The week of
February 18, 2005
PHENND Events/Activities
Room available at PHENND Conference
For those of you interested in campus-community partnership, democratic education, and preparing students for a lifetime of civic engagement, please come to the 7th Annual Conference of the...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Forum: What?s Wrong with Public Education?
[posted from Phila Public School Notebook Newsflash] February 26: What?s Wrong with Public Education? A forum by Parents United Against Violence in the Public Schools. 12 noon. African American...
Domestic Violence Intervention Training
[posted from Women’s Way Fe-mail] “Domestic Abuse Project Hosts Domestic Violence Intervention Training” – March 3 – April 5 (Tuesday & Thursday evenings and two...
Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop
[posted from PACDC newsletter] Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources DCNR is holding a series of granting writing miniworkshops,...
Local Pennsylvania Budget Briefings
Local Pennsylvania Budget Briefings United Way of SE Pennsylvania On February 8, Governor Rendell released his 2005-06 budget proposal. To create opportunities for nonprofit leadership, the UWSEPA...
Introduction to Neighborhood Planning
Introduction to Neighborhood Planning Wachovia Regional Foundation Each workshop will take participants through the steps of developing a resident-driven neighborhood plan and will help to identify...
Ready Campus Training Workshop
On April 8, 2005 Campus Compact will host a Ready Campus Training Workshop for the Philadelphia area at the PSU Great Valley Campus in Malvern. Information about the day is at Ready Campus is a...
Young Leaders Program Board Orientation Program
United Way YLP Board Orientation Program knowledge and expertise… a powerful combination How can you best share what you know with the non-profit organizations that really need your help? The...
New Resources
Out-of-School Time Training, Field Trip and Traveling Directories
I am pleased to announce that the Out-of-School Time Resource Center (OSTRC) has completed its updated 2005 Training, Field Trip, and Traveling Services Directories. Copies of each Directory will...
New Book: Community Reinvestment Act
[posted from Community Development Banking listserv] I am happy to annonce that the introduction to my upcoming book on the Community Reinvestment Act, Democratizing Capital: The History, Law, and...
New Website: Community Organizing and Development
COMM-ORG: The Online Conference on Community Organizing and Development has upgraded its website COMM-ORG was founded in 1995 by Wendy Plotkin and is now moderated and edited by Randy Stoecker....
Afterschool Nutrition Education Curricula
The Food Research and Action Center has new afterschool which has a list of nutrition education curricula and includes local models: Almost all of them are available on the web for...
Nonprofit Marketing Resource Center
[posted from National Service Resource Center news] Visit the Online Marketing Resource Center The Marketing Resource Center’s Articles Library contains links to hundreds of articles on both...
Corporation for National Service State Profiles Report
[posted to Higher Ed Service Learning listserv] We are pleased to release the Corporation’s first State Profiles and Performance Report. This report (web link below) presents performance...
State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security
[posted from Global Youth Action Network newsletter] New Publication Released: State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security ?We need a policy of ‘preventative engagement’:...
National Environmental Rankings
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] NATIONS RANKED AS PROTECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT The Environmental Performance Measurement Project aims to shift environmental decision-making to...
New Book: Emancipatory Promise of Charter Schools
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] THE EMANCIPATORY PROMISE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS “Progressives who deal with American education on the grassroots level have long awaited an...
New Report: School Improvement Programs
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] WORKS IN PROGRESS: A REPORT ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS This report offers educators and policymakers a user-friendly, timely...
National Center for Education Statistics
STATE DATA FROM NCES Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education, postsecondary education and selected demographics for all states in the based on data collected and...
New Publication: A Student Workbook for Service-Learning
[posted from Higher Ed Service Learning listserv] Available in May 2005 from Stylus Publishers, Learning through Serving: A Student Workbook for Service-Learning across the Disciplines is intended as...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers needed to prepare baby bundles
WOMENS WAY Works Wonders Volunteer Event – Saturday, February 26, 10 AM – 2 PM at the Falls Presbyterian Church in East Falls. Volunteers are needed to help prepare baby bundles for the...
Volunteer Facilitators needed, Pre-Employment Summits for youth
OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS The Pre-Employment Summits are a kick-off training event to the WorkReady Philadelphia summer program, a citywide initiative that engages youth ages 14-21, in a variety of...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Papers: Community Organizing and Development
Hi COMM-ORG, Here is the annual call for papers. Please feel welcomed to redistribute. Are you writing a paper, thesis, or dissertation on: * community organizing? * community development? *...
