The week of

September 28, 2021

PHENND Events/Activities

Call for Nonprofit Host Sites for PHENND Fellows – Nov 15

PHENND

Nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region are invited to apply to host a PHENND Fellow for the 2022-2023 program year. This application is for new host sites (or returning sites with...

Other Local Events and Workshops

Speculative Kitchens: A Fiction Workshop – Oct 9

Free Library of Philadelphia

Empty store shelves, emotional eating, shifts in food sourcing, and rediscovery of home kitchens…the pandemic created situations that have altered our relationship with food in some...

A Community Discussion of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars – Oct 3

University of Pennsylvania

The West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and University of Pennsylvania’s August Wilson and Beyond Seminar welcome you to this free event. Join us for a performance of a scene from the play,...

Early Childhood Provider Council – Sep 28 or 29

Children First

Children First has listened to many child care providers who want to change early childhood education policies to improve program quality. The time has come for more diverse voices to be part of the...

New Resources

Lessons Learned Podcast from Strada

Strada Education Network

The “Lessons Earned” podcast launched March 3, 2020 — just days before a global pandemic changed how we work, go to school, and live our lives. Strada’s goal was simply to start a...

New Article: Academic Pipeline Programs for Underrepresented Students That Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite decades of trying to bolster faculty diversity, the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities who become professors, especially in science and engineering, remains starkly...

New Issue of Liberal Education: Deep Roots: A Strong Mentoring Program Can Keep Faculty Long Term

American Association of Colleges & Universities

Looking to improve faculty retention? This issue explores how a strong mentoring program can make a difference. Also in this issue: Extremist threats to colleges and ways to respond. Plus,...

Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: COVID’s Impact on the Return to Campus

Inside Higher Ed

In this episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s Elizabeth Redden discusses compliance with vaccine mandates, the extent to which colleges are (and aren’t) doing surveillance testing, and the...

Compact Nation Podcast: Context of Place

Campus Compact

For the last episode of season five of #CompactNationPod, Marisol speaks with Dr. Hilary Link, the new president of Allegheny College about the importance of grounding yourself in the context of...

AmeriCorps Promotional Materials

AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region

AmeriCorps is an excellent professional development opportunity for young adults exploring their career options. If you teach, coach, guide or mentor young adults, ages 16-26, get free AmeriCorps...

Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month

Pulitzer Center

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by elevating stories about Latinx leaders and organizations! From dispelling misinformation about the pandemic to fighting hunger in food deserts to keeping arts...

Trick or Vote: Using Halloween for Voter Outreach

Campus Election Engagement Project

Halloween is one time when people welcome young strangers knocking on their doors. And students are definitely geared up for people in costumes. It’s also just before Election Day—a perfect time...

New Article: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics

The Hechinger Report

A program is training teachers how to talk about the pandemic, vaccines and masks in places where the science is up for debate. How do you teach kids about science when there is so much scientific...

Partnerships Classifieds

Call for Climate Classroom Teachers

Penn Program in Environmental Humanities

The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities is looking to co-create ten climate classrooms in schools across greater Philadelphia. We want to partner with you to support climate literacy in our...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Call for Proposals: Inequitable Ruptures, Rupturing Inequity: Theorizing the impacts of COVID-19 and racial injustice on Global Service Learning – Oct 18

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL), in partnership with the Community-based Global Learning Collaborative, is pleased to invite proposals for a special section on Global...

Grant Opportunities

Reproductive Health Programs – Nov 1

Lalor Foundation

Lalor Foundation Accepting Applications for Reproductive Health Programs The Lalor Foundation’s Anna Lalor Burdick Program aims to empower young women and enhance their opportunities in life...

Species Conservation Fund – Oct 31

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Accepting Applications From Conservation Organizations The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund was established to provide targeted grants to...

MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry

Major League Baseball Players Association

The MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that was created to increase participation in and...

Housing for Everyone Competition – Oct 28

TD Charitable Foundation

The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, has launched its sixteenth annual Housing for Everyone grant competition in support of local housing nonprofit...

Seeking Proposals to Expand Partnerships, PYN

Philadelphia Youth Network

Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is seeking proposals to expand partnerships with youth-serving organizations, increase connection to services for young people, expand career development...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Assistant Teacher (Part-Time), New Foundations Charter School

New Foundations Charter School

High quality Assistant Teachers who have a professional and personal dedication to student achievement and the school community are the single most important factor to the success of the New...

CARES Afterschool Assistant Teacher (Part-Time), New Foundations Charter School

New Foundations Charter School

We are currently seeking CARES Afterschool Assistant Teachers. At New Foundations, CARES is a before and after school program offered to students and families at an affordable cost. Our Mission: The...

1 on 1 Personal Care Assistant (Full-Time), New Foundations Charter School

New Foundations Charter School

The Personal Care Assistant is assigned specifically to a student or group of students who regularly need one on one assistance to maintain appropriate and equitable participation in the school...

