The week of
July 25, 2003
PHENND Events/Activities
Talk on IRS Pre-Certification for EITC-eligible families
You are cordially invited to the next monthly meeting of “DelCoAD,” the Delware County Asset Development Group. Dr. Leslie Book and Alexandra Pancoast of the Villanova University School...
Other Local Events and Workshops
neighborhoodBase training at Penn
Greetings from the Cartographic Modeling Lab at Penn: Do you need detailed information about a specific property in your neighborhood? Are you looking for data to help write grants? Ever wanted to...
National Conference of Commercial Corridor Revitalization
[LISC e-newsletter] Urban Forum II: National Conference of Commercial Corridor Revitalization (CCR) professionals will be Oct. 8-10 in Philadelphia. The Urban Forum is hosted by LISC and sponsored by...
Girls Action Initiative Youth Leadership Meeting
Girls Action Initiative Youth Leadership Meeting for young women ages 13 and older come eat snacks, share ideas and plans, and meet other young women who like to take action start projects that...
Street Movies in the Park
Event: Street Movies in the Park Sponsored by Girls Action Initiative and Scribe Video Center Date: Saturday August 2, 2003 Time: 8:30 PM Place: Norris Square Park Howard and Diamond Streets Who: All...
Politcal Party People
Political Party People Politics and Non-Profits? Do they mix? August 27, 5:30-7:30pm @ Tir Na Nog, 1600 Arch Street We?re gonna find out! Philadelphia Young Non-Profit Leaders co-sponsors this...
New Resources
Perspectives on Urban Education
The third issue of Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education is here! This issue features research, commentaries, and reviews that raise questions about and address adolescents’ learning across...
Middle School Service-Learning Curriculum
[National Service-Learning K-12 listserv] Constitutional Rights Foundation publishes a wonderful middle school service learning curriculum that is tied directly to the four core curricular areas:...
Report from National Center for Children in Poverty
[Public Education Network Newsblast] LOW INCOME CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES The United States? child poverty rate is substantially higher than that of most other major Western industrialized...
Guide to Developing Local Educational Assessments
[Public Education Network Newsblast] GUIDE TO DEVELOPING LOCAL ASSESSEMENTS The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is working to support school systems in the development of their local assessment...
Promoting Public Safety: A Series of Case Studies
[from LISC e-newsletter] Promoting Public Safety: A Series of Case Studies LISC’s Community Safety Initiative (CSI), a program that builds formal, long-term partnerships to reduce persistent...
New Report: State of the Nation’s Housing 2003
[LISC e-newsletter] State of the Nation’s Housing 2003, a new publication from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, recaps 2002 as the strongest year for housing on...
New Report: Public’s Role in Health Research
[posted from CCPH] IOM RELEASES REPORT ON PUBLIC’S ROLE IN HEALTH RESEARCH Trust, communication and education are the biggest obstacles to creating more “participant-centered...
Michiganl Journal of Community Service Learning: Community-Based Research
The Summer 2003 (Volume 9, Number 3) issue of the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning is focused on the theme of Community-Based Research. For more information, visit ~mjcsl/ See below for...
Partnerships Classifieds
Community History Project Seeks Neighborhood
Precious Places: Scribe Video Center Community History Project Seeks “Memories” What is the story of your Neighborhood? What are the stories of the community elders? What places hold the...
Internship, Assistant to the Publisher, Logan News Group
HELP WANTED Internship Available ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER Logan News Group/DMB Communications-Philadelphia is seeking an intern to serve as ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER. Start date: September 8, 2003...
Men United For A Better Philadelphia Seeks Real Men
Wanted: A Few Good Men, To Save Young Men From The Streets Men United For A Better Philadelphia Seeks Real Men By D. Michael Blackie Logan TIMES-Independent,Editor It’s not the United States...
Volunteers Needed, Kujenga Pamoja Festival
Kujenga Pamoja Festival Date: October 4th, 2003 Time: 11am-6pm Information: On October 4th, 2003 the Village of Arts and Humanities will celebrate its 17th annual Kujenga Pamoja festival, ?That We...
