The week of
May 14, 2018
PHENND Events/Activities
Next Steps AmeriCorps Team Leader, Kutztown University
PHENND
PHENND seeks one full-time AmeriCorps member to serve as a Team Leader and help support low-income first generation college students who are themselves enrolled as part-time AmeriCorps members. Team...
Next Steps AmeriCorps Program Manager, PHENND
PHENND
PHENND seeks a program manager for our Next Steps AmeriCorps Program Overview: Manage all aspects of the Next Steps AmeriCorps Program including the recruitment, selection, and management of...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Couponing Workshop
Project HOME
$$PRINT FREE COUPONS$$ GET MONEY OFF YOUR GROCERIES Thursday, May 17 2:30pm Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs 1936 North Judson Street Philadelphia, PA 19121 (Between Berks &...
Benefiting from Business Planning
La Salle Nonprofit Center
How You Benefit from Business Planning When: June 6, 2018, 9 am to 4 pm Business planning is the way to answer questions like: Where are we going? What do we want to achieve? What resources are...
Philadelphia Writing Project 2018 Invitational Summer Institute
University of Pennsylvania
The 2018 Invitational Summer Institute focuses on teaching and learning with historical primary sources to open up inquiries into community, equity, and change. For more than 30 years, K-12...
Sharing Strategies that Inform Early Learning Practices
La Salle University
The Early Learning Principal Instructional Coaching Program (ELPIC) will hold its 2nd Annual Symposium on June 5, 2018 from 5:30-8:00 at Cabrini University. The theme for the evening is Sharing...
FREE Family Petition Screening Clinic
Ceiba
Clínica de Evaluación Legal GRATUITA para Peticiones Familiares What/Que? Get screened for family petition eligibility by immigration attorneys, accredited representatives, and trained volunteers...
7th Annual Lynne Honickman Digital Arts Festival
Project HOME
Join us on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 5-7pm for the 7th Annual Lynne Honickman Digital Arts Festival at the Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs. The HLCCTL is located at 1936 N...
Hiring Event for Youth Advocates
Youth Advocate Programs
Hiring Event May 16 10am- 2pm Part-Time Advocates Wanted! Applicant must be dependable, committed and able to serve as a positive role model for youth in community, school, and home settings....
FREE Writing-themed Summer Camps
Mighty Writers
Make your summer Mighty, no matter your age. Here’s a taste of the half-day camps we have on offer at our neighborhood writing centers, for writers aged 7-17 (plus toddlers!). Half-day camps:...
Free SAT Prep Summer program
Mighty Writers
Are You Planning a Mighty Summer? Join Us for FREE SAT Prep & Writing-themed Camps! FREE SAT Prep It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! Juniors and Seniors in high school can...
Forward Equitable Development Conference
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Early Bird Tickets are on sale for the PACDC Community Development Leadership Institute’s Forward Equitable Development Conference being held on Wednesday, June 27th at the Public Health Management...
New Resources
Patching the Leaky Pipeline: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color in Pennsylvania
Research for Action
Research shows that exposure to teachers of color has a positive impact on students of all races, and particularly on students of color. Despite these positive effects, only 4% of Pennsylvania’s...
50 years after Kerner, racial and ethnic discrimination still holds children back
Child Trends
Fifty years after the release of the Kerner Commission’s report, Child Trends’ President Carol Emig reflects on how much has changed and how much remains to be done to realize the Commission’s...
Report: Four-Year Institutions Failing Pell Grant Recipients
Third Way
By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation, National College Access Network Four-year institutions are failing the low- and moderate-income Pell Grant recipients they serve, according to a...
National Service and Employment
Corporation for National and Community Service
Did You Miss the National Service and Employment Webinar? On March 21, speakers from Tufts University, Arizona State University, and University of Nebraska, Omaha, joined us to discuss research that...
Seven Marketing Tips Every Fundraiser Needs
Network for Good
Everyone deserves a little self-promotion. Whether you’re shy about tooting your own horn or have fully mastered the humble brag, embracing your inner marketing maven will take your fundraising to...
