The University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic seeks an experienced, dedicated, child welfare social work supervisor for a part-time position beginning not later than August 1, 2009. The child advocate social work supervisor will collaborate with a Clinical Law Professor, and a Pediatrician in case supervision and seminar teaching for social work, law and medical students/residents appointed as child advocates and guardians ad litem by the Philadelphia Dependency Court, and in cases involving children with special needs denied special education or SSI or Medicaid. The position calls for approximately 15-20 hours per week with flexibility and some evening hours required; reduced hours during school holidays and summers.

Candidates should have an MSW from an accredited school of social work; five years experience in the Philadelphia child welfare system; supervisory and/or teaching experience; be approved by University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice as a field supervisor, or willingness to become approved as soon as the next opportunity is provided by the school; and have a valid driver’s license and insured automobile.

Email applications, a cover letter describing your interest, and c.v. by Friday, May 15th to Ann Stock atstock@law.upenn.edu or mailed c/o Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204.

Trish McDermott was murdered in 2005 and her family wanted to celebrate her life, rather than her traumatic death. PSR and Team Trish invite you to get a team together to honor and celebrate the life of a loved one lost to violence while supporting PSR’s work to reduce violence in Philadelphia. The largest team will receive the Team Trish Award in her honor.

Registration for the event starts at 7am at La Salle University.  The race begins at 8:30am, followed by a celebration of youth, which is free for all.  For more details or to register, click here, or email info@legsagainstarms.org, or call Kate at 215-765-8703.

http://www.legsagainstarms.org/

[ed note: PHENND has connected PSR with Philadelphia high school students who have senior project topics related to gun violence.  Some students will be involved with this event as part of their fieldwork requirements for the senior project.]

Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia (formerly Summerbridge) provides a six-year academic enrichment program that builds a path from middle school to college for low income students from the city’s public schools. Breakthrough also trains talented high school and college students to become educators and engaged citizens by giving them responsibility for teaching in the program. The organization operates programs at three sites that serve children from Germantown, West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Olney.

To apply, email or mail a cover letter, resume, and salary history to Judy Hughes, Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 or judyh@gfsnet.org. The cover letter must specifically and convincingly explain why you are interested in the Breakthrough mission and why you would be a good match for this position.

Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School – Various positions.

Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School is a college preparatory K-12 freedom school, which utilizes African Centered pedagogical practices to empower and impassion students and staff to be lifelong teachers, learners, activists, and servant leaders.  Sankofa Freedom Academy will build on the Philadelphia Freedom Schools model by bringing together high school servant leaders with elementary school scholars to increase literacy and numeracy levels throughout the community, promote respect for scholarship, servant leadership, conflict resolution, personal and social responsibility as well as cultural democracy.

The school is seeking certified teachers in elementary, secondary math, science, and Spanish, administrative assistant and receptionists, teaching assistants and non-teaching assistants, and lunch time aides.  The school is scheduled to open in September 2009 in Philadelphia’s Frankford section.

To apply email a resume and a list of three references to Dr. Ayesha Imani at AyeshaImani1@aol.com.

Target offers store grants to support nonprofit programs that impact the arts, early childhood reading, and family violence prevention in the locations where the company does business.

Most grants average between $1,000 and $3,000 each. Applicants may be non-profit organizations or schools, libraries, or public agencies.

The deadline for applications is May 31st.  Target only accepts grant applications online.  For complete program guidelines and application, go here.

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031767

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation is accepting proposals for two of its grant programs.  Children’s Health and Wellness grants provide up to $10,000 to organizations that serve children in the areas of health and wellness, safety, and special needs. The deadline for applications is April 30th.

Literacy and Education grants provide up to $10,000 to summer reading programs and early-childhood education and literacy programs.  The deadline for applications is May 30th.

For both programs, priority will be given to organizations located near Build-A-Bear Workshops.  For more information, go here or call 877- 789-2327

http://www.buildabear.com/aboutus/community/bearhugs.aspx

The Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Global Ministries offers grants of up to $4,000 each for projects and programs that address the needs of children and young people ages 5-18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse, and relationship abuse.

Preference will be given to projects that significantly involve women and youth at the grassroots level; demonstrate the ability to raise additional funds from other sources; provide direct and comprehensive services to young people; promote respect for racial and ethnic diversity; and cultivate spiritual lives and values.

The Women’s Division funds small-scale, community- and church-based programs and projects. Groups affiliated with national organizations, hospitals, and organizations with budgets totaling more than $3 million do not normally receive funding. New and existing projects are eligible to apply.

