The week of
July 7, 2020
Other Local Events and Workshops
Career Workshops – Jul 15 & 29
Drexel Univeristy
Career Workshops: employer information sessions about hiring opportunities, non-profit trainers with workforce development opportunities as well as guest speakers. July 15th 12pm to 1:30pm July 29th...
Nonprofit Network – Outreach Event – Jul 15
Nonprofit Network
In a partnership with Goodwin College at Drexel University, we have started the Nonprofit Network, a series of workshops designed to help those in the Nonprofit sector as well as those who may want...
Webinar: Tangled Title – Jul 21
Stern Community Lawyering Clinic
On July 21, the Stern Community Lawyering Clinic is hosting a webinar about tangled title at 1:00 PM. Without title to your residential property, you cannot rebuild in the event of a disaster or...
Mentoring Moments: Free Virtual Training – Jul 28
MENTOR Independence Region
Free virtual training for adults in relationship-rich spaces to learn how to approach interactions with youth with a mentoring mindset! Get the skills and strategies you need to increase the quality...
Mochas & Mentoring: Engaging Youth Virtually – Jul 15
MENTOR Independence Region
Join MENTOR Independence Region () for this INTERACTIVE Mochas & Mentoring Session on Engaging Youth Virtually! (BYO Mochas!) So many mentors and mentoring programs are incorporating some kind...
School District of Phila. Virtual Town Halls: Charting A Path Forward…Together – Jul 7-9
School District of Philadelphia
The School District will be hosting several one-hour Virtual Town Hall sessions July 7th-9th so you can hear about our planning efforts to date for the upcoming school year. Individual sessions will...
Webinar: Census Jobs – Help to Make Philly Count – Jul 14
Philadelphia Works
Learn about open Census jobs in Philadelphia, the importance of the 2020 Census, tips for applying, pay rates, and important safety measures for employees related to Covid-19. Date: Tuesday, July 14,...
Webinar: Resources to Launch, Transition or Enhance Your Career – Jul 8
Philadelphia Works
Summer Webinar Series, Session #2 – We have career resources for you. Hear and learn about resources to launch, transition, or enhance your career. For: Anyone interested in starting, changing,...
Managing Staff Engagement, Productivity and Culture in the Virtual World – Jul 16
Compass
The Sorkin Center at Compass invites Nonprofit Executive Directors to the upcoming event. Thursday, July 16, 9:30 – 10:30 Speaker: Michael Hynes, Senior Manager, Talent Management at The Pew...
New Resources
Film: African-American Drum Corps + Youth Leadership – River City Drumbeat
Good Docs
RIVER CITY DRUMBEAT is a powerful story of music, love, and legacies set in the American South. Edward “Nardie” White devoted his life to leading the African-American drum corps he...
America’s Service Commissions – 2019 Annual Report Released
America's Service Commissions
We are pleased to present you with the 2019 ASC Annual Report, which is now available to view or download on our website: As we look back on 2019 and the end of a decade (which feels so long ago...
Curated Series Identifying Responses to Poverty
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity has partnered with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) to present a curated series that identifies effective responses to poverty by changemakers across the...
Learning On-Demand with Campus Compact
Campus Compact
Finished with your Netflix queue? Find archived webinars, virtual conference sessions, resource exchanges, and more on the Campus Compact YouTube channel! Start watching:...
Compact Nation Podcast: Family As Faculty
Campus Compact
Former #CompactNationPod host returns for a conversation with the winner of the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, Cristina Santamaría Graff. Listen in as they discuss her...
Promise Zone COVID-19 Resources
West Philadelphia Promise Zone
Free Coronavirus Testing Site Locator: Tests don’t require money, insurance, or proof of citizenship, however, each site has different requirements. Be sure to check specific site details. Free...
Toward Co-Designing a Better Criminal Justice System
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
To improve public services like the justice system, social innovators need to co-design solutions with people who have experienced them and find ways to cut through the organizational barriers they...
Reshaping National Memory and the 1619 Project
The Pulitzer Center
This Independence Day weekend arrives in the midst of uprisings against anti-Black racism, during which many people are reckoning with the history, identity, and potential futures of the United...
School District of Philadelphia – Fall 2020 Re-opening Survey Results
School District of Philadelphia
The results from the School District’s recent Feedback Survey for Fall 2020 Re-opening are now available at We received more than 35,000 responses to the survey so we’d like to thank everyone...