From College to Life: Relevance and the Value of Higher Education
Strada Education Network
New Strada-Gallup Consumer Data Reveal Only 26 Percent of Working Adults With College Experience Strongly Agree Their Education is Relevant to Their Work and Day-To-Day Life Industry experts explore...
Connect To Work customer service training
Urban League of Philadelphia
Join the area’s premier FREE training program for customer service and call center professionals. Does this sound like you? Enjoy working with the public and helping people solve problems? Ready...
Youth Electoral Significance Index
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) has released their 2018 Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI), which provides research and data on youth voter trends...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Strategic Approach
Satell Institute
Number of Adult Learners and Professionals Enrolled in the Online Course for Corporate Social Responsibility Has Grown to Over 6,000 in Less Than Five Months. The online course, created by the Satell...
Service Year + Higher Educaton Toolkit
Service Year Alliance
This guide represents potential actions universities could take to increase service year participation at their campuses (shown through case studies from educational institutions). There are many...
Impact of Democracy Prep Public Schools on Civic Participation
Democracy Builders
Independent researchers from Mathematica just released a groundbreaking 10-year longitudinal study on the voter participation of Democracy Prep alumni. Home The findings are nothing short of...
Direct Mail and Email Design Strategies That Drive Higher ROI
Network for Good
Now available on demand! How your fundraising appeal looks can be just as important as its content. This webinar will review tips and best practices for designing your direct mail and email appeal...
How to Weave the Donor Experience into the Fabric of Your Organization
Network for Good
Are you giving your donors the best experience possible? “How to Weave the Donor Experience into the Fabric of Your Organization” provides four easy steps to craft an experience that will make...
Partnerships Classifieds
Operation Warm Seeks Schools and Volunteers
Operation Warm
Operation Warm () a national charity based out of Chadds Ford, PA, provides brand-new winter coats to children in need, helping improve self-confidence, peer acceptance, school attendance, and...
volunteer to lead technology workshops for girls
TechGirlz
Instructors & Instructor Assistants Note: All volunteers must have completed background clearances on file with TechGirlz before committing to a volunteer opportunity. May 15th, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM,...
Volunteer to be a Reading Captain
Read by 4th
Will you be a Reading Captain? Read by 4th initiative connects local volunteers with students to bring their reading up to grade level In June 2017, nearly two thirds of Philadelphia School District...
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is looking for new employers
Urban Affairs Coalition
Is your organization or business looking to attract quality employees? Would you like to offer new benefits to your staff while avoiding high turnover costs? Did you know you can do all of this to...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
National College Access Network Annual Conference
National College Access Network
Join us in Pittsburgh for the 2018 NCAN National Conference Monday, September 24, 2018 – Wednesday, September 26, 2018 It’s that time of year again – we are pleased to announce the launch...
Beyond Mass Incarceration: New Horizons of Liberation and Freedom
Imagining America
PUBLIC: A Journal of Imagining America call for submissions Beyond Mass Incarceration: New Horizons of Liberation and Freedom Guest editor Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas and Carlos Francisco Jackson are now...
Call for Papers: 21st International Service-Learning Conference
Centro Latinoamericano de Aprendizaje y Servicio Solidario
due May 28, 2018 The Conference will be held August 23-24, 2018 at the University of Buenos Aires. Proposed thematic areas include: 1. Service-learning in contexts of social vulnerability. 2. Service...
2018 CUMU Annual Conference: Partnering for Equity
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
In 2017, the CUMU Annual Conference sold out. A record 400 attendees representing 80+ colleges and universities and 40+ partner organizations convened in Denver. If this year’s call for...
Grant Opportunities
General Operating Support for organizing women and girls
New Century Trust
Since 1882, New Century Trust has worked to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia know that as women become more financially stable, they use those...
RFP: Adult Education Courses at Community Schools
City of Philadelphia Office of Adult Education
Request for Proposals Opportunity for Adult Education Courses at Community Schools. The Request for Proposals invites current adult education providers to continue their partnership with the program,...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
various teachers, Project Learn School
Project Learn School
Project Learn School is looking for a full-time junior high teacher, and a full-time primary grades teacher, beginning August 1, 2018. Project Learn is a small, cooperative school run collectively by...
