The week of
March 17, 2020
New Resources
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic – PA
PA Schools Work
Last week, Governor Wolf announced that all public K-12 Pennsylvania schools and school district run pre-k programs will be closed for the next two weeks. There is a chance that those closings will...
Community-Based Learning/Service-Learning and COVID-19
Portland State University
As we adjust to our new temporary reality in the face of COVID-19, there are many factors to consider when thinking about transitioning a Community Based Learning (CBL)/Service-Learning Course to a...
Collecting Resources To Combat Isolation during the COVID-19 Crisis
Imagining America
As the APPS Team of Imagining America, we have been committed to collective action and assessment of work for the public good. In this time of uncertainty, we wanted to create a resource that would...
SLSV Coalition Census/COVID-19 Update
Students Learn Students Vote
The mailers have been sent and is up and running as of Thursday, March 12th! The 2020 Census is under way across the country! With the onset of COVID-19, there are many questions. This weekend the...
Voting Advisement during COVID-19 Outbreak
HE-SVE Forum
Here are two messages on advisement from the Higher Education-Student Voter Engagement (HE-SVE) Forum: Wishing everyone health and strength during this difficult time. Harvard has moved its...
Educational Resources for the Coronavirus Pandemic
Foundations
News of the novel coronavirus is everywhere — but so is fear and misinformation. Children are particularly susceptible to worrying about the unknown, so how can we ease their burden? At...
Getting Creative with Community Based Learning During a Public Health Crisis
GivePulse
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting a number of challenges to our local and campus communities as the nation works together to mitigate its spread. GivePulse has been following the...
Report: Staking Their Claim: Promising Practices for Facilitating FAFSA Completion
ASA Research
Evaluators Identify Promising Practices From the 2018-19 FAFSA Completion Challenge By Sara Melnick, Deputy Director, National College Attainment Network ASA Research recently released their...
New Report: West Philadelphia Skills Initiative: A Model for Urban Workforce Development
Drexel University
The Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, Accelerator for America, University City District, and the Centre for Public Impact released the report West Philadelphia Skills Initiative: A Model...
Where to find free meal sites and activities while Philadelphia schools are closed
School District of Philadelphia
All schools within the School District of Philadelphia will be closed, Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27, 2020. The School District is coordinating with the City’s Office of Children and...
City of Philadelphia COVID-19 Information, Updates, and Alerts
City of Philadelphia
Get information and updates about the COVID-19 coronavirus in Philadelphia: You can receive emergency messages regarding any potential City closures by visiting the above website or by opting into...
New Resources for Remote Learning
The Pulitzer Center
We know that teachers around the world are adapting to the rapidly-evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. For many, this means that students will be moving to remote learning. We are committed to...
Key Lessons From the To & Through Advising Challenge
National College Attainment Network
The To & Through Advising Challenge is a project that finds NCAN supporting 20 school districts and partner organizations across the country. The goal is to change the way these organizations do...
New Report: Investing the Proceeds of Growth
Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
A new report by Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) and the Center City District (CCD), Investing the Proceeds of Growth, looks at the City’s budget and tax policies for the last...
Virtual Resource: Exchanges on College Student Political Participation
Campus Compact
This six-part series is presented as a program of Campus Compact’s Education for Democracy () initiative, preparing students for active and effective participation in public life. Each virtual...
Philadelphia Poverty Action Plan
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
City Council released the Philadelphia Poverty Action Plan, which sets a goal of lifting 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty by 2024: PACDC and many of our members served on Council’s...
Partnerships Classifieds
Red Cross – Blood Donors Urgently Needed
American Red Cross
With the recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continuing to spread in the , we recognize that you may be concerned about the health and safety of your blood donors. We want to...
Philadelphia VIP: Fall 2020 Legal Internships – May 1
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...
Call for Volunteers: Free Dental Appointments from PCCY – Mar 21-Apr 11
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
PCCY’s 17th annual free week of dental care is back! Give Kids A Smile Week, is April 6th through 11th. Last year, we helped more than 500 children get free dental care. This year, we want to reach...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Papers: Health Promotion Practice – Arts in Public Health – June 1
Health Promotion Practice
Call for Papers: HPP Arts in Public Health Supplement The call for papers will be open from March 1, 2020, to June 1, 2020 Health Promotion Practice (HPP), in collaboration with the University of...
2020 Gulf-South Summit Postponed
Gulf-South Summit
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 Gulf-South Summit scheduled for March 25-27,2020, has been postponed to March 17 – 19, 2021. It will be in Nashville at the Maxwell House Hotel where it...
31st Annual National Service-Learning Conference Is Now Virtual – Apr 16-17
National Youth Leadership Council
For 31 years, the National Youth Leadership Council has brought together students, educators, nonprofit & community leaders from across the United States and around the world for the National...
Sixth Annual Summer Institute on Community-Engaged Teacher Preparation – May 20-22
Ball State University
Ball State Announces its SIXTH Annual Summer Institute on Community-Engaged Teacher Preparation Join us and our community partners May 20th-22nd, 2020 as we share a model that is showing great...
