The week of
June 30, 2020
PHENND Events/Activities
Pivoting to Virtual Volunteering – Recording and Slide Deck
PHENND
On June 25, PHENND hosted an open brainstorming conversation about how to transform your organization’s traditional face-to-face volunteer opportunities into virtual ones. Here is a link to the...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Webinars: Preparing 9th and 10th Graders for the College Admissions Process
Temple University
Temple University ensures that prospective students have a clear understanding of the important steps required when applying to college. You don’t have to wait until you are a senior in high school...
Webinar: Hunger Free Campus Legislation – Jul 9
Challah for Hunger
What can you do at the state level that you can’t at the federal level? Join us to learn! We’ll be talking about Hunger Free Campus legislation, why we’re advocating for it, and how you can...
Webinar: Market Your Virtual Programs Digitally – Jul 9
Iris Creative Group
If you found marketing your events and programs challenging before quarantine, the difficulty dial might feel like it’s been turned up to 11 over the past few months. As you shift the new...
New Resources
COVID-19 Job Recovery Program
T.C.F.E. Inc.
Inc. COVID-19 Job Recovery Program Many states and countries are being affected by the Coronavirus. People are worried about paying rent, not having a job to return to or having to start all over....
COVID and Community Engagement for Nonprofits and Governmental Agencies
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University made this webpage () and are working on a series on infographics about community partners during COVID modeled on CalState LA’s. The website includes remote ways to...
What is Structural Racism, and How Has it Affected the #Philly Region?
Community-based Global Learning Collaborative
At Haverford College, when we began flipping our summer orientation for local and international internships to an online experience, we intentionally did so through Haverford’s hosting of the...
Surviving COVID-19: A #RealCollege Guide for Students
The Hope Center
This guide addresses common needs and offers resources for college students. We urge college students to seek support from their college or university. We want students to be healthy and continue...
New Report: #RealCollege During the Pandemic
The Hope Center
Our #RealCollege During the Pandemic report details basic needs insecurity for 38K+ students at 54 institutions due to #COVID19 and offers actionable suggestions for institutions and policymakers....
Service-Learning Journal Recommendations
HE-SL Listserv
The following peer-reviewed journals publish community-engaged research, including research related to civic engagement and service-learning in higher education. Education, Citizenship, and Social...
A National Guide for Student Voting
Franklin and Marshall College
F&M Votes Coalition, a nonpartisan coalition of Franklin & Marshall College students, faculty and professional staff engaged in voter registration, education and motivation activities, have...
Beyond the College Bill: The Hidden Hurdles of Indirect Expenses
uAspire
Indirect expenses, non-tuition costs like textbooks, laptops, transportation, off-campus housing, and food, make up more than half the cost of college, yet colleges fail to give students essential...
Virtual Summer Camp Guide
Fab Youth Philly
Many organizations are are planning to develop and offer virtual summer camp, so Fab Youth Philly created this guide based on a workshop we created years ago called “That Old Camp Magic”...
Partnerships Classifieds
Seeking Participants, Partners, and Host Sites: Free Literacy Program for Grandparents & their Grandchildren
SOWN
Philly Families Read Together, a program of SOWN, supports grandparents who are deeply involved in the lives of their grandchildren, 3-8 years old, including early literacy. This free 18-week program...
Mentor with Building Bridges Mentoring Program
West Kensington Ministry
This program offers the opportunity to mentor a child for one year in the lower Kensington neighborhoods. Our program reaches 80% Latino and 20% Black youth. The children are between the ages of 10...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: AAC&U 2021 Annual Meeting – July 20
American Association of Colleges and Universities
In this moment of unprecedented transformation and uncertainty, can higher education harness the resilience, creativity, and innovation that have been unleashed by the COVID-19 crisis and emerge from...
Grant Opportunities
Community Based Archives – Jul 1
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Invites Proposals for Community Based Archives The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation endeavors to strengthen, promote, and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the...
Financial Education Research Grants – Jun 30
AccessLex Institute
AccessLex Institute Invites LOIs for Financial Education Research Grants The AccessLex Institute is committed to informing students of the economic realities of law school without limiting their...
