The week of

March 17, 2014

PHENND Events/Activities

Lend for Philly Info Session

Lend for Philly Info Session Come meet Vanessa Carter, Director of Lend for America, to learn more about how your campus and your students can get involved in supporting small business development...

VISTAs Community Partnerships Coordinators

PHENND seeks 16 full-time AmeriCorps*VISTAs, 13 of which will serve as school-based Community Partnership Coordinators, and two of which will work directly in the School District of Philadelphia.

Other Local Events and Workshops

Lend for Philly Boot Camp training

For 6 more weeks, students in Philly have the chance to win up to $20,000 to help local small businesses. Come to the Lend for Philly Boot Camp training to participate and learn more. What: Lend for...

LIFT-Philadelphia Spring Celebration

Working to LIFT people out of poverty for good. Uplifting Philadelphia A Spring Celebration Honoring Drexel President John A. Fry and Our Closet Founder Jill Aschkenazy Save the date for...

College Fair for youth

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cordially invites you to attend our College Fair to be held Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel, 500...

2014 Tree Tenders Classes

2014 Tree Tenders® Classes Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender! The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for...

Double Trouble: Problem Gambling & Co-occurring Disorders

Double Trouble: Problem Gambling & Co-occurring Disorders Join us for a special look at Problem Gambling with Co-occurring Disorders Featuring Neva Pryor, Gambling Coordinator of the Office of...

Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School celebration

The Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) will hold a fundraising event on Friday, March 28, 2014 from 6:30PM – 9:00PM at Sang Kee Peking Duck House, 238 N. 9th Street. The event will...

Eats and Beats Community meal and fundraiser

Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative presents our fifth-annual Eats and Beats Community meal and fundraiser When? Saturday March 29th, 5:30 – 8:30 PM Where? Mantua Haverford Community Center...

Forum Theatre Summer Intensive Workshop

Gas & Electric Arts 9th Annual FORUM THEATRE SUMMER INTENSIVE June 19 – 22, 2014 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Our 9th annual Forum Theatre Summer Intensive is geared towards...

New School Designs and Innovative Educational Models

Legislation and parental demand have pushed the United States education system to evolve and have challenged traditional educational models. The advancement of virtual educational software and...

Surveys 101

OSTRC ACADEMY SESSION: Surveys 101 Surveys can help determine staff needs, measure the impact of professional development, and provide evidence of success to administrators, funders, and other...

Introduction to Out of School Time Resources

OSTRC ACADEMY SESSION: Introduction to OST Resources This session will introduce the variety of professional resources available to OST staff.  In addition, the OSTRC will provide an overview of the...

Pallotta to speak to Arts and Business Council

Pallotta to speak to Arts and Business Council The Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia will feature a talk by nonprofit entrepreneur Dan Pallotta on Wednesday, April 23rd from 8-10am at...

Pardon Me Clinics for ex-offenders

Service helps ex-offenders obtain pardons X-Offenders for Community Empowerment has scheduled a series of Pardon Me Clinics that assist ex-offenders who are no longer on probation or parole and who...

New Resources

Philadelphia Network of Care for Prisoner Re-Entry

New web resource offers ex-offender resources The Pennsylvania Prison Society and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania have announced a new website, the Philadelphia Network of Care for...

Policy Brief: Does Class Size Matter?

Does Class Size Matter? Author:Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Published in:National Education Policy Center Published:February 2014 Type: Policy Brief Link: ABSTRACT “This policy brief summarizes...

School District of Philadelphia’s Action Plan v2.0

School District of Philadelphia Releases Action Plan to Improve Quality of Education Last month, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., unveiled a series of “bold...

New & Improved Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit

New & Improved Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit! The online toolkit assists community-engaged faculty, post-docs and graduate students to produce strong portfolios for promotion and tenure....

Food Hubs on Policy Map

PolicyMap is a website that allows users to filter over 15,000 factors for comparison and analysis of demographics, income, education, unemployment, health, transit, public investments, and more....

Review of the Evidence on Civic Learning in Higher Education

A Brief Review of the Evidence on Civic Learning in Higher Education SIX ESSENTIAL FINDINGS ON STUDENTS’ CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT: – More than 70 percent of all college students report...

Proposed Budget: Corporation for National and Community Service

Earlier this month, President Obama is sending his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget proposal to Congress, including proposed funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Overall, the...

