The week of
February 9, 2021
PHENND Events/Activities
PHENND Fellows Virtual Information Session – Feb 22
PHENND
Interested in making an impact on students, families, and communities in Philadelphia? Become an AmeriCorps VISTA and support local nonprofits and schools in the fight against poverty. Join us for a...
Other Local Events and Workshops
The Pandemic Pivot – Bouncing Back from COVID-19 – Feb 18
Mayor's Office of Black Male Engagement
The challenges of COVID-19 have come with setbacks for all of us in some way, but with every setback there is an opportunity to set up our comeback. Come and learn more tips on how stimulus...
Phreedom Dreaming: Transforming Justice Through Art – Feb 11
Racial Justice Organizing Committee
Racial Justice Organizing Committee is partnering with POPPYN for this “Restorative Justice” event that will feature a panel discussion around film clips from two of POPPYN’s youth-produced...
Webinar: Looking at Equitable Processes for Dance Auditions and Admissions – Mar 10
Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization
The Social Justice Committee of the Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization announces a series of professional development webinars for all dance educators. Free of charge and open to the...
42nd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum – Feb 26-27
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
This year’s Ethnography in Education Research Forum will be held virtually, February 26-27. The conference theme is Ethnography in Education: Ethnography & Racial Justice. Convened by the...
Heritage Storytime Episode 3: Let’s Play Together!/¡Juguemos Junto! – Feb 11
Global Philadelphia Association
What is Heritage Storytime? Heritage Storytime (HS) is a series of monthly storytime episodes presented virtually for children. Each HS episode will focus on a heritage-related theme and will feature...
City Hall Connectors: The Future of Development in Philadelphia – Feb 22
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis brings about many concerns for businesses and developers in Philadelphia. Join a conversation with key leaders in the City’s development sector to discuss the...
Closing the Gender Wealth Gap: Black Women and Healthcare – Feb 17
Women's Way
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women of color by exacerbating gender and racial disparities in medical healthcare systems that have led to disastrous effects on Black...
Webinar: Innovation for Equity: Meeting the Moment – Feb 16
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
For more than three decades, the McGraw Prize in Education has recognized outstanding individuals deeply committed to harnessing innovation in education to improve the lives of learners worldwide....
Virtual Student Conference: Keeping Volunteers Connected: The Covid-19 Edition – Feb 27
New Jersey Campus Compact
2020 has tested our mettle – there has been so much to fight for, so much to fight against, so much struggle against the invisible AND against acts to disenfranchise that are in plain sight. It’s...
Virtual Town Hall: Going Back to Child Care – Feb 11
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
The goal of the Town Hall is to provide families with information (and reassurance) about returning to child care during COVID. Are you ready to send your children back to child care, but have...
Foundations of Gender in Sport – Mar 9
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
At the end of 2020, the Collaborative launched the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion education series. We had an incredible response and participation in our first 3 sessions, and hope you will join...
Moonstone Virtual Poetry – Feb 10
Moonstone Art Center
Moonstone Art Center presents a Virtual Poetry Reading: Hermond Palmer, Cherise A. Pollard, Leena Taylor, with Sean Hanahan on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7:00 PM. Access the Zoom here (Meeting ID:...
New Resources
Update on City’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation
City of Philadelphia
The City’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation is an initiative formed in June 2020 as part of the City’s commitment to reform and reconciliation amidst widespread activism...
Spotlight on Efforts and Resources in Philly for Environmental Justice Month
City of Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
February is Environmental Justice Month, and to commemorate, we’re highlighting new and ongoing environmental justice initiatives in Philadelphia and resources available to residents for addressing...
Online Learning Modules: The Science of COVID-19
Penn State Center for Science and the Schools
Penn State Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) is excited to announce that we have developed online learning modules, The Science of COVID-19, along with experts in virology, epidemiology,...
Leading As An Executive Through Crisis and Recovery
Bryn Mawr College
Leading through 2020 was a survival course for many nonprofit leaders, as we responded to the pandemic, major civic unrest, and social change. The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Program’s...
New Report: Higher Ed Student Success Survey Fall 2020
Hobsons Education Advances
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on higher education will be felt for years, maybe generations, to come. Colleges and universities are responding to the pandemic in a variety of ways so they can...
New Report: Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from COVID-19 (Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
The digital divide, digital equity and digital accessibility are not new concerns in higher education, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many institutions to confront these issues head-on with...
PYN Annual Report: Impact Reimagined: In Pursuit of Equity
Philadelphia Youth Network
PYN released this year’s Annual Report, Impact Reimagined: In Pursuit of Equity! The 2019-2020 Report highlights: How PYN increased services and programming to create new opportunities...
New Report: America After 3PM among Middle School Youth
Afterschool Alliance
New Data about Afterschool Access and Demand We need to think about our kids’ recovery. A recent parent survey found that in 3 parents of middle school students are concerned about their child...
