The week of
April 25, 2003
Other Local Events and Workshops
Institute for the Church and Community Arts
Plan to attend the 2nd Annual Institute for the Church and Community Arts (ICCA). Take It to the Streets! Use the Arts to Transform Your Community Institute for the Church and Community Arts...
Women’s Way Celebration
[Delaware Valley Progressive Calendar] Thursday, 5/1 5:30 Celebrate “The Many Faces of Women’s Way” Wyndham/Franklin Plaza, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia, PA For info, see...
Building the Town Green Conference and Expo
Building the Town Green Conference and Expo May 1-3, 2003 at Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia REGISTER NOW! (Visit the DVGBC’s website for detailed program and...
Great American Green Transportation Festival
Come out and Support Tour De Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival The Festivals will showcase new green vehicles and other green consumer products, programs, and services. The...
PA Network of Scholars
[CCPH listserv] Pennsylvania’s Network of Scholars will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, PA from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The...
Logan Neighborhood Pride Summit
[posted from LoganNews] The Let’s Love Logan Community Association In Partnership With The Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Proudly presents~ The 1st Annual LOGAN NEIGHBORHOOOD...
Book Reading: A Disjointed Search for the Will to Live
The Human Rights Coalition, Books Through Bars and the Pan-African Studies Community Education Program will sponsor a book-reading of A Disjointed Search for the Will to Live and a panel discussion...
Books Through Bars Open House
Books Through Bars will host our second annual Open House on Saturday May 10th from 10 am until 2 pm at the A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. Join us and: see an ?exhibit? of one...
Commercial Corridor Revitalization Conference
[LISC e-newsletter] >> Urban Forum II: National Conference of Commercial Corridor Revitalization (CCR) will be Oct. 8-10 in Philadelphia. This conference addresses key commercial corridor...
City Council Candidates Forum
[Delaware Valley Progressive Calendar] Tuesday, 5/6 6:00-9:00 City Council-at-Large Candidates Forum Graduate Hospital, 1800 Lombard St., Lower Level Aud., Phila., PA Sponsored by League of Women...
New Resources
Free Nonprofit Writing Tips
[through ] FREE Nonprofit Writing Tips o’ the Month In my 10 years in the nonprofit sector, I’ve learned a lot about how we use (or under-use) the written word. It’s no secret that...
New Edition: Making Waves
[posted to Comm-Org] From: Don McNair Please find below a summary of articles published in the Spring 2003 edition of “Making Waves: Canada’s Community Economic Development...
BEST Technology Interns
Does your Organization Need Information Technology Interns? The BEST program is an effort to help develop the Philadelphia region?s future Information Technology workforce. Its first initiative is to...
Performance Measurement Resources on LEARNS Web site
[National Service-Learning K-12 listserv] Is your education program looking for ways to measure and evaluate the results you produce? Do you need tips around setting outcome-based objectives? Or...
Free Used Furniture
Center City office is closing. Used office furniure is available- free. Please call Kathy or Tom at 215.567.4280 for more info.
Guide to Current Electoral Reform Issues
Demos Releases New Guides on HAVA and Voting Rights Restoration and Election Day Registration. Demos has released two guides on new opportunities presented by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). The...
Free Training Packages
[via CTCNet-Philadelphia listserv] From: Judy Seal This is a reminder that the Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office (DOE/CBFO) makes 31 training material packages available to businesses,...
Scholarship Search on Collegeboard.com
[College Prep Round Table] I just want to let you all know that the new and improved Scholarship Search is up and running on You can link to it directly by clicking here: With newly added features...
New Report: State Role in Urban Land Redevelopment
[LISC e-newsleter] >> The State Role in Urban Land Redevelopment is a new report produced by the Brookings Institution and CEOs for Cities, written by Nancey Green Leigh, which describes the results...
New Website: Federally-funded jobs and scholarships
[College Prep Round Table] OPM ( OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) LAUNCHES WEB SITE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS A new web site launched by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is designed to increase...
New Website: Center for a Livable Future
The Center for a Livable Future launched its new website on Earth Day, April 22, 2003. We invite you to visit
New report: new look at digital divide
[Courtesy of the HandsNet WebClipper Digest.] The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life...
New Paper: Organizing Against Overfinancing
[posted from Comm-Org] Hi COMM-ORG. I am very pleased to announce the availability of a new COMM-ORG paper by Margaret Groarke: Organizing Against Overfinancing: The Northwest Bronx Coalition...
