The week of
November 6, 2017
Other Local Events and Workshops
Power Not Paranoia: a dialogue on surveillance and policing
Media Mobilizing Project
Thursday, November 9th at 6PM – 9PM American Friends Service Committee 1501 Cherry St, Phila PA Media Mobilizing Project and The Center for Media Justice – home of the Media Action...
(DIS)PLACED: Philadelphia | Artist Meet & Greet
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
We at Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture are thrilled to be hosting Tunisian-French artist eL Seed for an upcoming mural in the West Philadelphia neighborhood, as an extension of our ongoing (DIS)PLACED...
College Essay Night
Mighty Writers
(for 12 graders) Tues. November 14, 6-8pm MW South, 1501 Christian St. Join Mighty Writers staff and volunteers as we help seniors perfect their college entrance and scholarship essays! You should be...
Hurricane Maria Relief Drive
Arcadia University
On Sunday, November 12, 2017 Arcadia University student organization, Melanin In Action () in conjunction with Barclays Bank will be hosting a Hurricane Maria Relief Drive, from 10am-4pm at the...
4th Annual Uniting to Fight Poverty Summit
Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
REGISTER NOW! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 YOU ARE INVITED to attend the Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity’s 4TH ANNUAL UNITING TO FIGHT POVERTY SUMMIT THURSDAY,...
Water, Water Everywhere: A Dialogue on Flooding and Disasters in Greater Philadelphia
American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season is on track to be one of the top ten most active seasons on record, with five major hurricanes, and a streak of eight straight hurricanes from August 9 to September...
Reentry Training Series: Digital Skills Build
Philadelphia FIGHT
Digital Skills Build – Module 1 A Reentry Training Series Training series start November 15th—All classes meet twice a week Wed and Thurs from 10am-12pm *unless otherwise stated* To enroll,...
College Night Happy Hour for Challah for Hunger
Challah for Hunger
College Night Join Challah for Hunger for a happy hour event on November 9 from 5:30-7:30 at Milkboy on South Street! In addition to happy hour specials, good people and vegetarian bar food,...
Forum on Justice & Opportunity
Episcopal Community Services
The Forum on Justice & Opportunity, sponsored by Episcopal Community Services, connects volunteers and social change activists to human service experts in order to activate partnerships and build...
Understanding the Culture of Urban Poverty: Building Resilience and Resources
Sources for Human Services
Workshop discusses understanding the culture of urban poverty Fairmount Behavioral Health System and Sources for Human Services will present Understanding the Culture of Urban Poverty: Building...
Info Session for new Foundation Directory Online
Free Library of Philadelphia
RFC introduces the new Foundation Directory Online The Regional Foundation Center is excited to announce that everyone’s favorite nonprofit database, Foundation Directory Online, was recently...
Institute for Family Professionals trauma awareness courses
Lakeside Global Institute
**Updated for Winter 2018** Registration for Winter 2018 Courses opens Monday, November 6 at 8:30 AM Choose a course from the list below. On each course page, you can select the course as your...
Guide for First-time Supervisors
La Salle Nonprofit Center
Position your New Supervisors for Success As a new supervisor, there are additional demands unrelated to work-related skills. Suddenly they’ve gone from working in a group to supervising others...
Fundamentals of Human Resources
La Salle Nonprofit Center
The essential framework Through the years, Fundamentals of Human Resources has been one of the most popular and impactful classes we offer because it provides an essential framework for understanding...
Helping your special needs child transition out of high school
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
Do you have a child between the ages of 14 and 21 who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP)? Want to learn more about their legal right to an IEP that prepares them for life after high...
Call for Abstracts: School Reform, Communities, and Social Justice: Exploring the Intersections
Rutgers University
Friday, May 18, 2018 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Over the past twenty years, neoliberal school reforms have gained increasing...
Expanding History: Philadelphia’s Postwar Public Schools
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Albert M. Greenfield School, 2200 Chestnut Street The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is expanding its inventory of...
Fundraising Beyond Grants
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia
[VDA@CW] Fundraising Beyond Grants By CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 2017 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM Vision Driven Artists and CultureWorks are partnering on a monthly workshop series...
