The week of
June 22, 2021
Other Local Events and Workshops
Celebrate Disability PRIDE 2021 – Jun 22-30
Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities
The Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities is excited to share that the award winning celebration of Disability Pride is back! Disability Pride Philadelphia is in its ninth year and the...
Communicating With Your Doctor, Dentist, or Other Healthcare Provider – Jul 7 or 8
PA Health Access Network
Sign Up for Our Community Conversation on Healthcare Provider Cultural/Disability Competency Please join us and share your experiences and ideas on how to make the healthcare system easy to use for...
Domestic Violence Education Symposium: The Importance of Connection in Healing – Oct 5
Cabrini University
Cabrini University Eleventh Annual Domestic Violence Education Symposium – The Importance of Connection in Healing: Voices of Survivors of Sexual Assault, Dating, and Domestic Violence. Join us...
Navigating Home Repair Resources and Best Practices – Jun 29
West Philadelphia Promise Zone
Join us for a community conversation to learn more about actions you can take and resources to take advantage of if you are trying to maintain your property or modify your home to suit special needs....
New Resources
New Article: Our Democracy Requires Year-Round Work
Rise
On June 21, 2021, in Newsweek, Rise’s Mary-Pat Hector coauthored an op-ed with LaTosha Brown (founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund) and Nsé Ufot (CEO of The New Georgia...
Update on City’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation
City of Philadelphia
On June 15, the City of Philadelphia released a one-year progress report that provided a comprehensive update on the City’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation work, marking...
Child Tax Credit: What You Need to Know
City of Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
Most Philadelphia families with children qualify for a new monthly payment of $250 or $300 per child starting in July. This new benefit is part of the American Rescue Plan and could mean hundreds or...
Combating COVID-19 through Community Mobilization
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Watch the replay of the webinar “NC CEAL Community Spotlight Series: Combating COVID-19 through Community Mobilization”. This webinar is the first in the Community Spotlight Series led by the...
Live the Legacy Podcast
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Students face a lot of hurdles to participate in elections. In addition to being first-time voters, they are unfamiliar with the process, often do not have the proper documentation, and are frequent...
Podcast: 1 in 5, Experiences of Students Who Are Parents
Aspen Institute
Ascend at the Aspen Institute has launched 1 in 5, a new podcast focusing on the experiences of students who are parents pursuing postsecondary credentials. According to the National...
New Report: Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery, June 2021
Center City District
The pandemic has dramatically highlighted the interdependence of the diverse components of the Center City economy. Downtown offices drive demand for retail and restaurants and attract business...
Partnerships for Equity and Excellence: The Community School Strategy – Using American Rescue Act Funds
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Community school leaders Martin J. Blank, Ira Harkavy, Jane Quinn, and Lisa R. Villarreal have released a brief, Partnerships for Equity and Excellence: The Community School Strategy, to inform...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: The Future of the Physical Campus
Inside Higher Ed
The COVID-19 pandemic forced almost every college or university to make do without a physical campus at some point in the last 15 months. But many students and employees yearned to return, and most...
New Issue of Liberal Education: Perceptions of the Value of Higher Education
Association of American Colleges and Universities
New issue of Liberal Education, “Perceptions of the Value of Higher Education” now available. Is a college degree worth it, despite the money and time involved? The answer depends upon...
From the Department of Health: Vaccination Outreach Information
PA Department of Health
Please help spread the word about the importance of vaccines! The below resources can be shared with friends, family, customers, colleagues and others in your community. Our newly published Vaccine...
New Report: Mental Health Challenges of Student Parents
JED Foundation
New Study: Student Parents in College Experience Unique Mental Health Challenges but Lack Access to Support on Campus Ascend at the Aspen Institute and The Jed Foundation Release a New Mental Health...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Manuscripts: Community Engagement at Academic Healthcare Systems – Oct 1
Metropolitan Universities journal
Over the past few years, academic health systems have responded to unprecedented conditions precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and, in many ways, have become anchor institutions for major...
Call for Proposals: IARSLCE 2021 Virtual Gathering – Jun 25
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement (IARSLCE) 2021 Virtual Gathering: Reflections on a Tumultuous Time and an Invitation to Gather We invite you to...
Save the Date: Community Schools Fundamentals Conference – Oct 25-28
National Center for Community Schools
The National Center for Community Schools at Children’s Aid invites you to save the date for the next virtual edition of the Community Schools Fundamentals Conference, October 25-28, 2021, designed...
Call for Proposals: AAC&U Virtual Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education – Jul 12
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
2021 Virtual Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education – Nothing Stays the Same: Reflecting on, Reckoning with & Re-Engineering Undergraduate STEM Education, November 4-6, 2021 Are...