ON PURPOSE: How This HBCU Helps Students Succeed
Strada Education Network
How does Xavier University of Louisiana — a historically Black university home to 3,300 students — produce more Black students who become medical doctors than any other institution in the...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed – Assessing Last Fall’s Instruction, from the Faculty Perspective
Inside Higher Ed
Do professors believe their virtual teaching improved with more time to prepare? Did institutions step up their training and support for instructors? And did some students fare better than others in...
ECMC Annual Report
ECMC Foundation
In January the ECMC Foundation president wrote about the role of higher education and its inextricable link to a strong democracy. We know, especially after a year of unusual challenges and discord,...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteer Judges needed for Virtual George Washington Carver Science Fair
George Washington Carver Science Fair
(Virtual) George Washington Carver Science Fair – Seeking 2021 Judges Philadelphia’s citywide Carver Science Fair is one of the oldest and largest urban science fairs in the country....
Grant Opportunities
Strengthen Democratic Institutions – Mar 26
National Endowment for Democracy
National Endowment for Democracy Invites Applications to Strengthen Democratic Institutions The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and...
Healthier Kids For Our Future® Mental Health Grant – Feb 26
Cigna
Cigna Welcomes Applications for Healthier Kids For Our Future® Mental Health Grant Program The health insurance company Cigna is inviting applications for its Healthier Kids For Our Future® Mental...
Emergency Grants for Arts and Poetry Organizations – Mar 1
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation Welcomes Applications for Emergency Grants Fund The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for...
Snapdragon Book Foundation Library Grants – Feb 14
Snapdragon Book Foundation
The Snapdragon Book Foundation was started in December, 2008 to provide funds to improve school libraries for disadvantaged children. Grants will be awarded to public, private, and experimental...
Spring 2021 Up to Us Voting Modules Mini-Grant – Feb 18
Project Pericles
Project Pericles, in collaboration with Up to Us, is delighted to invite faculty to apply for a Spring 2021 Up to Us Voting Modules Mini-Grant—a $500 award to support a faculty member to...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Program Coordinator for Engaged Civic Learning, Rutgers
Rutgers Camden
We are looking for a program coordinator to oversee our engaged civic learning. This position works closely with faculty to develop our service learning courses, which are required in our general...
Various summer staff, Variety-The Children’s Charity
Variety – The Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley
Variety-the Children’s Charity seeks summer staff Headquartered in Worcester, Montgomery County, the Variety–the Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley(link is external) mission is to...
Lead for Community Resilience, United Way of Greater Phila and Southern NJ
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
UWGPSNJ seeks Lead for Community Resilience work The mission of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) is to reduce intergenerational poverty meaningfully and measurably...
Recruitment and Operations Specialist, College Possible
College Possible
College Possible is a growing nonprofit dedicated to coaching low-income students to and through college, breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering our workforce. Our rigorously tested model earns...
Director of Voter Services, Chester County
Chester County
The County of Chester is looking for a strategic and forward thinking leader for the Director of Voter Services. This highly visible role will oversee and direct the department to ensure the...
PowerCorpsPHL Cohort 16, AmeriCorps – Feb 14
PowerCorpsPHL
PowerCorpsPHL provides career-connected education and paid work experiences in collaboration with AmeriCorps and the city of Philadelphia, powered by EducationWorks. Working closely with Philadelphia...
Reentry Case Manager, OIC
Philadelphia OIC
Position Summary: The Reentry Case Manager is responsible for developing and overseeing the case plans of participants in the SOAR Reentry Program. The Reentry Case Manager is required to track and...
Part-Time Financial SELF Empowerment Coach – Mar 2
Drexel University
The Building Wealth and Health Network (The Network) At Drexel University’s The Center for Hunger-Free Communities seeks a part-time (28 hours per week) Financial SELF Empowerment Coach to join...
Unit Director, Resources for Human Development
Resources for Human Development
The mission of Resources for Human Development (RHD) is to provide caring, effective and innovative services that empower people of all abilities as they build better lives for themselves, their...
Miscellaneous
Free Summer Coding Program from Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code’s free Summer Immersion Program (SIP) will be a virtual program again in 2021. We care deeply about serving students who are underrepresented in the tech field and lack access to CS...
Webinar: Black Mental Health Matters – Feb 11 & 25
Pennsylvania Care Partnership
Webinar to discuss impact of racism on mental health treatment Black Mental Health Matters is a webinar facilitated by Dr. Eunice Peterson, a board-certified Adult and Child & Adolescent...
Webinar: Storytelling for Social Change: Creating Space for Unheard Voices – Feb 10
Voice of Witness
Storytelling is a valuable tool for advancing social change, and an understanding of systemic oppression is incomplete without deep listening and learning from people who have experienced injustice...