Guide to Software Philanthropy
[posted from Philly Team Tech listserv] GUIDE TO SOFTWARE PHILANTHROPY Over 800 free, subsidized, or low-cost software products from 70+ major software manufacturers featured in the “Guide to...
New Book: Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History
[] Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History Edited by Lawrence J. Friedman, Mark D. McGarvie $ December 2002 | Hardback | 480 pages 3 line diagrams 8 half-tones 1 table ISBN:...
Partnerships Classifieds
Visual Arts Intern, Village of Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts Intern Village of Arts and Humanities 2544 Germantown Ave Philadelphia Pa 19133 Contact: Casey Buckley 215-225-0615 casey@ fax:215-225-4339 Dates: May 2003-August 2003 Hours: 20 hours per...
counselors needed, Phila Cares Hands On Camp
Philadelphia Cares is seeking three energetic camp counselors for Hands On Camp, a summer program incorporating academic enrichment and civic engagement for first and second grade students at Webster...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Asian Pacific American Community Development Conference
From: “Leah Kalinosky” The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development announces SPECIAL WASHINGTON METRO AREA RATE! $ DAY Registration form attached; please visit...
Latino/a Community Asset Builders Conference
[Community Development Financial Institutions listserv] New Latino Association Holding Inaugural Conference The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) was formed by a group...
Training Opportunity: Becoming a Measurement Guide
Training Opportunity: Becoming a Measurement Guide Yellow Wood Associates, Inc., of St. Albans, VT, is pleased to announce a training that will enable interested professionals to deliver a powerful...
Papers: International Conference on Civic Education Research
International Conference on Civic Education Research November 16-18, 2003 Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans, Louisiana Call for Papers ~civiced/ This interdisciplinary conference will draw together...
Training Conf for Campus Compact VISTAs
* Are you wondering how other schools are doing promoting service learning? * Are you looking for new ideas to implement at your campus? * Are you looking for opportunities to discuss ways to improve...
CCPH Introductory Service-Learning Institute
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is accepting applications for our 7th annual Introductory Service-Learning Institute, June 21-24, 2003 in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. See below...
National Conference on Community Volunteering and National Service
2003 National Conference on Community Volunteering and National Service June 8-10 Baltimore, Maryland The Corporation for National and Community Service and the Points of Light Foundation are...
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
Conference Overview: During the past few years, as a result of Welfare Reform and growing public disillusionment with the current state of our public social service delivery system, there has been...
Grant Opportunities
Community Kitchens Grant Program
[RFP Bulletin] Altria Issues Request for Proposals for Community Kitchens Grant Program Deadline: May 2, 2003 Altria Group, Inc. is accepting proposals for the Community Kitchens grantmaking...
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to Support Employment Programs
[RFP Bulletin] Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to Support Employment Programs Deadline: May 9, 2003 The Department of Labor’s Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives...
Grants available for Civic Engagement Dialogues
The Center for Liberal Education and Civic Engagement invites colleges and universities to sponsor robust and candid dialogues about how to put student learning about democracy and the public good at...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
VISTA, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger New hire will be paid through the Americorps VISTA program. Program Description The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger offers...
Campus Ministry, Villanova University
Associate Director, Campus Ministry Villanova University Campus Ministry at Villanova University is seeking a campus minister who is committed to the development of young adult spirituality through...
VISTA, Bryn Mawr College Community Service Office
The Bryn Mawr College Community Service Office is now accepting applications for an AmeriCorps*VISTA through Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC). APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 23, 2003 SERVICE...
Director, Center for Leadership, Comm., and Neigh. Dev., Cumberland County College
Cumberland County College Office of Human Resources Internal Job Posting Director II Center for Leadership, Community, and Neighborhood Development (This is a grant-funded position) Starting Salary...
Bilingual Interviewer/Research Assistant Positions
Bilingual Interviewer/Research Assistant Positions Full-time and Part-time Thomas Jefferson University The Community and Homecare Research Division of Thomas Jefferson University is seeking...
Miscellaneous
Girls for Planet Earth
Girls for Planet Earth is a new, national program developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society with funding from the National Science Foundation’s Gender Equity Program. Young women ages...
Youth Theater Presentation
The Village of Arts and Humanities Youth Theater presents WAITING ROOM A great day in hip-hop became a nightmarish flip-ffflop when fans were drawn into a violent confrontation at an annual hip-hop...
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