The week of
December 10, 2019
PHENND Events/Activities
School District of Philadelphia Tutoring Landscape Survey
PHENND
The School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) are reaching out to leaders and support...
Register: 2020 PHENND Conference: Housing – Feb 28
PHENND
The PHENND Conference is an annual gathering for practitioners of campus-community partnership. This year, the theme is Housing. This gathering will be attended by 100-125 students, campus staff,...
Other Local Events and Workshops
FREE Workshop for Job Seekers, Dec. 10
Temple University
FREE Job Readiness Workshop-Open to the Public! Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 4pm-5:30pm Topic: “Building Your Personal Brand: Professionalism In The Workplace!” Job seekers or...
Research Readiness Day 2020, Jan. 28
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Readiness Day is a technical assistance event for groups interested in learning the skills to develop and pitch their research ideas to academic partners. Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:00am...
2020 Brandywine Project Faculty Workshop in Sustainability, Jan. 14&15
West Chester University
Date and Time: Tuesday and Wednesday, January 14th and 15th, 2020 (snow date: Thursday January 16), 9 AM – 5 PM Location: Philips Memorial Hall Autograph Library, West Chester University...
The State of Pre-College Science Education 12 years after “The Gathering Storm,” Register by Dec. 10
A celebration of P. Roy Vagelos’ vision and leadership in STEM education, Saturday, December 14, 2019, 12 PM (seating is limited), Temple University, Science Education and Research Center, 1925 N....
Introduction to Human Centered Design for Youth Serving Organizations, Dec. 12
The Sandbox Collective
Finish up 2019 strong and surrounded by your peers. Join us for a mini-introduction to Human Centered Design (HCD). Coupled with #positiveyouthdevelopment, this framework can help you generate...
New Resources
Economic Security Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half Over Last 50 Years
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Researchers from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analyzed Census data and Supplemental Poverty Measurement (SPM) data from Columbia University to determine the impact of economic security...
Become a Citizen/Student Journalist
Youth Service America
Shine a Light on the Issues You Care About! Use the power of the media to share your perspectives on the issues you care about, and to Shine a light on the actions of policymakers in your community....
Finding a Common Thread: How People Around the World Get Their Food
The Pulitzer Center
What food security challenges are people facing around the world, and what solutions are they engineering? This lesson asks students to explore both questions, looking at examples in Guatemala,...
Podcast Highlights STEM and Service-Learning
The California State University
In this Higher Ed Rewired podcast episode, titled A Brighter Future – Students Build and Deliver Solar Power, Erik Helgren a physics professor at Cal State East Bay co-teaches the solar suitcase...
New Voter Registration approach at Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin at Columbia College Chicago recently shared this info with with HE-SVE-Forum (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement): After years of attempting to convince my...
Partnerships Classifieds
Clarifi Looking for Financial Coach Volunteers – January 2020 Training
Clarifi
Do you have a spirit for helping people? When you volunteer as a coach with Clarifi, you will make a real impact in your community and motivate individuals to achieve financial stability. Our clients...
Summer 2020 Legal Internships, Philadelphia VIP
Philadelphia VIP
Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono in Philadelphia, recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys who provide free legal services to low-income clients. VIP seeks highly motivated, second- or...
Youth serving organizations needed for Summer Enrichment Programs Fair
Watch God Move Deliverance Ministries
On Saturday, March 21, 2020 Watch God Move Deliverance Ministries will be hosting our 1st Annual Summer Enrichment Programs Youth Fair for underserved youth within the community. Their goal is to...
Volunteers Needed: Welcoming Ambassadors Project, Puentes
Puentes de Salud
At Puentes, we are recruiting for our Welcoming Ambassadors project, which connects with families and individuals who are newly arriving to this area after release from detention. Both positions are...
Compass seeks professional volunteers for Micro Projects – apply by Jan 9
Compass Philly
NOW RECRUITING MICRO PROJECT VOLUNTEERS The Volunteer Application for Micro Projects is now open! Consider using your professional expertise to serve on a Compass project and make a difference for...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Registration Now Open for AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Registration Now Open Our diverse identities and perspectives are our greatest assets as we work to build more just and equitable campuses and communities. Join AAC&U at Diversity, Equity, and...
