The week of
April 6, 2021
Other Local Events and Workshops
Black Women Fighting Workplace Racism: An Open Dialogue – Apr 13
West Philadelphia Promise Zone
How Can We Protect Black Women from Racism on the Job? The West Philadelphia Promise Zone’s Workforce and Economic Opportunity Committee presents a virtual discussion on how to stop racism in...
Voting Access and Preparation for Youth in Foster Care – Apr 15
The Field Center for Children's Policy Practice & Research
Every year, approximately 20,000 young adults age out of foster care – of age to vote and with critical interests to protect. Thousands more are in extended foster care past age 18. These young...
2021 Social Justice Fair – Apr 13-16
Penn State Brandywine
Penn State Brandywine, Abington and World Campus invite you to attend our 2021 Social Justice Fair from April 13-16, 2021. Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice will be the theme for this...
WHYY Presents: NPR’s Code Switch Live – Apr 15
WHYY
Join Code Switch hosts Gene Demby and Marisol Meraji and Philadelphia NPR Member station WHYY for an evening of all the things you know and love about NPR’s Code Switch podcast: conversations on...
Creating the Future: Student Media Symposium – Apr 9
Temple University
The media programs at Philadelphia’s Dobbins Career & Tech High School and Temple University’s Klein College present an intergenerational, interactive gathering of media creators for...
Creativity in Communication Workshop Series – Endless opportunities: exploring media, politics, and research through the college experience – Apr 8
Temple University
For students who might be interested in media, politics and research, join Klein College of Media and Communication in partnership with Temple University’s Latinx Media Association in a free...
Making Her Mark Spotlight: Poetry and Movement Building – Apr 8
Free Library of Philadelphia
Movements to expand voting rights have always used spoken word and poetry as modes of expression and connection. Join staff from the Free Library’s Division of Cultural and Civic Engagement and...
Can the American Rescue Act Be a Game Changer for Children? – Apr 9
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)
The American Rescue Act can dramatically improve the lives of children, IF our state, county and municipal leaders direct the funds to meet the needs of children. Click here to join us for a...
Scholar Exchange: Learn about the Constitution – Apr 9 & 16
National Constitution Center
This April, we are here to help students prepare for the upcoming Advanced Placement Government and Politics exam. All month long, the National Constitution Center’s team of constitutional scholars...
Do We Need a Third Reconstruction? – Apr 29
National Constitution Center
In light of the critical events and national debates that have happened over the past year and beyond regarding race, rights, and equality, the National Constitution Center is hosting an online...
Remaking Tomorrow: Share your Teaching & Learning Successes during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Apr 14 or 15
Remake Learning
Remake Learning, in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks and the PA Department of Education, will build off of the foundational work of last year, hosting a series of role-specific listening sessions in...
Workshop: Leading with Empathy – Apr 13
Youth Build Philadelphia Charter School
Empathy benefits all members of a community. It promotes trust within an organization by encouraging individuals to understand the needs of those around them. An empathetic approach can aid leaders...
Andre Perry on Race and Land Use – Apr 13
Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance
In the second of a three-part series, Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance (DVSGA) is hosting Andre M. Perry—a nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural inequality, education...
Facilitation for Changemakers – May 5-June 2
STOKE Collective
The STOKE Collective is running a 4-session facilitation training series oriented towards strengthening facilitation practices within existing change-making communities, groups, and organizations. We...
New Resources
Renters’ Experiences During COVID-19: Missed Payments, Eviction Worries, and How Renters are Making Ends Meet
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Renters’ Experiences During COVID-19 provides new evidence of how the pandemic has increased housing insecurity among renters and how households have navigated this ongoing hardship. Drawing from...
Philadelphia Rental Assistance – Phase 4 Is Open
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Phase 4 Facts: Funding was authorized by the federal government, and Philadelphia has about $97 million to spend on rental assistance and utility payments. Phase 4 should help...
Contagious Conversations Podcast: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky
CDC Foundation
How is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) working to tackle the challenges we face as a country to combat COVID-19? How does CDC work with public health partners and others to take...
NCAN (Nat’l College Attainment Network) Style Guide
National College Attainment Network
We published the NCAN (National College Attainment Network) Style Guide as part of our commitment to using inclusive terms and asset-based language in both external and internal communications (and...
New Article: Hunger Crisis Continues, Particularly for Kids, Older Adults
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
America is starting to claw its way out of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but food insecurity persists, especially for children and older adults. Food banks around the continue...
Making Her Mark: Philadelphia Women Fight for the Vote
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Free Library’s ongoing Making Her Mark exhibition is now available online as well as for in-person visits with a reservation, free of charge. In 2020, the United States observed the...