The deadline for proposals is July 1st.  For more information, go here.

http://hbs.gbgm-umc.org/umw/money/grants/abrighterfuture/

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds nonprofit and college/university research and educational projects providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.

There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount, but projects must be completed within 36 months.

The grant process can take several months, with the initial contact via a three-page concept form and a few are selected to submit full applications. In the current round, the concept form is due by May 6, with full-proposal decisions made by June 6. The grant decisions aren’t expected on the full proposals until October.

For more information, call Susan Sarver at 202-728-6948 or click here.

http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp

On June 3rd, Benevon will present Creating Sustainable Funding in These Challenging Economic Times.  The free event will take place from 3-5pm at the American Association for Cancer Research, 615 Chestnut St, 17th Floor in Philadelphia.

To register, go here.

http://www.benevon.com/intros/RegisterPhiladelphia060309

The Bucks County Center for Nonprofit Management will sponsor two Meet the Funders events on Tuesday, May 5th, at the Pennsylvania Center for Biotechnology, 3805 Old Easton Road in Doylestown.

The morning session from 8:30am-noon will feature a Community Funders Panel including Linda Goodwin of the Bucks County Foundation, Ron Bernstein of the Foundations Community Partnership, and Ann Bucci of the Fourjay Foundation.  Russell Johnson president of the North Penn Community Health Foundation, will facilitate.  The morning session will also feature a presentation on researching and writing grants led by Laura Biersmith of Biersmith Associates Fundraising Initiatives & Development Services.

The afternoon session from 1-4:30pm will highlight corporate funders and feature a panel discussion with Brian Jeter of the Comcast Foundation, Robin Marchman of the Beneficial Bank Foundation, Geri Thompson of Waste Management Foundation, and Christina Kerrigan of the Exelon Foundation (tentative).  Grant writer Dina Ricciardi will also speak on grant writing tips and techniques.

Each session costs $35, and one board member may attend at no cost with a paid registrant from an agency.

For more information, call Liz Vibber at 215-343-2727 or email lvibber@bbco-cpa.com.

The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations will hold its first online webinar on Thursday, May 14th from 9-10:30am, an introductory session on PANO’s highly-regarded Standards for Excellence.

The webinar will describe how adoption of the standards improves accountability, efficiency and transparency. More critical than ever in this time, the Standards for Excellence program provides resources and a blueprint to address the needs of nonprofit organizations in today’s environment.  This seminar is geared toward executive directors, board members, and nonprofit administrators desiring to implement best practices in nonprofit operations.

The webinar costs $25 for PANO members and $40 for nonmembers.

Registration will close on May 13th.   To register, click here.

http://www.pano.org/events.php

Email questions to James Eirkson at james@pano.org or call 717-236-8584 x1011.

Applications are now available for the summer 2009 Servant Leader Intern (SLI) program at Philadelphia Freedom Schools, which trains college-age youth to help provide transformational summer experiences for Philadelphia youth.

Philadelphia Freedom Schools summer programs are staffed by young-adults who serve as positive role models and mentors. Children learn by example the values of honesty and hard work, and the importance of investing in their community.

SLIs are trained early each summer at the Philadelphia Freedom Schools Servant Leadership Training in child development, academic lesson planning, team teaching and facilitation, team building strategies, and positive conflict resolution.  The program also teaches social action skills, helping youth become knowledgeable and confident advocates for children and families.

After training and site placement, SLIs are responsible for summer curriculum delivery in PFS classrooms as well as serving as mentors to two high school Junior Servant Leaders assigned to their classrooms.  They are also responsible for the day-to-day care and nurturing of the children, serving as facilitators in the classroom and as leaders of community outreach activities.

To download an application, go here.

http://www.philadelphiafreedomschools.blogs.com/

After career-building and professional growth, many people begin to look beyond the bottom line for ways to enrich our lives and leave a legacy. Social entrepreneurship harnesses business acumen for profit and for good ? the perfect way to pursue one’s personal agenda while achieving social goals.

Boomervision!, sponsored by Coming of Age, WHYY and AARP of Pennsylvania, is offering a panel discussion for those who are taking stock, looking ahead, or starting anew, featuring experts who went into business to make it, and who made a difference.

The Boomervision! Social Entrepreneurship Panel will be held on Monday, May 4th, beginning at 6:30pm at the WHYY Technology Center, 150 North Sixth Street in Philadelphia.

