The week of
January 14, 2020
Other Local Events and Workshops
Maximize the Value of Fundraising Events, Jan 16
LaSalle Nonprofit Center
Most nonprofits include some kind of special events in their fundraising plans. A well-planned and executed event can market your organization, motivate stakeholders, offer networking and engagement...
MLK Day Annual Community Collection, Jan 20
Cradles to Crayons
Cradles To Crayons is proud to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of service in the community by hosting our largest region-wide product collection of the year. We will be collecting essential items for...
Mighty Writers South: Middle Grades Academy
Mighty Writers South
We teach kids to think and write with clarity! Time/Date: Minimum of 2 days a week, from 4-6 PM during the school year Location: Mighty Writers South 1501 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146...
Mighty Writers South: Mindfulness Family Workshop, Jan 29
Mighty Writers South
Volunteers, parents/guardians come together to learn mindfulness tools, strategies & activities! Learn ways to teach youth to relax & feel centered all while helping navigate their...
Alexander Adaire K-8 School: A Family Engagement Event, Feb 5
Philadelphia Arts in Education Program
Alexander Adaire K-8 public school in Fishtown is very proud to host, with the support of the Philadelphia Arts in Education Program (PAEP), a Family Engagement Event tailored toward children in 3rd...
Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day, Feb 1
Drexel University
You’re invited to a FREE day of hands-on Science & Engineering Fun for all ages! Join us at the tenth annual Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day to explore the materials that impact...
Business Leadership Workshop for High School Girls, Feb 21
Widener University
On behalf of the Widener University School of Business Administration, you are cordially invited to come to campus with your students for our annual Business Leadership Workshop for High School Girls...
#TeachersofColorMatter: Diversifying our Classrooms for Equity and Achievement for All Students, Feb 6
Drexel University
Date and Time: Thursday, February 6, 2020, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Bossone Research Center, Mitchell Auditorium, 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 In the United States, over 50% of...
FREE SAT and College Prep Workshops for Teens
Field Teen Center
SAT Prep for Teens on Select Saturdays Dates: January 18, February 22, March 28, April 11, and April 25 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM Location: Field Teen Center, 1901 Vine Street, 19103 Join the Field...
Census Hiring Event, Jan 23
Drexel University
The Census is hiring on January 23rd at 2pm. Location: Dornsife Center, 3509 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Applicants must be 18 years or older. There are no educational...
Urban Health Summer Institute Registration Open Now! June 22-28
Drexel University
The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative is hosting its fifth annual Summer Institute at the Dornsife School of Public Health from June 22-28, 2020. Ten courses will be offered, all teaching practical,...
Sound Off: Reframing the News, Jan 29
Resolve Philly
Does the local news represent YOUR neighborhood fairly? Join Philly residents and reporters to talk about improving media narratives. Do you feel like Philly news organizations accurately and fairly...
Seeking Applicants for FREE One-day STEM Outreach Program for Young Women in Phila., PA, Apply by Jan. 22
The Perry Initiative
We’re very excited to announce an upcoming Perry Outreach Program on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. The Perry...
New Resources
Good Eats: The Greater Philadelphia Food Economy, and Good Food’s Potential to Drive Growth, Improve Health, and Expand Opportunity
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
Food fuels more than just our bodies. In Greater Philadelphia, food-based businesses fuel commercial activity and create jobs for thousands of individuals. Businesses and individuals that participate...
High School Student Views On The First Amendment
Knight Foundation
Hear us roar: High schoolers are more supportive of the First Amendment over time, but girls and students of color are less enthusiastic than others. On November 20, The Knight Foundation released a...
Guide to Assessing Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
Basic needs security is a critical component of collegiate success, one discounted by high school grades and standardized test scores. If a student has not eaten or slept enough the night before a...
Hungry to Learn Documentary
Soledad O'Brien Productions
HUNGRY TO LEARN by Geeta Gandbhir and Soledad O’Brien introduces the faces behind an American crisisーcollege students so strapped by tuition costs that they are unable to eat or afford a place to...
Report: The New Learning Ecosystem
Strada Education Network
Building an education-to-employment system centered on adult learners As the future of work continues to evolve, more adults will face career transitions that demand the acquisition and demonstration...
Growing More Family Sustaining Jobs in Philadelphia
Center City District
Published October 24, 2019 After decades of economic contraction, Philadelphia has added jobs for nine straight years, an unbroken growth streak not seen since the boom years of World War II....
Video: Pulitzer Professional Development Workshops for Educators
Pulitzer Center for Education
What does a Pulitzer Center teacher professional development look like? Find out more about our programs, and how to bring them to your area. Watch the video here.
Resources for Online Service-Learning/Civic Engagement
HE-SL Listserv
Anyone involved in online service learning? This question was recently posed on the HE-SL Listserv. Below are some of the responses: A colleague of mine has been working on digital service learning...
Fall 2019 Issue Available: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice
International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning
The Fall 2019 volume of the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice is live. The Journal has been downloaded over 8470 downloads from 133...
