September 17, 2019

PHENND Events/Activities

2019 Service Leaders Summit – Nov 9

PHENND

Save the date for the 11th Annual Service Leaders Summit! The Service Leaders Summit is PHENND’s annual student focused event. Date: Saturday, November 9, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Location:...

PHENND Fellows Call for Nonprofit Host Site Applications – Nov 15

PHENND

Nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region are invited to apply to host a PHENND Fellow for the 2020-2021 program year. This application is for both new and returning host sites....

Other Local Events and Workshops

Making Home Movies Premieres – Sep 21

Mural Arts Philadelphia

Join us for this celebratory screening of six short films, with special live performances, popcorn and movie snacks, and a celebration of home and community. Saturday, September 21, 2019 Philadelphia...

OIC Annual Leadership Conference – Oct 2-3

OIC of America

The Annual Leadership Conference is OIC of America’s signature event and a time-honored tradition that raises awareness and resources for those served by the OIC of America’s network. This...

Talk About Teaching Conference, Oct. 28-30

The Danielson Group

Join us for this three-day conference anchored by the Framework for Teaching and its companion tool, The Framework for Teaching Clusters (FFT Clusters). Whether you know the Framework well or have...

Save the Date: Urban Studies Annual Public Lecture Nov. 12

Penn Urban Studies

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 – 5:30pm College Hall Room 200 “Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership” We are proud to announce...

Cybersecurity: Our Shared Responsibility, A Cybersecurity Summit, Oct. 15

Community College of Philadelphia

In an ever-evolving world of technology with information readily available at our fingertips, it is a shared responsibility to protect ourselves and our employers from hackers. With intelligent...

Announcing the 2020 Teachers Institute of Philadelphia Seminar Program

The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia

We are now taking applications for the 2020 Teachers Institute of Philadelphia seminar program. We are offering six seminars in a wide array of topics, including a visual approach to math (led by...

Jobs Available! Rebooting Career and Technical Education for a 21st Century Workforce, Oct. 3

Philadelphia Education Fund

The Philadelphia Education Fund presents the Education First Compact Monthly Speaker Series, Jobs Available! Rebooting Career and Technical Education for a 21st Century Workforce. Join us for...

Register for Consumer Protection: Predatory and Wealth-Stripping Practices Targeting our Neighborhoods, Oct. 4

Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity

Date and Time: October 4, 2019, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Location: 801 Market Street, Room 1154-A, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Please join us for the next installment in our “Economic Mobility: Earn,...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 All “Train the Trainer” Session – Oct 10

Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations

October 10, 2019 4:00pm – 6:00pm ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 All (SM) “Train the Trainer” is an interactive session that teaches the fundamentals of an entrepreneurial mindset. Your team can share...

Forum on Architecture + Design

AIA Philadelphia

October 2-4, 2019 Location: Convene 30 S. 17th Street Philadelphia The Forum on Architecture + Design is AIA Philadelphia’s regional education and expo conference. The Forum focuses on curating...

PA Energy Efficiency Conference – Sep 26-27

Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance

Thu, September 26, 2019, 9:00 AM – Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 1:30 PM EDT Location Hilton Harrisburg 1 North 2nd Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Join energy professionals at the Keystone Energy Efficiency...

Making Art, Maintaining Identity: Real Place Keeping – Nov 7

Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations

Learning on the Go! Making Art, Maintaining Identity: Real Place Keeping November 7, 2019 9:00am – 2:00pm Learn about The Colored Girl Museum, A Seed on Diamond Gallery, and North Philly Peace...

Free Public Lecture by Matthew Desmond, Author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” Sept. 26

Rutgers Camden

Rutgers University–Camden invites you to a free, public lecture by Matthew Desmond Author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 Campus Center, 326 Penn Street...

New Resources

2019 Candidate, Issue, and Primary Guides

Campus Election Engagement Project

Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP), is a national nonpartisan project that helps administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders at America’s colleges and universities engage students in...

The 2nd Edition of Strengthening American Democracy: A Guide for Developing an Action Plan to Increase Civic Learning, Political Engagement, and Voter Participation Among College Students

Students Learn Students Vote

The 2nd Edition of Strengthening American Democracy: A Guide for Developing an Action Plan to Increase Civic Learning, Political Engagement, and Voter Participation Among College Students, is now...

Evaluating and Reshaping Timelines in The 1619 Project: New York Times for Kids Edition

The Pulitzer Center

Who gets to write history, and how does that story determine what we know about the world? A new resource from The 1619 Project specially designed for young people explains what a historian does,...

New Report: On-Campus Early In-Person Voting in Florida in the 2018 General Election

Andrew Goodman Foundation

In the 2018 Florida General Election, nearly 60,000 registered voters in nine Florida counties cast early in-person (EIP) ballots at 12 on-campus voting locations at universities and colleges. Young...