Call for Proposals: The Upswell 2020 Co-Creation Campaign – Apr 24
Upswell
Think about the enormous potential when thousands of changemakers – each one with unique perspectives, experiences, and skills – gather in Pittsburgh this October 14-16 for Upswell. We’re...
Campus Compact: 2020-2021 National Webinar Series Call for Proposals – Apr 5
Campus Compact
Campus Compact requests proposals for its webinar series for AY 2020-2021. Campus Compact will select a minimum of ten strong proposals. Please submit your webinar proposal using the form below. You...
Call for Proposals: NC Campus Compact’s 2020 Community Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC)
North Carolina Campus Compact
NC Campus Compact’s 2020 Community Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC) – “Recalibration: Knowledge & Tools for Deepening and Sustaining Community & Civic Engagement,”...
Grant Opportunities
Healthcare for Adults with Developmental Disabilities – Apr 16
WITH Foundation
WITH Foundation Invites LOIs for Healthcare for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Established in 2002, the WITH Foundation works to promote comprehensive health care for adults with...
Exemplary Speech-Language-Hearing Services Within a School Setting – Apr 3
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Seeks Nominations for Exemplary Services Within a School Setting The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) is inviting applications...
Nature-Based Climate Change Adaptation Projects – Apr 8
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society Issues RFP for Nature-Based Climate Change Adaptation Projects The Wildlife Conservation Society is inviting proposals from nonprofit conservation organizations for its...
Call for Proposals: Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity – Apr 29
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Policies for Action research program is releasing Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity call for proposals (CFP) to investigate the effectiveness of state,...
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Request for Proposals
AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is now accepting concept papers for teams to visit your community this fall. NCCC teams are perfect for when a project needs a team of young people...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director, Neighborhood Resource Centers, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Neighborhood Resource Centers: Philadelphia is launching a citywide network of Neighborhood Resource Centers (NRCs), replicating a successful national model that seeks to reduce recidivism and...
Deputy Chief (Specialized Services), School District of Philadelphia
School District of Philadelphia
Develops, supports and monitors the delivery of Special Education services from the age of birth to 21 for the School District of Philadelphia. Provides visionary leadership and guidance in the...
Racial Equity Manager, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Agency Description Mayor Kenney created the City’s first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, (“CDEIO”), and created the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). A primary...
Site Director for Notre Dame AmeriCorps Philadelphia
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers
Join a national network of colleagues who support AmeriCorps members in education settings. As Site Director for Notre Dame AmeriCorps Philadelphia, you will have the opportunity to recruit, train,...
Global Citizen: Program Manager – Full-time
Global Citizen
Global Citizen is a non-profit organization dedicated to civic engagement among diverse groups through volunteering, education, community building, service learning, economic opportunity, leadership...
Global Citizen: Program Director – Full-time
Global Citizen
Global Citizen is a non-profit organization dedicated to civic engagement among diverse groups through volunteering, education, community building, service learning, economic opportunity, leadership...
Tutors Needed
Young Men and Women in Charge
YMWIC is in search of Tutors at our Upper Darby and William Penn Chapters Who we are: The mission of Young Men and Women in Charge (YMWIC) is to empower and prepare economically disadvantaged and...
Behavioral Health Technician – Part-time
Elwyn
POSITION SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provides one-on-one interventions including but not limited to crisis intervention, intensive behavior management support, emotional support,...
Director Of University Relations, Campus Philly
Campus Philly
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED AS OF 3/20/20 The Director of University Relations functions as Campus Philly’s relationship manager for college and university partners, maintaining relationships in...
Director Of Development, Sunrise Association
Sunrise Association
The Sunrise Association is seeking to hire a Development Director in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area who will help us as we launch the region’s first day camp for children with cancer and...
Miscellaneous
Campus Compact Education for Democracy – What resources can help us develop a plan of action? – Mar 25
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is pleased to present a series of virtual resource exchanges on college student political participation. This six-part series is presented as part of Campus Compact’s Education...
Purchase Gift Cards to Help Local Businesses while Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
University City District
As more people practice social distancing across the country, small businesses will feel the impact. All local businesses, from restaurants to barbershops to nail salons to pet stores to gift shops...
Webinar: Coronavirus: What You Need to Know – Mar 17
Community Health Training Alliance
Join the Community Health Training Alliance as Doctors from The Wistar Institute and Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers discuss COVID-19. We will address the implications this has on our...
Free Nonprofit Webinar: Coronavirus and What You Need to Know About Postponing and Cancelling Events – Mar 20
CharityHowTo
In this one-hour free webinar, Steinberg, an event planning expert, will walk you through the process that must be taken when considering cancelling or postponing your scheduled events. Learn more...
Webinar: September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance – Mar 18
Corporation for National and Community Service
You are invited to join our webinar, Wednesday, March 18 from 2-3:30 ET. Join the national coalition to grow the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. You will learn more about...
Webinar: COVID-19: Employee Volunteering When You Can’t Serve In-person – Mar 19
Points of Light Foundation
Planning for the impacts of COVID-19 on communities, employees and business operations has been an added focus for most employers over the last several weeks. In the civic engagement sector, leaders...
