The week of
September 22, 2020
PHENND Events/Activities
Webinar: Global-Local Curricular Connections and Experiential Education – Oct 16
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 8
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....
Other Local Events and Workshops
Esperanza College Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium – Oct 16
Esperanza College
High School students are invited to Esperanza College Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium, a virtual event on Friday, October 16th from 9:00 am-11:00 am. Students will listen to professionals...
Lunch & Learn about Virtual Service – Sep 30
City Year Philadelphia
City Year Philadelphia cordially invites you to attend our Lunch & Learn conversation about virtual service! Pivoting to virtual service this past spring was no small task, but through this...
Taking Research Public: Tips for Writing Effective Op-Eds – Oct 8
Temple University Public Policy Lab
Please join the Public Policy Lab for our 2020-2021 Professional Development Series. We will be joined by Elena Gooray, Opinion Editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Caterina Roman, Professor...
Webinar: Nuts & Bolts of Online Performance – Oct 12
Vision Driven Artists
We’re offering a totally new roster of webinars, curated specifically for Philly artists. All sessions will be online and many will feature the voices and wisdom of local artists we know and...
Webinar: Tips & Tricks for Teaching Art Online – Sep 29
Vision Driven Artists
Vision Driven Artists Goes Virtual! We’re offering a totally new roster of webinars, curated specifically for Philly artists. All sessions will be online and many will feature the voices and...
Host Your Own Global Cardboard Challenge 2020! – Oct 3
Fab Youth Philly
For the past five years, Fab Youth Philly has been co-hosting the Global Cardboard Challenge here in Philly. This year, we want to partner with as many organizations as possible to host cardboard...
Fostering College Success in Pennsylvania Virtual Training Series – Oct 7
The Field Center for Children's Policy Practice & Research
We are excited to offer a series of virtual trainings in October, geared towards the Campus Points of Contact for students with experience in foster care at each higher education institution in...
New Resources
Article: COVID-19 and Student Performance, Equity, and U.S. Education Policy
Economic Policy Institute
Emma Garcia and Elaine Weiss of the Economic Policy Institute offer a three-pronged plan for addressing the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on education and rebuilding a stronger system. The COVID-19...
New Census Report: Statistics for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
U.S. Census Bureau
2019 American Community Survey Statistics for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Available for States and Local Areas Statistics for More Than 40 Demographic and Economic Topics Support Detailed...
Rebuilding America: national service podcast series
Service Year Alliance
Service Year Alliance is thrilled to partner with New Politics and Evergreen Podcasts on Rebuilding America, a new 10-episode podcast on national service. The first episode is live now and features...
Article: Progress on Poverty, but Immediate and Long-Term Problems Remain
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
To mark the release of the 2019 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage data from the Census Bureau, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity invited reactions and analysis from across the...
Article: Low-Income Parents and Digital Obstacles to Schoolwork
Pew Research Center
According to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data from April, 59 percent of parents with lower incomes stated that their children would likely face at least one of three digital obstacles while...
Videos on Voting by Mail
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project has produced a series of short videos on voting by mail that might be complementary: COVID No, Voting Yes! (On why voting by mail might be important this year)...
New Issue: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement recently published its latest issue, Volume 24, No. 2 (September 2020). We invite you to review the Table of Contents below and visit our...
Public Policy Lab COVID-19 Policy Briefs, Temple University
Temple University Public Policy Lab
Public Policy Lab (PPL) continues its series of conversations with experts on the policy impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are publishing two additional COVID-19 Policy Briefs. PPL’s Policy...
Partnerships Classifieds
Virtual Volunteering with Bethesda Project
Bethesda Project
Even though you may not be physically at one of our locations, that doesn’t mean you can’t support our guests and residents! For more information, contact communitylife@ Virtual and remote...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
PANO Collaborative Conference – Oct 19
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
We’re going virtual! Mark your calendars for the last two weeks of October and join conference partners Alliance for Nonprofit Resources (ANR), the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP),...
Truth and Transformation 2020, Beyond Diversity and Inclusion – Oct 2
Harvard Kennedy School
The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project is an initiative in the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School directed by Khalil Gibran...
Grant Opportunities
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Proposals for Community Solutions for Health Equity Program – Oct 7
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a call for proposals for its Community Solutions for Health Equity program. Launched in the summer of 2019, the program seeks to elevate the voices of...
Impact Fund: Support for Litigation to Advance Social Justice – Oct 6
Impact Fund
The Impact Fund provides grants to advance social justice in the areas of civil and human rights, environmental justice, and poverty law. To that end, grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to...
Herb Block Foundation Invites LOIs for Projects to Defend Basic Freedoms – Oct 6
Herb Block Foundation
When Herb Block died in October 2001, he left $50 million and instructions to create a foundation that would encourage the art of editorial cartooning and support charitable and educational programs...
PennSERVE: Request for Applications for 2021-2022 Pennsylvania AmeriCorps State Grants
PennSERVE
Grants are available for the operation of AmeriCorps programs by community and faith-based organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions. A complete description of the funding...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Associate Dean – Equity and Access, Admissions, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Reporting to the Vice Dean – Director of Admissions, the Associate Dean – Equity and Access will take the primary lead to formulate and implement strategies to identify and recruit...
