The week of
September 19, 2016
PHENND Events/Activities
K-16 Partnerships Network Fall Speaker: College, Career & Civic Readiness
PHENND
Tuesday, October 25, 2:30 – 4:30 PM Location: School District of Philadelphia, 440 N. Broad St. – Second Floor Auditorium PHENND K-16 Partnerships Network is excited to announce that its...
Other Local Events and Workshops
2016 Arts and Education Symposium
Pennsylvania Arts Education Network
Registration Is Open for the 2016 Arts and Education Symposium Thursday, October 27, 2016 8:30 – 5:15 Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Convention Center 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA Early...
Knight Cities Challenge Information Sessions
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
WHAT’S YOUR BEST IDEA TO MAKE CITIES MORE SUCCESSFUL? Sign up here to receive regular updates on the Knight Cities Challenge The Knight Cities Challenge seeks new ideas from innovators who will...
Nonprofit Board Panel & Mingling
Pedalogical
Nonprofit Board Panel & Mingling October 13th 6:00-8:00pm On October 13th, we’re welcoming board members of local nonprofits to sit on our panel and participate in our learning circles with...
Coffee, Bagels, & Good People
Pedalogical
Coffee, Bagels, & Good People September 29th 7:30-9:00am Join us on September 29th from 7:30 – 9:00 for bagels, coffee, and great conversation at the beautiful Saxby’s Coffee...
NEA Big Read Festival: Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Making of a Classic
Drexel University
NEA Big Read Festival Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Making of a Classic Keynote by Dr. Cheryl A. Wall, Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English at Rutgers University Drexel...
9th Grade Commitment Ceremony
South Philadelphia High School
South Philadelphia High School will host the SECOND Annual Commitment Ceremony celebration for all 9th grade students in an effort to promote a 4-Year High School Diploma. This ceremony will honor...
Demystifying School Discipline: How to Avoid It and What to Do When You Can’t
School Discipline Advocacy Service
YOU’RE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY SYMPOSIUM! Demystifying School Discipline: How to Avoid It and What to Do When You Can’t What’s the idea? Igniting a conversation between parents, teachers, and...
Educator Appreciation Night
National Museum of American Jewish History
Educator Appreciation Night – October 27 – 5pm – 8pm at NMAJH Enjoy the sights and sounds of the 60s-80s as you tour our special exhibition, Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution, and...
Sustainable Community Development and STEAM Fields
Rutgers University
Sustainable Community Development and STEAM Fields: What We Can Learn from a Changing Cuba October 31 – November 3, 2016 Academic experts and scholars from the and Cuba will share best practices...
Smart policy = smart growth: The power of public leadership
Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance
Save the Date. Seating is limited. Sponsorship opportunities available. Smart policy = smart growth: The power of public leadership. How three communities turned the tide against sprawl. Sprawl is a...
STEM Teacher Forum & Networking Meeting
Philadelphia Education Fund
STEM Teacher Forum – October 25 STEM Networking Meeting – October 26 The Philadelphia Education Fund (Ed Fund) is delighted to begin a new season of STEM (science, technology,...
Social Media for Nonprofits
Slice Communications
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NONPROFITS PHILADELPHIA 2016 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (EDT) Slice Communications 234 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Non-Profit Management will learn...
Invent It. Build It. Outreach event for girls
Society of Women Engineers
Society of Women Engineers presents Invent It. Build It. Outreach Event SATURDAY October 29, 2016 Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! SWE Girls Program 9am...
Building on our Strengths: Investing in Greater Philadelphia’s Centers
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Includes Development Opportunities Marketplace By Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION 315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 1910 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 8:30 AM —...
Opportunity Youth United Summit
Opportunity Youth United
Please help us get the word out to Philadelphia’s young people to join over 800 Opportunity Youth and their allies right here in Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 2016, for the first Opportunity Youth...
Best Practice Forum: Navigating Local Funding Sources
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
Best Practice Forum: Navigating Local Funding Sources September 22, 2016, 9:00 – 11:00 AM SBN Office, 2401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia This Best Practice Forum is part of a workshop series from...
Enforced Disappearance and Human Rights in Mexico
Haverford College
Enforced Disappearance and Human Rights in Mexico Film Screening: Tuesday, September 20 Talk: Tuesday, October 4 Haverford College Free and open to the public Past years’ violence related to the...
New Resources
New Website: Service Year Alliance
Service Year Alliance
Service years at scale can help repair broken cities, uplift and educate children at risk, and empower communities struggling with poverty. It can unite the most diverse nation in history, binding...
Directory of After School Programs
After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP)
Looking for After School Programs? On Wednesday September 14th, ASAP released its annual Directory of After School Programs. This directory is available now on the ASAP website: The directory...
Open and Integrative: Designing Liberal Education for the New Digital Ecosystem
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Open and Integrative: Designing Liberal Education for the New Digital Ecosystem The ongoing digital revolution has created a complex and interconnected ecosystem that is fundamentally reshaping how...
New Book: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream
University Of Chicago Press
Upcoming Book to Highlight Affordability Barriers [from National College Access Network newsletter] Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University, and...
Call for Manuscripts: Metropolitan Universities: Collective Impact Special Issue
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Call for Manuscripts: Metropolitan Universities: Collective Impact Special Issue Collective impact is a recently developed concept and approach to solving social problems that rectifies many of the...