How Surplus Federal Property Can Prevent and End Homelessness

This Land is Your Land How Surplus Federal Property Can Prevent and End Homelessness A report by National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Homelessness is a national crisis that has increased...

Impact of the End of Emergency Unemployment Compensation for Tri-State Workers

Report highlights impact of UC cuts The Philadelphia Unemployment Project has released a report on the impact of the cutoff of Emergency Unemployment Compensation in the tri-state area. The report...

Education for PA Homeless Youth

Education for PA Homeless Youth People’s Emergency Center (PEC) examined the most recent national and state data from the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program. PEC was interested...

How Poverty Affects Classroom Engagement

How Poverty Affects Classroom Engagement Eric Jensen Students from low-income households are more likely to struggle with engagement—for seven reasons. Poverty is an uncomfortable word. I’m...

Assessing the Evidence for Integrated Student Supports

Integrated Student Supports Integrated student supports (ISS) is one promising approach for promoting academic success that is taking hold in communities across the country. But what are integrated...

Partnerships Classifieds

Book Drive Extended

Due to the overwhelming outpouring of support, Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing Arts has extended its book drive through the end of March. A huge and special “THANK...

7th Annual Philly Spring Cleanup

City sets annual spring cleanup The 7th Annual Philly Spring Cleanup is set for Saturday, April 5th, from 9am to 2pm. This is the official kickoff to Philadelphia’s cleaning season, and...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Financing Community Health Centers Capacity Building Training

The CDFI Fund and Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) invite certified CDFIs interested in financing community health centers (CHCs) to apply to the CDFI Fund’s Financing Community Health Centers...

Connectivity Through Service Learning and Civic Engagement

The Community College National Center for Community Engagement is happy to announce it is now accepting registrations for its 23rd Annual International Conference to be held on Tuesday, May 20-...

Maintaining Senior Health – Food Can Help

The Department of Aging’s Nutrition Conference will be held on April 30 – May 1, 2014 at the Wyndham Gettysburg. This year’s theme is Maintaining Senior Health – Food Can...

Institute for New Community Service-Learning Professionals

Save the Date!  Diving In:  Institute for New Community Service-Learning Professionals June 2-4, 2014, University of Georgia, The Georgia Center, Athens, GA Registration Opening Soon! This...

Call for Presenters: Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable

Join the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable’s 6th Professional Conference: “Continuing the Courageous Conversation: Policy, Strategy and Action” June 2 – 3, 2014 Villanova...

Grant Opportunities

Green Region Grants

PECO | Green Region Grants Start planning now to help our green spaces grow. PECO offers $10,000 grants to help nonprofits to protect, acquire, and improve open space. Grants support efforts in...

InStore Small Business Loans

City of Philadelphia  | In Store InStore offers forgivable loans of $15,000 – $50,000 to encourage business attraction, expansion, and activity along Philadelphia’s neighborhood...

The Hamels Foundation

The Hamels Foundation supports low-income inner-city school systems in the United States, providing grants for construction, educational supplies, and provisions as well as scholarship opportunities...

Russell Sage Foundation: Intergenerational Mobility Research Projects

Russell Sage Foundation Seeks Applications for Intergenerational Mobility Research Projects DEADLINE: MARCH 28, 2014 One of the oldest foundations in the United States, the Russell Sage Foundation...

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations: Secondary Education

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Seeks Proposals to Strengthen Secondary Education The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations supports innovative professional development programs that strengthen high school...

William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program

William T. Grant Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2014 Scholars Program DEADLINE: JULY 9, 2014 The William T. Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program supports promising early-career researchers...

ING Unsung Heroes Class Projects Awards Program

ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program Deadline: April 30 The ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program provides educators with awards to help fund innovative class projects. Full-time educators, teachers,...

Team Nutrition mini-grants for schools

Team Nutrition is providing mini-grants (up to $1500) available on a competitive basis for Pennsylvania schools to use to improve nutrition environments. This funding is made available from the...

Board Fellow in-kind grant, Net Impact

Nonprofits can get support from Net Impact Nonprofits are eligible to apply for a Board Fellow from Net Impact. Board Fellows typically take on a strategic project that lasts roughly three to nine...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Municipal Watershed Coordinator, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership

Job Posting Title:  Municipal Watershed Coordinator Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) & Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust (PERT) Based at: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford...

