The week of
August 11, 2006
Other Local Events and Workshops
Life After Cheap Oil: Sustainable Solutions to Global Crises
Life After Cheap Oil: Sustainable Solutions to Global Crises Sustainable Energy Conference at Wilson College Chambersburg PA Sept 15-16 2006 On September 15th and 16th, 2006, Wilson College will...
Back to School Community Fair at Fitzsimons
The Victory Schools Advisory Board Invites You to Our Back to School Community Fair Saturday, August 25th Fitzsimons Young Men?s Leadership Academy School Yard 26th and Cumberland Street 10:00am to...
Fellowship Farm 75th Anniversary Gathering
You are invited to a gathering in honor of 75 YEARS FURTHERING FELLOWSHIP through Fellowship Farm 2488 Sanatoga Road Pottstown, PA 19464 Sunday, September 17, 2006 2:00-4:00 Art, music,...
2nd Annual Hopeworks Dinner Celebration
2nd Annual Hopeworks Dinner Celebration The 2nd Annual Hopeworks Celebration of Accomplishments will be held on Saturday, October 7, at the Marian House, Cherry Hill, NJ starting at 6:30pm. Come and...
New Resources
Free K-12 science-based anti-drug curricula
I am writing to you on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). NIDA is the lead...
Service-Learning Guide & Journal
SERVICE-LEARNING – STUDENT’S GUIDE & JOURNAL Helping You Take Your Student’s Education to a Higher Level of Achievement And Creating 21st Century Citizens Building Personal...
New Newsletter: Nutrition and Your Child
NUTRITION & YOUR CHILD is a research-based newsletter produced by the ARS/USDA Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine and electronically distributed in...
Integrating Mentoring and After-School
This commentary explores the relationship between mentoring and after-school, two fields that have garnered significant policy attention and momentum over the past several years. The question is not...
New Website: Food and Water Watch
[posted from Community Food Security listserv] New Consumer Group?s Web Site Debuts as Resource on Food and Water Issues Journalists, Public Officials, and Citizens Urged to Use Site for Research,...
Evaluation Exchange: Professional Development
[posted from Promising Practices in After School listserv] It?s my pleasure to let you know that the new issue of “The Evaluation Exchange,” Harvard Family Research Project’s...
Partnerships Classifieds
Penn Asian Senior Services available
Penn Asian Senior Services is Pennsylvania’s first home health agency focusing its work on Asian seniors with language barrier. We send our trained home health aides to patients homes to help...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: Midwest Political Science Association Conference
Midwest Political Science Association Conference Call for Proposals. Deadline for Proposals: 10/2/2006 Conference Dates: April 12-15, 2007 at the Chicago Palmer House Hilton MPSA CONFERENCE. With...
Call for Proposals: Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change
Call for Proposals Due October 6! Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 10th Anniversary Conference “Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change” April 11 – 14, 2007 in Toronto ON...
3rd Annual Human Service Leaders Summit
3rd Annual Human Service Leaders Summit September 14, 2006 Marriott Washington, DC The Human Service Leaders Summit is intended primarily for staff and volunteer leaders of national nonprofit human...
Grant Institute
The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication will be held at the University of Baltimore, September 18 – 22, 2006. Interested development...
Association for Integrative Studies 28th Annual Conference
Bridge-Building: Connecting Hearts and Minds, Arts and Sciences, Teaching and Research, Academy and Community October 5-8, 2006 Association for Integrative Studies 28th Annual Conference Atlanta, Ga....
Grant Opportunities
Staples Foundation for Learning
The Staples Foundation for Learning supports community programs that enhance education and job skills, especially for disadvantaged youth. Grant range: $1,000 – $25,000. Deadline: September 15,...
Library Services Conservation Project Support Grant
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Institute of Museum and Library Services Calls for 2007 Conservation Project Support Grant Applications Deadline: October 1, 2006 The Institute of Museum and Library...
Starbucks Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Programs
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Starbucks Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Programs Deadline: September 1, 2006 (Letters of Inquiry) The Starbucks Foundation funds programs for youth, ages 6-18, that...
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
[posted from RFP Bulletin] SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Accepting Applications Deadline: December 1, 2006 The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund (<a...
William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Nominations Invited for William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research Deadline: December 1, 2006 The William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research, sponsored...
Imagining Penn Center design competition
The Ed Bacon Foundation proudly presents? IMAGINING PENN CENTER: A National Student Design Competition To Plan New Sustainable Life for Philadelphia?s Central Civic Space <a...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Pt. time Program Associate, Charles Ellis Trust
The Charles E. Ellis Trust Program Associate Description of the trust: The Charles Ellis Trust mission is to help girls from single parent families who are Philadelphia residents graduate from high...
Leadership Developer, Satell Teen Fellowship
Dear Colleagues, We are expanding our Satell program to include a leadership development specialist. If you can recommend a colleague who can communicate well with youth, embodies leadership...
Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Drexel University
[emailed 8/8/06] Job Description Position Title: Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Pennoni Honors College Posting Summary: The Director is responsible for the overall management of the Center...
Adult Basic Ed Teacher, ECS Urban Bridges
[emailed 8/8/06] Episcopal Community Services Urban Bridges In Search of Adult Basic Education Teacher ECS Urban Bridges is in search of an instructor to teach our morning Adult Basic Education...
ESL Teacher, ECS Urban Bridges
[emailed 8/8/06] Episcopal Community Services Urban Bridges In Search of ESL Teacher ECS Urban Bridges is in search of an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor. The class will focus on...
Youth Workers, Adolescent Violence Reduction Project
[emailed 8/3/06] *NBW Adolescent Violence Reduction Partnership (AVRP) Youth Worker 2006* Hours: Community service activities will be mostly during the after school hours and some weekends. Most work...
Miscellaneous
2007 Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellowship
2007 Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellowship APPLY NOW! 2007 Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellowship Developing the Next Generation of Progressive Leaders in Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania...
Service-Learning Advocacy Call-In
Service-learning advocates in Pennsylvania have a unique opportunity to help make a difference for the entire service-learning community. During this time, we want to mobilize our service-learning...
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for Young Volunteers
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Young Volunteers Invited to Apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Deadline: October 31, 2006 The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people in...
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