Grow Your Community – Healthy Urban Waterways
Citizen Academy 2003 ?Grow Your Community? Series Healthy Urban Waterways! Saturday, August 9, 10am ? 12pm Be a hands-on volunteer as well as an advocate for a healthy environment! Join forces with...
Beautiful Blocks: Olney
Beautiful Blocks: Olney Saturday, August 23, 9am-12pm (Raindate: 8/24) Philadelphia Cares has teamed up with Beautiful Blocks Neighborhood Stabilization Program, to help neighbors help themselves by...
Philadelphia Cares’ Day Site Captain Training
Make a Difference in a Public School?Be a Site Captain! September 9th, 6pm-7pm (Center City) Site captains are on site program managers who play a critical leadership role at public schools on...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA) Proposals
Do you have a hot topic in afterschool you’d like to share with others? The National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA) has already received close to 150 workshop proposals for its 2004...
Call for Papers: Journal of Interprofessional Care
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is co-editing an issue of the Journal of Interprofessional Care on the topic of community-based participatory research. Papers are due 9/1/03. For details go...
6th Annual Community Research Network Conference
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY RESEARCH NETWORK CONFERENCE “Powerful Collaborations: Building a Movement for Social Change” OCTOBER 16-19, 2003 The Audubon Center of the...
Journal for Civic Engagement
[posted from National Service-Learning listserv] The Journal for Civic Engagement is dedicated to growing and strengthening the discussion around service-learning, which connects the academic...
Service-Learning in Engineering
SERVICE-LEARNING IN ENGINEERING October 30-31, 2003 Tartan Park Clubhouse, 3M Club Facility, Lake Elmo, Minnesota Co-sponsored by: Minnesota Campus Compact 3M The American Association for Higher...
Regional Sustainable Development Forum
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] September 22, 2003 Cambridge, MA RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABILITY: 4TH ANNUAL REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FORUM Topics include: heightened...
Brownfields 2003
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] October 27-29, 2003 Portland, Oregon BROWNFIELDS 2003 The National Brownfields Conference is an unparalleled opportunity for anyone interested in...
Community Food Security Conference
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] November 1 – 5, 2003 Boston, MA GROWING THE MOVEMENT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY The Seventh Annual...
Grant Opportunities
Higher Education Outreach Programs
ECMC Foundation Invites Proposals for Higher Education Outreach Program Deadline: August 4, 2003 The ECMC Foundation, a nonprofit member of ECMC Group, works to help ensure equal access to...
Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management Invites Applications for Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation Deadline: August 22, 2003 The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at...
Women’s Fitness Grant Program
[RFP Bulletin] Applications Invited for RYKA Women’s Fitness Grant Program Deadline: August 15, 2003 The Women’s Sports Foundation () and RYKA, an athletic footwear manufacturing company,...
Faith-based Community Development projects
[LISC e-newsletter] JPMorgan Chase is offering grant awards of up to $25,000 to faith-based organizations undertaking their first community development project or starting a new kind of project. The...
Second National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations
[LISC e-newsletter] The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures, formed by the Yale School of Management, the Goldman Sachs Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts, is accepting entries for its Second...
Toy Industry Foundation for Homeless Children
The Toy Industry Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that serve homeless children in the and Canada. During its current grant period, the Foundation will award up to seven grants in the...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of Student Life and Service Learning, Harcum College
Harcum College is looking for an energetic, motivated, experienced candidate to fill the position of Director of Student Life and Service Learning. Job responsibilities include coordinating service...
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Office Manager Position
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PA Position Available PHILADELPHIA OFFICE MANAGER The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania seeks an Office Manager. The...
Associate Director, Civic House, Penn
POSITION DESCRIPTION Associate Director, Civic House: A Community Service and Learning Collaborative OVERVIEW Reporting to the Director of Civic House, the Assistant Director oversees the...
Training Specialist, PA/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center
Health Federation of Philadelphia POSITION OPEN!! Training Specialist PA/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center Summary: Plans and implements training and education programs for care...
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