The week of
December 14, 2021
Other Local Events and Workshops
The Longest Night 2021 – Dec 21
Mayor's Office of Public Engagement
Are you feeling sad, lonely, disappointed, lost, anxious, or overwhelmed this winter holiday season? You’re not alone. The Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement invites you to our annual...
Black Male Resource Finder Virtual Demo – Dec 14
Mayor's Office of Black Male Engagement
The Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement (OBME) recently launched the Black Male Resource Finder, a virtual interactive tool, enabling Philadelphia residents to access City and community...
Webinar: A Seat at the Table: Building Dynamic Youth-Adult Partnerships – Jan 27
The Opportunity Network
OppNet is hosting A Seat at the Table: Building Dynamic Youth-Adult Partnerships again for those who didn’t get to catch it in October. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the...
Virtual CEA Learning Series: Building a Better Recruitment Plan – Jan 19
Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
The Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) is about inspiring local community change through training and skills development. Learn how to implement and manage a benchmarking plan for recruiting...
TEA New Teacher Program: Building a Culture of Inquiry – Jan 13
Teacher Education Alliance
The Teacher Education Alliance (TEA) New Teacher Program was created through a collaboration among regional teacher education programs and organizations. The purpose is to create a safe and...
Virtual Conference: Breaking Barriers in STEM Education – Dec 16 & 17
Cheyney University
Cheyney University developed the Breaking Barriers series to educate and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across an academic landscape. The Breaking Barriers Conference, with the help of...
State Level Strategies for Advancing Student Centered Education Policy – Dec 14
Remake Learning
Remake Learning’s Personalized Learning Working Group, in partnership with KnowledgeWorks, is hosting a session for stakeholders in Pennsylvania to continue exploring strategies to advance...
PA STEM Coalition Meeting – Dec 16
PA STEM Coalition
The last PA STEM Coalition meeting for 2021, “Industry and the Importance of STEM” will be held on December 16, 2021, 8:30–9:30 AM, led by Betsy Payne, Manager of the Philadelphia STEM...
Numb to Normalcy Documentary Premiere – Dec 14
Proof of Consciousness
Join us as RUSSELLBRAND Global Enterprise Presents the public screening of “Numb To Normalcy”, a documentary highlighting gun violence in the city of Philadelphia made in partnership with...
2022 George Washington Carver Science Fair – Mar 1
The McKinney Center for STEM Education
Philadelphia’s Carver Science Fair is one of the oldest and largest urban science fairs in the United States. The Fair is open to ALL Philadelphia public, charter, Parochial, private, and home...
Virtual Event: The Role of Black Philanthropy in Activism and Social Justice – Dec 14
University of Pennsylvania
Hosted and moderated by Ben Jealous, this dialogue between Tyrone McKinley Freeman and Katherina ‘Kat’ Rosqueta will take a look at the history and perception of Black philanthropy in the...
New Resources
Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs
City of Philadelphia
On September 21, 2021, the Mayor of Philadelphia Jim Kenney, signed Executive Order (EO) 5-21. This EO officially reestablished the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs...
Connect Service with Voting, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement on MLK Day of Service
Youth Service America
In a 1957 speech titled “Give Us The Ballot,” Dr. King spoke bluntly about the need for equal voting rights. As we begin 2022 and a new national election cycle, MLK Day of Service is a...
New Article: Workforce Development Should Focus More on Fixing Work
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
In this Spotlight Exclusive, Maureen Conway of the Aspen Institute, Mary Alice McCarthy of New America, and Alex Camardelle of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies suggest that...
Masters Research Project Studies Community Engagement Professionals
Bonner Foundation
In August 2021, Bonner Foundation Community Engagement Director, Liz Brandt, completed a master’s thesis research project through the School of Education at Drexel University in Philadelphia,...
2020 Voter Friendly Campus Report
Voter Friendly Campus
The Voter Friendly Campus designation program was started through a partnership between Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA’s NASPA LEAD Initiative in 2016. This partnership...
Homelessness & Housing Insecurity Resource Guide
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Homelessness and housing insecurity is a growing challenge among students, employees, and community members, which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Our urban-serving institutions have a...
Strategies for Using American Rescue Plan Funding to Address the Impact of Lost Instructional Time
U.S. Department of Education
On December 2, the Department of Education launched two multistate communities of practice to support states in addressing the impact of lost instructional time from the pandemic on students’...
Phila. Association of Community Development Corporations FY2021 Annual Report
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
We have a long road ahead, but you should be proud of the meaningful progress we’ve made this year together. In partnership with our members and the broader community, the Philadelphia...
Higher Education Reparations Engagement (H.E.R.E.)
Project H.E.R.E.
Higher Education Reparations Engagement (), a new networking resource hub, is a resource for campuses and local communities that are examining their histories, responsibilities, and commitments to...
Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery, November 2021
Center City District
Philadelphia has continued its slow but steady job recovery in September, led by growth in educational services, leisure, hospitality and government and supplemented by the gradual return of office...
New Book: Shared Leadership in Higher Education
Stylus Publishing
Today’s higher education challenges necessitate new forms of leadership. A volatile financial environment and the need for new business models and partnerships to address the impact of new...
New Report: Building Students’ Resilience: Strategies to Support Their Mental Health
The Chronicle of Higher Education
More than a year and a half into the Covid-19 crisis, college students are still coping with the stress and uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Whether they are navigating in-person, hybrid, or...
Civics Education Digital Toolkit, PA Courts
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
Civics education undoubtedly plays a vital role in maintaining a strong democracy, as a basic understanding of how government works is required for citizens to become active participants in society....
Philadelphia’s Digital Navigator Report and Factsheet
City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
Philadelphia’s Digital Literacy Alliance launched a pilot project in 2020 to create a Digital Navigator program in Philadelphia. This report highlights the outcomes of the first year of...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers Needed, Puentes de Salud
Puentes de Salud
Puentes de Salud is seeking volunteers to support anti-oppressive, consent-based sexuality education programming. They are seeking 2-4 volunteers to help them with their In-Person Sexuality Education...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
2022 ASCD Virtual Leadership Summit – Jan 18-20
ASCD
At ASCD’s Virtual Leadership Summit, January 18–20, 2022, we invite you to join us in building cultural competency, learning to dismantle racial bias, and creating inclusive and equitable...
Grant Opportunities
Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Grant Program – Jan 14
William Penn Foundation
William Penn Foundation Invites Letters of Intent for Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Grant Program The William Penn Foundation, in collaboration with the Barra, Neubauer Family, and Wyncote...
Environmental, Peace Projects – Feb 1
New Earth Foundation
New Earth Foundation Invites Applications for Environmental, Peace Projects The New Earth Foundation was founded in 1997 by John Bigelow Loveland who upon receiving a family inheritance decided to...
Education Research Grants – Jan 26
Spencer Foundation
Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Grants The Spencer Foundation is inviting applications for its Research Grants on Education program, which provides support to education...
Children’s Community-Based Health Initiatives – Jan 24
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics Invites Applications for Children’s Community-Based Health Initiatives The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to advance optimal physical, mental, and...
Disability, Retirement Research – Jan 31
Boston College
Center for Retirement Research Invites Applications for Disability, Retirement Research The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College is inviting applications for its 2022 Steven H. Sandell...
Digital Literacy Services, City of Phila. – Jan 10
City of Philadelphia
The Office of Children and Families Adult Education (OCF Adult Education) seeks a qualified community based organization to provide digital literacy services at 8 KEYSPOT Innovation and Technology...
CCNYPA Civic Imagination Grants – Jan 18
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 for member and potential member campuses up to $1250 each. CCNYPA’s Civic...
RFP Posted for PHLConnectED School-Based Digital Supports Grants – Jan 12
City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
We are formerly announcing a new grant round for PHLConnectED to support school-based digital initiatives for pre-K-12 caregivers! PHLConnectED is launching a grant cycle to foster and develop...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Social Media and Editorial Internship – Jan 13
Campus Philly
Campus Philly is seeking a remote Social Media and Editorial Intern to join our team for a 12-week period, beginning early February through April of 2022. The role includes producing and promoting...
Gun Violence Intervention Program Director (Full Time), Greater Phila. Y
Greater Philadelphia YMCA
The Program Director position is a high-profile leadership position that is responsible for the management of program development and delivery, the recruitment of participants and staff, and the...
Community Resource Corps AmeriCorps Program
Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
The Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service (MOCEVS) is expanding its new Community Resource Corps (CRC) and is recruiting new Corps Members! The CRC connects residents to...
Director of School and Community Partnerships, Phila. Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first zoo, is seeking a Director of School and Community Partnerships to join the Zoo’s Conservation Education team. The Director of School and Community Partnerships...
Operations Director, Out-of-School Time Services, City of Phila.
City of Philadelphia
The Out-of-School Time (OST)Director of Operations reports to the Chief of Prevention and oversees the operations, oversight, management, strategic planning, financial management and promotion of...
Director of Family & Community Engagement (FACE), Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
The Director of Family & Community Engagement (FACE) will work closely with the Case Management, Prevention and Intervention Teams to establish ongoing collaborative relationships with community...
Miscellaneous
Youth Sustainability Challenge – Jan 31
Earth Force
Chipotle and Earth Force Invite Applications for Sustainability Challenge Chipotle and Earth Force are inviting applications for the Sustainability Challenge, which seeks projects that work toward...
Webinar: Teaching Social Action – Jan 13
Campus Compact
In social action courses, students develop and enact campaigns to change a policy, which provides them with first-hand experience with power and democracy. There is no better response by Higher...
