The week of
July 19, 2022
Other Local Events and Workshops
Volunteer Data Collection Virtual Training – Jul 21
Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
Join Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service for our upcoming virtual training Volunteer Data Collection. In this free virtual training, we will discuss how to use quantitative and...
School Daze: The State of Our Education – Aug 22
Philadelphia Youth Commission
School Daze is a town hall hosted by the Philadelphia Youth Commission & Friends where student leaders from all over the city will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about the state of...
The End of Isolation Tour, a Traveling Theatrical Production of “The BOX” – Aug 13
Pulitzer Center
The K-12 education team at the Pulitzer Center is very excited to invite a limited number of middle and high school educators in select cities to performances of the play, The BOX. These special...
First Annual Gender Wealth Summit – Sep 16
Women's Way
Join us on September 16, 2022, 8:00 Am to 4:30 PM for WOMEN’S WAY Inaugural Gender Wealth Summit! The summit, at Quorum in University City’s Science Center, will bring together participants for a...
5th annual GreenFutures’ Climate Change Summer Professional Development Workshop – Aug 17
GreenFutures
Calling all School District of Philadelphia middle school and high school educators – Join us on August 17th for the 5th annual GreenFutures’ Climate Change Summer Professional...
New Resources
Spotlight Series on Community Schools
Mayor's Office of Black Male Engagement
The Spotlight Guide is a magazine based on the Spotlight Series, an interview series produced by the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement (OBME) which strives to showcase and raise the...
News Brief: Educational Costs of Gun Violence
Urban Institute
Gun violence and academic performance commonly contribute to elevated psychological stress, impairing adolescents’ learning ability. A new brief released by the Urban Institute highlights...
Summer Reads Series: Disability Pride Month, Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center
Over the summer months, we’re sharing underreported stories that add new perspectives to today’s headlines. Join us for our summer reads series! This week’s story: “When...
New Report: Equity Agenda: Recommendations for Improving the Accessibility of National Service
Service Year Alliance
We are excited to share our new equity agenda today detailing our recommendations for improving the accessibility of national service, including programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. The...
New Article: Higher education institutions are anchors for democracy
University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Ira Harkey and Rita Hodges of the Netter Center recently co-authored this article with four of Netter’s global partners. Published in University World News, the article is about the Global...
Article: University of the District of Columbia Launches Violence Prevention & Community Wellness Initiative
University of the District of Columbia
The launch of the new initiative and certificate program created in response to the rise of violence in the District. “The whole community will benefit from the training and expertise that...
STEM Resources/Online Learning Programs, National Girls Collaborative Project
National Girls Collaborative Project
The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) brings together organizations committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Girls Who Code Clubs Program
Girls Who Code
BUILDING SISTERHOOD & MAKING AN IMPACT – Clubs for students to explore coding in a fun & friendly environment. Clubs are free programs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade students to join a...
NSF-funded museums and science centers offering virtual experiences to enjoy from your home
National Science Foundation
Though museums and science centers across the nation may have closed their doors due to COVID-19, there are still ways to enjoy their exhibitions. Museums, science centers, zoo, aquariums, and other...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Apply to Host AL1GN’s Annual National Conference – Aug 1
AL1GN
Now accepting applications for AL1GN 2023! Apply to host AL1GN’s annual national conference at your school. Applications are due August 1 at 11:59 pm. Apply here. How It Works Student...
Service-Learning Educator Institute (Virtual) – Aug 2
National Youth Leadership Council
The Educator Institute is professional development designed for K-12 teachers from all content areas. The Institute provides opportunities for teachers to improve their service-learning practice and...
Grant Opportunities
Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice – Aug 31
de Beaumont Foundation
de Beaumont Foundation invites applications for Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice The mission of the de Beaumont Foundation is to advance policy, build partnerships,...
healthcare equity for women with disabilities – Aug 19
WITH Foundation
WITH Foundation issues RFP for healthcare equity for women with disabilities The WITH Foundation promotes comprehensive health care for adults with developmental disabilities in the United States. To...
LOIs for higher education, interfaith leadership – Aug 26
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations invite LOIs for higher education, interfaith leadership The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations were organized in 1952 under a living trust established by Mr. Arthur...
Tikkun Olam Grant program – Sep 19
Jewish Helping Hands
Jewish Helping Hands invites applications for Tikkun Olam Grant program Working both in the United States and abroad, Jewish Helping Hands (JHH) aims to support needy and vulnerable populations,...
RFP for City-wide Computer Refurbishing and Tech Support Program – Sep 16
City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia has formally announced a Request for Proposals from OIT’s Digital Literacy Alliance to support a City-wide Computer Refurbishing and Tech Support program! The City of...