New Resources for Philadelphia Job-Seekers
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Free Library is pleased to announce the launch of a number of new resources for Philadelphians in search of a new job or career! Workshops, career fairs, and a new website are part of the Free...
We the People Podcast, National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
We the People Podcast is a weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the...
Compact Nation Podcast: Trumpism and Higher Education
Campus Compact
Eric Mlyn returns to #CompactNationPod to talk with Andrew Seligsohn, President of Campus Compact, about the ongoing threat of Trumpism to higher education. Listen in for their reflections on the...
New Book: Student-Centered Pedagogy and Course Transformation at Scale, Facilitating Faculty Agency to IMPACT Institutional Change
Stylus Publishing
In response to national concerns a decade ago, driven by research that showed that higher education was making little impact on students’ development of broad competencies and critical thinking,...
New Article: Where Caregiving and Gender Intersect
Inside Higher Ed
It’s not just about gender or caregiving, it’s both: new analyses suggest colleges need COVID-19 faculty relief policies that target female caregivers in particular. Numerous recent...
CEEP: The Election Rules Debate and Detecting Disinformation
Campus Election Engagement Project
We have recently updated our Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) resources on the HR1 bill and debates around elections rules, and our guide to detecting disinformation, with the latter...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: Making Room for Adult Students
Inside Higher Ed
Adult students are key to meeting the postsecondary attainment goals in many states and the , given the projected enrollment declines in traditional college-age Americans. Yet adults remain...
STEMForward: Monthly Webinar and Blog for Educators, Students and Parents
STEMForward
STEMForward is a leading education forum for access to STEM education and career information for educators, students and parents. The founders are Dr. Stephen Jones, Dr. John Spencer and Joel Wilson....
Conversation about COVID Vaccines and the Black Community
Rutgers Camden
Reckoning with the Past and Building Trust: A Conversation about the COVID Vaccine and Black Communities During a recent community town hall hosted by Rutgers University–Camden, nationally...
PA Report on Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
People's Emergency Center (PEC)
A new Pennsylvania (PA) Department of Education report identified its largest number ever of children and youth who experienced homelessness in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 – 39,221 children and youth,...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Scholarship & Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference – Apr 8-9
Harvard University
Since 2015, over 100 undergraduates from across the nation have gathered to present research that amplifies historically muted voices to address issues of equity and justice. The conference has...
The NEXT Institute: An Experiential Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Apr 17
Community Works Institute
This Virtual Institute is appropriate for all K–16 educators administrators, parents and community leaders, and support personnel. School leaders and administrators will gain new knowledge and...
32nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference – Apr 7 (Registration Deadline)
National Youth Leadership Council
Don’t miss the virtual 32nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Engage. Evolve. Energize! View the full agenda with dynamic speakers and 22 live sessions on April 14-15, 2021, over 50...
Grant Opportunities
Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund Round Two – Apr 30
Second Nature
We are now accepting applications for the second round of the Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund. The Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund (Acceleration Fund) is dedicated to supporting innovative...
I-Team Coalition Invitation: Let’s Tackle COVID-19 Together! – Apr 18
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a loss of life and human suffering unparalleled in our lifetime. The impact in African American, Latino and American Indian communities is well documented...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
CEEP 2021-2022 Engagement Fellows
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a national nonpartisan organization that helps America’s colleges and universities get as many of their 20 million students as possible to register,...
STEM Project Manager
Philadelphia Education Fund
The Philadelphia Education Funds seeks a fulltime STEM Project Manager to address the primary objectives of the McKinney Center: to bolster the academic achievement of K-12 students; to encourage...
Neighborhood Organizer (Full-time), City of Phila.
City of Philadelphia
The Neighborhood Organizer will be charged with building neighborhood coalitions, coordinating meetings and collective engagement activities, canvassing, phone banking, and general administrative...
Community Outreach Manager, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Snider Hockey is a nationally acclaimed non-profit that uses the sport of hockey to educate and empower under-resourced youth of Philadelphia to prosper in the game of life. Evidence-based outcomes...
Miscellaneous
Webinar: Beyond Doubling Pell – Apr 15
Yes We Must Coalition
Join us for a webinar with Yes We Must Coalition Associate member Tom Mortenson, Higher Education Policy Analyst, Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY and Senior Scholar, The Pell Institute for the...
How will we create an education system where equity is the rule? – Apr 8
McGraw Prize in Education
The McGraw Prize free webinar series continues with “How will we create an education system where equity is the rule?” featuring Reshma Saujani, 2018 McGraw Prize winner and founder...
Children Under Fire: An American Crisis – Apr 8
Washington Post Live
In his new book, “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox highlights the psychological toll that gun violence has on children. On Thursday, April 8 at...
