June 15, 2021

Other Local Events and Workshops

Immigrant Business Week – Jun 14-18

City of Philadelphia

Immigrant Business Week (IBW) is a part of Immigrant Heritage Month. IBW introduces immigrant business owners to resources and programming that will help them thrive. Immigrant Business Week runs...

“What’s Really Up with the Covid Vaccine?” Town Hall for Black Men & Boys – Jun 15

Mayor's Office of Black Male Engagement

On May 11th Mayor Kenney announced that the City of Philadelphia will drop its “safer at home” restrictions put in place due to the rising trends in the spread of COVID-19. The last 15 months of...

Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference – Jul 16-17

Thomas Jefferson University

The 4th Annual Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference: Supporting Adaptation, Transformation, and Health in the Wake of Trauma, will be held virtually on July 16-17, 2021. This two-day event will...

AmeriCorps Alumni Virtual Career Panel – Jun 23

Philadelphia AmeriCorps Alumni Chapter

Join the Philadelphia Chapter of the AmeriCorps Alumni Board for a Career Panel to learn about what you can do after AmeriCorps at our virtual career panel. Date and Time: Wednesday, June 23, 4:00 PM...

AmeriCorps Education Award Seminar – Jun 17

Philadelphia AmeriCorps Alumni Chapter

Learn how to utilize your Education Award upon completion of your term(s) of service at our Virtual Education Award Seminar. Date and Time: Thursday, June 17, 6:00-7:00 PM RSVP Here Informational...

Free Criminal Court Education Workshop – Jun 24

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts

This virtual workshop will guide you through the criminal justice system and its courts in Cumberland County. From arrest, to trial, to appeal, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) will walk you...

Strengths-based Leadership Virtual Certificate Program, Temple Univ.

Temple University Harrisburg

Develop the leadership and management skills to get things done and bring out the best in your team, whether you’re an aspiring, new, or seasoned leader. Become a more empowering leader. Join...

Web Chat: Women’s Health over 50 – Jun 23

Penn Medicine

Join Penn Medicine experts, Dr. Uduak Andy, Dr. Ann Steiner and Dr. Monika Sanghavi for a sponsored web chat where they will discuss ‘Women Over 50: Answers to Your Top Health Questions.’...

Medical Transportation, Community Conversations – Jun 30/Jul 1

PA Health Access Network

If you’ve had issues with transportation to medical appointments, you’re not alone. Many Pennsylvanians struggle to pay for gas or parking, apply for medical transportation benefits, or...

MAC Juneteenth Celebration – Jun 19

Mayor's Office of Public Engagement

Join the Millennial Advisory Committee (MAC) as they celebrate Juneteenth at the MLK Recreation Center in North Philadelphia starting at 5:00 on June 19! There will be vendors, community...

25th Anniversary of in the Land of Jim Crow Documentary Series – Jun 19

Mayor's Office of Public Engagement

In the Land of Jim Crow is a multiple award winning five-part documentary series that explores first-person narratives of discrimination and segregation that continue to inform the lives of African...

ReJUNEvation: A Juneteenth Cultural Celebration – Jun 17

Mayor's Office of Public Engagement

Join the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts Culture and the Creative Economy on June 17 at 12:00 for ReJUNEvenation: A Juneteenth Cultural...

Nature Based STEM Professional Development Program for Teachers – Jun 15

Riverbend Environmental Education Center

Riverbend is thrilled to offer a NEW Nature Based STEM professional development program, launching in Summer 2021. This year-long, teacher centered program is designed to support teachers in building...

New Resources

P-EBT Information and Resources

Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger

We have been focused on P-EBT quite a bit recently. Judging from the calls coming to our hotline, many parents and caregivers are focused on P-EBT as well! While we can’t look up individual student...

Power to the People: A World Voices Reading List

PEN America

The PEN World Voices Festival was held in May. We’ve compiled a list of books that exemplify this year’s theme, Power to the People, from authors who participated in this year’s...