Going Place Network Coordinator, Dress for Success

DRESS FOR SUCCESS PHILADELPHIA GOING PLACES NETWORK COORDINATOR, Contractor/Temporary Dress for Success Worldwide is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic...

Executive Director, Center for Environmental Transformation

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION 1729 Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104, Job description The Center for Environmental Transformation seeks an Executive Director to manage the operations,...

summer interns, Opportunity Finance Network

OFN is now hiring for several summer intern positions at our offices in Philadelphia. If you’ve got a college undergrad or grad student in your life who may be interested, please forward this...

Summer Residential Tutor/Counselors, UPenn Upward Bound

The University of Pennsylvania Upward Bound Program is currently hiring Residential Tutor/Counselors for their summer residential component.  Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory...

Assistant Program Director, Community Ventures

Assistant Program Director, Community Ventures, Inc. Posted on: February 25, 2014 Community Ventures, a non-profit corporation, develops affordable housing in partnership with neighborhood...

Service Coordinator, Pathways To Housing

Service Coordinator, Pathways To Housing Inc. – PA Posted on: February 25, 2014 Position Summary: Service Coordinators are members of a modified Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and...

Anti-Hunger VISTA Positions, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger

Anti-Hunger VISTA Positions Available, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger Posted on: February 25, 2014 The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and the Mayor’s Office of...

Associate, Fairmount Ventures

Associate, Fairmount Ventures, Inc. Posted on: February 25, 2014 Fairmount Ventures has one Associate position available. Associates work closely with senior staff and project managers to research...

AmeriCorps Member Service Fellow, LIFT-Philadelphia

AmeriCorps Member Service Fellow, LIFT-Philadelphia Posted on: February 27, 2014 ABOUT THE POSITION LIFT-Philadelphia is seeking passionate leaders who embody the LIFT mission to join our team by...

Campaign Manager, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO – Campaign Manager (Full time, Salaried) The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO is one of the largest Central Labor Councils in the US, representing close to 150,000...

Benefits Outreach Specialist, Benefits Data Trust

Benefits Outreach Specialist, Benefits Data Trust Posted on: February 28, 2014 Benefits Data Trust, a rapidly growing, national not-for-profit organization, is committed to transforming how people in...

Human Resource Director, Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity

Human Resource Director, Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity Posted on: February 28, 2014 Regular Full-time/Exempt Immediate Supervisor: Executive Director Job Summary: Under the...

Advancement Marketing Coordinator, Episcopal Community Services

Advancement Marketing Coordinator, Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of PA Posted on: February 28, 2014 Job description Episcopal Community Services (ECS), a Philadelphia non-profit social...

Early Learning Center/Headstart Director, EducationWorks

EducationWorks is non-profit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of children, youth and families by providing educational programs and services confronting high rates of poverty and...

Childcare Group Supervisor, North Light Community Center

Summary: This Childcare Group Supervisor is responsible for providing quality care for children participating in North Light’s school age childcare programs by meeting their needs in a safe,...

Part-Time Development/Marketing Coordinator, Community Learning Center

Community Learning Center, an outcome-oriented nonprofit adult literacy organization that offers free adult basic education, GED, and English language instruction for vulnerable residents of...

IT Project Manager, Clarifi

The Technology Project Manager is responsible for implementing projects that support the strategic technology plan of Clarifi and supporting continual business operation of the agency through...

Outreach Manager, Clarifi

The Outreach Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of a regional community outreach plan for Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware (emphasis on Delaware)...

Director of Development, Clarifi

The Director of Development at Clarifi is responsible for building and overseeing a comprehensive and diverse fundraising and development program, a task which includes coordinating grant...

Vice President, Business & Partnership Development, Clarifi

The Vice President – Business & Partnership Development manages the efforts and program implementation needed to achieve Clarifi‘s strategic goals and objectives by raising the revenue needed...

Miscellaneous

Early Career Award for Public Engagement With Science

AAAS Seeks Nominations for 2014 Awards for Early Career Award for Public Engagement With Science DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2014 Established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in...

Summer Food Service Program

Fight hunger this summer with VISTA and the USDA Does your AmeriCorps VISTA project offer summer programming for youth? If so, consider adding the Summer Food Service Program to your offerings. This...


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