UChicago 2021 Summer Institute for Educators: Global and Local Inequities: Reflections of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Jun 23,24,28,29
Pulitzer Center
Join The Pulitzer Center in partnership with the University of Chicago for a virtual conference! The Summer Institute for Educators will bring together award-winning journalists and educational...
Nonprofit Management Institute 2021: Building a Healthier Future: Creating Personal – Sep 21-23
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Join us ONLINE at this year’s Nonprofit Management Institute 2021: “Building a Healthier Future: Creating Personal, Organizational and Societal Well-being,” September 21-23, 2021. Over the past...
Flint Convening: A Blueprint for Accelerating Outcomes through National Service – Aug 3-5
Service Year Alliance
Join Service Year Alliance and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation on August 3rd – 5th for a virtual convening to learn about the stories, strategies, and tactics leveraged by community...
Grant Opportunities
Volunteer Non-Medical Assistance to Older Americans – Jul 9
National Community Care Corps
National Community Care Corps Issues RFP for Local Models That Provide Volunteer Non-Medical Assistance to Older Americans, Disabled Adults, and Family Caregivers National Community Care Corps has...
2021 Opioid Crisis Innovation Challenge – Jul 19
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Invites Applications for 2021 Opioid Crisis Innovation Challenge The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) mission is to convene and support partners...
Community Health, Youth STEM Programs – Jul 16
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca Invites Applications for Community Health, Youth STEM Programs Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is accepting applications for its ACT on Health Equity Community Solutions Challenge,...
Education Program Evaluation support – Aug 1
Brady Education Foundation
Brady Education Foundation Invites Applications for Program Evaluations The Brady Education Foundation aims to close the opportunity gaps between children living in underresourced and/or...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Food Access and Case Management Coordinator, Puentes de Salud – Jul 9
Puentes de Salud
Puentes de Salud (Bridges of Health) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes the health and wellness of South Philadelphia’s rapidly growing Latino immigrant population through...
Program Manager, Knight-Lenfest Fund
The Lenfest Institute
The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund (The Knight-Lenfest Fund), an independent joint initiative of the Knight Foundation and The Lenfest Institute, is hiring a full-time Program Manager...
Project Manager (2 Positions)
Penn Center for Community Health Workers
About the organization: Penn Center for Community Health Workers is a national center of excellence focused on achieving health equity through effective, sustainable community health worker (CHW)...
Financial Counselor, Clarifi – Aug 1
Clarifi
Do you have significant experience in the Financial Education industry? Do friends and family consider you knowledgeable about all things personal finance? Do you like working with people to provide...
HUD Housing Counselor, Clarifi
Clarifi
Do you have significant experience in the Financial industries such as banking and mortgage sectors? Do friends and family consider you knowledgeable about all things personal finance? Do you like...
Fall 2021 Internship, Civic Nation – Jun 25
Civic Nation
Our intern application process is OPEN for Fall 2021. If a student you know is passionate about closing existing gaps in voting based on age and race, is a detail-oriented team player, and seeking a...
School Support Specialist (Full Time), PAI
Philadelphia Academies
The School Supports Specialist is responsible for both student-facing and teacher-facing supports for the thirteen schools in Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (PAI) 9th Grade Success Network. On the...
Data Coach and School Support Specialist (Full Time), PAI
Philadelphia Academies
The Data Coach and School Supports Specialist is responsible for providing coaching and technical assistance to partner schools in data utilization and intervention planning strategies, as well as...
Associate Director, Business of Hospitality Program (Full Time), PAI
Philadelphia Academies
The Associate Director is responsible for the development, oversite and implementation of the Philadelphia Academies, Inc.(PAI) Business of Hospitality Program, providing career and educational...
Director, Neighborhood Preservation Initiative
Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC)
This is an administrative and managerial position responsible for administering the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative (NPI) programs, which include housing, commercial corridors, and neighborhood...
Miscellaneous
Virtual Non-Partisan Advocacy Day – Jul 1
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Join us for a virtual non-partisan Advocacy Day at 1:00p ET on July 1st, to honor and assert the promise of the 26th Amendment on its anniversary. Following an expert training from Un-PAC, we will...
Webinar: Improving African Immigrant Health Through Research and Action – Jun 30
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
African immigrants in the United States are one of the fastest-growing immigrant communities. Too often their experiences are lumped in with the experiences of US-born Black Americans. Because of...
Fall 2021 Grant Writing Certificate Program
Temple University
Discover how and where to look for potential funders who are a good match for your organization. The PASCEP Grant Writing Certificate Program is beneficial for anyone who is interested in grant...
Webinar: Digital Health – Jun 23
Washington Post Live
Our health-care system is changing the way it does business. From the accelerated growth of telehealth, to the advent of digital therapeutics and diagnostics, to digitized data infrastructure,...