Call for Proposals: K-H Service-Learning Research Conference
Michigan State University and RMC Research are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for the Fifth Annual K-H Service-Learning Research Conference has been posted on the Michigan State...
Grant Writing Workshop
The Grant Network to Hold Grant Writing Workshop in Providence, RI, March 7-9, 2005 Providence, RI. — The Grant Network will hold its first East Coast workshop of the year in Providence, RI....
International Partnership for Service Learning Conference
Announcing the Twenty-third International Conference: October 16-22, 2005, Rapid City, South Dakota Experience the beautiful Black Hills and rich Lakota Culture! Sponsored by The International...
National Youth Leadership Training
The National Youth Leadership Council invites groups of high school students from across the country to sign up for the National Youth Leadership Training, July 17-24, 2005, at the Audubon Center of...
Conference on Environmental Effects of Agricultural Practices
[posted from Center for a Livable Future Newsletter] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES: REMEDIATION, PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABILITY August 21 thru 24, 2005...
Environmental Health Regional Training
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] PACE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REGIONAL TRAININGS: Register NOW! The Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH) tool...
Call for Papers: public participation in CBOs and local gov’t
[posted from Comm-Org listserv] From: “Silverman, Robert” Papers are sought for a special issue of the Journal of the Community Development Society on ?public participation in...
Health Professions Minority Faculty Development Leadership Summit
MINORITY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT HRSA invites you to attend “A National Call to Action: Minority Faculty Development Leadership Summit,” March 29-30, 2005 at the Loews...
Workforce Development Training Conference
[posted from PACDC Newsletter] Charting the Course: Navigating New Directions in Workforce Development Working Ventures Fifteen interactive sessions will explore practical ways to create effective...
Call for Proposals: Symposium on Adult Education and Service Learning
Linking Adults With Community: A Symposium on Adult Education and Service Learning Call For Proposals October 22, 2005 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Linking Adults with Community explores how...
Grant Opportunities
Cingular Community-based Programs
Cingular supports community-based programs and organizations that address educational, cultural, and social issues that affect the quality of life in the communities where we work and live. Our...
Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program
Important message from Barbara Lohse, Principal Investigator and Director, Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program & Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network The FY 2006 RFA for the Pennsylvania...
Neighborhood Funding Stream for North Central EZ
[posted from PACDC newsletter] Neighborhood Funding Stream (NFS) Philadelphia Empowerment Zone and United Way of SE Pennsylvania The NFS will be awarding community-based grants to organizations...
Community Development Funds
[posted from PACDC newsletter] Community Development Funds Economic Development Administration Over the next five years, $300 million will be available to promote wealth creation,increase the...
Neighborhood Partnership Program
Neighborhood Partnership Program The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has issued new guidelines for the Comprehensive Services Program, known locally as the Philadelphia...
Dollar General Literacy Foundation: Adult and Family Literacy
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Dollar General Literacy Foundation Offers Support for Adult and Family Literacy Programs Deadline: April 8, 2005 Since 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has...
Garden Teaching Grants
[posted from RFP Bulletin] School and Community Organizations Invited to Apply for Garden Teaching Grants Deadline: March 31, 2005 Through the Healthy Sprouts Award program, the National Gardening...
American Greenways Grants Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Conservation Fund Announces 2005 Kodak American Greenways Grants Program Deadline: June 1, 2005 The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership project of the...
Apply for workshops on eval and research
PROJECT 2005 Supporting Community Organizations through Research & Evaluation Temple University’s Center for Social Policy and Community Development is offering a unique series of...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Services, Project HOME
[posted to PACDC Newsletter 1/28/2005] Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Services Project We are a rapidly growing, independent nonprofit agency in Philadelphia with a mission to empower...
Youth Services Per Diem Instructor, Red Cross
[emailed 2/9/2005] US ? PA Philadelphia Youth Services Per Diem Instructor Have you saved a life today? At the American Red Cross, you will have the ability to save a life through your work every...
Nurse Assistant Trainers, Red Cross
[emailed 2/9/2005] – PA, PHILADELPHIA INSTRUCTORS – NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINERS (NAT) The American Red Cross ? A place where you can put your dreams to work! The American Red Cross of...
Miscellaneous
Congress in the Classroom 2005
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom 2005 DEADLINE: March 15, 2005 Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its 13th year. Sponsored by The Dirksen...
Kate’s Place Affordable Housing
In October, Project opened its newest housing development: Kate?s Place. Kate’s Place offers 144 units of housing for low- to moderate-income single individuals in the heart of Center City...
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