Resources for Service-Learning Orientation for Students
HE-SL Listserv
In recent posts on service-learning orientations to the HE-SL Listserv, Patti Clayton shared some updated resources and articles. See “Conceptualizing SLCE as EL” on her recently revised...
Report: A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges
Georgetown University
Is college worth it? Researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce tried to answer that question, using newly released federal data to try to calculate return on...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteer during King Day 2020, Greater Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service
Please join us as a volunteer on Monday, January 20, 2020, for the 25th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service! Come and join us another year to continue Dr. King’s...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers, Apply by Mar. 5
Association of American Colleges and Universities
2020 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers Expanding TRHT Campus Centers to Dismantle Racial Hierarchies and Build Equitable Communities June 16–19, 2020 Emory...
Call for proposals – PLACE: Creating Community, Gaining Ground, and Building Belonging in and through Community Engagement, Due Dec. 13
Indiana Campus Compact
10th Annual Indiana Campus Compact Summit 2|24|20 Call for proposals is now open: We are seeking interactive, 50-minute workshops that directly address the theme and move away from surface level,...
2020 Summer Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Enhancing Institutional Capacity for Quality, Equity, and Student Engagement June 2–5, 2020 Emory Conference Center Hotel Atlanta, Georgia Applications Due February 20, 2020. Click here. The...
Metropolitan Universities Journal – Call for Manuscripts: Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education
Metropolitan Universities journal
Metropolitan Universities journal is casting an investigative and critical eye on the key role that community colleges play and can take in the future of higher education in America. Full manuscripts...
Call for Proposals: Community Engagement Institute, Spokane, WA, Submit by Feb. 1
Partners in Campus and Community Engagement
The Community Engagement Institute, a two-day conference for faculty, community partners and CE practitioners, is now considering proposals for its May 2020 conference in Spokane, WA. Please visit...
Call for Proposals: Prompt Special Issue on Social Justice
The Prompt Journal
Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments is seeking proposals for a special issue on social justice. This issue will highlight and promote the circulation of successful college writing...
Call for Proposals – Embrace Your Impact: Collaborations of Passion, Knowledge, and Action
WNY Service Learning Coalition
The WNY Service Learning Coalition invites proposals for their half-day symposium, Embrace Your Impact: Collaborations of Passion, Knowledge, and Action, happening on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Hilbert...
2020 General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment: Reflection and Meaning-Making in Turbulent Times – Feb 20
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Registration Now Open The AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment (AAC&U GEPA) will offer opportunities to examine intentional and integrated models for general...
Grant Opportunities
Engaging Residents through Open Data: Our New Call for Ideas, Apply by Dec. 13
Knight Foundation
Now through December 13, Knight Foundation is seeking ideas that develop innovative approaches to this question: In what new ways can we transform how data is collected and used to build stronger,...
Request for Applications: Expanding Computer Science and STEM Education Grants
PAsmart
PAsmart, Better Jobs for Better Communities What is PAsmart? In response to the Governor’s Middle Class Task Force findings, Governor Wolf proposed the PAsmart initiative, a strategic approach to...
Urban Affairs Coalition: Seed Stage Accelerator for Non-profit Startups, Apply by Dec. 31
Urban Affairs Coalition
At The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC), we believe that if you want to do good in this world, you should be able to do it. Therefore we want to be able to provide you with a platform and set of...
Home.Buy.Now Program Packet Released
Urban Affairs Coalition
Great news for all of our partners involved with UAC’s work. Our matching grant funding from Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency (PHFA) just came in this week. Which means.…ANOTHER ONE...
Reading Promise Festivals: Request for Community Leads – Dec 16
Read by 4th
To celebrate and promote early literacy citywide, the Read by 4th campaign invites partners to co-host a series of family-friendly literacy festivals throughout Philadelphia. Selected co-hosts, or...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Economy League: Director, Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange, Apply by Dec. 13
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia is seeking a detail-oriented, entrepreneurial professional to run its signature program, the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX). The GPLEX...
Economy League: Civic Impact Program Manager, Apply by Dec. 13
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia is seeking an entrepreneurial, team-oriented professional to manage a new civic impact program focused on identifying and engaging community members in the...
Economy League: Business Engagement Manager, Apply by Dec. 13
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia is seeking an entrepreneurial, team-oriented professional to manage local business engagement for a local purchasing collaborative, Philadelphia Anchors for...
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia: Finance Coordinator, Apply by Dec. 13
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia
Looking to join a team of small yet dedicated creatives? CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia seeks a full-time Finance Coordinator to join the Finance & Operations team. CultureWorks is an...
Internship with Councilwomen Helen Gym’s Office (Work Study/Course Credit Preferred)
Office of Council Member Helen Gym
As an office, we are passionate about equity, economic justice, public education, juvenile justice reform and many other issues involving children and youth in Philadelphia. Applications should...
Child HealthWatch Helpline Manager, Full-Time
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
Position Summary: PCCY is looking for a dynamic, outgoing individual with a passion for making sure that children throughout the greater Philadelphia area get the health insurance and health care...