Webinar: Women in Tech: Trailblazers – Jun 23
Washington Post Live
Despite gains over the years, women remain disproportionately unrepresented across STEM-related fields and in leadership positions in the technology sector. Women also make up a minority of partners...
Webinar: Free Speech & How It Applies to Students on Campus – Jun 29
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is hosting our first ever summer webinar series Splash Into Democracy. We are so excited for our first talk, Free Speech & How it Applies to Students on...
High Impact Practices and Preparing Engaged Citizens in the Context of Work Ready Graduates – Jun 23
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Research on effectiveness in higher education convincingly points to a handful of high-impact practices while the mission and purpose of higher education continues to aim at preparing engaged...
Webinar: Youth-Centered Civics Initiatives to Strengthen Communities – Jun 22
Afterschool Alliance
Last summer, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars (C&S) launched the Civic Spring Project to provide six youth-centered organizations across the United States with grants to launch projects...
Celebrating the 26th Amendment – Jul 1
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
July 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment—which guaranteed 18-year-olds the right to vote in all US elections and outlawed age discrimination among eligible...
The First Civic Season
Civics Unplugged
This summer, we are teaming up with partners across the country to reimagine our civic celebrations together. As we celebrate Juneteenth (June 19) and culminating after Independence Day (July 4), the...
State Campus Voting Challenge Coffee Chat – Jul 15
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Is your state interested in providing state-level recognition for campuses based on nonpartisan campus voter registration and voter turnout rates? Would your department or agency like to develop and...
Pathways to Economic Resilience in Our Communities – Jun 23-25
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
A lot is changing right now, and many of us feel an urgency to get back to normal. But for many, the normal before COVID-19 wasn’t a good place. Want to make the “new normal” better? Join more...
Webinar: Neuroscience is Cool: How Mindfulness Changes the Brain in Awesome Ways – Jun 29
Sage Action Consulting
Join Denina Bautti of Sage Action Consulting Tuesday, June 29 from 1:00-2:30 pm for “Neuroscience is Cool: How Mindfulness Changes the Brain in Awesome Ways,” an interactive webinar exploring the...
2021-22 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program
The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Applications are available now for the 2021-2022 Education Policy Fellowship Program. The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership...
Democratic Engagement
Virtual Non-Partisan Advocacy Day – Jul 1
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Join us for a virtual non-partisan Advocacy Day at 1:00p ET on July 1st, to honor and assert the promise of the 26th Amendment on its anniversary. Following an expert training from Un-PAC, we will...
New Article: Our Democracy Requires Year-Round Work
Rise
On June 21, 2021, in Newsweek, Rise’s Mary-Pat Hector coauthored an op-ed with LaTosha Brown (founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund) and Nsé Ufot (CEO of The New Georgia...
Webinar: Free Speech & How It Applies to Students on Campus – Jun 29
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is hosting our first ever summer webinar series Splash Into Democracy. We are so excited for our first talk, Free Speech & How it Applies to Students on...
Live the Legacy Podcast
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Students face a lot of hurdles to participate in elections. In addition to being first-time voters, they are unfamiliar with the process, often do not have the proper documentation, and are frequent...
Fall 2021 Internship, Civic Nation – Jun 25
Civic Nation
Our intern application process is OPEN for Fall 2021. If a student you know is passionate about closing existing gaps in voting based on age and race, is a detail-oriented team player, and seeking a...
Celebrating the 26th Amendment – Jul 1
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
July 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment—which guaranteed 18-year-olds the right to vote in all US elections and outlawed age discrimination among eligible...
The First Civic Season
Civics Unplugged
This summer, we are teaming up with partners across the country to reimagine our civic celebrations together. As we celebrate Juneteenth (June 19) and culminating after Independence Day (July 4), the...
State Campus Voting Challenge Coffee Chat – Jul 15
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Is your state interested in providing state-level recognition for campuses based on nonpartisan campus voter registration and voter turnout rates? Would your department or agency like to develop and...
Faculty Updates
Call for Proposals: IARSLCE 2021 Virtual Gathering – Jun 25
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement (IARSLCE) 2021 Virtual Gathering: Reflections on a Tumultuous Time and an Invitation to Gather We invite you to...
High Impact Practices and Preparing Engaged Citizens in the Context of Work Ready Graduates – Jun 23
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Research on effectiveness in higher education convincingly points to a handful of high-impact practices while the mission and purpose of higher education continues to aim at preparing engaged...
Call for Proposals: AAC&U Virtual Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education – Jul 12
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
2021 Virtual Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education – Nothing Stays the Same: Reflecting on, Reckoning with & Re-Engineering Undergraduate STEM Education, November 4-6, 2021 Are...
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