Environmental, Peace-Building, Community Building and Youth Education Projects – Jul 1
New Earth Foundation
Deadline: July 1, 2020 (Letters of Inquiry) The New Earth Foundation was founded in 1997 by John Bigelow Loveland, who upon receiving a family inheritance dating back to his great-grandfather, a...
Education, Art Access Programs – Jul 1
Detwiler Family Foundation
Detwiler Family Foundation Accepting Applications for Education, Art Access Programs The Detwiler Family Foundation invests in local organizations working to enrich and improve the lives of children....
COVID Decision Modeling Grants – Jun 30
Johns Hopkins University
With support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy, University of Michigan...
Applications for Community Needs – Jun 6
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Invites Applications for Community Needs The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is committed to advancing a more diverse and inclusive society by expanding...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Virtual Job Fair – June 24
PA National Guuard Associations
JOB FAIR, JUNE 24, 2020,sponsored by the PA National Guard Associations and hosted by DeVry University; ENTER 10:00 AM -1:00 PM. FREE FOR ALL JOB SEEKERS, VETERANS & NON-VETERANS! Be prepared to...
Practitioner-Researcher, Hope Center for College, Community and Justice
Temple University
The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, at Temple University is seeking a Practitioner-Researcher to join our growing team. As a mission-driven organization we take seriously the...
Policy Analyst, Hope Center for College, Community and Justice
Temple University
The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, at Temple University is seeking a Policy Analyst to join our growing team. As a mission-driven organization we take seriously the importance of...
COVID-19 Communications Assistant, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
The mission of the Office of Emergency Managements Public Affairs Division is to develop and implement communications strategies in partnership with all City departments to increase access to City...
PA Engagement Coordinator
Benefits Data Trust
Benefits Data Trust (BDT) seeks a Pennsylvania Engagement Coordinator to cultivate and maintain partnerships to deliver smarter ways to access essential benefits and services so people can live...
PA Engagement Manager
Benefits Data Trust
Benefits Data Trust (BDT) seeks a Pennsylvania Engagement Manager to cultivate and maintain partnerships to deliver smarter ways to access essential benefits and services so people can live...
Miscellaneous
Articulating the Value of Community-Engaged Campuses – June 10
Campus Compact
Campuses around the country are currently creating a new normal as we continue to address the impacts of COVID-19. Institutional priorities are shifting, financial models are unstable, and teaching,...
New York Student Vote Summit – July 31
Stony Brook University
Join campuses from throughout the State of New York to learn and prepare for the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election and beyond. This is an opportunity to learn from other campuses and national...
CCNYPA Launches New Community of Practice – June 16
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania Launches a New Community of Practice (CoP) – Boundary Spanning Leadership Skills: Activating an Equitable Civic Mission in Institutions &...
Equitable solutions for workers and their families in the COVID-19 era – Jun 12
Brookings Institution
Reopening America — Equitable solutions for workers and their families in the COVID-19 era Friday, June 12, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 EDT Though the United States has begun to reopen, COVID-19 will...
Free summer learning for PreK-4th grade families – June 15
Springboard Collaborative
Wondering how best to support your children’s learning this summer? Our friends at Springboard Collaborative and Teach For America have teamed up to offer free summer programming for a limited...
Mass Food Distribution Events in Montco
RSVP of Montgomery County
We hope that you and the members of your community are faring well through the COVID-19 crisis. As you know, many in our communities are faced with food insecurity even in the best of times. For the...
Anti-Racism Amongst the Asian American Pacific Islander Community – June 10
Strive with Me
Join a panel and discussion on Anti-Racism, Privilege, and Fear amongst our community in relations to the Black Lives Matter Movement, June 10, 2020, 6:00-7:30 PM. We welcome you to a safe space to...
Call for Facilitators: Summer 2020 Fusion Course Sessions – June 15
Campus Compact
This summer, Campus Compact and Maine Campus Compact are offering an online teaching and learning curriculum, the Fusion Course, which aims to provide critical training and support for faculty as...
Webinar: One in Five – The Student Parent Experience and its Impact on College Success – June 11
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
One in five college students today is a parent, and yet they remain a largely invisible population. The vast majority of institutions do not track parenting status and therefore do not know how many...
