The week of

September 10, 2019

Other Local Events and Workshops

Mural Arts Workshop – Sept 27

Connect the Lots

You’re Invited! Join Mural Arts Philadelphia, Connect the Lots and Rutgers Camden for a public art workshop on public art and community voices! Friday, September 27th, 2019 9:30am –...

How Math Helps Fight Gerrymandering, Sept. 12

Science on the Hill

Join us at Landmark Americana Tap & Grill, 2481 North 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19131, on Thursday, September 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for your favorite weeknight science (and math!) event....

Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) In A Day, Oct. 19

Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service

We’re excited to invite you to our 2019 fall Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) In A Day! This CEA In A Day is all about building the skills needed to organize in your own community. Join us for a day...

Workshop for students: The Business of Social Media – Sep 14

Banksgiving Company

It’s back to school time and this Saturday, September 14th, The BanksGiving Company is back with our monthly programming! The topic this week will be “The Business of Social Media” and we will...

Fundamentals of Finance

La Salle Nonprofit Center

This course focuses on enabling you to understand and interpret your financial story for both internal and external audiences. At the end of the day, not only will you know how to find the...

Service Learning and Community Leadership Program, Starts Sept. 21

HACE Livability Academy

The Livability Academy is a six-week training program for anyone who is interested in working together to address quality of life issues in our community. We’ve had a handful of high schoolers...

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center (AHMEC) located at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, PA 19380, conducts several programs for boys and girls in elementary, middle, and high...

HospitalityTogether Open House – Sept. 12

CollegeTogether

At HospitalityTogether, you don’t have to choose between earning income and pursuing higher education. Discover how this can be the educational pathway you’ve been looking for!...

Open House – Dornsife Center’s Carriage House, Sept. 26

Drexel University

Join us for an Open House on September 26, 2019, 4-7 PM, at Dornsife Center’s Carriage House, 3509 Spring Garden Street, Phila. PA, to learn about all we offer. Open to community members as well as...

Family Involvement Conference – Oct 27-30

Family Involvement Conference

October 27-30, 2019 Harrisburg, PA About the Conference The Family Involvement Conference is presented to you by the Pennsylvania Coalition for Parent Involvement in collaboration with the National...

researchED Philadelphia 2019 – Nov 16

researchED

November 16 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Venue St. Joseph’s Preparatory School 1733 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130 First speakers announced! KEYNOTE – Sonja Santelises –...

New Resources

The 1619 Project Broadsheet: Class Sets and Curriculum

Pulitzer Center for Education

In this special edition broadsheet, Nikita Stewart explains the “educational malpractice” the has committed in mis-teaching slavery, and Mary Elliott of the Smithsonian’s National...

Lesson Plan on the Future of Food

Pulitzer Center for Education

Sustainable Production, Ethical Consumption: Lesson Plan on the Future of Food Can we create a nutritious and affordable food system in a way that’s green and fair? What are the environmental and...

Walk the Walk, a New PBS Documentary on a College Service-learning, Social Action Course

PBS

Walk the Walk is a new PBS documentary that focuses on a Social Action course taught at San Jose State University by Scott Myers-Lipton, , Professor, Sociology. What is unique about this...

Office of Strategic Partnerships: Biennial Report 2017-19

The School District of Philadelphia

The School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Strategic Partnerships is excited and proud to share with you a very special treat — a digital copy of our Biennial Report 2017-19! The report...

Partnerships Classifieds

Volunteer/Mentor at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center (AHMEC) conducts several programs for boys and girls in elementary, middle, and high school. Our “signature” program is Girls in...

The Philadelphia School Seeking Girls Who Code & First Lego League Coaches/Volunteers

The Philadelphia School

The Philadelphia School is currently seeking a facilitator for their Girls Who Code chapter. Do you know of anyone who might be able to step in as either a professional, teacher, student volunteer?...

Honickman Learning Center: Volunteer Lab Monitors

Project HOME

Project HOME’s Adult Learning Center is looking for volunteer Lab Monitors for our KEYSPOT Computer Open Lab at Honickman Learning Center & Comcast Technology Labs in North Philly (1936 N...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Register Now: Conference on Community Writing, Oct. 17-19

Coalition for Community Writing

Registration is open for the Conference on Community Writing, October 17-19 in Philadelphia.  We have a stellar lineup of community writers and artists, scholars, teachers, change makers, and...

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Nov. 2-6

American Public Health Association

We invite you to join us for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia November 2nd-November 6th, 2019. APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest and most...

Sixth Global Service-Learning Summit, Nov. 3-5

Global Service-Learning

The sixth global service-learning summit will kick off Sunday, November 3, 2019 with a panel including a student, a local foundation representative, and two faculty members from different...

Let’s Get Real: Unlearning Racism and Internalized Racism, Sept. 27-29

Stir Fry Seminars

Dates and Times: Sept 27-29, 2019; Friday 2pm to 9pm; Saturday 8am to 6pm; Sunday 8am to 2pm Location: Quan Yin Training Center, 2311 8th Street, Berkeley, CA There is so much that is unsaid in this...

