The week of
September 12, 2011
Other Local Events and Workshops
Mainstreaming the Reparations Movement for Our Children
MAINSTREAMING THE REPARATIONS MOVEMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN THE WARRIOR METHOD By Dr. Raymond “Tikari” Winbush A PROGRAM FOR REARING HEALTHY BLACK BOYS The Walter D. Palmer Charter School 910 N. 6th...
Breaking Ground 2011: The Power of Partnerships
Breaking Ground 2011: The Power of Partnerships TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 UNION LEAGUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA In a time of declining funding resources, creative partnerships between government, the...
Education without Borders: Supporting Success in the Face of Change
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Center for Schools and Communities is announcing the statewide Migrant Education Program (MEP) Conference Education without Borders:...
Volunteering Info Session, UrbanPromise
Interested in volunteering? Please join us on September 19th for an informative evening on the volunteer experience at UrbanPromise. UrbanPromise currently serves more than 500 youth in the city of...
2011 International Day of Peace
Activities scheduled for 2011 International Day of Peace On Wednesday, September 21st, the UN International Day of Peace will be observed in all 193 countries of the United Nations. Each year,...
Can For-Profit Corporations be Good Citizens?
THE PENN PROGRAM ON DEMOCRACY, CITIZENSHIP, & CONSTITUTIONALISM PRESENTS: corporations & citizenship In his first annual message to Congress in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed:...
Exploring the Small Farm Dream
Penn State Cooperative Extension presents “Exploring the Small Farm Dream” SCHEDULE: September 27, 2011 Session I: Expressing Farm Dreams and Evaluating Goals October 4, 2011 Session II:...
Launch of Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal fall special Health 2011 Edition
SAVE THE DATE: September 26 | Join Public Health Management Corporation and Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal at the Pennsylvania Public Health Association 2011 Conference Launch of...
Philanthropic Services Information Sessions
Philanthropic Services Information Sessions. Monthly information sessions explaining eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and grantmaking process available through The Philadelphia...
Overcoming Childhood Obesity Conference
October 24 -26. Overcoming Childhood Obesity Conference. The amount of obese children in the US has tripled in the past 30 years. Only through collaboration of community, science, healthcare, and...
Family Involvement in Youth Sports
The Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (PYSC) and the Health Promotion Council’s “Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities OST Initiative” invite you to the first fall 2011 Networking...
SE PA Out-of-School Time Summit and Resource Fair
SAVE THE DATE! CALLING ALL VENDORS! Tuesday, November 1, 2011 The Southeastern Pennsylvania OST Summit and Resource Fair A Regional Event for Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery...
New Resources
Building assets while preserving affordability
Homeownership Today and Tomorrow: Building assets while preserving affordability Permanent affordability vs. building assets has often been considered an either-or proposition. It’s not. By...
Public Transit’s Impact on Housing Costs
Center for Housing Policy has released Public Transit’s Impact on Housing Costs: A Review of the Literature, which summarizes the extensive body of research on whether public transit influences the...
Mortgage Lending in the Wake of the Great Recession
In February 2011 the Furman Center’s Institute for Affordable Housing Policy hosted a roundtable discussion, Navigating Uncertain Waters: Mortgage Lending in the Wake of the Great Recession that...
Gateway To Careers website
Gateway To Careers website offers help to job seekers The website is a free career management resource by JEVS Human Services, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia dedicated to helping...
Out-of-School Time Resource Center Document Library
Remember to visit the Out-of-School Time Resource Center (OSTRC)’s growing Document Library! This free online resource includes approximately 450 recent reports, articles and research papers sorted...
High-Cost Mortgages, Foreclosure Impact
The Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project’s [and former PHENND Co-Chair] David Bartelt authored a report on the current impact of subprime mortgages and foreclosure rates both within the...
STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities
STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching. June 2011. STEM teaching is more effective and student achievement increases when teachers join forces to...
The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, and Lifetime Earnings
The College Payoff. August 2011. A college degree pays off–but by just how much? In this report, we examine just what a college degree is worth–and what else besides a degree might...
Partnerships Classifieds
Interns needed, SHARE Food Program
SHARE Invites Interns to Join the Local Food Movement SHARE food program, a non-profit organization, is looking for three college or gradate school interns who will assist the fresh food director...