Arts Fundraising Boot Camp
Vision Driven Artists
Vision Driven Artists is proud to present our very first Arts Fundraising Boot Camp – a month-long intensive designed to help Philadelphia-based artists and arts organizations find funding to...
New Resources
October Compact Nation Podcast – new episodes
Campus Compact
Tune in monthly for conversations with leading community engagement professionals, book and literature reviews, discussions of important topics in the field, and maybe the answer to what happens when...
Strengthening American Democracy: A Guide for Developing an Action Plan
American Democracy Project
New Guide Book Helps Develop Action Plans to Increase Civic Learning, Democratic Engagement, and Voting Rates on Campus The American Democracy Project, The Democracy Commitment, and NASPA’s Lead...
Philly FUNDamentals donation app
Fund for the School District of Philadelphia
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia Unveils Innovative Tool to Make it Easier to Support Public Schools Philly FUNDamentals, a new web-based platform, allows donors to give directly to a...
Child Development Associate: A Successful Tool to Develop Philadelphia’s Existing Early Childhood Teachers
Early Childhood Action Collective
The Early Childhood Action Collective (ECAC) is pleased to share with you the latest in a series of briefs intended to inform the implementation and improvement of early childhood programs in...
The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education
Harvard University Press
Keith Robinson and Angela L. Harris Boston: Harvard University Press, 2014 While family engagement advocates posit that the more involved parents and families are with a child’s education the...
New Strategic Plan for National Partnership for Educational Access
National Partnership for Educational Access
NPEA completes strategic planning process! Among our many exciting projects this fall, we are thrilled to share that NPEA recently completed a strategic planning process to help guide us through the...
Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is in the midst of an unprecedented epidemic of drug abuse and drug-related overdose deaths impacting every corner of the state and all of its residents. In 2016,...
Social Innovations Journal: Achieving Sustainable Impact in Europe
Social Innovations Journal
We invite to read the just released European Edition. EUROPE’S MOST INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT We live in an ever expanding — and yet, with technology — ever...
Black Student Loan Borrowers Disproportionately Struggle to Repay Debt
Center for American Progress
Black student loan borrowers who started college in 2003 most likely owe more on their federal student loans after 12 years than when they originally borrowed, and nearly half of them default...
Free Sex Ed for schools
Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA
Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA is currently offering 45-60 minute programs to 8-12 grade students in the School District of Philadelphia on the topics of contraception, sexually transmitted...
Creating a Persona: A Powerful Tool for Focusing on the Right Audience
Iris Creative Group
Tomorrow’s eblast. Next week’s appeal letter. December’s gala invitation. Does your to-do list go on and on? And on? How about the list of people you need to reach with all those messages? Your...
Departments that Integrate Civic Responsibility by Design in Majors
Association of American Colleges and Universities
AAC&U Selects Twenty-Two Institutions to Highlight Departments that Integrate Civic Responsibility by Design in Majors Grant from the Endeavor Foundation Supports AAC&U’s Signature...
Partnerships Classifieds
event volunteers needed, Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair
School District of Philadelphia
On Wednesday, November 15, the School District of Philadelphia is hosting the Annual Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair from 3:30-7pm at 440 N. Broad St. This event is open to the entire Philadelphia...
mentor students for Delaware Valley Science Fair
Drexel University
Colleagues, Professors, Engineers, and Scientists: Share your skills, knowledge, and expertise with a student or team of students involved in independent research for the Delaware Valley Science...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Democracy: The Inconvenient Truths
Association of American Colleges and Universities
2018 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Democracy: The Inconvenient Truths March 22, 2018 to March 24, 2018 The Westin Gaslamp 910 Broadway Circle San Diego, CA 92101 “We live in a time when...
NPEA Conference: Standing Together in a Changing Landscape
National Partnership for Educational Access
Standing Together in a Changing Landscape: A Call to Action Our 10th Annual Conference will take place April 11-13, 2018 at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, LA. Registration will open in December....
