The week of
August 18, 2020
PHENND Events/Activities
Webinar: Teaming with Youth Leadership: Student-led actions for more just, inclusive, and equitable schools and communities – Aug 20
PHENND
The Community-based Global Learning Collaborative, the Pennsylvania Council for International Education, and the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development are cooperating...
Service Stories: Episode 3
PHENND
Hosts Sara Guiang & Sarah Kaplan – who have both completed a year of service as AmeriCorps VISTAs with PHENND – sit down each episode to interview a fellow volunteer serving in Philadelphia....
PA Student Voting Summit – Sep 16
PHENND
A coalition of partners is hosting the virtual Pennsylvania Student Voting Summit on Wednesday, September 16th from 1-4pm ET on Zoom. There is no cost to attend. The summit will be recorded and...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Inquirer LIVE: Difficult Conversations with Kids About Race – Aug 20
Philadelphia Inquirer
Every day, against 2020’s backdrop of racial inequity, brutality and fear, the conversations we are having with our children and with each other are increasingly difficult to navigate. Join us...
Mighty Writers at Home: New Fall Program Online – Sep 8
Mighty Writers
Our Summer Program is coming to an end, but have no fear! We will be back soon with new, exciting workshops for students aged 2-18 starting September 8th. Our Fall Program is as colorful and exciting...
Art of Activism: Poetry is the Secret Language of Revolutionaries – Aug 20
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Join us for a look at the deep history and long connection between poetry and activism. The history of poetry for protest and organizing. Short poems used to be used as a means of communication for...
Be the Superhero of Your Health Care, a 6-week Online Workshop Series – Aug 18
Critical Path Learning Center
“Telling our health stories can be therapeutic, and telling them through comics can help others who are going through something similar connect to the emotions involved in our...
Virtual Town Hall: The Impact of Covid-19 on Black and Brown Women – Aug 19
Gender Justice Fund
The COVID-19 crisis hit communities of color and immigrants in Philadelphia in complex and fatal ways, particularly Black and Brown women who are often impacted by being the essential workers in...
Webinar: Impact of Anti-Blackness in Medicine – Aug 20
Philadelphia FIGHT
This webinar will highlight the impact of anti-Blackness in health care. We will examine how racism and systems of privilege lead to health disparities. We will discuss the importance of challenging...
Remote Onboarding: Reimagining the Future of Work – Aug 26
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
As businesses begin to recharge and recover, many are looking to resume their hiring efforts while still working remotely. Hiring and integrating new employees prior to the pandemic often required...
Info Sessions: COVID-19 Mortgage and Emergency Rental Assistance Programs – Aug 19 & 20
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Know your rights as a homeowner or tenant during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Help is available for families struggling to keep up with rent or mortgage payments! FREE Information Sessions on the Pandemic...
New Resources
The Black-White Wealth Gap Will Widen Educational Disparities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Center for American Progress
As the debate over school reopening heats up, policymakers must consider how wealth disparities between Black and white families will affect educational outcomes. Parents, as well as teachers and...
List of inclusive mental health services for people of color, LGBT offered
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity and Collective Success Network, has compiled a list of Inclusive Mental Health Resources to help people find culturally competent support and care during these...
Phila. Releases Interim COVID-19 Racial Equity Plan
City of Philadelphia
Black residents of Philadelphia are 50 percent more likely to die from complications of the novel coronavirus, and the highest virus-related death rates in the city are among Hispanics 75 and older....
COVID Toolkit to Help Kids
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
A statewide shutdown of schools, services, and non-essential businesses will help slow the transmission of Covid-19. It’s absolutely the right thing to do from a public health perspective, but it...
“READ TO ME” Read Aloud Book Series
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
READ TO ME is a read aloud book series presented by PCCY’s Picasso Project. The goal of READ TO ME is to provide children with a curated selection of books for all ages read by caring,...