Staff Attorney Position, Public Interest Law Center
Public Interest Law Center
The Public Interest Law Center is seeking applications for a staff attorney to work primarily in the areas of housing and environmental justice. Our work is aimed at stopping housing discrimination...
Operations Coordinator, Green Woods Charter School
Green Woods Charter School
Organization Summary Green Woods Charter School mission is to nurture our students as knowledgeable and conscientious investigators by fostering a keen understanding of the interdependence of and our...
Customer Success Manager – PA (Remote), Aunt Bertha
Aunt Bertha
Our Mission: To connect all people in need and the programs that serve them (with dignity and ease). Aunt Bertha, a public benefit corporation, picks up where Uncle Sam leaves off by making it easy...
Senior Program Coordinator, Community Engagement & Family Programs, Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation
The Barnes seeks an energetic educator for this leadership role serving families and community partners of The Barnes, Puentes de Salud and People’s Emergency Center. Description: The Barnes...
Outreach and Engagement Assistant, Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Futures’ mission is to support low-income, first-generation-to-college students with the tools, resources, and opportunities necessary for admission to and success in college. Our...
Director of Finance and Administration, Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Futures’ mission is to support low-income, first-generation-to-college students with the tools, resources, and opportunities necessary for admission to and success in college. Our...
Miscellaneous
Student Voting Webinars for Faculty – Sep 24, Oct 1&7
Scholars Strategy Network
Upcoming student voting webinars for faculty hosted by the newly launched Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights, an initiative of Scholars Strategy Network Faculty Organizing in the Digital Age...
Webinar Series: PHLConnectED – An overview for Community Leaders – Sep 29
City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia will be holding weekly webinars beginning Wednesday, September 30th at 2pm for community leaders interested in learning more about PHLConnectED, a citywide effort to connect...
Freeing Higher Education from Systemic Racism – Sep 22
Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship
Friends Association for Higher Education’s Quaker Leadings in Higher Education series presents: Freeing Higher Education from Systemic Racism: Cultivating healthy environments to learn and teach...
Webinar: Social-Emotional Learning for an Antiracist Future – Sep 23
Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship
How can educators create equitable and anti-racist teaching practices and learning environments so that students have the safety to learn in the comfort of their own skin? Join us for a conversation...
PEN Presents: Patrisse Cullors and Joshua Wong – Sep 23
PEN America
Join us for a special event featuring Black Lives Matter movement cofounder and author Patrisse Cullors in conversation with Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, moderated by comedian and...
Webinar: The Innocent Classroom: Building Relationships that Undermine Bias – Sep 22
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
In this webinar, Alexs Pate, creator of the Innocent Classroom and author of The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color, will help educators understand key Innocent...
Call for Nominations: The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award – Oct 1
Association of American Colleges and Universities
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education and who are committed to academic innovation in the areas of...
Webinar: Facilitating Democracy: Fostering Civic Conversations in College Classrooms and Online – Sep 28
Campus Election Engagement Project
Last month, Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) held a political dialogue webinar for faculty. The event was very successful, but we heard from many that they were not able to make it. We are...
Webinar: Increasing International Connections for Knowledge Mobilization – Oct 15
Campus Compact
Campus Compact’s 2020-2021 national webinar series takes the great and varied work happening on the ground around the country and brings it straight to your desk. Topics touch on issues of...
Webinar: Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement – Oct 8
Campus Compact
Campus Compact’s 2020-2021 national webinar series takes the great and varied work happening on the ground around the country and brings it straight to your desk. Topics touch on issues of...
Virtual Fall 2020 Grant Writing Certificate Program – Oct 6
Temple University Harrisburg
Join Temple Harrisburg Campus this fall for the VIRTUAL Grant Writing Certificate Program! We will cover the basics of grant seeking and writing. Let us provide you with the tools to turn a good...
Couch Party – Virtual Text Banking to Turn Out the Vote – Sep 22
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
National Voter Registration Day is just around the corner. Join ALL IN and Vote For Astra for our first-ever Couch Party, September 22, 2020 7:00 PM: We will be using the OutVote app to remind and...
Protected Spaces: The Rise and Fall of the Public Bathroom in the United States: A Preliminary Research Report – Oct 22
Temple University Public Policy Lab
Please join the Public Policy Lab for our 2020-2021 Colloquium Series. On October 22, Dr. Bryant Simon, Professor of History, presents: Protected Spaces: The Rise and Fall of the Public Bathroom in...
Local Letters for Global Change: A Pulitzer Center Writing Contest – Nov 13
Pulitzer Center
What urgent issues are on your students’ minds, and how can they use writing and media literacy skills to take action? K-12 students around the world are invited to enter the 2020 Local Letters...
Webinar: COVID-19 research with Deaf People who use American Sign Language – Sep 23
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
With urgent COVID-19 funding from the NIH, the Center for Deaf Health Equity conducted mixed-methods study with deaf and hard hearing adults who use American Sign Language (ASL). We created an online...