Webinar: Innovative Ways to Meet Campus-Community Needs through National Service – Mar 11
Campus Compact
National Service programs like AmeriCorps and VISTA have a long standing history with Campus Compact, across networks, regions, and the country. Compacts are finding creative solutions to...
Race in America: History Matters – Feb 12
Washington Post Live
Historians Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain have brought together 90 writers to highlight pivotal figures and untold stories of the 400-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present....
Everyday Young Hero Awards
Youth Service America
Everyday Young Heroes are young people, ages 5-25, who are improving their communities through service to others and making significant progress in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development...
Princeton Summer Journalism Program for High School Juniors – Feb 22
Princeton University
About the program The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is a free journalism and college preparatory program for high-achieving current juniors from low-income backgrounds who are interested...
Webinar: Help for Mental Health: Free Tools and Resources for Students and Staff – Feb 11
American School Health Association
February 11, 2021 at 2:30pm EST This is the first in a two-part series brought to you by the American School Health Association and The Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education. The...
Teaching Black History to Elementary and Middle School Students – Feb 25
Pulitzer Center
Join the Pulitzer Center on Thursday, February 25, 2021, 5:00 PM, for a conversation between journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Dr. LaGarrett King, director of the University of Missouri’s...
Webinar for Educators: Examining Essays from “The 1619 Project” with Nikole Hannah-Jones – Feb 18
Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center education team, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), invites educators to join us for a webinar to explore The 1619 Project and the newly...
Anti-Racism Community of Practice – Feb 10
Campus Compact
National Campus Compact Hosts Anti-Racism Community of Practice Racism is deeply embedded in the fabric of this country and of our higher education institutions. Through this Community of Practice...
Webinar: Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It – Feb 9
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is continuing our webinar series for faculty and staff Tuesday, January 9, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It. Register here....
Mentors Needed: Engineering Women in Natural Sciences – Feb 28
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel
We are in the process of recruiting potential mentors for our Engineering WINS (Women in Natural Sciences) program and National Science Foundation funded research study. The purpose of the project...
Interest in Hosting a Summer Associate for 2021 – Feb 12
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and PA (CCNYPA) is applying for Summer Associate positions through AmeriCorps. These national service members would serve a nine week term beginning on May 24th, 2021. The...
Democratic Engagement
Director of Voter Services, Chester County
Chester County
The County of Chester is looking for a strategic and forward thinking leader for the Director of Voter Services. This highly visible role will oversee and direct the department to ensure the...
Webinar: Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It – Feb 9
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is continuing our webinar series for faculty and staff Tuesday, January 9, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It. Register here....
College Success Network
Unpacking Test Equity: A Conversation with ACT & SAT Leaders
National College Attainment Network
The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is diving deep into conversations that demand equity for our students. Join us on February 17, 2021, 3:00-4:45 PM for a two-part panel discussion with...
K-16 Partnerships
Webinar: Help for Mental Health: Free Tools and Resources for Students and Staff – Feb 11
American School Health Association
February 11, 2021 at 2:30pm EST This is the first in a two-part series brought to you by the American School Health Association and The Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education. The...
For Students
Princeton Summer Journalism Program for High School Juniors – Feb 22
Princeton University
About the program The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is a free journalism and college preparatory program for high-achieving current juniors from low-income backgrounds who are interested...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: Innovative Ways to Meet Campus-Community Needs through National Service – Mar 11
Campus Compact
National Service programs like AmeriCorps and VISTA have a long standing history with Campus Compact, across networks, regions, and the country. Compacts are finding creative solutions to...
New Report: Higher Ed Student Success Survey Fall 2020
Hobsons Education Advances
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on higher education will be felt for years, maybe generations, to come. Colleges and universities are responding to the pandemic in a variety of ways so they can...
New Report: Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from COVID-19 (Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
The digital divide, digital equity and digital accessibility are not new concerns in higher education, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many institutions to confront these issues head-on with...
Anti-Racism Community of Practice – Feb 10
Campus Compact
National Campus Compact Hosts Anti-Racism Community of Practice Racism is deeply embedded in the fabric of this country and of our higher education institutions. Through this Community of Practice...
Webinar: Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It – Feb 9
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is continuing our webinar series for faculty and staff Tuesday, January 9, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Volunteering: Where to Start and How to Do It. Register here....
Spring 2021 Up to Us Voting Modules Mini-Grant – Feb 18
Project Pericles
Project Pericles, in collaboration with Up to Us, is delighted to invite faculty to apply for a Spring 2021 Up to Us Voting Modules Mini-Grant—a $500 award to support a faculty member to...
Interest in Hosting a Summer Associate for 2021 – Feb 12
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and PA (CCNYPA) is applying for Summer Associate positions through AmeriCorps. These national service members would serve a nine week term beginning on May 24th, 2021. The...
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