2020 Census Awareness In The Classroom – Share by Sep 30
Philly Counts
Philly Counts and The 2020 Census Philly Counts is an initiative with the City of Philadelphia to ensure a complete and accurate count in the 2020 Census of all residents of Philadelphia. The 2020...
Help with Getting Stimulus Payments to as Many Eligible Residents as Possible – Oct 15
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
For the estimated 350,000-450,000 Pennsylvanians who may have missed their Economic Impact Payment (EIP), also known as the $1200 stimulus payment, they have until October 15 to sign up on the IRS...
Podcast – African American Philanthropy: A Culture of Generosity
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
At conferences and in the media, it has been common to refer to African Americans as a new and emerging demographic in charitable giving. However, they have participated in the practice in the United...
Hunger is a Racial Issue: Structural Racism and Food Insecurity – Part 2
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
This brief is the second in a three-part series covering the effects of racism on food insecurity. This installment covers the racialized effects of the pandemic and includes a look at the data we...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low- to Moderate-Income Communities
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve’s community development function promotes the economic resilience and mobility of low- to moderate-income and underserved households and communities across the country. The...
New Report: Getting More Philadelphians Back to Work: Business Density and the Role of Black and Minority Owned Businesses
Center City District
A new report by the Center City District (CCD) and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC), Getting More Philadelphians Back to Work: Business Density and the Role of Black and Minority...
American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy, A Deepening Divide
Knight Foundation
Americans now face a contentious election and unceasing pandemic, where the media plays a vital role in keeping people informed and holding leaders accountable to their actions. They expect that of...
Partnerships Classifieds
Juvenile Law Center: Recruiting Youth Advocates
Juvenile Law Center
Our Youth Advocacy Program at Juvenile Law Center is currently recruiting Youth Advocates for our Youth Fostering Change and Juveniles for Justice groups in the Youth Advocacy Program. Juvenile Law...
Old Pine Community Center is Seeking Volunteers for Food Distribution
Puentes de Salud
Old Pine Community Center is seeking volunteers in order to continue providing food to many families in the Philadelphia area! Old Pine has supported hundreds of Puentes families and patients with...
Online Tutors Needed to Help Children (Grades 1-12) of Arabic-speaking Immigrant Families
Mural Arts Philadelphia
We are recruiting online tutors to help children (grades 1 – 12) during the 2020-2021 academic year! The children participating in our program are part of first-generation, Arabic-speaking...
CCPH: Programs and Communications Intern
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
A new academic year brings new opportunities. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is interested in interns who seek opportunities to support an international organization in advancing a social...
Fairhill Neighborhood Clean-up – Aug 29
One Bright Ray Community High School
Clean the Block around the Clock! Back to School Fairhill Community Clean Up, Saturday, August 29, 2020, 6 AM – 8 PM, On Bright Ray CHS, 4th and Somerset. Please consider participating in our...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education – Aug 19
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Proposals now open for This Changes Everything, a Virtual Learning Experience, November 5, 2020 to November 7, 2020. The American Association of Colleges &Universities (AAC&U) Conference...
Call for Proposals: CUMU Learning & Sharing Virtual Series – Aug 31
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The CUMU Learning & Sharing Virtual Series is a CUMU members-only program focused on critical dialogue with practical takeaways that create action. This virtual series brings together CUMU...
Call for Proposals: The Northeast Media Literacy Conference – Sep 7
Media Education Lab
Media Literacy Educators & Scholars Gather from Across the Country & around the World – November 6-7, 2020 For the first time in 15 years, the Northeast Media Literacy Conference will...
Grant Opportunities
RWJF Invites Proposals for Parks, Green Spaces in Small and Midsize Cities Program – Sep 9
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a call for proposals for its Equitable Parks and Green Spaces in Small and Midsize Cities: Planning Grant. According to the foundation, the COVID-19...
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Applications for Institutional Challenge Grant – Sep 10
William T. Grant Foundation
The William T. Grant Foundation is inviting applications for its Institutional Challenge Grant award. The award supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building...
