The week of
June 3, 2019
Other Local Events and Workshops
Teaching About Caring and Curing in Our City’s Past: Philadelphia, Public Health, and the World, June 24
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Date and Time: Monday, June 24, 2019, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Measles? Mumps? Ebola? Our news is filled with new...
Book a Tour of “An Immigrant Alphabet” Exhibit
Global Philadelphia Association
An Immigrant Alphabet is a public art installation produced by Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, featuring the work of artist Wendy Ewald in collaboration with eighteen Northeast High School students...
Friends Peace and Sanctuary: Center City Exhibitions
Swarthmore College
Opening day June 7th Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary, which was a featured pre-conference event during April’s 30th Anniversary PHENND Conference, is opening their Center City Exhibitions on June...
ECA’s Community Energy Conference 2019, June 7
Energy Coordinating Agency
Date: Friday, June 7, 2019, 8 AM – 4 PM Location: PECO Energy Hall (lower level), 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Join the Energy Coordinating Agency as we look toward the future of...
Safe Spaces Model Training, July 20
BuildaBridge
Date and Time: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 8:00 AM – 1 PM Where: Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 Queen Lane, Phila., PA 19144 The BuildaBridge Safe Spaces Model is a person-centered,...
Philadelphia Civic Trust Monthly Meeting, June 26
Philadelphia Civic Trust
The Philadelphia Civic Trust is a community based opportunity for all citizens to engage in public service by implementing a unique style for solving city issues that’s not typically seen in...
Summer Thyme Cooks Program at Free Library, Applications Due June 7
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Culinary Literacy Center’s Summer Thyme Cooks program is open for applications. This year the Nourishing Literacy Kitchen Team is offering a week-long library and cooking program for youth...
New Resources
Out of the Echo Chamber: Rebuilding Trust in News
John S. and James K. Knight Foundation
Out of the Echo Chamber: Rebuilding Trust in News examines the effects of media on democracy. Join Jonathan Rothwell, principal economist for Gallup, in partnership with the John S. and James K....
Annual State of Center City 2019 Report
Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
Today at the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation’s quarterly meeting, Center City District (CCD) released its annual State of Center City 2019, a data-driven compendium, organized by...
First Up Champions for Early Education Annual Report
First Up
These last two years have been momentous for First Up, to say the least. In 2017, we were still DVAEYC and celebrated 50 years of our service to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) community. In...
New National Youth Turnout Estimates for 2018 Elections
CIRCLE
We recently published a new estimate of young people’s participation in last year’s midterm elections: of youth turned out to vote in 2018. This estimate, calculated using the voter file...
Blog Post – Progressive Pedagogy On the Road
HASTAC
Last week, we took Progressive Pedagogy on the road to two conferences in Vancouver: Digital Democracies at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and HASTAC’s Decolonizing Technologies,...
Resources from Digital Democracies Conference
Simon Fraser University
The Digital Democracies Conference, Artifical Publics, Just Infrastructures, Ethical Learning, was held in Vancouver in May, 2019. Watch livestream of the conference panels here.
Nonpartisan Candidate and Issue Guides
Campus Election Engagement Project
The Campus Election Engagement Project creates nonpartisan, state-specific candidate and issue guides to help students navigate candidate stands. It researches salient votes and what candidates say...
Partnerships Classifieds
Internship Opportunity for Black and Brown High School Youth
Swarthmore College
Dr. Edwin Mayorga of Swarthmore College is director of the Education in our Barrios project (#BarrioEdProject), a collaborative of Swarthmore College students, Dr. Mayorga, and most importantly ...
Volunteers Need for Philly Free Streets, Aug. 3
Philly Free Streets
Did you hear? Philly Free Streets will be back on North Broad Street on Saturday, August 3 from 8:00 to 1:00 from City Hall to Butler Street and Germantown Ave. The four mile stretch of road will...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
#RealCollege: A National Convening on Food and Housing Insecurity, Sept. 28-29
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
We invite you to attend our Annual Convening, September 28-29, 2019, at Houston Community College’s West Houston Institute in Houston, Texas. Registration opens May 21. Darrick Hamilton, Executive...
Grant Opportunities
Request for Proposals: Family Academy: Courses & Training – Jun 21
School District of Philadelphia
DUE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 7 June 21 AT 2PM! REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Family Academy: Courses & Training 2019-2020 School Year Download & Read the Full RFP Here BACKGROUND INFORMATION The School...
Open-Source Internet Projects
Mozilla
Mozilla Invites Applications for Open-Source Internet Projects Mozilla was born out of and remains part of the open source and free software movement. Through the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS)...
100&Change Competition – Jul 16
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation Invites Applications for Second 100&Change Competition Through its 100&Change competition, the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awards a single $100 million...
Research initiative: Conference on College Composition and Communication – Oct 1
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition & Communication Invites Research Proposals The Conference on College Composition and Communication is inviting proposals for its Research Initiative, which is...
Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program – Sep 3
Lilly Endowment
Lilly Endowment Invites Applications for Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program The Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program is one of the Lilly Endowment’s longest standing programs and began as a way...
Faith In/And Democracy Grant, Application Deadline July 1
PACE
At this important moment for our democracy, many civic engagement funders and practitioners have redoubled efforts to bridge social and political divides. Today, Philanthropy for Active Civic...