Moderated by Richard J. Anthony, Sr., founder of the Entrepreneurs Network and Managing Partner of The Solutions Network, the panel will include Richard Caruso, Ernst & Young’s 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year; Donna Allie, President and Founder, Team Clean; Sister Mary Scullion, Executive Director, Project H.O.M.E.; and Don Hinkle-Brown, President, Lending and Community Investments; The Reinvestment Fund.

The event is free to WHYY and AARP members and $15 for others.  Registration is required.  Register here for this event.

http://whyy.convio.net/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=101581

On Saturday, May 2nd, Global Citizen, MLK 365 and Weavers Way are teaming up for a volunteer event on the Weavers Way Farm at the Awbury Arboretum.  The farm serves as a model of local sustainable food production in an urban setting.  Activities will include planting, bed forming, bed cultivation, mulching, clearing, pruning and weeding.

Volunteers should bring a sun hat, sunscreen, water bottles, snacks, lunch and something with which to cover up.  Gardening gloves are also useful but Weaver’s Way will have a few pairs on site.

The event will take place from 10am-2pm.  To volunteer online, go here (http://www.globalcitizen.us.com/) or email mlk365@globalcitizen.us.com (put Weaver’s Way in the subject line) or call 215-665-2655.

The School District of Philadelphia and Temple University will sponsor the Early Preparation for College Admissions Parent Conference on Saturday, May 2nd.  The conference, for parents of public school students in grades 7-11, will provide information about preparing for and applying to college, the Advanced Placement Program and the Dual Enrollment Program.  Attendees will receive a copy of the book Winning the College Admission Game.

The event will be held from 9am-noon at Temple University Ritter Hall – Walk Auditorium, 13th and Montgomery Streets. Registration and breakfast begin promptly at 9:00 AM.  For more information, call 215-400-6443.

The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger will hold general volunteer training for the Coalition’s summer Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign on Thursday, May 28th, from 7-9pm at the Coalition’s office, at 1725 Fairmount Ave.  For more information or to complete a volunteer application, email Anna Kastner at akastner@hungercoalition.org.

Precious Places Community History Project, a project of Scribe Video Center. is a community oral history project inviting members of Philadelphia’s many neighborhoods to document the buildings, public spaces, parks, landmarks and other sites that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live.

This is a critical time for neighborhoods, as many are undergoing significant change. Previous Precious Places participants chose subjects as diverse as a beloved jazz club, a hundred-year-old tree, a forgotten cemetery, and the Underground Railroad. Neighborhood groups in Camden and Philadelphia are encouraged to apply.

This year, 10 neighborhood groups will collaborate with a research consultant and an experienced filmmaker in documenting their neighborhood. These facilitators will provide training on oral history and documentary production, but the community group members will plan, research, write and record their film. On September 9th, each group will spend an entire day shooting footage in the neighborhood, including interviews and documenting selected sites or events. Finally, after editing their video, each group will be invited to show their work at a gala premiere organized by Scribe.

Producing a documentary video is a chance to honor the local experience, and to become the author, not just the subject of your neighborhood’s history.

In addition, community groups can learn the skill of producing oral history to uncover the rich stories that make up our past. Finally, the project is a valuable opportunity to make us aware of our diverse neighborhoods and the development policies that often render certain ‘precious places’ out of existence.

Community Groups are invited to apply.  Scribe is looking for groups that have the time and capacity to produce a video, in neighborhoods that have buildings or other public places which hold an important community memory, are in danger of being lost, and/or help define the neighborhood.  Scribe is also looking for neighborhoods experiencing a transition in housing prices, population or landscape and neighborhoods with stories that will have an impact and be of interest to the public at large.

This year, Scribe will prioritize groups in South Philadelphia, Olney, Logan, East & West Oak Lane, West Philadelphia, Camden and Northeast Philadelphia.

For an application form, click here (http://scribe.org/files/PPAPP09.pdf) or call Corey Chao at 215-222-4201.

Application Deadline is Friday, May 1, 2009

Keynote presentations will include Margaret Beale Spencer, education researcher and developmental psychologist; Colonel Robert L. Gordon, III, Senior Vice President of Civic Leadership, City Year; Joan Lennon Liptrot, Executive Director, Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning; and Maura Nugent, Chicago Public Schools Service-Learning Teacher of the Year (2008).

