The week of
April 17, 2017
Other Local Events and Workshops
Marketing: A Recipe for Survival
Free Library of Philadelphia
Marketing: A Recipe for Survival Tuesday, April 25 | 10:00 – 12:00 Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 407 This workshop will provide valuable insights and help nonprofits develop a marketing...
Demystifying Consulting
Free Library of Philadelphia
Demystifying Consulting Wednesday, April 19 | 10:00 – 12:00 Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 407 A consulting project is a major investment for any nonprofit. Being well-informed about the...
Out of School Time Recruitment Fair
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso is currently hiring staff to work part time in our elementary, middle and high school afterschool programs. We are looking for awesome adults who want to make an impact on the lives of our...
March for Science: Post March Pop UP
The Green Program
March for Science: Post March Pop UP #Beersforscience April 22, 2017 | 2 – 5PM La Peg at Fringe Arts, 140 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA Join The GREEN Program...
Global Solutions Lab: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Eliminating Poverty
Global Solutions Lab
Global Solutions Lab Sustainable Development, Human Rights, & Design for Eliminating Extreme Poverty by 2030 June 18-26, 2017 United Nations, NY & Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA •...
Manager of Public Affairs, Philadelphia School Partnership
Philadelphia School Partnership
Organization Summary The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) works to give every child in America’s fifth largest city the opportunity to attend a great school. We invest philanthropic funds in...
Spring Clean Your Finances
Clarifi
Spring Clean Your Finances BOOT CAMP Does your spending need some trimming? Spring is a time to take action and get things in order. Why not do the same with your money? Let’s work together to...
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
University of Pennsylvania
Locking Up Our Own Crime and Punishment in Black America Featuring James Forman, Jr. Yale Law School Moderator: Camille Z. Charles (Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social...
Job Search Boot Camp
Lutheran Settlement House
Lutheran Settlement House PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM UPCOMING EVENTS JOB SEARCH BOOT CAMP A four-session crash course covering everything participants need to get a job Monday, April 24 to...
arts and writing programs for youth
Mighty Writers
Teen Actors! Night of ONE-ACTS! 3 sessions May 16, 23, 30 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Ages 14-7 This workshop is designed to cast actors and rehearse to perform during the night of ONE-ACTS on May 30....
Merchants of Doubt Film Screening
Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership
You are invited to the following event: Merchants of Doubt Film Screening Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) La Salle...
NExT Philadelphia 2nd Annual State of Education
Urban League of Philadelphia
On Wednesday, April 26th NExT Philadelphia, the young professional affiliate of the Urban League of Philadelphia, will host a State of Education event at the School District of Philadelphia, from 6pm...
Information Session for nonprofit pro bono consulting
Compass Philly
Compass pro bono consulting opportunity for nonprofits – application now open RSVP for an information session to be held May 2nd at the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Compass’ mission is...
Early Childhood Education Career and Opportunities Fair
Mayor’s Office of Education
Join the Mayor’s Office of Education and learn how to get to the next level in your Early Childhood Education career! Thu, May 18, 2017 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT LOCATION Public Health Management...
Be a Food Psychologist
Hungry Education
Be a Food Psychologist Sun, April 23, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Greensgrow Community Kitchen 2139 E. Cumerland Street Philadelphia, PA 19125 Why do we crave some foods, but fear others? Learn how taste,...
Within Walking Distance: Creating Liveable Communities For All
Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance
Within Walking Distance Author Phil Langdon speaks on the rise of walkable communities nationally. Interviewed by Inga Saffron, architecture critic for Philadelphia Inquirer Author Phil Langdon to be...
International House Spring Open House
International House
Thursday, April 20, 2017 3701 Chestnut Street 2pm to 6pm As the region’s center for international arts, culture, educational and residential activities, International House Philadelphia cordially...
Immersion Science Camp
Esperanza College
Immersion Science Camp June 26 @ 9:00 am – June 30 @ 1:00 pm Join us for a week of fun and science at FlyLab hosted by Esperanza College and Fox Chase Cancer Center and become a member of the...
Gardening Workshops for Spring 2017
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Gardening Workshops for Spring 2017 Please check back often for new workshop listings: How to Start a Sustainable Community Garden Series Learn what it takes to start a community garden and keep it...
What Makes a Superior Leader?
La Salle Nonprofit Center
What Makes a Superior Leader? Your skills and experience have prepared you to serve as an executive director or board leader. But education and experience don’t necessarily prepare us for the...
How to Launch a Legacy Program for Planned Giving
La Salle Nonprofit Center
How to Launch a Legacy Program for Planned Giving Most people are uncomfortable talking about death, making Planned Giving, or Legacy Giving as it is becoming more popularly known, one of the...
Breaking Down Walls: From Prison to Power
Mural Arts Philadelphia
The Goldring Reentry Initiative (GRI) and Mural Arts Restorative Justice Guild are pleased to invite you to Breaking Down Walls: From Prison to Power, on Saturday, May 6th, 2017 from 1-5 pm. This...