Climate Strike Educator Resource Guide

Pulitzer Center for Education

On September 20, people around the world will walk out of their schools, workplaces, and homes as part of a youth-led movement for climate justice. Our friends at the Alliance for Climate Education...

Partnerships Classifieds

Philadelphia Youth Network: Call for Reviewers, Deadline Sept. 20

Philadelphia Youth Network

On Monday, August 12, the Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) released an RFP for Summer Employment Programs. Due to an overwhelming response, we anticipate receiving more than 400 proposals, which...

Volunteer for a Lights on Afterschool event – Oct 24

After-School All-Stars

Lights on Afterschool 2019 Volunteer Opportunity: ASAS Philadelphia & Camden is hosting an environmentally-focused service project on October 24, 2019 from 3:30-5:30pm at our Mastery Charter...

Register to Host On the Table Philly – Oct 17

Philadelphia Foundation

On October 17, 2019, we invite Philadelphia area residents and their families, neighbors, colleagues and friends — old and new — to pull up a chair, share a meal and discuss the ways in which we...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

2019 Women’s Leadership Institute, Dec. 2-4

NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

The Women’s Leadership Institute is the premier professional development program for women who aspire to be senior leaders in higher education. The 2019 Institute will be held December 2-4, 2019 on...

Grant Opportunities

Small Education Research Projects – Nov 1

Spencer Foundation

Spencer Foundation Invites Applications for Small Education Research Projects The Spencer Foundation was established in 1962 to investigate ways in which education, broadly conceived, can be improved...

Housing for Everyone – Oct 25

TD Charitable Foundation

TD Charitable Foundation Seeks Solutions to Growing Rental Burden Crisis The increasing shortage of affordable housing creates a multitude of economic issues, including the inability of households...

School Garden Grant Program – Oct 15

Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation Invites Applications for School Garden Grant Program The Whole Kids Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded by Whole Foods Market and guided by the same values, principles,...

Equitable Public Space Fund Grants, Deadline to Apply Oct. 11

Bread and Roses Community Fund

The Equitable Public Space Fund will award 2-year grants of $10,000 to $25,000 per year to groups that use community organizing to promote equitable public space in Philadelphia and Camden. For...

Deadline Extended: CCNYPA’s Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement 2019-2020, Oct. 1

Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania

The deadline for applications for the 2019-20 CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement has been extended to October 1, 2019. CCNYPA is pleased to announce the availability...

Youth Service America: Afterschool Grants, Deadline Oct. 4

Youth Service America

Youth Service America will award Afterschool Grants! Any afterschool program in the that engages at least 50 middle & high school students can apply through October 4, 2019. With generous...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Director of Research Application and Community Engagement, Hope Center for College, Community and Justice

Temple University

The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice launched in September 2018 in the College of Education at Temple University. It is an action research center focused on rethinking and...

Executive Director, Institute on Disabilities

Temple University

Temple University is seeking an Executive Director of the Institute on Disabilities (IOD), a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) funded by the Administration on...

Regional Executive Director of Horizons Greater Philadelphia

Horizons Greater Philadelphia

The mission of Horizons Greater Philadelphia (HGP) is to change the life trajectory of students from under-resourced communities by providing opportunities for them to find joy in learning, gain...

Miscellaneous

Webinar: Align, Support and Measure Your Institution’s Community Engagement, Sept. 19

Collaboratory

Learn from a public and private institution how they: Align community engagement across the institution: foundation relations, institutional planning, and academic planning Implement a systematic...

CUMU and the Democracy Collaborative Partner to Launch Anchor Learning Network

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

CUMU launches three-year partnership with The Democracy Collaborative The partnership will allow 31 participating CUMU member institutions to explore and advance an anchor mission—using their...

Nominate a Service Champion!

Voices for National Service

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Friends of National Service Awards! From members of Congress to mayors, from business leaders to journalists, the Friends of National Service Awards honor...

Free Webinar: Youth Financial Education Research Priorities, Sept. 24

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (2 – 3pm ET) Learn about how the CFPB is encouraging further evidence, assessment and research on educating youth on financial literacy. Presenters will summarize...

IS YOUR CAMPUS NSLVE READY?

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) Reports will be sent to campuses on September 17 by the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University. Once you...

National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24

National Voter Registration Day

Young Invincibles and the Alliance for Youth Organizing have teamed up again to lead Campus Takeover, a nation-wide effort to take over hundreds of campuses for National Voter Registration Day and...

Nominate a Frontline Leader: Housing Alliance award

Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

Do you know someone who is out there every day making a difference in people’s lives? A person who is doing the hard work of helping people through the most difficult times in their lives so...

Faculty Updates