The week of
May 27, 2005
Other Local Events and Workshops
Women and politics workshop
Have you ever thought about running for office or working on policy? Are you a woman between 18 and 35 years of age? Then join us for The Pipeline Project! Hosted by WOMENS WAY and facilitated by the...
2005 Nonprofit Strategies Forum: Diversity in Fundraising
To register for the forum, visit or call (215) 951-1701. The 2005 Nonprofit Strategies Forum: Diversity in Fundraising will be devoted to helping nonprofits adapt to the new realities of raising...
Stormwater Management info session
You are invited to attend a Sneak Preview of the 2006 Stormwater BMP Recognition Program Awards! When: Thursday, June 2, 2005 from 5:30 to 7:30 Where: Fairmount Water Works (Located at 640...
Social Change Leaders Graduation
Social Change Leaders Graduation Class of 2005 June 6, 2005 7:00pm-8:30pm (reception to follow) National Constitution Center The Social Change Leaders are graduating, and we?d like to invite you to...
West Oak Lane Day of Respect
The Original Pretty Boyz Barber Shop Brings to West Oak Lane a??. ?Day of RESPECT? Date: Saturday, June 18, 2005 (Rain Date: Sunday, June 26, 2005) Time: 11:00 ? 6:00 Location: 6800 Ogontz Avenue...
Every Day Dads: Townhall Meeting on Fatherhood
?Every Day Dads? Being a Dad is a Challenging, Everyday Responsibility and One of the Most Important Jobs a Man Can Have. Join DHS and the Philadelphia Fatherhood Practitioners? Network as we...
Afterschool Teaching Institute
Are you interested in: Supporting positive development and school success in afterschool? Blending in academics without making it just more school? Join with other local professionals committed to...
New Resources
New Website: Debt and Assets Clearinghouse
Faces of Debt: Students, People of Color, and Older Americans The dramatic rise in personal debt has afflicted some segments of the population more than others. Students, people of color and older...
New Report: Research as Empowerment?
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] A new report, “Research as empowerment?” has been released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and is available online as a PDF...
New Report: Importance of Out of School Time
[posted from Promising Practices in After School listserv] A report summarizing the results of a Public Agenda survey commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, titled All Work and No Play? Listening to...
Special Issue of Journal of Academic Medicine: academic-community partnerships
[posted from Community Campus Partnerships for Health] The April 2005 Issue of the Journal Academic Medicine Features Articles Authored by Staff, Members, and Partners in a special section on...
New Website: Farm to College
[posted from the Community Food Security Coalition listserv] Announcing a New Website on Farm-to-College Programs! The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) has launched a new website with...
New Report: Redistricting Reform: Partisan Politics & Your Right to Vote
[posted from ] Redistricting Reform: Partisan Politics & Your Right to Vote This report details the redistricting and reform battles taking place in the states and ways for activists to get...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteer piano teacher needed in Hunting Park
Hello. I am looking for people interested in volunteering to teach piano at a Hunting Park community center for a ten-week session starting in June, as part of a non-profit arts education program....
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Media Literacy & Media Production for Youth workshop
Youth Visions: Media Literacy & Media Production for Youth Programs FREE Pre-Conference Workshop (part of National Community Technology Conference) Thursday, June 16th, 1-5pm InterContinental...
Conference on Ethical Commerce
Save the date; join the effort: Conference on Ethical Commerce ? September 23-24 at Penn State Friday, September 23, 2005 ? Bringing the Fair Trade Movement Home ? all day concurrent workshops at the...
Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) conference: obesity and health
[posted from Health Environments Collaborative newsletter] Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) conference Date: July 18-20, 2005 Place: Washington, DC. This year’s conference will...
Northeast Workshop for Developing Young Leaders
[posted from Community Food Security Coalition listserv] Title: Northeast Workshop for ?Developing Young Leaders? Dates: July 14, 2005 Location: Hartford, CT Cost: No charge Description: The...
