We just launched our open call for food justice projects to fund and welcome you to send in a Letter of Interest (LOI). See details and links below! UPDATE: Deadline has been extended. Applications are due February 20, 2019. Keep scrolling for even more updates.

Food justice means communities can exercise their right to grow, sell, and eat healthy food (from JustFood). We have up to $200,000 available to fund projects that take place between July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020. There will be the the potential for renewed funding after that period.

This open call for ideas is for everyone. Apply if you are a person, organization, business or collective that wants to build food justice in Philadelphia and embodies a health justice approach. If you have been working in food access for a long time and need some support to scale up and take the next step, we want to hear from you. If you are a community organizer or capacity builder and see a clear way to include healthy food for the future, we want to hear from you. If you are a budding entrepreneur with a fresh idea, we want to hear from you. If you make, grow, sell, or eat food, we want to hear from you.

Preference will be given to proposals from community-based and/or people of color-led organizations that aim to serve the community’s needs. Proposals should include projects that are either deeply-rooted in a neighborhood, change systems, OR have a broad citywide reach (or the potential to be scaled citywide).

See the Letter of Interest overview and Application in your preferred language below and apply online using the link below:

http://foodfitphilly.org/food-justice/

Due date: March 13, 2019

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=310991

Due date: March 12, 2019

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=311957

Due date: March 8, 2019

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=308948

Often students know the best ways to communicate with their peers, so why not engage them to help in your FAFSA completion efforts? During this webinar, presenters will share strategies for how to select, train, and deploy peer and near-peer high school and college students to increase FAFSA completion rates in your community.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6945098578747369475

We are excited to have you join us for our 10th annual Career Day on March 15th from 8:15AM to 12:45PM. The morning will start off with a Continental Breakfast and Welcome Session for the panelists. At 9:15 AM panelists will transition to round robin panel sessions. Each panelist will have their own table with a group of 5-6 students rotating around your table throughout the session. To confirm your participation, please complete the registration form below. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kerry.Sorensen@masterycharter.org

10th Annual Career Day Schedule
8:15 – 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 – 9:10 AM Welcome Breakfast/ Training
9:15 -10:05 AM Panel 1
10:08 -11:00 AM Panel 2
11:03 -11:55 AM Panel 3
12:00 -12:45 PM Networking Luncheon

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGWyot4_P6BOLmvb4Yw8zacWPwe6b-dcJmtbyPFn7fu04qFw/viewform

Register by Friday, February 22nd.

Mastery Shoemaker is located at 5301 Media Street in West Philadelphia.

Free Sexual Harassment Prevention Seminar

February 25, 2019, 4pm-5:30pm, FREE professional seminar: “Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace” – 1509 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Room 214, Philadelphia PA.

Call/Email to Reserve Your Seat: 215-204-0677 or mike.robinson@temple.edu

Facilitator: Michael Robinson, M.S., Award Winning Human Resources Business Leader & College Administrator

This person would be responsible for:

• Developing collaborative efforts of the foundation with partners including grantees, fellow funders, and wider community stakeholders.
• Working to build strong relationships with our grantee partners from the vetting process to evaluation.
• Developing and implementing tools for mapping nonprofits and programmatic investments
• Researching specific gender issues and make recommendations for strategic approach
• Developing, distributing, maintaining all electronic collateral, including website and social media
• Developing new communication methods that allow for resource sharing and inter-connectedness between partners and NCT
• Representing the programs and point of view of the organization to agencies, organizations, and the general public
• Collecting and publishing impact stories
• Tracking donations
• Work with the Executive Director to prepare for board, committee, and task force meetings, including logistics, agenda and meeting material preparation, and meals and lodging support.
• Coordinate special projects and activities, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Passion for social justice issues relating to women’s rights and gender equity
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experienced in social media channels in professional setting.
• Has the ability to wear many hats.
• Positive, outgoing, flexible, self-directed, collaborative, creative thinker.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Exceptional detailed planning, time management and organizational skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Occasional weekends and evenings.

Please spread the word on this position.