Breathe into the Ground: 2020 Prison Writing Awards Anthology

PEN America

PEN America’s third annual Prison Writing Anthology, Breathe into the Ground, is an impressive collection of poetry, nonfiction, and drama from incarcerated writers in the United States compiled...

New Report Finds Mortgage Lending Disparities Across Greater Philadelphia

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)

Barriers to Building Generational Wealth: Mortgage Lending Disparities Across Greater Philadelphia, provides an analysis of mortgage lending trends throughout Greater Philadelphia from 2004 to 2019,...

Juneteenth Resources, National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

Juneteenth Resources The National Constitution Center has various educational resources available to honor Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in America in 1865. Explore...

New Report: In It Together, Community-Based Research Guidelines for Communities and Higher Ed

University of Utah

A new report from the Community Research Collaborative, In It Together, Community-Based Research Guidelines for Communities and Higher Ed, offers advice for both community-based and campus-based...

Learning & Sharing Virtual Series, CUMU

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Learning & Sharing Virtual Series recordings available in programming inventory Since we introduced the Learning & Sharing Virtual...

Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: The (Appropriate) Federal Role in Ensuring College Value

Inside Higher Ed

Students and state and federal governments alike are asking increasingly hard questions about the return on their investment in postsecondary education, as tuitions and debt grow. In this episode of...

Actions every philanthropic professional can take to increase the impact of evaluation and learning

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Reinventing The Wheel No More: Actions every philanthropic professional can take to increase the impact of evaluation and learning Over the past four years, an informal network of nearly 400 Funder...

Partnerships Classifieds

Volunteers Needed for PMC Bail Watch Program – Jun 29

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) is actively recruiting volunteers for its Bail Watch program. PMC will be hosting a training on June 29th at 12:00 PM via Zoom. Volunteers will attend...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Registration Open for the 2021 NCAN Nat’l Conference: Rebuilding for Postsecondary Equity – Oct 5-7

National College Access Network

Before you sink your toes at the beach or wherever your summer plans take you, don’t forget to register for the 2021 National College Attainment Network (NCAN) National Conference “Rebuilding...

Grant Opportunities

Education Innovation and Research Competitions – Jul 7

U.S. Department of Education

On June 7, the Department of Education issued two notices inviting applications (NIAs) for Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Mid-phase and Expansion-phase Competitions. The EIR program provides...

Humane Education Grants – Jul 10

Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education

Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education Invites Applications for Grants Program Founded in 1918 by Edith and Milton Latham, the Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education...

Flexible Support Grant Program for 50+ programs – Jul 16

NextFifty Initiative

NextFifty Initiative Invites Applications for Flexible Support Grant Program NextFifty Initiative is a Colorado-based private foundation dedicated to funding mission-driven initiatives that improve...

African American Child and Family Research Center – Jul 12

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within The Department of Health and Human Services’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is soliciting applications for an...

Family-Centered Approaches to Improving Type 2 Diabetes Control and Prevention – Jul 13

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at HHS administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH has released a...

Community Mobility Design Challenge 2021 – Jul 12

National Center for Mobility Management

The Federal Transit Administration-funded National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) is now accepting applications for its Community Mobility Design Challenge 2021 grant program. These grants,...

One Million Black Women, Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

In partnership with Black women-led organizations and other partners, our new investment initiative, One Million black Women, will commit $10 billion in direct investment capital and $100 Million in...

2021-2022 Afterschool Grants for Afterschool/OST or 21st CCLC Programs – Jul 30

Youth Service America

With generous support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Youth Service America will award Afterschool Grants of up to $500 each to support afterschool programs to engage students in youth-led...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Service-Learning Trainer, NYLC

National Youth Leadership Council

National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is accepting applications from highly experienced trainers and facilitators with expertise in K-12 service-learning instructional leadership or youth...

IT Workforce Programs Coordinator

Tech Impact

Our Workforce Programs are designed to help young adults 18 to 26 years old launch their careers through ITWorks and CXWorks, and operates the PunchCode full-stack software development bootcamp. We...