Career Pathways panel
AmeriCorps Alums Philadelphia Chapter
The Professional Development & Networking Committee of the AmeriCorps Alums Philadelphia Chapter invites you to attend a Career Pathways panel focused on the careers of AmeriCorps alums, the...
2016-2017 Superintendent’s Award Ceremony
School District of Philadelphia
2016-2017 Superintendent’s Award Ceremony Please join us in honoring the finalists for and recipient of the 2016-2017 School District of Philadelphia Superintendent’s Award for Outstanding...
Educating Health Professionals To Address The Social Determinants of Health
University of Pennsylvania
Educating Health Professionals To Address The Social Determinants of Health: The Final of a Three Part Series Highlights from the Organization Domain of the 2016 Institute of Medicine Report Health...
For Teachers: Summer Science Inquiry Institute
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Riverbend Environmental Education Center and the Franklin Institute are proud to present the Summer Science Inquiry Institute, a week-long intensive program that immerses teachers in a program...
New Resources
Donor Communication Mini Guide
Network for Good
The Donor Communication Mini Guide How to build relationships and raise more money through strategic communications Set yourself up for long-term fundraising success by building relationships with...
Recommendations for Youth Aging Out of Child Welfare
Juvenile Law Center
Eight Recommendations for Homelessness Prevention for Youth Aging Out of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems Last week, Juvenile Law Center’s Child Welfare Policy Director Jennifer Pokempner...
Summer Melt Handbook
Harvard University
The SDP Summer Melt Handbook is a resource for education leaders interested in examining whether summer melt is occurring in their agency. The handbook not only serves to diagnose the phenomenon, but...
Differential Access to Books and School Librarians in Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Differential Access to Books and School Librarians in Pennsylvania Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis Blogs from CEEPA APRIL 12, 2017 ~ DR. ED FULLER While there is not voluminous...
Report: Hard Choices Ahead for PA School Districts
Temple University
Hard Choices Ahead for PA School Districts A recent policy brief from the Center on Regional Politics, “Hard Choices Still Ahead,” forecasts the fiscal future for all 500 school districts in PA...
Sustainable Management Practices Graduate Certificate
Penn State Great Valley
Sustainable education designed for professional schedules Penn State Great Valley has designed a twelve-credit Sustainable Management Practices Graduate Certificate to meet the needs of working...
Failing Black Boys
Philadelphia Citizen
FAILING BLACK BOYS Philadelphia Citizen BY HILDERBRAND PELZER III APR. 10, 2017 The true cost of failing to meet the needs of black male students hit me several years ago, when I was principal of a...
Unleashing the power of endowments
Ford Foundation
Unleashing the power of endowments: The next great challenge for philanthropy by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation For the better part of two decades, the world of philanthropy has been...
Community Schools in Action
Oxford University Press
Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice Edited by Joy G. Dryfoos, Jane Quinn, and Carol Barkin Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice presents the...
Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers
Institute of Labor Economics
The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers by Seth Gershenson, Cassandra M. D. Hart, Constance A. Lindsay, Nicholas W. Papageorge (March 2017) Abstract: Black primary-school students matched to a...
Partnerships Classifieds
Sojourner Truth Walk
Camp Sojourner
Be part of the Sojourner Truth Walk on May 6! Walk in the footsteps of great women leaders by being part of the 5th annual Sojourner Truth Walk 5K on Saturday morning, May 6. WHEN: Saturday, May 6...
Summer Youth Interns available
Urban Affairs Coalition
Do you need a Summer Youth Intern? Do you remember your first job? The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) is seeking worksite hosts for the Summer 2017 Youth Employment Program which provides paid summer...
mentors needed, Hoop Heroes
After-School All-Stars
Hoop Heroes is After-School All-Stars (ASAS) signature basketball and mentorship camp. Hoop Heroes offers co-ed basketball-based leadership and mentorship to our ASAS participants. During Hoop...
Tabling Opportunity: 2017 Connecting Communities BBQ/Block Party Health
Strength Alliance
The Strength Alliance is looking for organizations to table at our 2017 Connecting Communities BBQ/Block Party Health -Fair on April 23rd 2017 11am-5pm at the Independence Visitors Center (500 block...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Presenters: Don McKinney STEM Conference
Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership
Call for Presenters The Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership and the Philadelphia Ed Fund will host the Don McKinney STEM Conference: A Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem Community-based Learning Day...
Grant Opportunities
Equity in Mathematics Grants
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM Accepting Applications or Equity in Mathematics Grants The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is accepting applications for Equity in Mathematics grants. The purpose of the program is...
Futhermore: Grants to Nonprofit Publishers
J.M. Kaplan Fund
Kaplan Fund Offers Grants to Nonprofit Publishers Through its Furthermore program, the Kaplan Fund supports nonfiction book publishing about the urban experience; natural and historic resources;...
