The week of
December 14, 2015
Other Local Events and Workshops
PD for Biology and Life Science Teachers
University of Pennsylvania
Free PD for Biology and Life Science Teachers This free PD on Saturday, January 23 (or snow date, January 30), 9-12 AM will include DNA and UV Light and Mutations – Effects in Prokaryotic and...
Leadership Lab
Sandbox Collective
It’s time to connect to your purpose, ignite your passions, and energize yourself! Sign up for the Leadership Lab. Join other professionals, artists, community advocates and life-long-learners...
Upcoming Workshops from Vision Driven Consulting
Vision Driven Consulting
Upcoming Workshops from Vision Driven Consulting Vision Driven Webinar Series Looking for expert strategies to advance the goals of your not-for-profit organization? This online series will help you...
Teachers Institute of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) is a unique academic professional development project based on a collaborative partnership and supportive relationship between the University of...
Information Session for Rutgers Futures Scholars program
Rutgers University
RUTGERS FUTURES SCHOLARS INFORMATION SESSION WHEN January 20th at 5:30 pm & January 30th at 2:00 pm WHERE Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room 303 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102 R U ELIGIBLE? Must...
Using mobile technology in job searches
Career Educational Pathways
The sessions will take place Friday evenings at the Cobbs Creek Recreation Center, 250 South 63rd street, Philadelphia, PA 19139. First workshop January 8, 2016 This workshop is for educators who...
Play Space Design Awards
Community Design Collaborative
SAVE THE DATE! Play Space Design Awards | March 16, 2016 Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University The Play Space design competition spurred designers, educators, and childcare providers to...
Film Festival about Adverse Childhood Experiences
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Film Festival January 27, 2016 12:30 – 5:30 PM WHYY Studios The Philadelphia ACE Task Force brings you two compelling documentaries that explore the pain of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Back to School Hackathon
William Penn School District
William Penn School District has been selected to host an international 48-hour Hackathon, open to students from all districts. When: January 8, 2016 at 4:30pm to January 10, 2016 at 4:30pm Where:...
New Resources
Volunteering and Civic Life in America 2015
Corporation for National and Community Service
The statistics do not lie. Our numbers consistently show that Americans of all ages are working together to keep our nation strong. Nearly 63 million Americans volunteered nearly 8 billion hours last...
Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy
University of Pennsylvania
Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy The training and support you need to make a greater impact. For emerging and experienced nonprofit and business professionals, the Executive Program for...
Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (MSAP)
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Science education is a core component of the Monell Chemical Senses Center’s mission. As the world’s only scientific research institute dedicated to taste, smell, and nutritional sciences, Monell...
Partnerships Classifieds
volunteer art curator, Hopeworks ‘N Camden
Hopeworks 'n Camden
Hopeworks ‘N Camden, nationally recognized not-for-profit organization founded in 2000 in Camden, NJ, is in search of our next volunteer art curator! The art curator will help us manage and...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Request for Proposals: 4th International Service-Learning Summit
Global Service-Learning Pedagogy & Partnership
Request for Proposals: 4th International Service-Learning Summit The ISL Summit seeks proposals for individual sessions and team panel presentations involving various stakeholders. The summit will...
Graduate Student Conference on State and Local Economic Development Policy
Rutgers University
Call-for-Papers: Rutgers-Camden Graduate Student Conference on State and Local Economic Development Policy How well are state and local economic development agencies and policies addressing the...
2016 IMPACT Conference
IMPACT Conference
SAVE THE DATE: 2016 IMPACT Conference February 18 – 21, 2016 University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA The mission of IMPACT is to connect, educate, and mobilize college students, nonprofit...
Grant Opportunities
Veterans for Emergency Financial Assistance
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Accepting Applications From Veterans for Emergency Financial Assistance Veterans of Foreign Wars is accepting applications from active and discharged military service members who have been...
Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act
Russell Sage Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act The Russell Sage Foundation is accepting applications for its Social, Economic and Political Effects of the...
Projects Promoting Civil Discourse
GriffinHarte Foundation
GriffinHarte Foundation Invites Applications for Projects Promoting Civil Discourse The GriffinHarte Foundation promotes civil conversations about issues that divide us and are often contentious and...
Youth Philanthropy Projects
Start a Snowball
Start a Snowball Invites Applications for Youth Philanthropy Projects Start a Snowball, Inc. encourages kids of all ages to engage in philanthropic and community service activities. The organization...
Research on Generosity/Philanthropy
Indiana University
Lilly School Invites Applications for Research on Generosity/Philanthropy The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is accepting applications from emerging scholars for research projects on life-course...
2016 Faculty Scholars Program
Macy Foundation
Macy Foundation Seeks Applications for 2016 Faculty Scholars Program DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Founded in 1930 by Kate Macy Ladd in memory of her father, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation supports...
Healthcare System Studies
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF Launches RFP for Healthcare System Studies DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2016 (LETTERS OF INTENT) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey, has launched a Request for Proposals for...
Social Innovation Fund Pay for Success Grants Competition
Corporation for National and Community Service
The 2016 Social Innovation Fund (SIF) Pay for Success (PFS) Grants Competition will provide up to $ million in grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, including public or non-profit universities,...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Project Manager, Fairmount Ventures
Fairmount Ventures
Position Available: PROJECT MANAGER Fairmount Ventures () is a social impact business launched to help create the world we all want to live in. Core services include: strategic and business planning,...
Promise Zone Hunger Relief Volunteer Director, RSVP Philadelphia
Klein Jewish Community Center
RSVP Philadelphia at KleinLife Promise Zone Hunger Relief Volunteer Director The Promise Zone Hunger Relief Volunteer Director is primarily tasked with recruiting and engaging older adults (55+) in...
College Counselor, JEVS Human Services
JEVS Human Services
College Counselor Career Strategies – Center City Job Description JEVS Human Services is one of the largest human services agencies of its kind. For the past 70 years, we have served the...
Director for Philadelphia-based K-12 School Work, Drexel University
Drexel University
Title: Director for Philadelphia-based K-12 School Work Department: School of Education, Drexel University Reports To: Dean Nancy Songer Job Summary This individual will serve as the Director for...
Director of Staff Development, Springboard Collaborative
Springboard Collaborative
The Problem Children spend 75% of their waking hours outside the classroom, yet our school system does shockingly little to capture educational value from this time for children in low-income...
Philadelphia Program Director, Springboard Collaborative
Springboard Collaborative
Philadelphia Program Director Springboard Collaborative is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Problem Children spend 75% of their waking...
Youth Career Pathways Coordinator, ResCare
ResCare Workforce Services
Job Title: Youth Career Pathways Coordinator Norristown, PA Essential Functions • Develop, secure and retain relationships with employers for Internships, job shadowing and placement. Ensure...
Miscellaneous
Poverty, Opportunity, and the 2016 Election
Center for Law and Social Policy
Spotlight National Audio Conference Poverty, Opportunity, and the 2016 Election Wednesday, December 16, 2015 4-5 EST Some of the most prominent voices on poverty and politics will come together on...
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