Host Interns from Mastery Charter School
Available for Your Company or Agency: TOP INTERNS FROM MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOL 17-Week Unpaid Internship Program on Your Premises – Wednesdays, 1:30 – 5:00 ♦ Feb. 1 – May 30, 2012...
Tutors needed, Mighty Writers
As the new school year begins, Mighty Writers is once again looking for thoughtful, dedicated tutors for our kids’ writing center in south Center City/South Philly. Tutor responsibilities...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
2011 Educational Strategies & Student Engagement Institute
2011 Educational Strategies & Student Engagement Institute Call for Presenters Please click here if you plan to submit a proposal for this event Please note that all presenters must register for...
Communication in Community-Engaged Research
Communication in Community-Engaged Research, October 27-28 in Houston! CCPH is co-sponsoring the 3rd annual workshop on community-engaged research organized by the Journal of Empirical Research on...
North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit VI
North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit VI Eliminating HIV Health Disparities: Is Housing the Key to Ending the AIDS Crisis? New Orleans, Louisiana September 21 – 23, 2011 The...
National Community Investment Fund Development Banking Conference
2011 NCIF Annual Development Banking Conference November 2, 2011 thru Nov 3 JW Marriott Chicago 151 West Adams Street Chicago, Illinois The National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) will hold its...
Neighborhood Funders Group 2011 Annual Conference
Neighborhood Funders Group 2011 Annual Conference October 25, 2011 thru Oct 27 Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa 1300 Tuyuna Trail Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico The NFG 2011 Conference,...
2011 National Community Land Trust Conference
2011 National Community Land Trust Conference October 24, 2011 thru Oct 27 Red Lion Fifth Avenue 1415 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington Contribute, share your experience, and to learn how CLTs are...
Discover the Secrets of High-Performance Organizations
Nonprofit ‘thought leaders’ to convene in Baltimore, online World renowned nonprofit thought leaders will gather on September 26th and 27th in Baltimore to discuss the future of innovation for...
International Service-Learning Research Conference
SCHOLARS MEET IN CHICAGO TO ADVANCE SOCIAL CHANGE For the past decade the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) has presented an annual...
Call for Papers: Eastern Economic Association
The Eastern Economic Association announces its call for papers for the 2012 meetings, for papers in all subject areas of economics. Please follow the submission directions on the website. March 9 –...
Call for Presenters: National Service-Learning Conference
Does service-learning excite you? Do you enjoy helping students understand the value of community by engaging them in meaningful service-learning? Are you a student trying to make a difference in...
Grant Opportunities
Microsoft Corporation Offers In-Kind Donations
Microsoft Corporation Offers In-Kind Donations Funder: Microsoft; Opportunity: 2011 Community Tools grants; Funding Focus: Education and technology; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility:...
Educator for a Day National Grant Program
Walden University Invites Nominations for Educator for a Day National Grant Program Deadline: October 17, 2011 The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University has...
Let’s Play Playground Construction Grants
KaBOOM! and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Invite Grant Applications for Let’s Play Playground Construction Grants Deadline: September 30, 2011 KaBOOM! and funding partner Dr. Pepper Snapple Group...
National Afterschool Matters Research Grants
National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) on behalf of the Robert Bowne Foundation is currently seeking proposals for their 2012 National Afterschool Matters Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Research...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Fee for Service Clinician, Children’s Crisis Treatment Center
Fee for Service Clinician, Children’s Crisis Treatment Center Posted on: August 22, 2011 Fee For service clinician to provide individual and group therapy in a school (K-8) based program for...
Program Associate, Evaluation and Planning, William Penn Foundation
Program Associate, Evaluation and Planning (Temporary Position), William Penn Foundation Posted on: August 22, 2011 We are seeking a Temporary Program Associate to evaluate program impact and...
Supervisor of Truancy Program, PathwaysPA
Supervisor of Truancy Program, PathwaysPA Posted on: August 26, 2011 Posted by: PathwaysPA The Supervising Case Manager will have at least two years experience providing direct services to...
Art, music, and exercise/movement facilitators, Friendship Circle
Art, music, and exercise/movement facilitators Posted on: August 25, 2011 We are looking for dynamic individuals to facilitate our craft room, music room, and exercise/movement/sports room at The...
