The week of
August 3, 2021
PHENND Events/Activities
Webinar: Spotlight on the Coalition for Anti-Racist Literacy at Bryn Mawr – Sep 22
PHENND
Save the Date for the first PHENND College Success Webinar of the fall! Spotlight On: the Coalition for Anti-Racist Literacy at Bryn Mawr College (CARLA) Date and Time: Wednesday, September 22, 2021,...
Other Local Events and Workshops
August is Family Fun Month, Free Library of Phila.
Free Library of Philadelphia
Did you know that August is Family Fun Month? From summer reading activities and outdoor storytimes to movie nights and mindfulness programs, the Free Library is a great place to make memories with...
SEAMAAC and Novick Urban Farm Summer’s End Festival – Aug 13
SEAMAAC
Please join us at our fun outdoor event on Friday, August 13, 2021, 6:00 PM at Novick Farm (right near Lincoln Financial stadium on Pattison Ave). We’ll feature our amazing new chefs, live music...
Virtual Town Hall on Housing Assistance – Aug 3
U. S. Representative Dwight Evans
You’re invited to a virtual town hall on housing assistance on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 PM. While Philadelphia’s eviction diversion requirement for renters is in place through Aug. 31, it’s...
Webinar: How to Make the Cost of Your Higher Education Decision Affordable – Aug 25
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Students have a variety of education opportunities after high school (technical, nursing, two/four-year schools, etc.), but what should be a great investment for the future can also be very costly....
Webinar: Deep Dive into Covering the Gap – Aug 5,10,19 or 26
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
It’s crunch time. The semester bill I received from the school has a tight deadline. The format of the bill looks different from the aid offer I received a while back. Are there any costs I need to...
Webinar: Higher Education Finance Q&A with PHEAA – Aug 12
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Articles related to funding a higher education are in the news almost every day, and it can lead even the most knowledgeable of us into information overload. Have you ever wanted to simply ask a few...
KEEPING THEM CONNECTED: Dynamically Engaging Our Young People Remotely – Aug 4
Foundations Inc
Join us for this fast, interactive, and media-filled training! Come learn a wave of innovative tools and useful applications to effectively engage students and scholars online. Eric Rowles’s...
Interactive Virtual Workshop – Returning to a Post-COVID Workplace – Aug 24
Philadelphia VIP
Are you ready to resume in-person operations for your business or nonprofit? Have you already reopened and have questions about staying in compliance? VIP is hosting an interactive virtual workshop...
Back to School Immunization Clinics, School District of Phila. – Aug 3-25
School District of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania law requires all students, Kindergarten through 12th grade, to be vaccinated while attending school virtually or in-person. Students that DO NOT have the required vaccines by August 31st...
New Resources
New Report: Time Waited for No Mom in 2020
Brookings Institution
Research analysts from The Hamilton Project found that since the COVID-19 pandemic, mothers of children 12 and under were less likely to be employed and working, more likely to be unemployed, less...
Podcast: Race and Research: Higher Education and Diversity
Pew Charitable Trusts
Stat: 33%—The percentage of people of color who make up America’s STEM workforce. Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research workforce—higher education. In a conversation...
Philadelphia STEM Education Directory
Philadelphia Education Fund
The Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem has launched a new STEM EDUCATION DIRECTORY. The Program Directory lists out-of-school time STEM activities for Pre-K-12 children and youth in the Philadelphia area....
Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem & Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective
Philadelphia Education Fund
The Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem is one of 94 national and international STEM Ecosystems and convenes STEM stakeholders to increase collaboration, coordination, and access. In partnership with GSK....
COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
City of Philadelphia
The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund is a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to COVID-19 and was created to help non-profits, small...
Updated Mask Recommendations Due to the COVID Delta Variant
City of Philadelphia
Countries around the globe, and states throughout the United States, are seeing the number of people infected with COVID rise as the Delta variant spreads. Even here in Philadelphia, we’re seeing...
Philly Career Launch
Free Library of Philadelphia
The news these days is filled with stories about the economy ramping up as businesses reopen and people return to work after a year and a half of pandemic-imposed shutdown. The best news is there are...
U.S. Education Dept. Releases “Return to School Roadmap”
WHYY
The US Department of Education today released a “Return to School Roadmap” that recommends schools adhere to CDC guidance that requires universal masking in K-12 schools. The road map...
The Future of Nondegree Credentials
Strada Education Network
Certificates. Licenses. Microcredentials. Nanocredentials. Digital badges. The array of options for postsecondary education and training has exploded over the last several decades, and interest is...
Ideas to Honor, Serve, and Unite on 9/11 Day of Service
Youth Service America
The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (9/11 Day), is a chance to help others in tribute to those killed and injured on September 11, 2001, first responders, and the countless...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: Resetting, Not “Fixing,” Student Transfer
Inside Higher Ed
The set of programs, policies and pathways by which learners move between colleges and universities is complex and often incoherent. Many students enter the transfer maze and never get through it,...
Phila. Youth Sports Collaborative New Website is Live!
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
The Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative is excited to announce the launch of the BRAND NEW ! Our goal with the new website is to provide visitors with an easier way to learn about the...
Partnerships Classifieds
Service Leadership Corps for Veterans – Aug 24
The Mission Continues
The Mission Continues is now accepting applications for the Service Leadership Corps, a one-of-a-kind personal and professional development experience for veterans ready to unlock their potential as...
Grant Opportunities
Cash microgrants for nonprofits – Aug 23
Resilia
Resilia Invites Applications for Microgrants Resilia’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits and help grantors scale impact through data-driven technology solutions. To that end,...
Grants to cultivate resilient communities – Sep 9
Bohemian Foundation
Bohemian Foundation Introduces New Fund to Support Community in Music Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Bohemian Foundation is a private family foundation that supports local, national, and global...
