections on the Current Realities – Oct 21
GivePulse
We are excited to continue our Community Engagement Practitioner Gatherings with a discussion webinar, Reflections on the Current Realities. In this webinar, we will be joined by guest panelists...
Article: Today’s Awkward Zoom Classes Could Bring a New Era of Higher Education
EdSurge
The fall semester of 2020 is like nothing we have seen before in higher education. Most colleges and universities in the United States are conducting classes either partly or fully online. Many...
PHENND Fellows Blog
Service Stories: Episode 12
PHENND
Hosts Sara Guiang & Sarah Kaplan – who have both completed a year of service as AmeriCorps VISTAs with PHENND – sit down each episode to interview a fellow volunteer serving in Philadelphia....
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