Silicon Valley Pain Index: White Supremacy and Income/Wealth Inequality
San Jose State University
SJSU Human Rights Institute has released the Silicon Valley Pain Index: White Supremacy and Income/Wealth Inequality. You can download the full report here: You can also view the San Jose Mercury...
Partnerships Classifieds
MASK ON! Philly Project – Volunteers Needed
Operation MASK ON! Philly
The MASK ON! Philly Project sews face masks for those in need. The program has expanded in partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority and the Vaux Big Picture School’s STEAM Lab....
Bethesda Project – Remote Volunteer Opportunities
Bethesda Project
You can help Bethesda Project at home or remotely! Some of these roles include: Becoming a Volunteer Courier to assist us in transporting supplies to Bethesda Project locations. This physical role...
Summer of Census – partners needed
Philly Counts
Our partnership with community organizations and census advocates is essential right now, as trust in government is historically low. Trusted messengers like yourself are more appropriately...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Virtual Conference: 2020 Assessment Institute – Oct 25-28
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
The Assessment Institute, hosted by IUPUI and usually held in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the nation’s oldest and largest higher education event of its type, offering more than 200 educational...
Grant Opportunities
Long-Term Health, Mental Health Solutions – Aug 1
Cleveland Foundation
Sally and John Morley Fund Invites Proposals for Long-Term Health, Mental Health Solutions The Cleveland Foundation is accepting applications for the Sally and John Morley Family Fund, which provides...
Program Evaluation Proposals – Aug 1
Brady Education Foundation
Brady Education Foundation Invites Program Evaluation Proposals The Brady Education Foundation seeks to close opportunity gaps for children living in underresourced and/or underrepresented...
Youth Education Projects – Aug 1
American Honda Foundation
American Honda Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Education Projects The American Honda Foundation was established by American Honda Motor Co. to commemorate its twenty-fifth anniversary in...
CDFIs Serving Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals – Jul 30
Citi Foundation
Citi Foundation Issues RFP for CDFIs Serving Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals, Communities The Citi Foundation has announced a $15 million open request for proposals to support Community...
Community Improvement Micro-Grants – Sep 30
Roth Cheese
Roth Cheese Invites Applications for Community Improvement Micro-Grants Wisconsin-based Roth Cheese is committed to the development and empowerment of leaders and to helping them inspire others in...
Fellowship Program for social justice and climate change – Sep 1
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation Accepting Applications for Sixth Cycle of Its Fellowship Program The Nathan Cummings Foundation is accepting applications for the sixth cycle of its Fellowship program. The...
Children’s Mental Health, Childhood Hunger – Aug 1
Cigna Foundation
Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million to Address Children’s Mental Health, Childhood Hunger The Cigna Foundation is inviting nonprofits working to create greater access to mental...
Kids Run the Nation Grants Program – Aug 1
Road Runners Club of America
Road Runners Club of America Invites Applications for Kids Run the Nation Grants Program Since 2007, the Road Runners Club of America and the Kids Run the Nation initiative have assisted running...
Afterschool Alliance Youth Ambassadors – Jul 31
Afterschool Alliance
Youth voices are more important than ever. That is why, this year, we want to amplify the voices of young people as part of our coverage of this moment in afterschool—and as part of our Youth...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Executive Director, Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority
Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority
AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR—the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority (RDA) seeks a dynamic, skilled, and experienced leader to serve as its Executive Director (ED). This person is responsible...
Director of Administration, City of Philadelphia Law Department
City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia Law Department acts as general counsel for the entire City government structure. We provide legal advice to all City officials, employees, departments, agencies, boards, and...
Executive Director, Catto Scholarship, Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
The Catto Scholarship is a comprehensive “last dollar” opportunity that includes multiple evidence-based supports aimed to increase student retention and completion. Through comprehensive...
Fellowship Program for social justice and climate change – Sep 1
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation Accepting Applications for Sixth Cycle of Its Fellowship Program The Nathan Cummings Foundation is accepting applications for the sixth cycle of its Fellowship program. The...
Building Hero Project Manager
Tiny WPA
Tiny WPA is seeking an experienced fabricator / educator / instructor who loves people, especially supporting everyone from kids through seniors in designing and building great things that make a...
Kitchen Manager, People’s Emergency Center
People's Emergency Center (PEC)
The Supervisor of Kitchen is responsible for the oversight, management, and operation of PEC’s two commercial kitchens. In addition, the Supervisor is responsible for all food-related...