Ecotech Grants – Jul 15
Captain Planet Foundation
Captain Planet Foundation Accepting Applications for Ecotech Grants The Captain Planet Foundation is accepting applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for its Ecotech Grant program,...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Philly Forward Summer Internship
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) announces that it is now accepting applications for its Philly Forward summer internship program. This eight-week paid internship is designed to...
Guest Educator (Substitute teacher), Full-time or Part-Time – Enriched Schools
Enriched Schools
Location: Philadelphia, PA What is Enriched Schools? Enriched is an educational talent hub that connects great people to great schools. What types of positions do you have available? Positions...
Associate Director of Operations, Year Up
Year Up
The Associate Director of Operations (Philadelphia, PA) reports directly to the Executive Director and will lead and support the efficiency and growth of the site in partnership with the local...
Miscellaneous
Strategies that Promote Success among First-Year African-American Males – Feb 15
Yes We Must Coalition
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar, presented as part of the Yes We Must Coalition Webinar Series: Strategies that Promote Success among First-Year African-American Males February 15, 2019...
Recital Series at Widener – Feb 17
Widener University
Widener to host three-part recital series starting February 17 Widener University will hold the first of three recitals to kick off the Widener University 2019 Recital Series on Sunday, February 17....
Student Biomedical Research Contests – Mar 17
Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research
Our Student Contests Are Open! As this new year is underway, we want to remind you to share our student contest information with your students! Through our essay and poster contests, students have...
2019 Award for Excellence in Educational Access
National Partnership for Educational Access
Nominate an NPEA Member for the 2019 Award for Excellence in Educational Access: Nominations Now Being Accepted Through February 28 About the Award: For the fourth year in a row, NPEA Member Jack...
The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Communities of Color – Feb 22
Philadelphia FIGHT
Friday, February 22nd at 12:00 pm This webinar will be presented by the Director of the Institute for Community Justice, Assata Thomas. She will discuss the various consequences of health-related...
Teacher as a Hero Award – Mar 3
National Liberty Museum
National Liberty Museum “Teacher as a Hero” Award Exceptional Teacher Award, Caring Classroom Award, and Good Neighbor Award This yearly recognition program, sponsored by State Farm®,...
Winter Virtual Career Fair for Service Year members and alumni – Feb 15
Service Year Alliance
Next Virtual Career Fair: On February 15th, 2019 2 – 4pm ET, Service Year Alliance will host its Winter Virtual Career Fair. This virtual fair will connect your corps members with public,...
College Success Network
College Success Network Updates – February 2019
PHENND
A lot has happened so far in early 2019! Our first webinar was held January 24th, as part of the “Data & Information” group answering the question, “How do we identify, measure...
A Call for Partners: Intermediaries for Scale – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
As a foundation, we believe we can make an impact by supporting networks of schools, colleges and universities, and local and community organizations so they can share what works with each other in...
Nominate a program for Examples of Excelencia!
Excelencia in Education
Tell Excelencia in Education what works for Latino students in higher education: Do you know of a program that helps Latinos access, complete, and excel in higher education? Nominate this program...
Closing the College Graduation Gap: 2018 National College Access and Success Benchmarking Report
National College Access Network
Closing the College Graduation Gap: NCAN’S 2018 Benchmarking Report Students who receive services from NCAN member organizations enroll in and complete postsecondary education at rates far...
Connecting Across the Postsecondary Pipeline
National College Access Network
Spring Training Registration Now Open! Are you a high school counselor, principal, or district leader wondering how your school can partner with a local college or university? Are you a...
Federal Reserve Report: Student Borrowing May Lead to Rural Brain Drain
Federal Reserve System
By MorraLee Keller, Director of Technical Assistance, NCAN We know that job opportunities in rural areas are relatively scarce in comparison to the number of jobs available in urban areas. New data...
Call for Proposals: Racing Toward Postsecondary Success – Mar 15
National College Access Network
NCAN is pleased to announce the opening of the call for proposals for the 2019 NCAN National Conference: Racing Toward Postsecondary Success. Do you have best practices, data, or experiences that...
Faculty Updates
Beyond Borders: Embracing Multiple Ways of Knowing and Being – Mar 6-9
Campus Compact Western Region
There’s still time to register for the 2019 Western Region of Campus Compact, Continuums of Service Conference, Beyond Borders: Embracing Multiple Ways of Knowing and Being, March 6-9, 2019,...
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Resource Library
Community Campus Partnerships for Health
Did you know that Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) has a resource library? The online library includes topics on Community Based Participatory Research Community Engaged Scholarship...
Student-led Summit on Homelessness and Poverty, March 1-3
Community Empowerment Fund
Last year, students at Brown University held the first inaugural Summit on Homelessness and Poverty. In doing so, they brought together a coalition of student organizations from across the country...
Philly Forward Summer Internship
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) announces that it is now accepting applications for its Philly Forward summer internship program. This eight-week paid internship is designed to...
Convergence of Childhood Obesity and Hunger, February 22, 2019
Cabrini University
CONVERGENCE OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND HUNGER: TAKING ACTION FEBRUARY 22, 2019, 8am–4pm, West Chester University This one-day interactive symposium will focus on issues and opportunities related to...
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