Participants will explore current trends and topics affecting urban communities, including:

*   Second Annual Urban Service-Learning Research Symposium
*   Daylong Social Justice Academy
*   Youth-led Analysis of Achievement/Access Gap
*   Administrators Academy
*   Anti-racism and Cultural Competency Training
*   Working Effectively with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Populations
*   Urban Service-Learning Showcase

The Second Annual Urban Service-Learning Symposium

This year’s National Urban Service-Learning Institute includes the Second Annual Urban Service-Learning Symposium: Planning Future Studies. This daylong session covers the latest trends in urban service-learning with panel discussions, papers, and presentations.

Training Grants Available

The Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning has funds available that will provide training grants to local education agencies interested in bringing a team of students to the National Urban Service-Learning Institute.

Graduate Credits Available

Attendees will be able to register for an on-line, three-credit graduate level service-learning course through Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn. In this course students will utilize the critical information shared at the Institute to research the essential elements of service-learning with a concentration on urban settings. Pennsylvania teachers can earn up to 12 hours of ACT 48 credits by attending the Institute. For more information on the course, fees, and how to register, contact Cynthia Belliveau at cynthia.belliveau@temple.edu or call (215) 204-4397.

For more information about all of these elements of the Institute and more please visit our website at http://www.nylc.org/ui.  If you have any questions about the Institute, you can reach us by replying to this email or calling (800) 366-6952.

Sincerely,

Amy Meuers
Conference and Events Director

“This volume provides an enlightening, encouraging, and fascinating set of reports about effective peacebuilding endeavors. These accounts and assessments were written by persons directly engaged in each undertaking and yield valuable lessons. Certainly, these highly diverse actions deserve widespread attention and frequent emulation.”
— Louis Kriesberg, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies, Syracuse University

“Building Peace presents a rich set of case studies of courage in peacebuilding that should inspire another generation of peacemakers. The authors provide a great variety of blueprints for communities, nations and multi-cultural groups dealing with the aftermath or reduction of ongoing and often violent conflicts. That the case studies come from such diverse areas demonstrates that having multiple approaches and processes in our peacemaking toolkit makes peacebuilding possible in widely divergent cultural and geopolitical settings. There is much to be learned here for practitioners, students and teachers of peace. It will make a great contribution to courses on conflict resolution, prevention and handling and on post-conflict peacebuilding analysis and practice.”
— Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Professor of Law, Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure, Georgetown University Law Center and author of Dispute Resolution: Beyond the Adversarial Model

“This book neatly brings together various methodologies, an impressive range of local and international settings and a number of time frames to give a powerful response to a real “demand” on peacebuilding today: How do we assess the successes (and failures) of what we do? Bravo to Drs. Craig Zelizer, Robert Rubinstein, their colleagues — and to the Alliance for Peacebuilding in supporting this initiative.”
— William R. Headley, Dean, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego

Even though international peacebuilding has rapidly expanded in the last two decades to respond to more multi-faceted and complex conflicts, the field has lagged behind in documenting the impact and success of projects. To help address this gap, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, one of the leading networks in the field, has brought together 13 stories of innovative peacebuilding practices from around the world in Building Peace.

While the projects covered are diverse in nature, together they demonstrate the significant impact of peacebuilding work. Contributors created new institutions to prevent and manage conflicts at the local or national levels, helped restore relationships in conflict-affected communities, and empowered citizens to work for positive change in their societies across ethnic, religious, and political divides.

It’s clear that there is no quick fix for violence but this volume will go a long way in providing inspiration and practical tools for policymakers, academics and practitioners who seek to make significant and valuable contributions towards achieving peace.

Craig Zelizer is the Associate Director of the Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution Program within the Department of Government at Georgetown University and a Senior Partner with the Alliance for Conflict Transformation. He has over 15 years experience in peacebuilding activities around the world, including assessment, training, dialogue, capacity building and evaluation work. He has published several articles on trauma and peacebuilding, arts and peacebuilding, and careers in international peace and conflict resolution. He is also the founder of the Peace and Collaborative Development Network, a leading online platform to bring together scholars and practitioners working on international conflict. He holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University.

Robert A. Rubinstein is professor of anthropology and international relations at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, where from 1994-2005 he directed the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and his Ms.P.H. from the University of Illinois School of Public Health. His research focuses on cultural aspects of dispute settlement, international health, and the anthropological study of peacekeeping. He is a founding member and current Co-Chair of the Commission on Peace and Human Rights of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. He has published more than 85 journal articles and book chapters and is author or editor of 7 books, most recently Peacekeeping Under Fire: Culture and Intervention.