Improving Homeownership Outcomes Is Critical to Narrowing the Wealth Equity Gap – Dec 16
Urban Institute
Homeownership is a critical wealth-building tool, yet households of color find it more difficult to achieve homeownership than white households do. Further, when households of color, Black and...
Getting Serious About Housing Supply: Series Launch Event – Dec 14
Bipartisan Policy Center
For decades, new housing production has lagged behind household growth in the United States, leading to an acute shortage of affordable homes. In 2021, the nation faced an estimated shortage of...
Become a Campus Compact VISTA Host Site – Jan 19
Campus Compact
Want greater capacity for your civic action, community engagement, and anti-poverty work? Submit a proposal to host an AmeriCorps member with the Campus Compact VISTA program. Members serve...
CCNYPA will become Partners for Campus-Community Engagement – Jul 1
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
On July 1, 2022, Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) will become Partners for Campus-Community Engagement, ending our formal affiliation with Campus Compact. PCCE will focus on...
CCNYPA Launches a Winter/Spring Community of Practice – Jan 14
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Would you like to learn how to better navigate the complex politics within your institution and in your community as you advocate for democratic engagement? Join a Community of Practice this...
Spring Fundraising Certificate Program, Temple Univ. Harrisburg – Jan 6
Temple University Harrisburg
We’ve teamed up with Fundraising Master Trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, to offer this 10-week fundraising certificate program completely online! Let us help you take your fundraising to the next...
2022 PA STEM Ambassador Program: Developing STEM Policy Leaders in PA – Jan 21
PA Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network
Through support of the Overdeck Family Foundation and Afterschool Alliance, The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) has partnered with Education Policy and...
Reviewers Needed: 2022 Campus Action Plans for Strengthening American Democracy – Jan 5
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
In order to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement on college and university campuses, planning needs to be intentional and activities must be documented. One promising way in which this can be...
Free Screening and Panel Discussion: Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus – Dec 14
PBS
This documentary,”Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus,” airing nationally on PBS (VIEW TRAILER), explains why vaccines are safe, crucial to community health, and save millions of lives...
Democratic Engagement
Connect Service with Voting, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement on MLK Day of Service
Youth Service America
In a 1957 speech titled “Give Us The Ballot,” Dr. King spoke bluntly about the need for equal voting rights. As we begin 2022 and a new national election cycle, MLK Day of Service is a...
2020 Voter Friendly Campus Report
Voter Friendly Campus
The Voter Friendly Campus designation program was started through a partnership between Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA’s NASPA LEAD Initiative in 2016. This partnership...
Reviewers Needed: 2022 Campus Action Plans for Strengthening American Democracy – Jan 5
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
In order to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement on college and university campuses, planning needs to be intentional and activities must be documented. One promising way in which this can be...
For Students
2022 George Washington Carver Science Fair – Mar 1
The McKinney Center for STEM Education
Philadelphia’s Carver Science Fair is one of the oldest and largest urban science fairs in the United States. The Fair is open to ALL Philadelphia public, charter, Parochial, private, and home...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: Teaching Social Action – Jan 13
Campus Compact
In social action courses, students develop and enact campaigns to change a policy, which provides them with first-hand experience with power and democracy. There is no better response by Higher...
Virtual Conference: Breaking Barriers in STEM Education – Dec 16 & 17
Cheyney University
Cheyney University developed the Breaking Barriers series to educate and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across an academic landscape. The Breaking Barriers Conference, with the help of...
CCNYPA will become Partners for Campus-Community Engagement – Jul 1
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
On July 1, 2022, Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) will become Partners for Campus-Community Engagement, ending our formal affiliation with Campus Compact. PCCE will focus on...
CCNYPA Civic Imagination Grants – Jan 18
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 for member and potential member campuses up to $1250 each. CCNYPA’s Civic...
CCNYPA Launches a Winter/Spring Community of Practice – Jan 14
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania
Would you like to learn how to better navigate the complex politics within your institution and in your community as you advocate for democratic engagement? Join a Community of Practice this...
Homelessness & Housing Insecurity Resource Guide
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Homelessness and housing insecurity is a growing challenge among students, employees, and community members, which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Our urban-serving institutions have a...
Higher Education Reparations Engagement (H.E.R.E.)
Project H.E.R.E.
Higher Education Reparations Engagement (), a new networking resource hub, is a resource for campuses and local communities that are examining their histories, responsibilities, and commitments to...
New Book: Shared Leadership in Higher Education
Stylus Publishing
Today’s higher education challenges necessitate new forms of leadership. A volatile financial environment and the need for new business models and partnerships to address the impact of new...
New Report: Building Students’ Resilience: Strategies to Support Their Mental Health
The Chronicle of Higher Education
More than a year and a half into the Covid-19 crisis, college students are still coping with the stress and uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Whether they are navigating in-person, hybrid, or...
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