Temple Upward Bound and Temple Upward Bound Math & Science Spring 2021 New Student Application – Oct 16
Temple University
Temple Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math & Science are currently recruiting 9th and 10th grade Philadelphia district and charter school students for Spring 2021 starts in our programming. UB and...
Free Virtual Tech Workshops for Middle School Girls, Grades 5-8, Techgirlz
TechGirlz
Techgirlz is offering the following free virtual tech workshops in September: Infographics: Proving Your Point With Pictures September 23rd from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Learn how images help us...
Call for Anti-Racism Research Fellow, Collaboratory – Oct 2
Collaboratory
Collaboratory is excited to launch the Research Fellows Program, which recognizes exemplary and emerging scholar-practitioners who are committed to advancing the field of community engagement....
Call for Assessment Research Fellow, Collaboratory – Oct 2
Collaboratory
Collaboratory is excited to launch the Research Fellows Program, which recognizes exemplary and emerging scholar-practitioners who are committed to advancing the field of community engagement....
Campus Compact 2020 Election Series: Solutions Journalism: A Tool for Creating Civic Empowerment – Oct 7
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is pleased to present a virtual series focused on the 2020 Election. This multi-part series is presented as a program of Campus Compact’s Education for Democracy initiative,...
Campus Compact 2020 Election Series: Vote By Design Training Workshop – Sep 29
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is pleased to present a virtual series focused on the 2020 Election. This multi-part series is presented as a program of Campus Compact’s Education for Democracy initiative,...
Youth Service America: Take the ServiceVote Challenge
Youth Service America
YSA’s ServiceVote campaign asks young people to help register, educate, and get their peers out to vote; to connect their volunteering and service to voting and advocacy on the issues they care...
Democratic Engagement
Invitation to Apply: Periclean Voter Engagement Fellow – $250 Award – Sep 21
Project Pericles
Project Pericles, in collaboration with the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV Coalition), is delighted to offer faculty an opportunity to empower their students to understand the...
Youth Service America: Take the ServiceVote Challenge
Youth Service America
YSA’s ServiceVote campaign asks young people to help register, educate, and get their peers out to vote; to connect their volunteering and service to voting and advocacy on the issues they care...
Constitutional Exchanges from the National Constitution Center: Online Learning Opportunities – Aug 31
National Constitution Center
As students, teachers, and parents prepare for remote learning in the fall, the National Constitution Center is thrilled to offer free, live classes on the Constitution and nonpartisan online...
Tufts University: Election Imperatives 2020
Tufts University Institute for Democracy and Higher Education
Very excited to share with you Tufts University Institute for Democracy and Higher Education’s (IDHE) latest — a companion report to last year’s Election Imperatives — Election...
College Success Network
Improving Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education – Aug 31
ECMC Foundation
ECMC Foundation is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations, postsecondary institutions, and government entities positioned to help community and technical colleges improve online...
Covering the Gap: Pieces of the Puzzle to Help Pay Your Education Bill – Aug 11 & more
PHEAA
Since this is the season when families focus on how they will cover education costs, they may be looking for additional information. PHEAA, represented by Linda Pacewicz and Daniel Wray of PA...
For Students
Youth Service America: Take the ServiceVote Challenge
Youth Service America
YSA’s ServiceVote campaign asks young people to help register, educate, and get their peers out to vote; to connect their volunteering and service to voting and advocacy on the issues they care...
Free Educational Live Sessions for Students, Grades K-8
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Register for free, educational and engaging live sessions for students in grades K-8. Sessions are led by Penn faculty and graduate students. The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of...
Faculty Updates
Invitation to Apply: Periclean Voter Engagement Fellow – $250 Award – Sep 21
Project Pericles
Project Pericles, in collaboration with the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV Coalition), is delighted to offer faculty an opportunity to empower their students to understand the...
Webinar: Back to School: Perspectives From the American Public on Postsecondary Education – Aug 12
Strada Education Network
In this discussion, Strada researchers and guest panelists will explore findings from the latest Public Viewpoint survey that show how COVID-19 has been affecting Americans’ education, work,...
Online Course: Community Engagement in Higher Education – Aug 24
Merrimack College
The Merrimack College Community Engagement Program is offering the 4-credit graduate course, Community Engagement in Higher Education, online this fall beginning the week of August 24th, with Dr. Dan...
eService-Learning: Creating Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement Through Online and Hybrid Courses
Stylus Publishing
This book serves as an introduction to using online teaching technologies and hybrid forms of teaching for experiential learning and civic engagement. Service-learning has kept pace neither with the...
Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform
Journal of Urban Affairs
Articles from The Journal of Urban Affairs’ current Special Issue, Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform, are available for free download for a...
Tufts University: Election Imperatives 2020
Tufts University Institute for Democracy and Higher Education
Very excited to share with you Tufts University Institute for Democracy and Higher Education’s (IDHE) latest — a companion report to last year’s Election Imperatives — Election...
PHENND Fellows Blog
Service Stories: Episode 2
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....
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