Resilia’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits and help grantors scale impact through data-driven technology solutions.

To that end, Resilia is offering $1,000 microgrants as ongoing support during these challenging times. Interested organizations should submit a grant application and Resilia will select five nonprofits to receive immediate cash grants in support of their work.

All tax-exempt organizations dedicated to making an impact in their communities or groups with a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.

Awardees will be announced on August 23, 2021.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Resilia website.

Deadline: August 16, 2021

Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Bohemian Foundation is a private family foundation that supports local, national, and global efforts to build strong communities.

To that end, the foundation has established the Bohemian Fund, a grantmaking program that combines and expands upon two previously established funds: the Pharos Fund, which focused on supporting nonprofits to build a stronger local community, and Muse, which focused on building community through music.

The new fund will support three areas: helping to ensure that all youth thrive, promoting economic stability and mobility, and cultivating a vibrant, engaged, connected, and resilient community. Applicants may request grants for program, project, or general support, and grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to address the three shared goals and foster a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Grants awarded through Bohemian Fund will celebrate rich differences, as well as acknowledge longstanding disparities, and the fund supports organizations that value diversity and inclusion, foster belonging, and strive to advance equity.

Eligible organizations include tax-exempt organizations as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and government units working within the Poudre School District boundary.

The fall 2021 application will open on August 4 and close on September 9, 2021.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Bohemian Foundation website.

Deadline: September 9, 2021

Job Summary

Provides departmental support with various programs and tasks in the assigned area of programmatic activities. Provides a variety of facilitative services and serves as a resource to external agencies that have partnered with the District to provide programs and services.

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Application deadline:  close of business on Friday, August 27, 2021

Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research workforce—higher education. In a conversation with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and its vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Katharine Cole, we explore how the university supports undergraduate and graduate students from a range of backgrounds and prepares them for STEM careers.

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The Program Directory lists out-of-school time STEM activities for Pre-K-12 children and youth in the Philadelphia area. The PD Directory includes STEM PD offerings for both classroom teachers and informal educators.

We continue to accept listings for both.

Learn more and access the directory.

In partnership with GSK. The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective is a 10-year initiative that seeks to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented populations entering STEM careers.

Participation in both networks is free. Please contact Betsy Payne at spayne@philaedfund.org for further information.

Hours and Compensation: 40hr/wk ($21-23/hr)

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Hours and Compensation: 40hr/wk ($21-23/hr)

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The Gallery Educator 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 special exhibitions. The School Programs team creates interactive lessons grounded in the Barnes Foundation’s objective method incorporating inquiry-based learning, Universal Design for Learning, trauma-aware, and anti-racist teaching strategies. Gallery Educators use developmentally appropriate teaching strategies and best practices in museum education to facilitate in-person lessons in the Barnes galleries, and co-host [45min weekly] virtual programs for PreK-12 students. They also assist with scheduling school groups who visit the Barnes Foundation. This role requires staff who work well both independently and as part of a team; who possess outstanding organizational and written/verbal communication skills; who work accurately, with close attention to detail; and who demonstrate flexibility, creativity, dependability, and punctuality. This is a 10-month position, working 30 hours per week from September- June annually.

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The Project Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day site coordination and relationship building with PreK children ages 3-5, their families, and teaching artists to ensure smooth participation in the Barnes/Puentes grant-funded initiative, Bridges to the Arts / Puentes a las Artes.  This includes school and community site logistics, family/child registrations and attendance reporting, coordination of multi-site staff, student/family support, volunteer coordination.

This position is part-time hourly and averages 15-20 hrs/wk from mid-August 2021 to the end of June 2022, with possible renewal. Coordinator must be available 12:30-5:30 for classroom and administrative time 1-2 days per week and one Sunday per month for family workshops. Project Team Meetings occur once per week.  Flexible schedule outside of direct program and admin time.