Housing Services Manager
People's Emergency Center (PEC)
JOB DESCRIPTION The Housing Services Manager will provide supervision for all Emergency and Transitional Housing Case Managers. Housing Services Manager will work closely with the Director on the...
Miscellaneous
Shelter in Place? Housing Insecurity and COVID-19
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Join the discussion April 15th at noon ET on Twitter using #HousingEquityCOVID What does it mean to shelter in place when a person is homeless or housing insecure? How are local and state governments...
What Do Students Need While Learning Virtually? – Apr 14
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
On April 14, 2020, from 2–3 ET, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) is sponsoring a webinar focused on student voices, “What Do Students Need While Learning Virtually?” Panelists will...
Webinar: The Basics of Engaging Your People Online – Apr 15
National Conference on Citizenship
Clarissa Unger from the SLSV Coalition and NCoC CEO Nicco Mele are teaming up the next three weeks for a series of webinars / zoom calls on The Basics of Engaging Your People Online. In addition to...
Free Webinar: Designing High-Impact Practices for Equity and Impact in New Contexts – Apr 17
American Association of Colleges and Universities
AAC&U Faculty Fridays Webinar Series High-impact practices are known to deepen learning and engagement and to promote student success, but how readily do they translate to new contexts? Can...
Free Webinar: Strategies for Managing Through Distress Caused by COVID-19 – Apr 14
EDSI Solutions
EDSI is a national workforce development company and a PA CareerLink contractor. Our management consulting arm is at the ready to help you break down the information out there as you determine a path...
Global Youth Service Day – Apr 17-19
Youth Service America
This will be a Global Youth Service Day like no other due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we’re still on for April 17-19! There are so many service activities that can be done virtually or at...
Cultivating Connections: How Digital Literacies Advance Social Relationships – Apr 27
Media Education Lab
Get to know Tisha Lewis Ellison and learn more about her interests in family literacy and multimodality at this free online webinar. Join us! DATE: Monday, April 27, 2020 TIME: 7 – 8 pm EST...
CEEP initiative to help students speak out in the time of COVID
Campus Election Engagement Project
As you know, students’ lives have been upended as COVID-19 has closed campuses and workplaces. The decisions of elected leaders leading the response at every level underscore the importance of...
Providing meals and snacks for healthcare providers during coronavirus
Champions of Caring
We hope you and your loved ones are doing well in these challenging times. We are reaching out for your support as Coronavirus continues to victimize so many. In our community there are dedicated...
Interested in Hosting or Co-facilitating a Community of Practice (CoP) for the CEP Credentialing Program?
Campus Compact
Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional Credentialing Program Advance professional learning while helping others earn certification in community engagement! Campus Compact is looking for...
Clean Water Action’s Virtual Earth Day Design Contest – Apr 22
Clean Water Action
Calling all parents and kids! Many of us are spending more time at home right now during the outbreak of COVID-19, and for those with kids and little ones out of school or daycare, you may be...
Webinar: SwiftStudent Financial Aid Resource – Apr 15
The Hope Center
SwiftStudent is the only free, digital resource that helps students write college financial aid appeal letters. The tool launches on April 15th. Join us for a guided tour to this innovative and free...
#RealCollege during COVID-19 Survey – Apr 17
The Hope Center
Now more than ever, it is clear that your students are humans first. Keeping them enrolled and on track to degree completion requires accurate information about their basic needs. That’s why...
Webinar: Campus Closures and Student Voting – Apr 15
Students Learn Students Vote
With dozens of elections still taking place this spring, campus closures around the country have placed new and unexpected burdens on students trying to cast their ballots in presidential primaries...
U.S. Dept. of Ed Announces Distribution of $6 Billion in Emergency Aid for Students – Recommendations from NCAN
National College Attainment Network
The Department of Education (ED) has announced the first distribution of funds to institutions of higher education through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Education...
Remote Legal Consultations for Nonprofits and Small Businesses
Philadelphia VIP
In place of our May clinic, we are now providing virtual 1-hour legal consultations for nonprofits and small businesses on a rolling basis. Clients will be able to ask questions about a wide range of...
Webinar: COVID-19 & Virtual/Remote Volunteering – Apr 21
Give Pulse
If you haven’t done so already, please register for our upcoming webinar! We know it’s important to continue helping our community through volunteering; fortunately, there are ways to do...
