The week of

January 24, 2003

Other Local Events and Workshops

2003 Middle States Regional Meeting

There is still plenty of time to register for the 2003 Middle States Regional Meeting. February 12-14, 2003 Taj Mahal Resort Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey Registration information can...

Bucket Brigade Community Forum

What’s in Your Air? – The Philadelphia Bucket Brigade Will Get You Answers. Come to A Community Forum hosted by Clean Water Fund and learn more about the Bucket Brigade WHEN: January 27,...

Celebrate Black History Month with a Diversity Dinner

Current and prospective members, alums, and friends of MPCA and AmeriCorps!!!! Please join the Minority Peace Corps Association ()and AmeriCorps Recruitment () for a Diversity Dinner in Celebration...

Temple U. Conference exploring Tech and Education

The College of Liberal Arts at Temple University once again explores the issues surrounding technology and education. This year?s conference investigates “Undergraduate Research and Technology:...

Teach for America Info Session

DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE THINGS? – NEED A JOB? Join the Teach For America! Teach for America is a national corp of outstanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in either a...

Idealist.org Nonprofit Career Fair

will hold a Pittsburgh Nonprofit Career Fair at Duquesne University on Friday, February 14, 2003 and a Philadelphia Nonprofit Career Fair at Villanova University on Tuesday, March 25, 2003. Idealist...

New Resources

New Toolkits: Applying for AmeriCorps Funding

If you or others you know are applying for AmeriCorps funding this year, you may be interested in viewing the toolkits that have been developed for applicants. Application guidelines and toolkits for...

New Book: University-Community Design Partnerships

Announcing a new publication from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Princeton Architectural Press: University-Community Design Partnerships: Innovations in Practice Jason Pearson, Editor...

New Book: Cyberactivism

Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice Edited by Martha McCaughey and Michael D. Ayers Cyberactivism is a timely collection of essays examining the growing importance of online...

Partnerships Classifieds

Food Stamp Enrollment Volunteers Needed!

Help stamp out hunger in the city of Philadelphia! Become a Food Stamp Advocate! The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger needs your help now to reach out to low-income people who may be...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Community Based Collaboratives Research Consortium

Community Based Collaboratives Research Consortium’s national conference ‘Evaluating Methodologies and Environmental Outcomes of Community Based Collaborative Processes’ will be...

Institute for Political Service – Students Only!

Boston, Massachusetts ? June 13-Aug. 9, 2003 Washington ? June 6-Aug. 2, 2003 United Leaders is proud to announce 3rd annual Institute for Political Service (IPS) in Boston and 1st annual IPS in...

CCPH Annual Conference

April 26-29, 2003-The 7th Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. Dr. David Satcher, former Surgeon General, is the opening keynote speaker. The conference will feature a symposium jointly planned and...

CCPH Introductory Service-Learning Institute

[From the CCPH Partnership Matters Newsletter] June 21-24, 2003-The 7th Annual Introductory Service-Learning Institute in Leavenworth, WA. Applications are due May 14, 2003; apply early as space is...

Student Summit: Learning Lessons of Social Movements

Florida Campus Compact, in collaboration with Campus Compact and COOL (Campus Outreach Opportunity League) will be sponsoring a National Student Summit on February 21-23 in Miami, Florida entitled...

Teacher Education and Social Justice

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, California 13-15 June 2003 Deadline for Session Proposals: 13 February 2003 The growing numbers...

Institute for Teacher Educators

SPECIAL FIVE-DAY INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, California 11-15 August 2003 Deadline for Early Registration: 14 February 2003 Far too few opportunities exist...

E-Philanthropy Conference

Join other leaders from nonprofits, foundations, corporate giving programs, donor advised funds and the policy arena for two days of high-level dialogue and interaction about online engagement issues...

THE MOSAIC OF SERVICE CONFERENCE

The CityCares 2003 Leadership Conference, to be held in Miami Beach, February 26 – March 2, is the one time each year for this unique group of leaders in volunteering and civic engagement to...

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH

[Center for a Livable Future newsletter] Early Registration Deadline March 1, 2003 May 18-23rd 2003 Montreal, Canada Human health and well being are intimately tied to the health of life-sustaining...

Grant Opportunities

Funding for Children’s Music Education

[RFP Bulletin] Mockingbird Foundation Offers Funding for Children’s Music Education Programs Deadline: February 1 and August 1, 2003 The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. (), a nonprofit...

Funding for Children’s Environmental Health and Justice

[From the LISC e-newsletter] The Community Toolbox for Children’s Environmental Health is currently accepting applications from community groups working on childhood lead poisoning and...

Funding for New Nonprofits

[From the LISC e-newsletter] The Draper Richards Foundation provides up to $100,000 annually for three years to social entrepreneurs who possess solid ideas for starting new nonprofit organizations...

ArtsWork Grants

Grant Title: Arts@Work Grants Organization: National Education (NEA) Foundation Deadline: March 3, 2003 The Arts@Work grant program, from the National Education (NEA) Foundation, encourages public...

Student Funding: Doors to Diplomacy

Grant Title: Doors to Diplomacy Organization: The U. S. State Department Deadline: March 14, 2003 The U. S. State Department is sponsoring the “Doors to Diplomacy” educational challenge...

Campus Compact student service awards

Campus Compact asks you to nominate students for the Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award. Campus Compact will identify five (5) students to receive the award. Awardees will be announced and...

Miscellaneous

Opportunity for Activist College Women!

PLEASE FORWARD: Please pass this message on to any activist college women you know who would be interested in an amazing semester-long program designed to help them strengthen their leadership skills...

Promising Practices in Afterschool Programs

The AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research (the Center) in Washington, is pleased to announce the first national call for promising practices in afterschool. The Center is looking for...

Princeton’s Civil Society and Community Building online course

Princeton Project 55, in association with the Alumni Council, is pleased to announce a new on-line course entitled ?Civil Society and Community The course explores both the theory and practice of...

NOT FOR THE TIMID: THE COMMUNITY?S ROLE IN SCHOOL REFORM

[From the PENWeekly NewsBlast] School reform that results in significantly higher levels of performance by both educators and students will not occur if only a few elected officials and education and...


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