AARP Foundation Invites Proposals for Evidence-Based Direct-Service Projects – Aug 31
AARP Foundation
The AARP Foundation serves vulnerable people age 50 and older by creating and advancing effective solutions that help them secure the essentials they need for a decent quality of life. To that end,...
Colleges and Universities: Fall Voter Mobilization Grants
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
Campuses can receive an additional $1,000 award by signing up to celebrate all three of National Voter Registration Day, () National Voter Education Week (), and Vote Early Day (). After signing up...
Students Learn Students Vote Subgrants
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
These grants are open to any 501c3 or college/university. Applicants can request up to $25,000 to support voter registration, voter education, voter mobilization, or to ensure students have access to...
Campus Takeover – Support National Voter Registration Day Hosts
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
Students, campuses, and organizers can apply for funding to help with their National Voter Registration Day event by signing up as a campus takeover partner and then applying for a mini-grant. The...
COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Program Request for Proposals (RFP) – Aug 31
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
About the Philadelphia Department of Public Health The mission of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a...
COVID-19 Community Testing Program Request for Proposals (RFP)
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
About the Philadelphia Department of Public Health The mission of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a...
AmeriCorps VISTA Request for Concept Papers – Oct 1
Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks Concept Papers for the AmeriCorps VISTA program from outcome-driven organizations that share the AmeriCorps VISTA mission of providing...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director, Workforce Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Mayor Kenney created the City’s first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, (CDEIO), and created the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). As Philadelphia’s...
Director, Racial Equity Strategy and Policy, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Mayor Kenney created the Citys first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, (CDEIO), and created the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). As Philadelphia’s neighborhoods...
Senior Director of Operations, Mastery Charter Schools
Mastery Charter School
Mastery Charter Schools seeks a highly skilled leader and manager to serve as the network’s Senior Director of Operations (SDO). The Senior Director is responsible for building operational systems...
Philadelphia School Partnership: Operations and Data Analyst, Apply Philly Charter (Full-time)
Philadelphia School Partnership
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) works to give every child in America’s fifth largest city the opportunity to attend a great school. We invest philanthropic funds in...
Miscellaneous
Phila. Education Fund Launches STEM Equity Collective with GSK
Philadelphia Education Fund
On August 12, 2020, PEF announced its collaboration with global healthcare company GSK to help Black, Latinx, and female Philadelphia students overcome obstacles to their pursuit of careers in...
#ScienceRising’s Election Kickoff Twitter Chat – Aug 27
Science Rising
Science Rising is hosting a Twitter chat next Thursday, 8/27 at 12pm ET/8am PT where experts and advocates in the civic engagement and science advocacy space can raise awareness about upcoming...
2020 Ascending Leadership Certificate Program – Oct 9
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute
Hoping To Move Up To Senior Leadership? Mask-wearing, social distancing, zoom burnout, what else are you grappling with? We can help you find your way! NELI offers Ascending Leaders the tools you...
Fostering College Success in Pennsylvania Virtual Training Series – Oct 7 & 21
The Field Center for Children's Policy Practice & Research
Higher Education Campus Points of Contact and other advocates, as space allows, are invited to join the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research this Fall for a series of virtual...
Free Online Learning for Social Change
United States Institute of Peace
As the coronavirus pandemic forces us to change the ways in which we interact with one another and as people across the United States and the world demand racial justice, today’s peacebuilders are...
National Voter Registration Day, Sep 22
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day will take place on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. It is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. Click here to become a National Voter Registration Day...
Cathedral Kitchen: Essential Job Skills Training Opportunity – Sep 14
Cathedral Kitchen
Cathedral Kitchen is now offering a new training program that teaches skills needed to get and keep a job such as: writing a resume, searching and applying for jobs online, dressing professionally,...