Impact Manager, City Year

City Year Philadelphia

The Impact Manager (IM) is responsible for leading a team of 8-16 AmeriCorps members (ACMs) through a full-time, ten-month, school-based service year. The IM manages the work of ACMs with the shared...

Impact Director, City Year

City Year Philadelphia

Reporting to the Senior Director, Impact Delivery, the Impact Director (ID) is responsible for achieving outcomes of the impact department by managing daily programmatic operations.  In partnership...

Corporate Partnerships Manager, City Year

City Year Philadelphia

City Year Philadelphia is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager who is responsible for supporting the overall efforts of the corporate giving team.  The Corporate Partnerships Manager reports to...

Youth Program Manager, TriZen

TriZen

The Youth Program Manager is a full-time position responsible for successfully managing youth programs and corresponding staff at various locations. TriZen, LLC is partnering with the Urban League of...

Program Coordinator (Part-Time), Rutgers Law School

Rutgers Law School

The Rutgers Housing Justice Project (“HJP”) is a Rutgers Law School program, based at the Camden location, through which law students and attorneys provide legal information, assistance, and...

Program Coordinator (Full-Time), Rutgers Law School

Rutgers Law School

The Program Coordinator II/ Camden Law Clinic is the primary point of contact for initial inquiries for legal services for the Camden Law Clinic, an in-house public interest law firm operated by...

Adult English Language Learner Teacher

Christ Lutheran Church

Interested in teaching adult English language learners in Upper Darby starting in mid-October? The classes are based out of Christ Lutheran Church (7240 Walnut St, Upper Darby, PA 19082) and are two...

Director of Research and Evaluation (Full Time), Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation

The Director of Research and Evaluation supports the Barnes’s ambition to significantly expand the reach and impact of its digital arts education programs. Given the rapid growth of our online...

Director of Operations, Big Picture Phila.

Big Picture Philadelphia

About Big Picture Philadelphia Big Picture Philadelphia (BPP) challenges systemic inequities in education by providing transformative learning experiences at two public high schools in North...

Miscellaneous

Ascending Leadership Certificate Program

Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute

Leading your organization through recovery from the pandemic isn’t easy. We can help you find your way! The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) offers Ascending Leaders the tools you...

Webinar: Intersectionalities in Practice: Unpacking Food Policy – Sep 29

Food Recovery Network

Join us for Food Recovery Network’s upcoming webinar in our Intersectionalities in Practice Series. This webinar will focus on food policy, how policy can ensure people have access to the food...

Book Launch: Anti-Oppressive Education in “Elite” Schools – Oct 8

AnchorEd

AnchorEd and ImpactEd are hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there! Join editors Katy Swalwell and Daniel Spikes, three contributing authors, and educator activists for a 90-minute...

Webinar: Supporting Student Success through Faculty Development – Oct 13

American Association of Colleges & Universities

Higher education’s pivot to emergency remote teaching in spring 2020 underscored the long-recognized need for scalable and sustainable faculty development. The American Association of Colleges...

Campus Compact Fall 2021 Affinity Networks – Oct 4-7

Campus Compact

The Campus Compact Affinity Networks will bring together member campus faculty and staff from across the country to advance common priorities through sustained collegial networks that will provide...

Trauma Informed Professional Learning Community (PLC) for Executive Leaders – Oct 22

Center for Youth Development Professionals

Apply today for the Trauma Informed Professional Learning Community (PLC) for Executive Leaders presented by the Center for Youth Development Professionals and lead facilitator, Dannyelle Austin....

Webinar: Improving African Immigrant Health Series Part II: A Photovoice Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on African Immigrants – Sep 29

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

African immigrants have been uniquely affected by the coronavirus crisis. Social, cultural, and systemic factors place African immigrants at greater risk of both acquiring coronavirus and...

Service-Learning Librarian: Seeking guest blog posts

University of Northern Iowa

If your institution has library involvement with your community engagement efforts or your library faculty/staff do community outreach, this is for you! Service-Learning Librarian blog is a hub for...

Local Letters for Global Change: A Pulitzer Center Writing Contest – Nov 13

Pulitzer Center

K-12 students: Make your voice heard this fall by writing a letter to a local elected representative that explains the global issue you want them to prioritize, shows how it connects to your local...

Webinar: Listening to Recent High School Grads: ‘Be Mindful of What We Have Gone Through’ – Sep 29

Strada Education Network

Steep declines in undergraduate enrollment during 2020 and 2021 threaten to widen existing equity gaps in college completion and career opportunities. Re-engaging students who have changed or delayed...

Webinar: Gender Equity in Education – Sep 28

ASCD

Join us on Tuesday, September 28, at 3:00 eastern time for our free webinar, Gender Equity in Education, presented by Tara Linney. Addressing gender equity in today’s schools is crucial in...