Call for Abstracts: Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale, Deadline Oct. 15

Unite for Sight

We hope to see you and your colleagues at the upcoming 17th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 4-5, 2020. Confirmed speakers to date: Learn from more than 200...

Announcing the 31st Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Apr. 16-18, 2020

National Youth Leadership Council

THIS CONFERENCE IS GOING ENTIRELY VIRTUAL The National Youth Leadership Council is honored to partner with Harry Hurst Middle School and St. Charles Parish Public Schools to bring you the...

Grant Opportunities

Health Programming in Public Libraries Award – Sep 20

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Invites Applications for Health Programming in Public Libraries Award The mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine is to advance the progress...

2020 Culture of Health Prize – Nov 4

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Applications for 2020 Culture of Health Prize The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is inviting applications for its 2020 Culture of Health Prize. The program is...

Core Support for Arts and Cultural Organizations – Oct 4

William Penn Foundation

William Penn Foundation Invites Applications From Arts and Cultural Organization in Greater Philadelphia The William Penn Foundation is inviting applications for its Core Support for Arts and...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Data Manager, Mayors Office of Education

City of Philadelphia

Agency Description The Mayor’s Office of Education (MOE) provides leadership to improve education in the City of Philadelphia. To achieve this mission, MOE creates policies and programs to expand...

Director of Program Design and Development, City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia

Agency Description Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) advances the prosperity of the city and the progress of her people through intentional and sustained stewardship of over 10,200 acres of...

Project Coordinator, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute

Drexel University

Job no: 492567 Work type: Full-Time Location: University City Drexel is a comprehensive global research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of...

The Census is Hiring @ $18.50

Honickman Learning Center

Hiring now! Positions start at $ per hour for the US Census 2020. Meet and greet with Mardrena Jones and the recruiting team on Thursday, September 12, 2019, 12 PM at the Honickman Learning Center...

Esperanza: Universal Workforce Facilitator (Full-time)

Esperanza

Esperanza has an immediate full-time opening for a Universal Workforce Facilitator who will provide work readiness instruction for participants of Esperanza’s Integrated PA CareerLink – North...

Career Experience Coordinator

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...

Philadelphia-Based Research Associate (Part-time)

Grace Federal Solutions

Grace Federal Solutions, LLC, a Woman Owned, Small Business headquartered in Raleigh NC, is a professional solutions organization with a focus on delivering projects and programs beyond the standard....

Director, Special Events & Sponsorships – Cherry Hill, NJ & Phila.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

One of the most rewarding ways to get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters is to work with us. A career with a leading nonprofit is an opportunity to merge your talents and personal values with...

Bilingual Community Based Enrollment and Match Specialist

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

One of the most rewarding ways to get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters is to work with us. A career with a leading nonprofit is an opportunity to merge your talents and personal values with...

Miscellaneous

Webinar: Strategies for Addressing Students’ Basic Needs Insecurity, Sept. 27

Yes We Must Coalition

Please join us for the first of two Yes We Must Coalition Fall Webinars, which will focus on Strategies for Addressing Students’ Basic Needs Insecurity.  In this webinar, YWMC member schools...

Webinar – College Essay Essentials: Using the Moments Method to Help Students Tell Their Stories, Sept. 10

National College Access Network

Date and Time: September 10, 2019, 2-3 PM Story2 offers free resources that can help advisers and educators guide their students through the daunting college essay writing process. Story2 teaches...

Webinar – Adding VALUE: How AAC&U’s Signature Approach to Assessment Can Improve Teaching, Learning, and Student Success, Sept. 25

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Adding VALUE: How AAC&U’s Signature Approach to Assessment Can Improve Teaching, Learning, and Student Success Date and Time: September 25, 2019; Online, 2:00-3:00 Valid Assessment of Learning...

Faculty Updates

Register Now: Conference on Community Writing, Oct. 17-19

Coalition for Community Writing

Registration is open for the Conference on Community Writing, October 17-19 in Philadelphia.  We have a stellar lineup of community writers and artists, scholars, teachers, change makers, and...

Sixth Global Service-Learning Summit, Nov. 3-5

Global Service-Learning

The sixth global service-learning summit will kick off Sunday, November 3, 2019 with a panel including a student, a local foundation representative, and two faculty members from different...

Walk the Walk, a New PBS Documentary on a College Service-learning, Social Action Course

PBS

Walk the Walk is a new PBS documentary that focuses on a Social Action course taught at San Jose State University by Scott Myers-Lipton, , Professor, Sociology. What is unique about this...

Call for Abstracts: Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale, Deadline Oct. 15

Unite for Sight

We hope to see you and your colleagues at the upcoming 17th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 4-5, 2020. Confirmed speakers to date: Learn from more than 200...

Webinar – Adding VALUE: How AAC&U’s Signature Approach to Assessment Can Improve Teaching, Learning, and Student Success, Sept. 25

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Adding VALUE: How AAC&U’s Signature Approach to Assessment Can Improve Teaching, Learning, and Student Success Date and Time: September 25, 2019; Online, 2:00-3:00 Valid Assessment of Learning...


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