Grant Opportunities
Applications for Behavioral, Mental Health Initiatives – Feb 1
American College Health Foundation
American College Health Foundation Invites Applications for Behavioral, Mental Health Initiatives With funding support from sponsor FirstRisk Advisors, the American College Health Foundation is...
Partners for Places Sustainability Program – Jan 31
The Funders' Network
Funders’ Network Issues RFP for Round 16 of Partners for Places Sustainability Program The Funders’ Network, in partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, is pleased to...
Community Grant Program for Bicycling – Jan 17
PeopleForBikes
PeopleForBikes Invites LOIs for Spring 2020 Community Grant Program The PeopleForBikes Community Grant Program provides funding in support of important projects that build momentum for bicycling in...
KaBOOM!: Play Everywhere Grant, Preliminary Ideas Due Jan. 31
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! to Award $1 Million in ‘Play Everywhere’ Grants in Philadelphia Kids spend 80 percent of their time outside of school, but cities often lack opportunities for play and informal learning...
Leeway Foundation Invites Applications for Art and Change Grants, Apply by Mar. 1
Leeway Foundation
The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists in Greater Philadelphia to fund art for social change projects. The Leeway Foundation believes...
JP Morgan Chase AdvancingCities Challenge, Submit by Dec. 13
JPMorgan Chase & Company
This announcement serves to provide clear guidance for applicants seeking the Kenney Administration’s support for the JPMorganChase AdvancingCities Challenge (JPMC Challenge). The JPMC...
Apply to the Clinical Scholars Leadership program
University of North Carolina
Applications for the next cohort of Clinical Scholars will open January 10, 2020. We are looking for teams of three to five experienced health care providers, representing different disciplines, who...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Assistant Director of Foundation and Corporate Giving, The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The position is responsible for leading all aspects of the Franklin Institute’s foundation, corporate and government grants strategy for annual operations, restricted programs, strategic...
Director of Multicultural Commissions, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Job Description The Director will support and manage several multicultural commissions that are responsive to the issues faced by Philadelphias immigrant communities. The current commissions include...
Director Of Strategic Partnerships, Character Lab
Character Lab
Character Lab is looking for a full-time Director of Strategic Partnerships to catalyze the adoption of scientific insights by educators, parents, and students. The Director of Strategic Partnerships...
Temporary Part-Time Career Counselor, Career and Civic Engagement Center, Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College seeks Temporary, Part-Time Career Counselor (3 days per week, Jan-Sept, 2020) to meet with current students and recent grads on topics including career choice and exploration, job...
Program Coordinator for Student Civic Engagement, Rutgers-Camden
Rutgers Camden
We are looking for someone to fill a program coordinator position who would be responsible for managing our Civic Scholars/Bonner program and implementing our new certificate in Civic Engagement and...
AmeriCorps Digital Service Fellow Program Supervisor, School District of Phila.
The School District of Philadelphia
The Urban Technology Project (UTP) is an initiative of the School District of Philadelphia in partnership with Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc. that empowers Philadelphia youth and their...
Tenure Line Faculty Position in Higher Education – UPenn
University of Pennsylvania
Tenure-Line Position in Higher Education (Open Rank) Job Description The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania invites nominations and applications for a tenure line...
Miscellaneous
More Suggestions for Hiring Students for Voter Engagement
HE-SVE Forum
Here is a job possible description from Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Columbia College Chicago: Voter Registration Assistant Job Responsibilities: The Voter Registration Assistant will work with faculty,...
Webinar – Moving Onward and Upward: Income Mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Jan. 21
Southern Regional Education Board
In this webinar, presenters will discuss the unique learning environment of historically black colleges and universities and the value of these institutions to both students and to the field of...
Diversifying Early Education Leadership Fellowship
Temple University
The Diversifying Early Education Leadership (DEEL) Fellowship at Temple University initiated its inaugural year in July of 2019, with support from the William Penn Foundation. The DEEL Fellowship...