Food Project Northeast Workshop: Youth Leadership Seminar
Title: The Food Project Northeast Workshop: ?Youth Leadership Seminar? Dates: August 10, 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Cost: No charge Description: The seminar will provide two levels of training...
American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference
[posted from Community Food Security Coalition listserv] Title: American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference Dates: August 11-14, 2005 Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN...
Community Food Security Coalition Annual Conference
[posted from Community Food Security Coalition listserv] Title: CFSC Ninth Annual Conference: ?It?s Home Grown: Cultivating the Roots of Real Change? Dates: October 6-9, 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA...
Jobs With Justice Annual Meeting
SAVE THE DATE!!! JOBS WITH JUSTICE ANNUAL MEETING September 22 – 25, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri A diverse group of more than 1,000 labor, religious, student, and community activists from...
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
As national and community leaders, we ask these questions in our quest to make a real difference. We work in a thousand different ways across a diverse landscape of social challenges ? but we are not...
Second Annual National Urban Service-Learning Institute
Second Annual National Urban Service-Learning Institute August 18-19, 2005 Chicago, Illinois For Service-Learning Practitioners How can the principles of service-learning be applied in inner-city...
Business and Sustainability Conference
[posted from Center for a Livable Future Newsletter] 2005 BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE: THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT June 13 thru 15, 2005 New York, NY Waldorf...
Grant Opportunities
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program
Apply to the NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program for capital improvement project grants by August 20, 2005. The NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program (the "NFL Grassroots...
State Farm Companies Foundation K-12 Public Education Grants Program
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] State Farm Companies Foundation K-12 Public Education Grants Program State Farm Companies Foundation K-12 Public Education Grants Program for programs...
Prudential Foundation Ready to Learn Program
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] Prudential Foundation Ready to Learn Program Prudential Foundation Ready to Learn Program for education reform efforts that strengthen public...
American Dental Association Foundation
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] ADAF Foundation Issues Request for Proposals The American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) has issued a request for proposals, helping to improve...
Music Education Programs
[posted from RFP Bulletin] ASCAP Foundation Invites Grant Applications for Music Education Programs Deadline: October 1, 2005 The ASCAP Foundation (<a href=""></a>), a publicly...
Aetna Voice of Conscience Award
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Aetna Voice Of Conscience Award Call for Nominations Announced Deadline: June 15, 2005 The Aetna Voice of Conscience Award was created in memory of tennis great Arthur Ashe...
Funding for Programs Serving Children With Disabilities
[posted from RFP Bulletin] CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Offers Funding for Programs Serving Children With Disabilities Deadline: June 15, 2005 The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust was established by...
Grants for HIV/AIDS Programs and to Combat Homophobia
Colin Higgins Foundation Offers Grants for HIV/AIDS Programs and to Combat Homophobia Deadline: July 1, 2005 (Letters of Inquiry) Through its grantmaking activities, the Colin Higgins Foundation...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Camp Counselor, Woodrock Summer Camp
Woodrock has suddenly found itself in need of a college-aged (or older) male counselor for its summer camp this summer. Camp runs for three weeks at the end of June and beginning of July, plus a week...
Director of Civic Engagement, Philadelphia Education Fund
May 20, 2005 The Philadelphia Education Fund is seeking a Director of Civic Engagement to lead the organization?s engagement of the public in pursuit of issues that are key to quality education in...
Pt-time teachers for summer camp
[posted from CTCNet listserv] The Salvation Army (Broad & Brown Sts.) is looking for teachers, teachers’ assistants, and a bookkeeper for summer day camp. Students are welcome. Hours are...
Math Instructor, Talent Search, Penn
[emailed 5/31/2005] Math Instructor Needed!!!! The University of Pennsylvania Talent Search Program is looking for a qualified Math Instructor to teach rising 8th grade students. Starting Date:...
Miscellaneous
Asian American Health Leadership Award
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS CSAAH Seeks Nominations for 2005 Leadership Awards The NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health is...
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