Projects That Empower Boys and Young Men of Color
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF Issues RFP for Projects That Empower Boys and Young Men of Color The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for its 2017 Forward Promise: Empowerment Projects program,...
PHLpreK Request for Qualifications
Mayor's of Education
PHL PRE-K SEEKS PARTNERS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR The Mayor’s Office of Education invites quality pre-K providers to join PHLpreK! A “Continuation Application” invites current PHLpreK providers to...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Development/Fundraising Manager, Children’s Community School
Children's Community School
Development/Fundraising Manager for Nonprofit Preschool (West Philadelphia) The Children’s Community School is seeking a Development Manager to coordinate and lead fundraising efforts in the...
Recruitment Specialist, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
The Recruitment Specialist works in communities to promote the benefits of Girl Scouting with the ultimate goal of registering girls and adult volunteers. This is a sales oriented role, with a...
Placement Specialist, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Matchmakers needed! As a Placement Specialist, you’ll help interested girls find troops and match potential volunteers with girls waiting for a troop — helping to ensure that the Girl Scouts...
Investment Team Manager, Philadelphia School Partnership
Philadelphia School Partnership
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) works to give every child in America’s fifth largest city the opportunity to attend a great school. We invest philanthropic...
Data and Finance Analyst, Philadelphia School Partnership
Philadelphia Schools Partnership
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) works to give every child in America’s fifth largest city the opportunity to attend a great school. We invest philanthropic...
Volunteer Platform and Database Coordinator VISTA, Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
City of Philadelphia
Volunteer Platform and Database Coordinator VISTA, Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service Serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the City of Philadelphia! The Office of Civic Engagement and...
Director, Human Resources
Community College of Philadelphia
Director, Human Resources Community College of Philadelphia Community College of Philadelphia is dedicated to promoting a work environment which attracts and retains talented and diverse faculty and...
Dream Director, Future Project
Future Project
A Dream Director is a transformational leader who is assigned to one high school – and committed to unleashing the passion and purpose, curiosity and imagination, courage and grit of everyone in...
Part Time Organizer, Health Care 4 All PA
Health Care 4 All PA
Position Available: Part Time Organizer Health Care 4 All PA is a statewide, non-profit organization that has been educating the public about and advocating for comprehensive, universal healthcare...
Pt-time Social Media & Marketing Assistant, Greensgrow
Greensgrow Farms
Social Media & Marketing Assistant: Part Time Posted March 29, 2017 Greensgrow, Philadelphia’s premier urban farm and garden center, seeks a marketing assistant with strong social media and...
Fresh Food Programs Coordinator VISTA, Greensgrow
Greensgrow Farms
Fresh Food Programs Coordinator VISTA Posted March 29, 2017 Greensgrow, in partnership with Hunger Free America, is seeking a dynamic AmeriCorps VISTA member to join our team in Philadelphia,...
Data Coordinator, PowerCorpsPHL
EducationWorks
Launched in September 2013, PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative. Operated in partnership with EducationWorks and the Philadelphia Youth Network, PowerCorpsPHL engages...
Pt-time Chef Educator, Greensgrow
Greensgrow Farms
Chef Educator: Part Time Posted March 29, 2017 Position Overview Greensgrow is committed to growing and supporting healthy communities and aims to make food demonstrations and recipe suggestions a...
Director of Development, FAIMER
Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research is seeking a Director of Development in the Philadelphia, PA office. The Director for Development leads the efforts to...
Director, Adult and Community Education, Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
Director, Adult and Community Education, Community College of Philadelphia Community College of Philadelphia Community College of Philadelphia is dedicated to promoting a work environment which...
Director of Operations, WELL Center, Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University was founded in Philadelphia in 1891 to provide educational opportunities for women and men of all backgrounds. Now, as a comprehensive research university with over 26,000 students...
Canvassers, Trainers, and Field Managers, Clean Air Council
Clean Air Council
Hiring students with a passion for the environment For 50 years, Clean Air Council has been fighting for air quality and public health in Pennsylvania, protecting everyone’s right to breathe clean...
Branch Director, AARP
AARP Foundation
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into ‘Real Possibilities’ by changing the way America...
Student Admissions Coordinator, ECO Charter School
ECO Charter School
Student Admissions Coordinator Position Purpose Under the direct supervision of the Director of Operations, to provide a wide variety of complex and confidential administrative and clerical support,...
Vice President of Institutional Advancement, USciences
University of the Sciences
Vice President of Institutional Advancement University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Job description The University of the Sciences (USciences) Vice President of Institutional Advancement leads the...
Miscellaneous
Community Poem Writing in South Philly
Free Library of Philadelphia
What if an entire community wrote one line each on a vintage Underwood Typewriter to create a really, really, long poem? Would it bring world peace? Would love abound? Would we become a United...
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