Race in America: Allyship – Apr 8
Washington Post Live
Nationwide rallies have brought communities together to denounce the rise in anti-Asian racism after the killing of six Asian women in Atlanta. On Thursday, April 8 at 12:00pm ET, John Yang,...
Applications Open: Harris Wofford Joint Service Award – June 30
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps has announced the Harris Wofford Joint Service Award, a new award for individuals who have served in both Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. Honoring the legacy of the late Senator Harris...
Health Action Alliance COVID Response Workshops for Businesses – Apr 7, 14, 21
CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation co-founded the Health Action Alliance (HAA) to support the business community’s COVID-19 response. In addition to the suite of materials HAA has developed for businesses to use...
Virtual Grant Writing Certificate Program
Temple University Harrisburg
Our VIRTUAL Grant Writing Certificate Program is beneficial for anyone who is interested in grant writing but is not sure how to get started. We will provide you with the tools needed to turn a...
AmeriCorps VISTA: Get the Basics – Apr 7
AmeriCorps VISTA
Learn the Value of AmeriCorps Service. Interested in addressing local challenges in local communities while developing job skills and earning money for school? Join us for a virtual information...
Webinar for Educators: Examining Media Representation, Identity, and Community – Apr 8
Pulitzer Center
Join the Pulitzer Center on April 8 at 4:00pm EDT for a conversation with Teacher Fellows Jairus Hallums and Nikysha Gilliam. They will share how they leveraged global, underreported news stories to...
Flipping the Online Classroom – Apr 8
Campus Compact
This session will focus on designing and implementing courses with high levels of student interaction, engagement, and community-based learning. We will introduce strategies and approaches for...
Publishing Opportunities: Community Development Journal – May 1
Community Development Society
Community Development, the journal of the Community Development Society is pleased to announce two special and thematic issue opportunities. Our special issue focuses on “Community Development and...
New Major in Urban Community Change: B.A. in Community Organizing
West Chester University
As part of the Rustin Urban Community Change Axis (RUCCAS), West Chester University is offering the region’s first interdisciplinary undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in community organizing. ...
2021-2022 Virtual Cohort of the Engaged Scholars Initiative – Deadline Extended – Apr 13
Swarthmore College Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
The Lang Center at Swarthmore College is partnering with Campus Compact to accept nominations for up to twenty engaged faculty, staff, and administrators to join a virtual collaborative learning and...
Building Beyond Bridges: Fostering Faculty Collaboration, Connection, and Capacity in the Student Voting Space – Apr 14-16,20-21
Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights
After the most participatory election in American history, we are at a crucial time in our democracy. With the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment this year, we have an opportunity to celebrate...
PA Statewide Service Learning Competition – May 14
PA Statewide After School Youth Development Network
Pennsylvania Service Learning Competition by PSAYDN and Propel Afterschool Action Team (grades 6-12) Deadline:Friday, May 14, 2021 Awards: 1st place $3000, 2nd place $2000, 3rd and 4th place $500...
Learning Festival for Families: Remake Learning Days for PA – Apr 22
Remake Learning
Remake Learning Days for PA is coming! May 6 -16, 2021 (pre and post festival events occurring during the entire window from April 22 – May 23, 2021). Remake Learning Days Across America is an...
Reimagine Fundraising: How to Embrace Cost-Effective AI to Make Your Nonprofit Smarter – Apr 29
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
Data suggests that most social sector organizations lose 60% of donors year after year. Nonprofits end up spending an enormous amount of time trying to refill their “leaky bucket” of donors....
Philadelphia’s Urban Agricultural Plan: Public Meeting 2 Is Live Online through May 15
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Growing from the Root, Philadelphia’s first Urban Agriculture Plan has relaunched with the opening of the 2nd Virtual “Public Meeting” website. We are kicking off the next phase of...
Training and Union Job Opportunities: U of Penn Custodial Services – Apr 28
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) is recruiting for training and union job opportunities in custodial services earning $ in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania. Who should apply?...
Fulton Bank Diversity Scholarship – Deadline Extended – May 14
Fulton Bank
***Deadline extended to May 14, 2021*** What Makes This Scholarship Unique? Opportunity for paid summer and holiday break employment. Opportunity for paid internships for college students....
Democratic Engagement
CEEP 2021-2022 Engagement Fellows
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a national nonpartisan organization that helps America’s colleges and universities get as many of their 20 million students as possible to register,...
Voting Access and Preparation for Youth in Foster Care – Apr 15
The Field Center for Children's Policy Practice & Research
Every year, approximately 20,000 young adults age out of foster care – of age to vote and with critical interests to protect. Thousands more are in extended foster care past age 18. These young...