IT Workforce Admissions Coordinator

Tech Impact

Our Workforce Programs are designed to help young adults 18 to 26 years old launch their careers through ITWorks and CXWorks and operates the PunchCode full-stack software development bootcamp. We...

Career and Placement Director, The Phila. Center

The Philadelphia Center

Albion College invites applications for the Career and Placement Director position. We are especially interested in candidates who will contribute to a campus climate that supports equity,...

Recruiter, The Phila. Center

The Philadelphia Center

Albion College invites applications for the Recruiter position. We are especially interested in candidates who will contribute to a campus climate that supports equity, diversity, and belonging. The...

Temporary Landscape Positions, Green City Works

West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

Green City Works, in collaboration with Drexel University, is immediately hiring temporary Laborers earning $15/hour plus $2 hazard pay to construct and install specifically designed planter boxes on...

Executive Director & President, Women Against Abuse

Women Against Abuse

Under the overall direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) & President is the primary leader, strategist, and external champion of WAA’s mission. The ED/President has...

Training & Job Opportunities: Patient Services Associate, Penn Medicine – Jun 25

West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) is recruiting across Philadelphia for training and job opportunities as a Patient Services Associate with Penn Medicine. Who Should Apply? Compassionate,...

Development/Marketing Assistant

Citizen Diplomacy International

Citizen Diplomacy International is looking for a passionate, globally-minded, systematic and detail-oriented person to join our team and help us in our mission to connect Philadelphia to the world....

Youth Program Manager

Citizen Diplomacy International

As the Youth Program Manager, you should be enthusiastic, creative and detail-oriented, and enjoy working as part of a small, mission-driven team. Our Youth Program identifies, cultivates, and...

Kids Can’t Wait Cohort, Teaching Positions – Jun 25

Enriched Schools

For students, every second matters. That’s why at Enriched we are on a mission to reimagine substitute teaching. Our aim is to eliminate the loss of student learning when teachers are absent by...

Miscellaneous

PA K-12 Academic Standards for Environment & Ecology – Public Comment Period Open Now

Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management (PA IPM) Program

If you think that children in grades K-12 in Pennsylvania should learn about the environment and understand how ecological systems work, then you need to make your opinion known now. It is...

Education Equity Summit Series: Building Equitable Environments in Our Schools, U.S. Dept. of Ed. – Jun 22

U.S. Department of Education

On June 9, the U. S. Department of Education announced the first of its Equity Summit Series. This first installment will take place virtually. The series will explore how schools and communities can...

Interfaith Leadership Virtual 3-Day Institute – Aug 6-8

Interfaith Youth Core

Join the largest virtual gathering of students and educators from across the country committed to furthering American religious pluralism. Attend virtually with a group from your campus to learn how...

T Book Club: A Discussion on Invisible Man – Jun 17

PEN America

Join The New York Times for T Magazine’s book club, which focuses on classic works of American literature, for a conversation on Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. On June 17 at 7:00 PM watch a...

Campus Compact Affinity Networks, 2021-2022

Campus Compact

Find space to strategize together, ask questions, find answers, and receive support. Sustained over time and meeting regularly throughout the year, affinity networks provide space and structure for...

Webinar: Opportunities to Cut Child Poverty: Understanding the Data and Evidence – Jun 24

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law in March of this year, observers described it as “the second war on poverty,” almost matching in scope and ambition the first,...

Race in America, History Matters: Rise Again: Tulsa and The Red Summer – Jun 17

Washington Post Live

“Rise Again: Tulsa and The Red Summer” is a new documentary about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the racial violence that preceded it. Directed and produced by Dawn Porter, the film follows...

Webinar: COVID-19 Economic Recovery: The Role of Higher Education Anchors in Supporting Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs – Jul 1

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on small businesses—the backbone of the economy. The federal government has played a critical role in preventing further devastation to small businesses and...

Webinar: COVID-19 Economic Recovery: The Role of Higher Education Anchors in Supporting Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs – Jul 1

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

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