CONTENTS

1) Introduction: Peacebuilding: Creating Structure and Capacity for Peace – Craig Zelizer and Robert A. Rubinstein;

2) Taming the Beast: Interethnic Conflict and Accord in Post – Communist Europe – Allen H. Kassof;

3) The Institution as Innovator: Laying the Foundation for Peaceful Change – Beth Glick and Laina Reynolds Levy;

4) An 85 Percent Settlement Rate and a 91 Percent Compliance Rate: But what Happened to the Rest and Why? – William F. Lincoln, Alexander Karpenko, Lena Ivanova, Olga Allahverdova, Polly Davis, Dawn Hooper with Seth Kane and Terra D. M. Evans;

5) Designing Dispute Resolution Systems for Settling Land and Property Disputes in Post-Conflict and Post-Crisis Societies – Christopher Moore and Gary Brown;

6) Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through The Brandeis International Fellowship Program – Cynthia Cohen;

7) Partners in Peacebuilding in Lesotho – John Davies, Wubalem Fekade, `Mamphekeleli Hoohlo, Edy Kaufman, and Mamochaki Shale;

8) Combining Empathy with Problem Solving: The Tamra Model of Facilitation in Israel – Eileen F. Babbitt and Pamela Pomerance Steiner with Jabir Asaqla, Chassia Chomsky-Porat and Shirli Kirschner;

9) Health Bridges for Peace: The Medical Network for Social Reconstruction in the Former Yugoslavia – Paula Gutlove;

10) Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Grupo EKOLELO in Angola – Heather Kulp;

11) Management of Multi-cultural Communities in Crimea – Karina Korostelina;

12) Building Peace in Thin Air: The Case of Search for Common Ground’s Talking Drum Studio in Sierra Leone – Marco Konings & Ambrose James;

13) The Dynamism of Shared Success in Abkhaz: Georgian Peacebuilding – Paula Garb and Susan Allen Nan;

14) Promoting Ethnic Tolerance and Cultural Inclusion in Macedonia: The Tetovo Educators Project – Paula Green and Olivia Stokes Dreier

320 pp., 6″ x 9″, May 2009

Published by Kumarian Press

http://www.styluspub.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=208798

We invite you to participate in this season’s POP events, working alongside volunteers from our community partners to plant orchards all over the city. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome. These events involve digging, planting, and spreading compost and mulch, so expect to get dirty. We can’t guarantee tools for all; if you bring your own, it is advisable to write your name on them. Snacks and beverages to share are also welcome.

Planting events can generally be expected to last between 2 and 4 hours. Please sign up for our volunteer email list for up-to-date info on events. We recommend that you check your email the morning of a planting to confirm whether if will be postponed to the raindate.

NOTE: We have added a volunteer RSVP feature to our website (http://www.phillyorchards.org), so you can see where your help is most needed and we can know how many volunteers to expect.  We strongly encourage you to use this RSVP function if you intend to volunteer.

Please contact phil@phillyorchards.org for more information on a particular planting.

Spring 2009 Event Schedule

Woodford Orchard Planting
Wednesday, April 22 @ 2pm
Woodford Mansion, NW of 33rd & Dauphin in East Fairmount Park
Please join the youth of the East Park Revitalization Alliance in planting an ecological understory for last year’s orchard planting.  Strawberries, comfrey, yarrow, chives, hyssop and many other useful plants will accompany the existing fruit trees and berry bushes!
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.  http://phillyorchards.org/
RAINDATE: Thursday, April 23 @4:30pm

Richard Allen Orchard Site Prep
Saturday, May 9 @ 10am
RAPCS, 58th & Lindbergh in West Philly
Good with a wheelbarrow, shovel, or rake? Lend a hand with students, teachers, and neighborhood families in preparing the site for our new orchard planting at the Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School.  Planting made possible by the generous support of Life Unchained!
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.  http://phillyorchards.org/
RAINDATE: Sunday, May 10 @ 1pm

Richard Allen Orchard Planting
Tuesday, May 12 @ 1pm
RAPCS, 58th & Lindbergh in West Philly
Join the students of Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School in planting an orchard including pears, figs, persimmons, raspberries, currants, strawberries, and more!
Please RSVP if you plan to attend. http://phillyorchards.org/ Planting made possible by the generous support of Life Unchained!
RAINDATE: Wednesday, May 13 @ 11am