Evaluation Research Specialist, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Evaluation Research Specialist, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania Posted on: August 24, 2011 The Family Empowerment Satisfaction Team (FEST) is involved in systems advocacy to...
Food Access Coordinator, Food Trust
Food Access Coordinator – CAMDEN, NJ Posted on: August 24, 2011 The Food Trust, founded in 1992, is a non-profit organization working to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious...
Store Conversion Associate, Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Food Trust
Store Conversion Associate, Healthy Corner Store Initiative Posted on: August 24, 2011 The Food Trust, founded in 1992, is a non-profit organization working to ensure that everyone has access to...
Staff Attorney, Nationalities Service Center
Staff Attorney, Nationalities Service Center Posted on: August 24, 2011 Nationalities Service Center (NSC) is a non-profit organization that provides social, educational and legal services to...
Coordinating Elementary School Tutor, Lutheran Children and Family Services
Coordinating Elementary School Tutor, Lutheran Children and Family Services Posted on: August 24, 2011 Lutheran Children and Family Service (LCFS) is a non-profit human services organization...
After-school Program Group Mentor, Lutheran Children and Family Services
After-school Program Group Mentor, Lutheran Children and Family Service of Eastern Pennsylvania Posted on: August 24, 2011 Lutheran Children and Family Service in Southeast Pennsylvania seeks...
Victim Assistance Coordinator, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
JOB TITLE: Victim Assistance Coordinator DATE: 8/8/2011 REPORTS TO: Director DEPT: Office...
Deputy Director
, Greensgrow Philadelphia Project
Greensgrow Philadelphia Project Seeking a Deputy Director This is an amazing opportunity for a self-driven individual with a passion for community involvement, social entrepreneurship and...
Executive Director, New Jersey Campus Compact
Executive Director, New Jersey Campus Compact New Jersey Campus Compact (NJCC), a consortium of college and university presidents and chancellors who share a commitment to the civic mission of higher...
Associate Director of Constituent Communications, Bryn Mawr College
Associate Director of Constituent Communications, Bryn Mawr College Posted: September 2, 2011 Reporting to the Director of Constituent Communications, the Associate Director helps to develop...
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher, Center for Literacy
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher 50% FTE The Center for Literacy is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing a range of literacy services, including reading, writing,...
AmeriCorps positions, Computer Lab Assistants, Center for Literacy
Computer Lab Assistant – 2 Positions (AmeriCorps) Full-time The Center for Literacy is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing a range of literacy services, including reading,...
Executive Director, Philadelphia City Rowing
[posted 9/1/11] Philadelphia City Rowing. Executive Director. Philadelphia City Rowing (PCR), a 501(c)(3) organization that empowers Philadelphia Public School students through competitive rowing,...
Part-time Lead Instructor, IDAAY
[posted 9/1/11] Institute for the Development of African-American Youth, Inc. Seeking Out-of-School Time (OST) Lead Instructor, PT. Ideal candidate will posses high standard of professionalism and...
Intensive Prevention Services Supervisor, Diversified Community Services
[posted 9/1/11] Diversified Community Services. IPS Supervisor. Intensive Prevention Services is a new prevention-oriented service, one in a continuum, supported by the Philadelphia Department of...
Miscellaneous
Using the Community Capitals Framework to Understand and Measure Community Impact
Using the Community Capitals Framework to Understand and Measure Community Impact Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:00pm – 3:00pm (Central) Register at Do you want to better understand and report...
What Kind of Schools Do We Want?
What Kind of Schools Do We Want? Join Erik Reece and a Distinguished Panel for Orion’s Next Live Web Event, September 21 As part of our programming under the Orion Community banner we’re...
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Guidance on Non-Citizen Eligibility
Please join us! Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Guidance on Non-Citizen Eligibility Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern Time Target Audience: FNS...
Raising Debt & Equity from External Sources
Raising Debt & Equity from External Sources webinar to be presented Thursday, September 15 @ 1:00 EST. Michael Swack, presenter Come participate in this online webinar that is part of the CDFI...
Stay Current in Philly's Higher Education and Nonprofit Sector
We compile a weekly email with local events, resources, national conferences, calls for proposals, grant, volunteer and job opportunities in the higher education and nonprofit sectors.
Subscribe