Participation Requested: Assessing the Quality of Service-Learning Courses – June 22
University of Minnesota
Over the past five years, as part of a of Education-funded national project focused on investigating the impacts of community engagement on higher education students’ educational success, we — a...
How Is COVID-19 Impacting Your Community? The Federal Reserve Wants to Hear from You
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
In early April, the Federal Reserve System conducted a survey to better understand the range of challenges facing underresourced and low-income communities as an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
CCP’s Online Advance College Experience (ACE) for Rising 9-12 th Graders, July 7- Aug 5
Community College of Philadelphia
Rising 9-th 12th grade students can experience higher education with Community College of Philadelphia’s summer ACE (Advanced College Experience) program. Through ACE, students can explore a...
Free IT Training Program for Young Adults
Tech Impact
ITWorks () is now recruiting students, ages 18-26, for its Fall 2020 classes in both Philadelphia and Wilmington. Classes will begin at the end of August. Through 11 weeks of classroom study and...
Democratic Engagement
New York Student Vote Summit – July 31
Stony Brook University
Join campuses from throughout the State of New York to learn and prepare for the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election and beyond. This is an opportunity to learn from other campuses and national...
College Success Network
Financial Education Research Grants – Jun 30
AccessLex Institute
AccessLex Institute Invites LOIs for Financial Education Research Grants The AccessLex Institute is committed to informing students of the economic realities of law school without limiting their...
For Students
CCP’s Online Advance College Experience (ACE) for Rising 9-12 th Graders, July 7- Aug 5
Community College of Philadelphia
Rising 9-th 12th grade students can experience higher education with Community College of Philadelphia’s summer ACE (Advanced College Experience) program. Through ACE, students can explore a...
Faculty Updates
Articulating the Value of Community-Engaged Campuses – June 10
Campus Compact
Campuses around the country are currently creating a new normal as we continue to address the impacts of COVID-19. Institutional priorities are shifting, financial models are unstable, and teaching,...
New York Student Vote Summit – July 31
Stony Brook University
Join campuses from throughout the State of New York to learn and prepare for the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election and beyond. This is an opportunity to learn from other campuses and national...
CCNYPA Launches New Community of Practice – June 16
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania Launches a New Community of Practice (CoP) – Boundary Spanning Leadership Skills: Activating an Equitable Civic Mission in Institutions &...
Improving Tutor Training – New Podcast Episode from Mercer University
Mercer University
If you work with tutoring outreach programs in your school, you may be interested in the latest episode of the Research that Reaches Out podcast which features an interview with teaching professor...
Virtual Event: The Future of Higher Education – June 11
Philadelphia magazine
In this special virtual event, Philadelphia magazine presents a weeklong series of conversations with Philadelphia’s most influential leaders and thinkers about how we can reshape our city moving...
Call for Facilitators: Summer 2020 Fusion Course Sessions – June 15
Campus Compact
This summer, Campus Compact and Maine Campus Compact are offering an online teaching and learning curriculum, the Fusion Course, which aims to provide critical training and support for faculty as...
Resources from SSIR: The Struggle to Overcome Racism
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers has ignited protests and focused the national discourse on institutional racism and how to eradicate it. SSIR‘s editors have assembled...
Participation Requested: Assessing the Quality of Service-Learning Courses – June 22
University of Minnesota
Over the past five years, as part of a of Education-funded national project focused on investigating the impacts of community engagement on higher education students’ educational success, we — a...
Widening Circles: Online Communities for Learning and Action
Omprakash
In response to the current context of disruption, uncertainty, and dislocation, Omprakash has launched Widening Circles, a new program that grapples with urgent questions about injustice and...
Campus Compact: Higher Education Must Work for Justice
Campus Compact
We call on all of higher education to take action in pursuit of equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal power for all. In 2015, following an earlier wave of protests in response to police...
Call for Proposals: AAC&U 2021 Annual Meeting – July 20
American Association of Colleges and Universities
In this moment of unprecedented transformation and uncertainty, can higher education harness the resilience, creativity, and innovation that have been unleashed by the COVID-19 crisis and emerge from...
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