2021-22 CCNYPA Civic Imagination Grants – Sep 13
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) is pleased to announce the availability of Civic Imagination Grants up to $1250 each to support higher ed’s capacity to cultivate civic...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Project Assistant (F.A.C.E), School District of Phila.
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is the cornerstone provider of public education in Philadelphia. For forward-thinking administrators and educators, opportunities abound. Over 131,000 students...
Policy Director, YSRP – Aug 27
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
The Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) seeks a Policy Director to support our efforts to end youth incarceration in Pennsylvania, with a particular focus on ending the practice of charging...
K-12 Program Specialist II, Grades 5-6 (Full Time)
The Barnes Foundation
The K12 Program Specialist II is a member of the School Programs team that provides in-person and online programming for PreK12 students and teachers about the Barnes Foundation’s collections and...
K-12 Program Specialist I, Grades 2-4 (Full Time)
The Barnes Foundation
The K12 Program Specialist I is a member of the School Programs team that provides in-person and online programming for PreK12 students and teachers about the Barnes Foundation’s collections and...
K-12 Gallery Educator (Part Time)
The Barnes Foundation
Gallery Art Educator: 30hr/wk ($18-20/hr) Entry level K-12 position teaching art-infused lessons in Philadelphia classrooms and Barnes art galleries to classes of students from Philadelphia and...
Bi-Lingual Early Childhood Special Project Coordinator (Part-Time)
The Barnes Foundation
The part-time Special Project Coordinator position provides a groundbreaking opportunity to work and learn at the intersection of education, arts/culture, and social justice. This position works...
Fall 2021 Community Health Worker Peer/ Certified Peer Specialist Training Academy – Aug 27
Drexel University
Now accepting applications for the Drexel Community Health Worker/ Certified Peer Specialist Training Academy for young adults impacted by violence. The Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and...
Launchpad Executive Director
Building 21
Building 21 Background: The mission of Building 21 is to empower networks of learners to connect with their passions and build agency to impact their world. Building 21 is a nonprofit organization...
Bilingual Sexuality Educator & After-School Group Leader – Aug 13
Puentes de Salud
This fall, we seek to undertake a return to in-person learning by offering this YES! (Your Empowered Sexuality)/Puentes programming two days per week in-person to elementary and middle school...
Program Associate – Scholarship Administration & Community Engagement
Children's Scholarship Fund
Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) is a privately funded organization whose mission is to provide students from under-resourced, Philadelphia families with financial access to quality,...
Remote Administrative Assistant – Aug 3
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that promotes health equity and social justice through partnerships between communities and academic institutions. This position...
Remote Communications Specialist – Aug 3
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that promotes health equity and social justice through partnerships between communities and academic institutions. This position...
City Year AmeriCorps
City Year Philadelphia
Do you know a recent graduate who is wondering what is next? City Year recruits young adults to serve in schools full time to help students stay on track to graduation and fully engage in their...
Director, PCOM Community Wellness Initiative
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
At Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), we espouse to grow a culturally competent workforce to advance healthcare that touches the lives of underserved communities. Diversity and...
Family Support Counselor, Gift of Life
Gift of Life Donor Program
This is an excellent opportunity for a counseling or social work professional to participate in the after-care support services for families of organ and tissue donors after the death of their family...
Co-Executive Director, CFET – Aug 21
Center for Environmental Transformation
The Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET) seeks a co-executive director to join our management team. Working with the newly appointed co-executive director, Jon Compton, they will lead...
Post-Secondary Success Coordinator, Girls Inc.
Girls Inc.
This is a new and exciting position designed to lead our growing high school leadership and alumni programs. The Post-Secondary Success Coordinator will have the following key responsibilities:...
Program Coordinator, Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a...
Young Quakers Community Athletics Coach Positions, Netter Center
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Young Quakers Community Athletics (YQCA) is a partnership between the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships and Penn Athletics. Young Quakers Community Athletics...
Miscellaneous
Civics Unplugged Fellowship – Aug 31
Civics Unplugged
The Civics Unplugged Fellowship is a 3-month civic leadership program that empowers high school students representing every region of the globe with the tools, training, and community they need to...
Free Webinar: Developing Student Voice through Gaming – Aug 11
Foundations Inc
Harry Potter, Marvel, X-Men, Game of Thrones…fantasy is a hot commodity today. If Hollywood can harness the power of fantasy, why can’t afterschool? Good news – we can. In this session, we...
Fellows Program for Rising Sophomores Interested in Healthcare/Medicine Careers – Aug 9-20
Mutter Museum
We are now trying to rapidly recruit kids for the summer program. The George and Judy Wohlreich Junior Fellows program is for rising sophomores who are interested in careers in healthcare or...
Webinar: Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent – Aug 12
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Recent studies have shown that organizations with more diverse employees and leadership see an overall improvement in growth, revenue, and innovation yet they struggle to find and retain culturally...
Webinar: The Basics of Intersectionality – Aug 16
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Intersectionality provides a lens to identify where power or oppression interlocks and intersects with individuals in society. Originally designed to explain the oppression of African American women,...
Faculty Updates
Podcast: Race and Research: Higher Education and Diversity
Pew Charitable Trusts
Stat: 33%—The percentage of people of color who make up America’s STEM workforce. Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research workforce—higher education. In a conversation...
2021-22 CCNYPA Civic Imagination Grants – Sep 13
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) is pleased to announce the availability of Civic Imagination Grants up to $1250 each to support higher ed’s capacity to cultivate civic...
Podcast: The Key with Inside Higher Ed: Resetting, Not “Fixing,” Student Transfer
Inside Higher Ed
The set of programs, policies and pathways by which learners move between colleges and universities is complex and often incoherent. Many students enter the transfer maze and never get through it,...
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