Salary: $50k’s + benefits

If you or someone you know is interested, please send cover letter and resume to Carey Morgan at info@newcenturytrust.org

https://www.philafound.org/Nonprofits/ApplyforaGrant/TypesofGrantsAvailable/DirectServiceGrants.aspx

Current Panelists Include: Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and Center for Emerging Visual Artists
– Learn about local arts funding opportunities
– Receive personalized feedback on your grant proposals (bring 1 page for funders to review)
– Practice reading and scoring actual grant applications

Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2181391462146830/

Position Summary:

The Studio School Director works with Studio School staff and over 20 faculty to offer 200 classes, camps and workshops each year. The Director is responsible for the hiring of teaching artists, curriculum development, oversight of the Studio School budget and the overall administration and enrollment in AAC’s arts programming.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop curriculum and schedule arts programming in painting, drawing, jewelry, printmaking, ceramics and youth classes and summer camps.
• Recruit and hire teaching artists and certified art educators.
• Manage faculty and troubleshoot issues that arise on a daily basis within the school.
• Manage administrative staff for the Studio School to assure the smooth operation of all school and gallery procedures, including brochure production, website updates, artist calls for exhibitions and volunteer activity.
• Maintain CRM database to ensure updated student enrollment and contact information.
• Oversee Studio School facilities and art studios. Maintain appearance and upkeep of all areas of the building.
• Oversee budget and supply orders for all studio departments.
• Support AAC’s other programming, including exhibitions, fundraising, marketing, summer concert series, and in-house events.

https://www.philaculture.org/what-we-do/job-bank/studio-school-director

Part one of our three part marketing series with Michelle Angela Ortiz! It is important to define your philosophy and style as a teaching artist. In this workshop, you will draft a teaching artist statement that reflects your unique point of view and the ‘product’ you will be marketing to your potential audience. During this session, we will work through a template, give you time to draft your own statement, and then pair you up with your peers to get suggestions and feedback. More info and register here.

https://bartol.org/workshop/marketing-yourself-as-a-teaching-artist-teaching-artist-statements-2/

This class will teach you best practices in program design and in developing measurable outcomes that match available resources and accommodate feedback mechanisms for continual improvement. It will help you pull together all these essential elements of resources, needs and staff, so that you develop plans that reflect both your community and your organization, that are reality-based and are created with measurable outcomes that can be evaluated to determine their success and can provide a framework for funding proposals.

When: March 6, 2019 – 9 am to Noon

Where: Ballard Spahr, 1735 Market St., Phila.

Register here >>
https://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/courses/planning-evaluation/program-design-giving-life-to-your-mission/

The Center for Aquatic Sciences is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity.  All aspects of employment are governed and administered on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence and are not influenced or in any manner affected by race, color, age, sexual preference, national origin, or ancestry, religion, disability, marital status or any other classification protected by law.

For more information and to apply: http://www.aquaticsciences.org/get_involved/job_postings.html

Date and Time: Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Location: Gustine Recreation Center, 4868 Ridge Ave.,  Philadelphia, PA 19129 (Parking is available in the rear of the building)

Cost: $35 | Lunch included

For more info, contact Mariana Folco at mfolco@up2ussports.org or (857) 498-2774.

Primary Responsibilities:
SEAMAAC is looking for a personable and energetic individual with a strong passion to participate in the democratic process through non-partisan voter registration and voter turnout work with a focus on engaging Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. SEAMAAC provides coordination, mentorship, and training. Prior experience is encouraged. Essential responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Registering citizens to vote in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs at community events
• Canvassing: Visiting registered voters, door-to-door to provide education on issues impacting community members, and encouraging them to get out and vote
• Phone banking: Calling registered voters to provide education on issues impacting community members, and encouraging them to get out and vote
• Helping to recruit and manage teams of volunteers during GOTV and Voter Registration Events – Organize at least 1-2 volunteers per weekly event and Be the point person for volunteer teams during events
• Actively participating in organizational-wide and community work efforts and events.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/Qualifications/Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience working with AAPI communities and Limited English Proficiency populations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with diverse staff
• Understanding of and commitment to SEAMAAC’s principles, concerns, and considerations in regard to issues of race, class, nationality, religion, age, gender and sexual orientation, and disabilities
• Willingness to sign an agreement committing to non-partisan voter engagement work, and other requirements for voter engagement work in a 501(c)3 non-profit organizations
• Fluency in an Asian language is highly desirable, including but not limited to Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Bhutanese, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Indonesian, Burmese (and/or one of the ethnic languages/dialects such as Karen, Chin, Shan, etc).
• Reliable transportation to travel throughout the Philadelphia area.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Potential for unpredictable and violent clients. Inside and outside work with exposure to weather conditions.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must undergo criminal, child abuse and health background checks. SEAMAAC will consider all applicants fairly and will review background check results to determine whether they affect the applicant’s suitability for the job.