New Fundraising Fellowship – Mar 29
Securing the Roots
SECURING THE ROOTS is a 6-month fellowship to expand the fundraising/resource generating capacity for community-based organizations in and around Philadelphia with budgets up to $1 million. This...
Campus Vote Project: Apply to Be a Student Advisory Board Member
Campus Vote Project
As part of Campus Vote Project’s mission, we want to invite students who have played a role in expanding or deepening democratic engagement at their institution to apply for our Student...
Women: The Growing Face of Mass Incarceration – Mar 20
Philadelphia FIGHT
Friday, March 20th 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM This presentation will explore the ways in which incarceration among women is rising and what social factors contribute to those numbers. Discuss why...
2020-2021 Temple Education Scholars – Apr 3
Temple University
The application for the 2020-2021 cohort of the Temple Education Scholars dual enrollment program is now open! Current 11th grade students in the School District of Philadelphia are eligible to...
Pennsylvania Campus Voting Challenge
ALL IN Democracy Challenge
The Pennsylvania Campus Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan competition between higher education institutions in Pennsylvania with a commitment to increasing student voter participation and engagement...
Webinar: Professionalizing Student On-Campus Employment Experiences – Mar 23
Yes We Must Coalition
We’re pleased to announce the next webinar in the YWMC Spring 2020 Webinar Series focusing on Ensuring Career-Readiness among Low-Income Students. In this second session, presenters from...
Webinar: How to Successfully Tell Your Story in Your Grant Application – Mar 18 or 25
CharityHowTo
Join us and we’ll teach you how to craft a compelling story in your grant application using all the required elements of the grant application. From the abstract to the budget and all narrative...
Financial Aid Professional Development for College Access Advocates and Professionals – Post FAFSA Completion – Mar 19
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR)
CANCELLED March 19th PCPR Professional Development – The next PCPR Professional Development on “Financial Aid: Post FAFSA Completion” has been revamped to be webinar based series....
Democratic Engagement
Campus Compact Education for Democracy – What resources can help us develop a plan of action? – Mar 25
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is pleased to present a series of virtual resource exchanges on college student political participation. This six-part series is presented as part of Campus Compact’s Education...
SLSV Coalition Census/COVID-19 Update
Students Learn Students Vote
The mailers have been sent and is up and running as of Thursday, March 12th! The 2020 Census is under way across the country! With the onset of COVID-19, there are many questions. This weekend the...
Voting Advisement during COVID-19 Outbreak
HE-SVE Forum
Here are two messages on advisement from the Higher Education-Student Voter Engagement (HE-SVE) Forum: Wishing everyone health and strength during this difficult time. Harvard has moved its...
Campus Vote Project: Apply to Be a Student Advisory Board Member
Campus Vote Project
As part of Campus Vote Project’s mission, we want to invite students who have played a role in expanding or deepening democratic engagement at their institution to apply for our Student...
Virtual Resource: Exchanges on College Student Political Participation
Campus Compact
This six-part series is presented as a program of Campus Compact’s Education for Democracy () initiative, preparing students for active and effective participation in public life. Each virtual...
Pennsylvania Campus Voting Challenge
ALL IN Democracy Challenge
The Pennsylvania Campus Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan competition between higher education institutions in Pennsylvania with a commitment to increasing student voter participation and engagement...
College Success Network
Report: Staking Their Claim: Promising Practices for Facilitating FAFSA Completion
ASA Research
Evaluators Identify Promising Practices From the 2018-19 FAFSA Completion Challenge By Sara Melnick, Deputy Director, National College Attainment Network ASA Research recently released their...
For Students
2020-2021 Temple Education Scholars – Apr 3
Temple University
The application for the 2020-2021 cohort of the Temple Education Scholars dual enrollment program is now open! Current 11th grade students in the School District of Philadelphia are eligible to...
Faculty Updates
Call for Papers: Health Promotion Practice – Arts in Public Health – June 1
Health Promotion Practice
Call for Papers: HPP Arts in Public Health Supplement The call for papers will be open from March 1, 2020, to June 1, 2020 Health Promotion Practice (HPP), in collaboration with the University of...
Community-Based Learning/Service-Learning and COVID-19
Portland State University
As we adjust to our new temporary reality in the face of COVID-19, there are many factors to consider when thinking about transitioning a Community Based Learning (CBL)/Service-Learning Course to a...
Getting Creative with Community Based Learning During a Public Health Crisis
GivePulse
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting a number of challenges to our local and campus communities as the nation works together to mitigate its spread. GivePulse has been following the...
Campus Compact: 2020-2021 National Webinar Series Call for Proposals – Apr 5
Campus Compact
Campus Compact requests proposals for its webinar series for AY 2020-2021. Campus Compact will select a minimum of ten strong proposals. Please submit your webinar proposal using the form below. You...
Call for Proposals: NC Campus Compact’s 2020 Community Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC)
North Carolina Campus Compact
NC Campus Compact’s 2020 Community Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC) – “Recalibration: Knowledge & Tools for Deepening and Sustaining Community & Civic Engagement,”...
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