Webinar: Retention During COVID-19 and Beyond: Supporting Students’ Mental Health – Aug 18
Signal Vine
A few months ago, we teamed up with our partners at Active Minds, the nation’s premier nonprofit supporting mental health awareness and education for students, to talk about the toll that...
Values-Centered Leadership Online Certificate – Aug 28
DePaul University
The Values-centered Leadership Certificate is a 10-week, non-credit course in leadership development from DePaul University. Participating in a supportive online learning community, you will explore...
Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Ideas Competition – Aug 23
Community Design Collaborative
How can communities turn underutilized schoolyards into outdoor classrooms that could enable students to safely return to school? Inspired by Baltimore’s Design for Distancing Competition and...
Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Learn more about the Greater Philadelphia Coalition against Hunger Summer Meals Program: &eId=2b9b1b0b-a588-4a68-89b1-6783dcd3e872 Our summer meals map is still live at the above link and wey are...
Free Online ESL Classes – Sep 7
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
For Learners of English as a Second Language – To improve English Reading, Language, Citizenship, Workforce & Civics Skills Schedules: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00am-12:00pm OR Tuesdays...
Applications Open: Fall 2020 Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship – Sep 7
The Pulitzer Center
How can engagement with under-reported global news stories support existing curricula, while also preparing students to engage curiously, critically, and empathetically with the world? As part of...
Campus Compact Impact Awards – Sept 30
Campus Compact
Deadline Extended to September 30, 2020 Recognizing individuals & institutions for their achievement in advancing the public purposes of higher education Campus Compact is now accepting...
Democratic Engagement
Voice Matters Twitter Conversation: “Take Me to the Ballot Box” – May 28
Campus Election Engagement Project
Last month we here at Campus Election Engagement Project, hosted our first-ever Your Voice Matters Twitter Conversation, discussing Voting and Pop Culture. Join us again on Thursday, May 28th at...
College Success Network
Rethinking the Use of FTEs in Higher Education Budgets
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
Resourcing the Part-Time Student: Rethinking the Use of FTEs in Higher Education Budgets Government resources, at both the federal and state level, supporting the education of college students are...
Emergency Aid for Higher Education: A Toolkit and Resource Guide for Decision-Makers
Ascendium Education Group
Ascendium Education Group (formerly known as Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates) has invested heavily to advance postsecondary success for low-income students, students of...
Faculty Updates
Long-Standing CBPR Partnerships: Survey Participation Request
Detroit Urban Research Center
Detroit URC NIH study seeks long-standing CBPR partnerships to participate in an online survey questionnaire. Please see below for more information. The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success...
Early Adopters Group: Capturing Data on Student Engagement and Learning, Intro Webinar, Sept. 19
Campus Compact
Campus Compact would like to share an opportunity to participate in an early adopter group of institutions using a digital platform it has created to capture student civic and community participation...
Nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day and Mini-Grant
National Voter Registration Day
Register your campus to participate in the national, nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day to receive in the mail free fliers and stickers: (Note: NVRD is the fourth Tuesday of every...
Democracy Matters Podcast: Episode 8, So Much Noise and No One Needs A Broadcast Message
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement
Student attention is a scarce commodity. What are the best opportunities for capturing student attention to engage them in civic learning and democratic engagement? In this episode we talk with...
Democracy Matters Podcast: Episode 7, Bring on the Democracy Midwives!
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement
John Dewey said that “Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.” Although people who go to college are slightly more likely to vote, their participation in...
Call for Proposals and Awards Nominations – 2020 Gulf-South Summit in Nashville, TN
Gulf-South Summit
The 2020 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in Higher Education, “Building Healthy Communities” will be in Nashville, TN, March 25-27, 2020. Proposal Submissions...
New Online Exhibit: 50 Years of Service-Learning History in US Higher Education
Stanford University
On July 31, 2019, Stanford University Libraries released the online Service-Learning History Project Archive. Curated by Tim Stanton, Seth Pollack and Josh Schneider the archive contains freely...
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