Comments:
This description is intended to describe the essential job functions. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Salary and Benefits:
Hours: This position is for approximately 30 hours per week. Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends. This position is seasonal based on the 2019 spring and fall election cycles. This seasonal employment is for the periods of Feb 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019 and August 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019, totaling (8) months. Funding constraints dictate June 1, 2019 – July 31, 2019 as non-seasonal and no work is required. The last day of seasonal employment will be November 30, 2019.
Salary: Hourly rate commensurate with experience with a range from $10.50 – $13.00.
Benefits: This position does offer sick leave, but does not offer health insurance, paid vacation, or personal leave.

SEAMAAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested applicants should submit a detailed cover letter and resume to employment@seamaac.org.

Starting with a brief overview of financial statements, you’ll learn how to read the story they tell and review basic financial terms and different types of financial systems. After these core concepts are reviewed, the class will consider a systematic approach to constructing a budget for a program or organization.

In addition to learning how to create a budget, this class will include strategies for monitoring actual income and expenses and comparing them to the budget so that you’re able to make important management decisions in real time, and be able to project where you will end up, based on good data.

Learn about how cash flow statements can be used to monitor and project potential cash shortfalls so you are able to adjust and plan accordingly, as well as methods of allocating shared costs and explain how to incorporate that into your budget.

With a deeper understanding of all the components of your budget, including those demonized administrative and overhead expenses, you’ll be in a better position to make the case for being worthy of support from potential and current donors and other stakeholders.

When: February 28, 2019, 9 am to noon

Where: Montgomery, McCracken, 1735 Market Street, Phila.

Register here >>
https://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/courses/financial-management/fundamentals-of-budgeting/

https://nextstop.temple.edu/

Spend the day with us to find out more about our 140+ majors, explore our diverse campus, and better understand our application process to help guide and inform conversations with your students. You’ll also learn more about financial aid and scholarships, and have a chance to hear from current Temple students and faculty.

Counselor Connect at Temple University
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

RSVP NOW

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevaX5OadIBIcvetO6DuSbKWYpgi62pB7Rj0H5ZXd9EaAcjCA/viewform

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Understanding the challenges faced by low-income and first-generation college students
• Leveraging technology solutions such as data management, analysis, and direct tools
• Financing an education with financial aid, debt reduction, and scholarships
• Best practices in direct service intervention, including coaching

HOST
The College Success Institute is hosted by CAP, which supports nearly 600 students through the successful completion of their college degrees, as quickly and with as little debt as possible. While nationally just 11% of low-income students have a college degree by age 24 (or six years), 86% of CAP students are on track to graduate in six years. CAP is a program of Making Waves Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

https://making-waves.org/how/collegesuccessinstitute/

A recent study conducted by Caroline Hoxby and Sarah Turner of Stanford University and the University of Virginia, respectively, has received a great deal of traction from both higher education news sources, like The Chronicle and Inside Higher Ed, and mainstream media, like The Washington Post.

This study is getting so much attention because it offers an alternative to the parameters typically used to measure an institutions’ ability (or willingness) to enroll low-income students. The number of students who are Pell-eligible nationally or who are in the bottom quintile (20 percent) of the national distribution of income are common metrics for assessing how institutions serve low-income students.

While tracking the number of students who are Pell-eligible at a state’s public flagship institution is an easy, standardized method to measure low-income students’ enrollment rates, Hoxby and Turner argue that this is unfair to institutions in states with a lower overall percentage of Pell-eligible students in their “relevant pool.”

Read More on the NCAN blog: http://www.collegeaccess.org/SD02052019Article2

Access the report and a podcast about the report directly: https://www.educationnext.org/right-way-capture-college-opportunity-popular-measures-can-paint-wrong-picture-low-income-student-enrollment/