The week of
September 10, 2007
Other Local Events and Workshops
Green Buildings Discussion
Monday, September 17, 6:45 PM Green Building The Free Library of Philadelphia, at 19th/Vine Sts, 4th Floor No admission charge Contact billbrainerd@ Architect Muscoe Martin will talk about the Cusano...
Infill Philadelphia: Commercial Corridors
Infill Philadelphia: Commercial Corridors | Publication Launch Party & Exhibition Thursday, September 20, 6-8pm, Charter High School for Architecture + Design, 675 Sansom Street. RSVP by...
Introduction to Nonprofit Finance Fund
Nonprofit Finance Fund | Introduction: How NFF Works for You Thursday, September 12, 9:30-10:30am, 1608 Walnut Street, Suite 703. Free. Learn about the Nonprofit Finance Fund?s range of financial and...
Urban Re-Greening Forum
Urban Land Institute | ?Urban Re-Greening? Forum Monday, September 17, Networking Breakfast at 7:30am, Program from 8:15 to 10am, The Union League, Lincoln Hall, 2nd Floor, 140 S. Broad Street....
Linking Money to Mission: A Balancing Act
Nonprofit Finance Fund | Linking Money to Mission: A Balancing Act Tuesday, September 18, 9am-3:30pm, $85/person, breakfast and lunch included. Temple Univ. Center City, 1515 Market Street, Room 208....
Facility Projects: Planning, Funding, and Financing
Nonprofit Finance Fund | Facility Projects: Planning, Funding, and Financing Wednesday, September 26, 9am-4:30pm, $85/person, breakfast and lunch included. Temple Univ. Center City, 1515 Market...
Urban Anchors in the 21st Century
Penn Institute for Urban Research | Urban Anchors in the 21st Century October 8-9, Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania. For more info, visit: Find out how the new urban leaders- heads of...
Mobilizing Capital for Inner City Revitalization
Inner City Economic Forum | 2007 Summit: Mobilizing Capital for Inner City Revitalization October 17-18, Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 3417 Spruce Street. To register, visit: Learn more...
Technical Assistance Workshop for AmeriCorps grants
PennSERVE is pleased to announce its training and technical assistance workshop being offered for those interested in the 2008-2009 Request for Applications for AmeriCorps funding. The workshop will...
Engineers-Without-Borders Sustainability Workshop
Northeast Regional Engineers-Without-Borders (EWB) Workshop Workshop Program The workshop is a collaboration of professionals and students developing and enhancing skills for...
Coast Day at Penn’s Landing
Join Us for Coast Day at Penn’s Landing, September 15, 11 am to 4 pm Did you know Philadelphia has been known for its coastline far longer than its brotherly love, ?Cradle of Liberty? and even...
Back-to-School Safety Day
Back-to-School Safety Day, September 29 There?s no better time than September, as the days grow shorter, to remind your children about safety basics. City of Philadelphia police and marine officers...
Parent Appreciation Day
PARENT Appreciation Day ?Parents Are Powerful? Come to the Premier Parent and Caregivers Recognition Event! Workshops ? Health Systems ? After School Programs ? Computers at Home ? Internet Safety ?...
Adult Learning & Workforce Development Information Session
FREE Computer Training Find out more at the Adult Learning & Workforce Development Information Session Wednesday, September 12th, 6pm Learn more about the following programs and services: Job...
Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Health and Economic Development
The Healthy Environments Collaborative of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Presents ?Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Health and Economic Development? Agenda: 1. Opening remarks 2....
New Resources
New Report: Growing Up Urban
?GROWING UP URBAN? REPORT RELEASED BY THE UNFPA The United Nations Population Fund recently released a report titled “Growing up Urban” that calls attention to the upcoming largest wave...
New Report: Community-Based and Faith-Based Youth Workers
STUDY RELEASED ON THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED AND FAITH-BASED YOUTH WORKERS The National Collaboration for Youth and Search Institute in partnership with American Camp Association has...
Online Lesson on Water Quality
Educators! Download the FWWIC’s First Online Lesson on Water Quality The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center staff of educators is posting its most popular lessons online. The first...
Teaching for Social Justice
The Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education Journal () is an online academic journal dedicated to fostering diverse conversations about urban education. We are pleased to announce the web...
Partnerships Classifieds
Village of Arts and Humanities Day of Service
The Village of Arts and Humanities DAY OF SERVICE Friday, September 14, 2007 8 am to 2 pm Join the Village of Arts and Humanities this Friday to help us look great for the Evoking Spirit/Embracing...
Community Design Collaborative’s Habitat workday
Community Design Collaborative | D-Tour: Habitat for Humanity Workday Saturday, October 13, 8am-3:30pm, 42nd and Stiles Street (near Memorial Hall and the Philadelphia Zoo). Drinks and snacks...
Service-Learning Opportunity: Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign
Service-Learning Opportunity: Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign For the last five years, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger has worked with service-learning students and faculty as part...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Youth Service Institute
REGISTER FOR THE 2007 YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE: ?Surfing the Wave of Change? ? December 12-14 – San Diego, CA Youth service allows young people to take action on very real and very serious...
Show Me the Money Grantwriting Workshop
Grant Workshop ?Show Me The Money? November 5-9, 2007 Lewisburg, PA The grant identification and writing course provides the participant with the fundamental skills needed to research and identify...
Communities in Schools National Conference
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE: November 1 – 3 ? Atlanta, GA Entitled ?Leadership for Change: A Nation without Dropouts,? the Communities in Schools (CIS) National Conference will...
Call for Papers: Order in Schools: Perspectives on Discipline and Control
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education Journal call for papers: Volume 5, Issue 2, on the theme of ?Order in Schools: Perspectives on Discipline and Control?. About the theme: Teachers and parents...
70th Annual Conference for Community Arts Education
The 70th Annual Conference for Community Arts Education CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 8-10, 2007 PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES: NOV 7, 2007 Guided by the conviction that participation in the arts is vital to...
Grant Opportunities
State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants
STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS Grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 are being offered by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Applicants may request any amount within this range based on a...
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants
STATE FARM GOOD NEIGHBOR SERVICE-LEARNING GRANTS With the generous support of the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Youth Horticulture Assistant, Penn State Cooperative Extension
POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Youth Horticulture Assistant County: Philadelphia Office Location: Penn State Philadelphia Outreach Center 111 N. 49th Street, Suite KN3-100 Philadelphia, PA...
Miscellaneous
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for youth
PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people in grades 5 through 12 who have demonstrated exemplary voluntary service to...
Volunteer Management Webinars
On Behalf of the Office of Leadership, Development and Training FALL FOCUS WEBINARS ON TOPICS RELATED TO VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT Hands On Network is pleased to announce our annual Fall Focus, a series...
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