Making Her Mark: Philadelphia Women Fight for the Vote
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Free Library’s ongoing Making Her Mark exhibition is now available online as well as for in-person visits with a reservation, free of charge. In 2020, the United States observed the...
Building Beyond Bridges: Fostering Faculty Collaboration, Connection, and Capacity in the Student Voting Space – Apr 14-16,20-21
Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights
After the most participatory election in American history, we are at a crucial time in our democracy. With the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment this year, we have an opportunity to celebrate...
CEEP: The Election Rules Debate and Detecting Disinformation
Campus Election Engagement Project
We have recently updated our Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) resources on the HR1 bill and debates around elections rules, and our guide to detecting disinformation, with the latter...
College Success Network
NCAN (Nat’l College Attainment Network) Style Guide
National College Attainment Network
We published the NCAN (National College Attainment Network) Style Guide as part of our commitment to using inclusive terms and asset-based language in both external and internal communications (and...
For Students
Creativity in Communication Workshop Series – Endless opportunities: exploring media, politics, and research through the college experience – Apr 8
Temple University
For students who might be interested in media, politics and research, join Klein College of Media and Communication in partnership with Temple University’s Latinx Media Association in a free...
PA Statewide Service Learning Competition – May 14
PA Statewide After School Youth Development Network
Pennsylvania Service Learning Competition by PSAYDN and Propel Afterschool Action Team (grades 6-12) Deadline:Friday, May 14, 2021 Awards: 1st place $3000, 2nd place $2000, 3rd and 4th place $500...
Fulton Bank Diversity Scholarship – Deadline Extended – May 14
Fulton Bank
***Deadline extended to May 14, 2021*** What Makes This Scholarship Unique? Opportunity for paid summer and holiday break employment. Opportunity for paid internships for college students....
Sustainability
Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund Round Two – Apr 30
Second Nature
We are now accepting applications for the second round of the Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund. The Climate Solutions Acceleration Fund (Acceleration Fund) is dedicated to supporting innovative...
Philadelphia’s Urban Agricultural Plan: Public Meeting 2 Is Live Online through May 15
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Growing from the Root, Philadelphia’s first Urban Agriculture Plan has relaunched with the opening of the 2nd Virtual “Public Meeting” website. We are kicking off the next phase of...
Faculty Updates
2021 Social Justice Fair – Apr 13-16
Penn State Brandywine
Penn State Brandywine, Abington and World Campus invite you to attend our 2021 Social Justice Fair from April 13-16, 2021. Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice will be the theme for this...
Scholarship & Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference – Apr 8-9
Harvard University
Since 2015, over 100 undergraduates from across the nation have gathered to present research that amplifies historically muted voices to address issues of equity and justice. The conference has...
Compact Nation Podcast: Trumpism and Higher Education
Campus Compact
Eric Mlyn returns to #CompactNationPod to talk with Andrew Seligsohn, President of Campus Compact, about the ongoing threat of Trumpism to higher education. Listen in for their reflections on the...
Flipping the Online Classroom – Apr 8
Campus Compact
This session will focus on designing and implementing courses with high levels of student interaction, engagement, and community-based learning. We will introduce strategies and approaches for...
New Book: Student-Centered Pedagogy and Course Transformation at Scale, Facilitating Faculty Agency to IMPACT Institutional Change
Stylus Publishing
In response to national concerns a decade ago, driven by research that showed that higher education was making little impact on students’ development of broad competencies and critical thinking,...
Publishing Opportunities: Community Development Journal – May 1
Community Development Society
Community Development, the journal of the Community Development Society is pleased to announce two special and thematic issue opportunities. Our special issue focuses on “Community Development and...
2021-2022 Virtual Cohort of the Engaged Scholars Initiative – Deadline Extended – Apr 13
Swarthmore College Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
The Lang Center at Swarthmore College is partnering with Campus Compact to accept nominations for up to twenty engaged faculty, staff, and administrators to join a virtual collaborative learning and...
Building Beyond Bridges: Fostering Faculty Collaboration, Connection, and Capacity in the Student Voting Space – Apr 14-16,20-21
Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights
After the most participatory election in American history, we are at a crucial time in our democracy. With the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment this year, we have an opportunity to celebrate...
New Article: Where Caregiving and Gender Intersect
Inside Higher Ed
It’s not just about gender or caregiving, it’s both: new analyses suggest colleges need COVID-19 faculty relief policies that target female caregivers in particular. Numerous recent...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: Making Room for Adult Students
Inside Higher Ed
Adult students are key to meeting the postsecondary attainment goals in many states and the , given the projected enrollment declines in traditional college-age Americans. Yet adults remain...
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