The week of

April 11, 2003

Other Local Events and Workshops

Philadelphia Day in Harrisburg

Invest in Pennsylvania?s Future Invest in Public Education Philadelphia Day in Harrisburg It is time to stand up for our children?s education! Monday, May 5, 2003 Capitol Rotunda – Harrisburg,...

Garden Fundamentals Workshops This Week

The Urban Nutrition Initiative will be holding a Garden Fundamentals Workshop followed by a Garden Lesson Planning session. Each will happen once per day at assorted times so that everyone may...

Bryn Mawr Advocates Forum

Please join the Advocates’ Forum 2nd meeting for a discussion of ?The USA PATRIOT Act?s Impact on our Communities?. Where: Project HOME?s 1515 Fairmount Avenue location When: Tuesday April...

Safe Conference for lgbtq youth and their allies

The Safe Conference is a project of The Bryson Institute, a unique collaboration of The Attic Youth Center, a center city lgbtq youth center and three faith based organizations, Jewish Family and...

PACDC 10th Anniversary Gala

[PACDC newsletter] Join Us in Celebrating PACDC’s 10th Anniversary The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations? 10th Anniversary Gala, ?Celebrating 10 Years of...

Sustainable Business Network Conference

Build a strong community Protect the environment Do business with like-minded businesses Meet interesting people And – Oh yes – have a lot of fun. May 3rd, 2003 at the University of...

Toxins in Our Midst: Protecting Children’s Health

College of Physicians of Philadelphia 19 S. 22nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM This conference will address: – Links between prenatal and postnatal environmental...

Brunch for Teachers and Labor Activists

On Saturday, April 19th, Norman Diamond, co-author of _The Power in Our Hands: A Curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the United States_ is going to visit Philadelphia, and the Industrial...

Community Theatre: North & Beyond

Save the date! North & Beyond May 1, 2, and 3, 2003 @ 7:30pm Admission $5 Church of the Advocate 18th & Diamond Streets Phila., PA 19121 This year?s multi-media production follows the...

New Resources

Community-Development Org search engine

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond maintains a database resource called Card-Key that allows users to search by keyword and a city or state to find community development-related organizations...

Nat’l Council of Soc. Studies: Effective Citizens

[Service-Learning Advances] National Council for the Social Studies Defines “Effective Citizens” The National Council for the Social Studies has published a position statement on...

Partnerships Classifieds

ATTN Theatre Groups: Used Gowns

[From Bernice Kaplan, @] The Fairy Godmothers, the wonderful group who is sponsoring the Prom Fairs, just contacted me. They have hundreds of old gowns & dresses that they would like to donate...

Three Computers Available

PHILADELPHIA READS has three (3) Pentium I computers in excellent condition with keyboard and monitor available free. If interested, please call Nicole Napson at 215-686-4450 or email...

Arts Workshop Assistant/Intern

Arts Workshop Assistant/Intern Contact: Casey Buckley Phone: 215-225-0615 Fax: 215-225-4339 Email: casey@ Dates/Time: May 5th-June 27th Monday through Friday 3:30pm-5:30pm July 7th ? Aug 29th Monday...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Annual Community Technology Conference

Creating Our Future: Shaping the Agenda of Community Technology CTCNet’s 12th Annual National Conference June 27-29, 2003, with a day of Pre-Conference activities on June 26 Grand Hyatt...

Proposals: Community Colleges and Latinos

A Call for Proposals: Community Colleges and Latino Educational Opportunity Sponsored by The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University and the Pew Hispanic Center Latinos attend community colleges...

Training Institute for Anti-Drug Coalitions

[Posted from Comm-Org] From: “Betsy Glick” Second Annual Mid-Year Training Institute for Anti-Drug Coalitions July 28 ? 31, San Francisco, CA CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of...

Grant Opportunities

KaBoom! Playground Grants

KaBOOM! (), a Washington, based nonprofit organization that helps to build playgrounds across North America, in partnership with Computer Associates (), has announced its 2003 Playground Challenge...

Cooperative Development Programs at Credit Unions

Funding for Cooperative Development Programs at Credit Unions National Credit Union Foundation More than $500,000 is available through the foundation’s Callahan Fund for projects in the areas...

Carol Fine Professional Development Summer Internship

“Carol Fine Professional Development Summer Internship” The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) is now accepting applications for the 2003 Carole Fine Professional...

Forum of Executive Women Award

Women’s Way 2003 Forum Award The Forum of Executive Women, whose mission is to “advance women leaders in the Philadelphia region”, invites you to submit nominations for the 2003...

Community Grants to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

[RFP Bulletin] Aetna Foundation Community Grants Program to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Deadline: May 30, 2003 The Aetna Foundation (), an independent charitable and...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Baltimore Avenue Internship

BALTIMORE AVENUE INTERNSHIP ? 2003 The Intern will work directly with the Corridor Manager for Baltimore Avenue and will ultimately report to the Director, Neighborhood Initiatives. The focus of the...

Managing Director of White Dog Caf? Foundation

Job Announcement Managing Director of White Dog Caf? Foundation The White Dog Caf? Foundation (WDCF) is a 501?3 non-profit founded by Judy Wicks in January 2000, in order to build on the resources...

Analyst, Sustainable Jobs Fund

Sustainable Jobs Fund, a community development venture capital fund with offices in Durham NC and Philadelphia PA, is currently hiring for two open positions. About SJF Sustainable Jobs Fund (SJF)...

Various positions, United Way of Southeastern PA

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) uses funding, capacity building, volunteer mobilization and advocacy strategies to achieve sustained improvements in community conditions. To achieve...


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