Call for Participation: During/Post COVID Community Response Project – Oct 1

The Ecwiti Group

In partnership with the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, The Ecwiti Group is implementing the The During/Post COVID Community Response Project. The Project This project aims to...

Community Engagement Fellows: Beyond Boundaries – Oct 13

Western Washington University

Since 2015, Community Engagement Fellows has convened educators to build bridges and new collaborations across organizations. As a public service of Western Washington University, our programming is...

Fusion Course: Enhancing Education through Community-Based Learning – Oct 11-22

Campus Compact

Over the past year, most institutions shifted from in-person to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the COVID-19 outlook brightening, the Fusion Course aims to provide critical...

Webinar: Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a More Sustainable and Democratic Future – Oct 14

Campus Compact

This webinar will feature key themes from the 2021 book Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a more sustainable and democratic future, which included contributions from...

Democratic Engagement

Local Letters for Global Change: A Pulitzer Center Writing Contest – Nov 13

Pulitzer Center

K-12 students: Make your voice heard this fall by writing a letter to a local elected representative that explains the global issue you want them to prioritize, shows how it connects to your local...

Trick or Vote: Using Halloween for Voter Outreach

Campus Election Engagement Project

Halloween is one time when people welcome young strangers knocking on their doors. And students are definitely geared up for people in costumes. It’s also just before Election Day—a perfect time...

For Students

Local Letters for Global Change: A Pulitzer Center Writing Contest – Nov 13

Pulitzer Center

K-12 students: Make your voice heard this fall by writing a letter to a local elected representative that explains the global issue you want them to prioritize, shows how it connects to your local...

Sustainability

Species Conservation Fund – Oct 31

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Accepting Applications From Conservation Organizations The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund was established to provide targeted grants to...

Faculty Updates

Lessons Learned Podcast from Strada

Strada Education Network

The “Lessons Earned” podcast launched March 3, 2020 — just days before a global pandemic changed how we work, go to school, and live our lives. Strada’s goal was simply to start a...

New Article: Academic Pipeline Programs for Underrepresented Students That Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite decades of trying to bolster faculty diversity, the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities who become professors, especially in science and engineering, remains starkly...

New Issue of Liberal Education: Deep Roots: A Strong Mentoring Program Can Keep Faculty Long Term

American Association of Colleges & Universities

Looking to improve faculty retention? This issue explores how a strong mentoring program can make a difference. Also in this issue: Extremist threats to colleges and ways to respond. Plus,...

Webinar: Supporting Student Success through Faculty Development – Oct 13

American Association of Colleges & Universities

Higher education’s pivot to emergency remote teaching in spring 2020 underscored the long-recognized need for scalable and sustainable faculty development. The American Association of Colleges...

Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: COVID’s Impact on the Return to Campus

Inside Higher Ed

In this episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s Elizabeth Redden discusses compliance with vaccine mandates, the extent to which colleges are (and aren’t) doing surveillance testing, and the...

Compact Nation Podcast: Context of Place

Campus Compact

For the last episode of season five of #CompactNationPod, Marisol speaks with Dr. Hilary Link, the new president of Allegheny College about the importance of grounding yourself in the context of...

Campus Compact Fall 2021 Affinity Networks – Oct 4-7

Campus Compact

The Campus Compact Affinity Networks will bring together member campus faculty and staff from across the country to advance common priorities through sustained collegial networks that will provide...

Service-Learning Librarian: Seeking guest blog posts

University of Northern Iowa

If your institution has library involvement with your community engagement efforts or your library faculty/staff do community outreach, this is for you! Service-Learning Librarian blog is a hub for...

Call for Proposals: Inequitable Ruptures, Rupturing Inequity: Theorizing the impacts of COVID-19 and racial injustice on Global Service Learning – Oct 18

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL), in partnership with the Community-based Global Learning Collaborative, is pleased to invite proposals for a special section on Global...

Webinar: Listening to Recent High School Grads: ‘Be Mindful of What We Have Gone Through’ – Sep 29

Strada Education Network

Steep declines in undergraduate enrollment during 2020 and 2021 threaten to widen existing equity gaps in college completion and career opportunities. Re-engaging students who have changed or delayed...

Trick or Vote: Using Halloween for Voter Outreach

Campus Election Engagement Project

Halloween is one time when people welcome young strangers knocking on their doors. And students are definitely geared up for people in costumes. It’s also just before Election Day—a perfect time...

Fusion Course: Enhancing Education through Community-Based Learning – Oct 11-22

Campus Compact

Over the past year, most institutions shifted from in-person to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the COVID-19 outlook brightening, the Fusion Course aims to provide critical...

Webinar: Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a More Sustainable and Democratic Future – Oct 14

Campus Compact

This webinar will feature key themes from the 2021 book Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a more sustainable and democratic future, which included contributions from...


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