Virtual Service Art Project: #GetWellWorld
You Will Rise
Artist Paul Richmond is hosting a project called #Get Well World. You submit a piece of art as a “get well” message to the You Will Rise Project and he will distribute the get well...
NSEE Spring Free Webinars for Experiential Educators: Managing through COVID-19 – Apr 17
National Society for Experiential Education
During this global pandemic, institutions are grappling with moving education online, including experiential education. The National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) will continue our...
Democratic Engagement
Webinar: The Basics of Engaging Your People Online – Apr 15
National Conference on Citizenship
Clarissa Unger from the SLSV Coalition and NCoC CEO Nicco Mele are teaming up the next three weeks for a series of webinars / zoom calls on The Basics of Engaging Your People Online. In addition to...
CEEP initiative to help students speak out in the time of COVID
Campus Election Engagement Project
As you know, students’ lives have been upended as COVID-19 has closed campuses and workplaces. The decisions of elected leaders leading the response at every level underscore the importance of...
Webinar: Campus Closures and Student Voting – Apr 15
Students Learn Students Vote
With dozens of elections still taking place this spring, campus closures around the country have placed new and unexpected burdens on students trying to cast their ballots in presidential primaries...
First Year Seminar on Democratic and Voter Engagement
Rock the Vote
On the Higher Education-Student Voter Engagement (HE-SVE) Forum a posting requested resources for creating some lesson plans for a first year seminar course on democratic and voter engagement. A...
For Students
Safety Captain Resource Guide for teens by teens
Fab Youth Philly
The Safety Captain Initiative is an afterschool job for teens that uses project based learning to answer questions like: what makes a youth friendly neighborhood and what makes a neighborhood safe?...
Faculty Updates
Free Webinar: Designing High-Impact Practices for Equity and Impact in New Contexts – Apr 17
American Association of Colleges and Universities
AAC&U Faculty Fridays Webinar Series High-impact practices are known to deepen learning and engagement and to promote student success, but how readily do they translate to new contexts? Can...
Resources for Faculty: Community Engagement Crisis Plans
HE-SL Listserv
Recent post from the Higher Education-Service Learning listserv (HE-SL): The Center for Community Engagement and Impact at Virginia Commonwealth University recognizes the impact for all faculty and...
JHUP ANNOUNCES FREE ACCESS TO ITS JOURNALS AND BOOKS ON PROJECT MUSE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
John Hopkins University Press
1,400 books and 97 journals will be accessible for free for the remainder of the spring semester, ensuring access for university students completing course work at home In response to the...
International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice -Spring 2020
International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning
The Spring 2020 volume of the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Justice is live at The Journal has been downloaded over 10,600 downloads from 142...
Interested in Hosting or Co-facilitating a Community of Practice (CoP) for the CEP Credentialing Program?
Campus Compact
Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional Credentialing Program Advance professional learning while helping others earn certification in community engagement! Campus Compact is looking for...
CUMU members respond to COVID-19
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
These are truly unprecedented and challenging times. Our lives and communities have been dramatically changed in just a few short weeks. CUMU members are adapting to new challenges, developing...
First Year Seminar on Democratic and Voter Engagement
Rock the Vote
On the Higher Education-Student Voter Engagement (HE-SVE) Forum a posting requested resources for creating some lesson plans for a first year seminar course on democratic and voter engagement. A...
Webinar: COVID-19 & Virtual/Remote Volunteering – Apr 21
Give Pulse
If you haven’t done so already, please register for our upcoming webinar! We know it’s important to continue helping our community through volunteering; fortunately, there are ways to do...
New Book: Mind the Gap, Global Learning at Home and Abroad
Stylus Publishing
The First Title in Our Engaged Teaching & Learning Series: Mind the Gap, Global Learning at Home and Abroad, Edited by Nina Namaste and Amanda Sturgill with Neal W. Sobania and Michael Vande Berg...
NSEE Spring Free Webinars for Experiential Educators: Managing through COVID-19 – Apr 17
National Society for Experiential Education
During this global pandemic, institutions are grappling with moving education online, including experiential education. The National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) will continue our...
Call for Manuscripts: The Intersection of Faith and Community Engagement at Urban Institutions – Deadline Extended – May 1
Metropolitan Universities journal
Deadline for submissions extended to May 1, 2020 Metropolitan Universities journal is pleased to announce an upcoming issue, “The Intersection of Faith and Community Engagement at Urban...
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