Compensation: $22.50-25/hr

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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 Social Justice is accepting applications for a PAID job training program for Philadelphia residents ages 18-24 with lived experience of violence to receive dual certification as Community Health Workers and Certified Peer Specialists. This program is a good fit for young adults interested in becoming healers and helpers in their communities and entering the human service or healthcare fields.

This fund uses a trust-based philanthropy approach to lower barriers to entry for groups that are often excluded from traditional grant opportunities. The COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund seeks to increase rates of vaccinations in communities that are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and to address the challenges exacerbated as a result of the pandemic. So far the fund has distributed over $1 million in general operating support grants to 117 nonprofits, small businesses, and individuals.

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Because of the rapid increase in cases here and around the country, and because we are seeing hospitalizations rise among children in Philadelphia, we are now strongly recommending that everyone mask while indoors in places where you do not know that everyone is vaccinated.

People who are not yet fully vaccinated should take additional precautions including avoiding crowded indoor spaces and considering double masking. In general, we recommend that you choose outdoor public places over indoors when you have the option as transmission is much less likely in outdoor settings.

The best way to protect yourself is to be fully vaccinated. Research has shown that having two doses of the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine, both of which have been shown to be safe and effective, is more than 90% protective against the Delta variant.

Learn more about the Delta variant and how we can protect each other.

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 that is reimagining secondary schooling to meet the needs of all learners. Building 21 partners with school districts to design, launch and operate innovative schools. Our schools are afforded significant flexibility and autonomy by our district partners to pursue our vision for student and adult learning. We also work with schools and districts that are making the transition to competency-based education through our Learning Innovation Network. Our mission is to create a network approach to secondary and post-secondary learning for high school age youth that fundamentally reorients the system to place the learner at the center.

Building 21 is currently looking for a passionate and experienced individual to lead our Launchpad initiative. The ideal Executive Director possesses a deep commitment to positive youth development, an unwavering faith in the potential of every student, and a strong belief in the power of innovative solutions to help young people connect with their bright futures. As part of the senior Building 21 team, the Launchpad Executive Director will lead the continued design, piloting and implementation of Project Launchpad. The Launchpad Executive Director will report to the Building 21 Co-CEO, Chip Linehan. To date, the Building 21 team has laid the groundwork for Launchpad, including the design of the high level academic program and the development of key partnerships (funders, high schools, postsecondary institutions, employers). When the Executive Director is hired, they will assume responsibility for refining the program curriculum, hiring the initial staff, and managing the day to day operations of the program. Chip will continue to lead fundraising, building and nurturing high level partnerships, and supporting the Executive Director in their work to build the program.

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Application deadlines:

• Fall Grants: September 13, 2021
• Spring Grants: January 18, 2022

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Philly Career Launch adheres to the value that no one has to settle for a job and that everyone has the potential to have a career. To advance this vision, we have rolled out new online resources for career seekers and piloted not-your-typical programming.

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From summer reading activities and outdoor storytimes to movie nights and mindfulness programs, the Free Library is a great place to make memories with the whole family!

Check out our events calendar and find a virtual or outdoor event in your neighborhood today.

Here’s a sampling of what you can expect to find this month:

• The Bird Lover’s Club for Kids at the Chestnut Hill Library meets weekly to learn about bird behavior through interactive activities, stories, and crafts! These activities are ideal for kids ages three and above, and siblings are welcome.
• Join us in Shakespeare Park on Saturday, August 7 at 10:30 a.m. for a special event to close out Summer of Wonder 2021! Local author Janay Anderson will read her book I Love My Curls and teach us about hair positivity and self-love!
• Join the Lillian Marrero Library for Cinema in the Grass, an outdoor movie day at the library, Thursday, August 12 at 2:30 p.m.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has a message for schools across the country ahead of the new school year: Students need to be in classrooms.

“That’s where students learn best,” Cardona told NPR’s A Martínez. “Schools are more than just places where students learn how to read and write — they’re communities. They’re like second families to our students.”

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