Webinar – Your Students, My Students, Our Students: Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms, Dec. 12
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
About the Webinar (December 12, 2019, 3-4 PM) To realize authentic and equitable inclusion, we must relentlessly and collectively pursue change. This webinar isn’t for “special...
Suggestions for Hiring College Students for Voter Engagement
Bowdoin College
Andrew Lardie (alardie@) at Bowdoin College recently shared this information on the HE-SVE (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement) Forum: Below are the 2 job descriptions I’ve used most...
Fellowship Opportunity for Recent Graduates
Coro Fellowship
The Coro Fellowship uses the city as a classroom to train the next generation of change makers. Today’s complex urban environments present constantly evolving challenges and opportunities,...
Free Nonprofit Webinar: How to Recruit and Manage Amazing Event Committees, Dec. 11
CharityHowTo
This webinar will take you through the process of identifying candidates for your chair position, discuss how to recruit committee members, and show you how to effectively manage your team and...
Democratic Engagement
More Suggestions for Hiring Students for Voter Engagement
HE-SVE Forum
Here is a job possible description from Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Columbia College Chicago: Voter Registration Assistant Job Responsibilities: The Voter Registration Assistant will work with faculty,...
Become a Citizen/Student Journalist
Youth Service America
Shine a Light on the Issues You Care About! Use the power of the media to share your perspectives on the issues you care about, and to Shine a light on the actions of policymakers in your community....
Suggestions for Hiring College Students for Voter Engagement
Bowdoin College
Andrew Lardie (alardie@) at Bowdoin College recently shared this information on the HE-SVE (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement) Forum: Below are the 2 job descriptions I’ve used most...
New Voter Registration approach at Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin at Columbia College Chicago recently shared this info with with HE-SVE-Forum (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement): After years of attempting to convince my...
For Students
Become a Citizen/Student Journalist
Youth Service America
Shine a Light on the Issues You Care About! Use the power of the media to share your perspectives on the issues you care about, and to Shine a light on the actions of policymakers in your community....
Faculty Updates
More Suggestions for Hiring Students for Voter Engagement
HE-SVE Forum
Here is a job possible description from Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Columbia College Chicago: Voter Registration Assistant Job Responsibilities: The Voter Registration Assistant will work with faculty,...
Webinar – Moving Onward and Upward: Income Mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Jan. 21
Southern Regional Education Board
In this webinar, presenters will discuss the unique learning environment of historically black colleges and universities and the value of these institutions to both students and to the field of...
Registration Now Open for AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Registration Now Open Our diverse identities and perspectives are our greatest assets as we work to build more just and equitable campuses and communities. Join AAC&U at Diversity, Equity, and...
Podcast Highlights STEM and Service-Learning
The California State University
In this Higher Ed Rewired podcast episode, titled A Brighter Future – Students Build and Deliver Solar Power, Erik Helgren a physics professor at Cal State East Bay co-teaches the solar suitcase...
Suggestions for Hiring College Students for Voter Engagement
Bowdoin College
Andrew Lardie (alardie@) at Bowdoin College recently shared this information on the HE-SVE (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement) Forum: Below are the 2 job descriptions I’ve used most...
New Voter Registration approach at Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin at Columbia College Chicago recently shared this info with with HE-SVE-Forum (Higher Education, Student Voter Engagement): After years of attempting to convince my...
2020 Brandywine Project Faculty Workshop in Sustainability, Jan. 14&15
West Chester University
Date and Time: Tuesday and Wednesday, January 14th and 15th, 2020 (snow date: Thursday January 16), 9 AM – 5 PM Location: Philips Memorial Hall Autograph Library, West Chester University...
The State of Pre-College Science Education 12 years after “The Gathering Storm,” Register by Dec. 10
A celebration of P. Roy Vagelos’ vision and leadership in STEM education, Saturday, December 14, 2019, 12 PM (seating is limited), Temple University, Science Education and Research Center, 1925 N....
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