Grant Opportunities
Young Jewish Humanitarian Prize
Charles Bronfman Prize
Charles Bronfman Prize Seeks Nominations for Young Jewish Humanitarian Prize The Charles Bronfman Prize annually recognizes Jewish humanitarians whose work, while inspired by personal Jewish values,...
Solutions to Social Isolation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF Issues RFP for Solutions to Social Isolation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for the best ideas from around the world that address social isolation and...
Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Access to Care Grants
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Invites Proposals for Access to Care Grants The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry established Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children in 1987 with the aim of providing...
Legal Education Research Projects
AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence
AccessLex Accepting Applications for Legal Education Research Projects The AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence, in partnership with the Association for Institutional Research, is...
Collaborative Research Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH Accepting Applications for Collaborative Research Grants The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for its Collaborative Research grant program, which encourages...
Wildlife Conservation Projects
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Accepting Applications for Wildlife Conservation Projects The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund works with purpose and passion on behalf of...
RFP: Employment Connections for Opportunity Youth
Request for Proposals: Employment Connections for Opportunity Youth. Released October 6, 2017. Deadline to submit questions for response October 23, 2017. Deadline extension: Proposals due November...
Establishing or Expanding Success Services for Students
National College Access Network
NCAN Member Grant Opportunity: Establishing or Expanding Success Services for Students Tuesday, November 14 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Register here Join this webinar to learn how members can apply...
Public restroom expansion
City of Philadelphia
City seeks proposals to expand public restrooms, hygiene facilities The Office of Homeless Services of the City of Philadelphia is seeking proposals for expanding the number of restrooms and hygiene...
2019-21 funding process
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
United Way announces FY 2019-21 funding process United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) has announced the launch of the FY 2019-2021 funding process. In order to qualify...
Community-Wide Reading Programs
National Endowment for the Arts
Big Read Accepting Grant Applications for Community-Wide Reading Programs The Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, aims to restore reading to the center of American culture....
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director, Donor Relations, WHYY
WHYY
WHYY is seeking a full-time Director of Donor Relations. WHYY is the leading public media organization in the Philadelphia Region, including Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and beyond. You can...
Reading Coach Site Coordinator, Citywide OST Initiative
City of Philadelphia
Agency Description This position will sit within the Managing Director’s Office (MDO) which provides oversight of the City’s major operating departments. The MDO provides support, assistance, and...
Director of Post Secondary Services, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
The Director of Post-Secondary Services is responsible for the development design and oversight of Congreso’s career and college pathway strategy and directly supervises of tthe Post-Secondary...
Pt-time Adult Literacy Instructor, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso’s Adult Education department provides various programs and services to adults of all ages who are preparing for high school equivalency credentials, as well as college and career...
Outreach and Partnerships Management VISTA, TeenSHARP
TeenSHARP
TeenSHARP is recruiting an Outreach and Partnerships Management VISTA to join our New Jersey team! The position will be charged with school outreach to help build the organization’s presence in...
Director, Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
Drexel University
Drexel University is currently searching for the next Director of the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, an urban extension center located adjacent to campus at the nexus of our two local...
Chief Financial Officer, Children’s Literacy Initiative
Children's Literacy Initiative
Reporting directly to the CEO, and serving as a member of the leadership team, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a critical leadership role that will serve as a strategic thought partner and...
Director Faculty Project Mgt, Temple University
Temple University
The Director of Faculty Project Management will help define strategy and process to improve the Research and Faculty interaction with information systems at the University. In an environment where we...
Vice Provost for Research and Creative Activity, West Chester University
West Chester University
Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. West Chester University of Pennsylvania seeks applicants for the position of Vice Provost for...
Miscellaneous
Nominations for Mayor’s Day of Service Recognition
City of Philadelphia
We would like to put on your radar about an upcoming annual event, Mayor’s Day of Service Recognition, being held in April 2018. The Mayor’s Day of Service is a chance to recognize service...
For HS students: Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Princeton University
The Princeton Prize in Race Relations recognizes and rewards high school students who advance race relations within their schools or communities through their volunteer efforts. The Prize consists of...
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