Manager, Quality Mentoring (Full-time)
MENTOR Independence Region
MENTOR Independence Region is seeking candidates for the Manager, Quality Mentoring position! Join this small but mighty team in advancing our efforts to close the mentoring gap by strengthening...
Repair the World seeks Fellows – Apply by Jan 20
Repair the World
Grow yourself, grow your community, grow your impact. Become a Repair the World Fellow! Apply Now. Spend a year doing #MoreThanService The Repair the World Fellowship is looking for courageous,...
Miscellaneous
Webinar: How to Take Great Photographs for Marketing, Dec. 12
Nonprofit Toolkit
How many times have you been working on an invitation or some kind of marketing piece and when you look at the photos you’ve been sent to use your heart just sinks? You just know there’s no...
Open Call for Artists – Chair Affair 2020, Due by Jan. 3
Pathways to Housing PA
Pathways to Housing PA is looking for local artists to create works of art for our signature event, the Chair Affair. Artists have the choice of choosing a chair from our Philadelphia Furniture Bank...
Webinar: Beyond Good Intentions: Learning Through Authentic Collaboration and Mentorship, Dec. 5
Unite for Sight
We are delighted to announce an upcoming free webinar entitled “Beyond Good Intentions: Learning Through Authentic Collaboration and Mentorship”which will be held on December 5th...
Webinars: Education Advocacy and Basic Education Funding (Dec. 10)
PA Schools Work
Listen to our Education Advocacy Webinar Our education advocacy webinar last week was a success – we were glad to have over 80 participants sign up. Many more, who were unable to join,...
New Environmental Safety Improvement Plan + Next Steps to Address the Overall Conditions of Our Schools
The School District of Philadelphia
Dear Friends and Supporters of Philadelphia’s Public Schools, Today with the support of City officials and the Board of Education, the School District of Philadelphia announced the launch of an...
College Success Network
Guide to Assessing Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
Basic needs security is a critical component of collegiate success, one discounted by high school grades and standardized test scores. If a student has not eaten or slept enough the night before a...
Hungry to Learn Documentary
Soledad O'Brien Productions
HUNGRY TO LEARN by Geeta Gandbhir and Soledad O’Brien introduces the faces behind an American crisisーcollege students so strapped by tuition costs that they are unable to eat or afford a place to...
2020 Summer Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Enhancing Institutional Capacity for Quality, Equity, and Student Engagement June 2–5, 2020 Emory Conference Center Hotel Atlanta, Georgia Applications Due February 20, 2020. Click here. The...
Missed Opportunities: Education Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness in America
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
The ninth in a series of Research-to-Impact briefs by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago on understanding and addressing youth homelessness. For the million adolescents and young adults who...
For Students
Seeking Applicants for FREE One-day STEM Outreach Program for Young Women in Phila., PA, Apply by Jan. 22
The Perry Initiative
We’re very excited to announce an upcoming Perry Outreach Program on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. The Perry...
Faculty Updates
Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers, Apply by Mar. 5
Association of American Colleges and Universities
2020 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers Expanding TRHT Campus Centers to Dismantle Racial Hierarchies and Build Equitable Communities June 16–19, 2020 Emory...
Webinar: Beyond Good Intentions: Learning Through Authentic Collaboration and Mentorship, Dec. 5
Unite for Sight
We are delighted to announce an upcoming free webinar entitled “Beyond Good Intentions: Learning Through Authentic Collaboration and Mentorship”which will be held on December 5th...
Guide to Assessing Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
Basic needs security is a critical component of collegiate success, one discounted by high school grades and standardized test scores. If a student has not eaten or slept enough the night before a...
Hungry to Learn Documentary
Soledad O'Brien Productions
HUNGRY TO LEARN by Geeta Gandbhir and Soledad O’Brien introduces the faces behind an American crisisーcollege students so strapped by tuition costs that they are unable to eat or afford a place to...
Metropolitan Universities Journal – Call for Manuscripts: Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education
Metropolitan Universities journal
Metropolitan Universities journal is casting an investigative and critical eye on the key role that community colleges play and can take in the future of higher education in America. Full manuscripts...
Resources for Online Service-Learning/Civic Engagement
HE-SL Listserv
Anyone involved in online service learning? This question was recently posed on the HE-SL Listserv. Below are some of the responses: A colleague of mine has been working on digital service learning...
Fall 2019 Issue Available: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice
International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning
The Fall 2019 volume of the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice is live. The Journal has been downloaded over 8470 downloads from 133...
Call for Proposals: Prompt Special Issue on Social Justice
The Prompt Journal
Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments is seeking proposals for a special issue on social justice. This issue will highlight and promote the circulation of successful college writing...
Call for Proposals – Embrace Your Impact: Collaborations of Passion, Knowledge, and Action
WNY Service Learning Coalition
The WNY Service Learning Coalition invites proposals for their half-day symposium, Embrace Your Impact: Collaborations of Passion, Knowledge, and Action, happening on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Hilbert...
Resources for Service-Learning Orientation for Students
HE-SL Listserv
In recent posts on service-learning orientations to the HE-SL Listserv, Patti Clayton shared some updated resources and articles. See “Conceptualizing SLCE as EL” on her recently revised...
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