Community Engagement Liaison, Health Partners Plans
Health Partners Plans
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Minority and women are encouraged to apply. We maintain a drug-free & nicotine free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing....
Grants Manager, KIPP Philadelphia
KIPP Philadelphia Schools
Location: Regional Office, 5070 Parkside Ave, Suite 3500D, Philadelphia, PA About KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools: KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS) is a network of five high-performing,...
Managing Director of Development, KIPP Philadelphia
KIPP Philadelphia Schools
About KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools: KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS) is a network of five high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools (with a sixth school, an elementary...
Rutgers-Camden Ignite Program Site Liaison VISTA
Rutgers University
Cooper’s Poynt School and the Thomas H. Dudley Family School, two campuses within the Camden City School District, aspire to partner with community organizations to address the various needs of...
Executive and Development Associate, ArtWell
ArtWell
ArtWell is a Philadelphia-based non-profit that supports young people and their communities through multidisciplinary arts expression, education, and creative reflection to celebrate their strengths,...
Chief Development Officer, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
PAFA seeks an entrepreneurial and collegial fundraising leader to serve as the Chief Development Officer. Reporting to the President & CEO, the successful candidate will be a key member of the...
Advocate, Youth Advocate Programs
Youth Advocate Programs
The primary responsibility of the Advocate is to initiate, organize, plan, develop, and implement direct advocacy services to assigned clients and their families. All service plans will be based on a...
Repair the World Fellowship
Repair the World
May 31st is the final deadline for the Repair the World Fellowship applications. What Is The Fellowship? The Fellowship is a unique 11 month opportunity for individuals ages 21 to 26 who are...
Pt-time Lectures and Programming Assistant, Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph's University
The Faith-Justice Institute’s Lectures and Programming Assistant is responsible for the creation and implementation of The Joseph William and Madeline Eberle Klein Fund’s...
Miscellaneous
Strategies for Creating Ongoing Mentor Training
MENTOR Independence Region
FREE Webinar on Strategies for Creating Ongoing Mentor Training Thursday, May 17 1:00-2:15pm Most mentoring programs involve their mentors in an initial training before they are matched, but fewer...
Child Savings Account Webinar
Prosperity Now
Child Savings Account Webinar: Over the last few years, new Children’s Savings Accounts (CSA) programs to help students save for college have begun working with special populations and in rural...
How to Tell Stories That Take Supporters from Passive to Passionate
Network for Good
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 @ 1:00pm ET You’re invited to our next webinar, “How to Tell Stories That Take Supporters from Passive to Passionate” to learn some new storytelling tricks...
Summer Programs for High School Students
Saint Joseph's University
ICC Summer Programs for High School Students The goal of ICC Summer Programming is for each high school student to have an academically and socially enriching experience on Saint Joseph’s...
AmeriCorps Capacity Building and Financial Effects on Non-profits Webinar
Corporation for National and Community Service
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2:00:00 PM EDT – 3:00:00 PM EDT This webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 23, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET. This month, we are pleased to welcome: Introductory Remarks:...
AmeriCorps VISTA Information Session
Corporation for National and Community Service
Go Where You’re Needed with AmeriCorps VISTA – thousands of projects are accepting applications now! For a one-year commitment, you will receive a modest living allowance, a $5,920 Education...
New model for High-leverage Philanthropy
Social Innovations Institute
Our webinar will offer an introduction to and case study of a high leverage and proven innovation product. It will offer an overview of our projects for Bloomberg Philanthropies and the William Penn...
Online Course: National Service and American Democracy
Service Year Alliance
ASU + Service Year Alliance Online Course Service Year Alliance is excited to partner with Arizona State University to give young people an opportunity to receive college credit while learning about...
PHENND Fellows Blog
PHENND Fellows Spotlight: Emily Irani
PHENND
Name: Emily Irani University: University of Pennsylvania Major(s): Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) with a minor in Consumer Psychology Where are you from? Do you have a fun fact about...
Understanding and Engaging with Common Humanity: A Chat with Omar Woodard
PHENND
PHENND Fellows had the pleasure to chat with Omar Woodard, Executive Director of GreenLight Philadelphia during an installment of Dinner with a Civic Leader. Woodard has been in that position since...
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