Civic Professionalism: A Pathway to Practical Wisdom for the Liberal Arts
Imagining America
Newly Released White Paper Addresses Civic Professionalism Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life has published Civic Professionalism: A Pathway to Practical Wisdom for the Liberal...
Measurement Instruments for Assessing the Performance of Professional Learning Communities
Mid-Atlantic Regional Education Laboratory
Download a new REL Mid-Atlantic report Measurement Instruments for Assessing the Performance of Professional Learning Communities Audience: Researchers, practitioners, and education professionals who...
Closing the Graduation Gap national benchmarking report
National College Access Network
NCAN Releases Benchmarking Project Round 3 Results Students served by NCAN members are still enrolling at rates greatly exceeding their peers, but completion rates for the most recent class may have...
Using Data and Your Board to Maximize Year-End Fundraising
Network for Good
Your step-by-step guide for creating and implementing a successful year-end campaign by leveraging your donor’s data and increasing involvement from your board In this guide, you’ll find...
Partnerships Classifieds
Host a Philly Fellow
Philly Fellows
Philly Fellows is seeking new host agencies for the 2017-2018 fellowships. Interested non-profits must submit an LOI outlining their potential projects to Philly Fellows staff by Friday, October...
CEEP Fellows for Temple, CCP, Drexel
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project Paid Fellows A nonpartisan voter registration/voter engagement initiative of Campus Election Engagement Project Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a...
Main College Bound Program seeks youth
Institute for the Development of African-American Youth (IDAAY)
Main College Bound Program “Let this Be you” Classes Begin: October 1st 2016 Thru May 13th 2017 Temple University MAIN Campus MPG is a unique 29-weeks college awareness initiative...
volunteers needed, Rescue Purrfect
Rescue Purrfect
Rescue Purrfect are a 501(c)3 non profit no kill cat rescue. It is our directors dream to make a lasting impact on the lives of the animals in our community as well as the community members...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Abstracts: Education Reform, Communities, and Social Justice
Rutgers University
EDUCATION REFORM, COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS Friday, May 19, 2017 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ...
Call for Proposals: Ethnography in Education Research Forum
University of Pennsylvania
2017 THEME: ETHNOGRAPHY IN ACTION February 24-25, 2017 The Ethnography in Education Research Forum invites submissions for its 38th annual meeting. Our theme, Ethnography in Action, corresponds with...
Grant Opportunities
2017 Collaboration Prize for nonprofits
Lodestar Foundation
Lodestar Foundation Accepting Applications for 2017 Collaboration Prize The Lodestar Foundation has announced the 2017 Collaboration Prize, a national competition to celebrate exemplary nonprofit...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gesu School
Gesu School
Reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations will manage all relationships with private and corporate foundation proposals including the timely...
Coordinator of Provider Relationships, Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania
Make a difference in people’s lives! Join Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania (PPSP) as a Coordinator of Provider Relationships in this full-time, benefits eligible position. The...
Bi-lingual Victim Advocate, Concilio
Concilio
General Description: The Full Time Victim Advocate will serve as a community based advocate for victims and witnesses of crime in the East Division. This position will also serve as a back up to...
Part Time Permanency Specialist, Concilio
Concilio
General Description: The Permanency Specialist provides adoption services under contract from the Statewide Adoption Network, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Philadelphia Department...
Bi-lingual Parent Educator, Concilio
Concilio
General Description: The Bi-lingual Parent Educator teaches parenting classes, utilizing the Nurturing Parent Curriculum and other materials, to the community served by the agency, in both English...
Assistant State Organizer – Pennsylvania
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project is seeking an Assistant State Coordinator to help with our outreach activities in Pennsylvania, by helping engage staff, faculty, administrators and students on...
CEEP Fellows for Temple, CCP, Drexel
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project Paid Fellows A nonpartisan voter registration/voter engagement initiative of Campus Election Engagement Project Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a...
Saturday Session Instructor, Upward Bound
University of Pennsylvania
Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory program that prepares eligible high school students to enter and succeed in post-secondary education. Students attend Saturday instructional...
Assistant Contract Manager, Division of Social Services
State of Delaware
Please see the job posting below. This is a full time position. The deadline is 9/30/16. Please email resumes and cover letters to Christine Cressler at @ Assistant Contract Manager (ACM) ACM...
Exhibitions Assistant, Fleisher Art Memorial
Fleisher Art Memorial
Position Classification: Special Project, up to 24 hours a week Wage Classification: Non-Exempt Reports to: Exhibitions Manager/Programs Director Pay: $15/hour The Fleisher Art Memorial is the...
Part-Time ELECT Case Manager, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. is currently seeking a part-time Case Manager for the Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT) Teen Parenting program within the Family and...
Miscellaneous
Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of Music seeking students
Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music
The Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of Music is currently enrolling students for: piano, keyboard, voice, percussion, woodwinds, ballet, hip- hop and praise dance classes. Scholarships...
Technology for University Economic Development
Rochester Group
Would you like to learn how other University Economic Development and Workforce Development organizations are using technology to make their operations more effective? Join us for a webinar on:...
Women and HIV Cure: A Three-Part Webinar Series
Women's HIV Research Collaborative
Women and HIV Cure: A Three-Part Webinar Series Presented by the Women’s HIV Research Collaborative (Part 1) Tue, October 4, 2016 Time: 1:00 PM EDT Duration:1 hour 30 minutes Meeting...
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