Gender Justice Organizing Fund – Jul 21
Bread & Roses Community Fund
Bread & Roses Community Fund has launched its Gender Justice Organizing Fund. Women, girls, trans, gender nonconforming, and LGBTQI+ people are the targets of systemic oppression based on gender...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program, Villanova University
Villanova University
The Department of Public Administration at Villanova University invites applicants for the Director of Villanova’s NASPAA -accredited Master of Public Administration ( MPA ) program. The MPA...
Director of Youth and Adult Workforce Strategies, Community Empowerment and Opportunity
City of Philadelphia
The Director of Youth and Adult Workforce Strategies is responsible for providing direction and strategic leadership for CEO’s Youth and Adult Workforce initiatives and implementing projects that...
Director of Workforce Development, Philadelphia Commerce Department
City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia’s Commerce Department division of Workforce Development is seeking a Director of Workforce Development, who will play an essential role as the creator, developer, convener...
Program Associate (Two Positions), Summer Search
Summer Search Philadelphia
While young people from low-income communities – who are disproportionately young people of color – face systemic inequities in school, in the workforce, and in life, they possess unique...
Director of Moelis Access Science, Netter Center
University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships
The Director of Moelis Access Science is responsible for partnerships between Penn and West Philadelphia K-12 public schools that are Science, Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM)-focused. Moelis...
Apprentice Manager, Urban Technology Project
School District of Philadelphia
The Urban Technology Project (UTP) is an initiative of the School District of Philadelphia in partnership with Launch of Philadelphia (Communities In Schools of Philadelphia) that empowers...
Chief External Affairs Officer, Let’s Get Ready
Let's Get Ready
About the Organization: Let’s Get Ready (LGR) envisions a future when students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education. Through an innovative...
Grants Manager, Habitat for Humanity – Aug 12
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
In an effort to maximize funding support, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia is seeking a full-time Grants Manager to manage pre-award and post-award activities for a large, diverse, portfolio of...
CAC Civic Engagement/IPL Campaign Organizer Fellow
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (PA IPL) is a community of congregations, faith-based organizations, and individuals of faith responding to climate change as an ethical and moral issue,...
DEP Growing Greener Plus and Environmental Education Grants, SE PA Coordinator/Fellow
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (PA IPL) is a community of congregations, faith-based organizations, and individuals of faith responding to climate change as an ethical and moral issue,...
Digital Asset Management Specialist, Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation
The Digital Asset Management Specialist serves as the primary administrator for the digital asset management system (DAMS), overseeing the organization and usage of the institution’s media...
Director of Collections Research and Interpretation, Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation
The Director of Collections Research and Interpretation oversees the Barnes’s efforts to produce and disseminate new knowledge about its art collection and history. Reporting to the Deputy Director...
Miscellaneous
Impact100 Philadelphia Founders Fellowship – Jul 31
Impact100 Philadelphia
The Impact100 Philadelphia Founders Fellowship is available to women from Philadelphia and the surrounding counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery), between the ages of 25 and 35, who are...
Webinar: For Better or Worse: Designing Jobs During Technological Change – Jul 27
Aspen Institute
Increased global competition in recent decades has unleashed a new wave of technological advancement, and a new wave of predictions of technological displacement and job loss. But job destruction is...
ANNOUNCEMENT: AERA SIG 41 – NAME CHANGE
American Education Research Association (AERA)
As the Executive Leadership Team of AERA SIG41, we are excited to share with you that on Friday, June 17, 2022, AERA Council unanimously approved the petition to change our name from...
Call for Proposals: Community Engagement and the Covid-19 Pandemic – Aug 31
Vernon Press
Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals to be included in a forthcoming scholarly volume on “Community Engagement and the Covid-19 Pandemic” edited by Tawnya Azar, Community-engaged...
Online Event: Race in America: The Costs of Racism – Jul 21
Washington Post Live
Heather McGhee’s best-selling book, “The Sum of Us” argues that racism is at the core of society’s most vexing issues and hurts all communities. On Thursday, July 21 at 12:00 ET, join...
2022 Construction Training Program
Philadelphia Works
The new Cohort of the paid Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program will begin fall 2022. This program is 100% free for young adults with special priority given to individuals in the foster care, justice...
Summer Teacher Institute at the Museum of the American Revolution – Jul 20
Museum of the American Revolution
The Museum of the American Revolution is excited to announce the return of in-person Summer Teacher Institutes! From August 15-19, we will welcome educators from the US and UK who have been...
In the Now Series (Virtual): Student (College) Success & Well-being – Aug 2-11
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is excited to launch the In the Now Series, a new opportunity for CUMU members to connect in a timely and responsive format to discuss...
Online Event: Measuring Relationship Development and Student Growth – Aug 23
To&Through Project
Dirrick Butler will present on how Project OneTen is working to measure relationship development and student growth for ninth-grade young men in their program. Dirrick Butler is the founder and...
Webinar: Dissertation Dish: Engaging Sameness: A Phenomenological Study Of The Community Engagement Experiences Of Latinx Students At A Hispanic Serving Institution – Aug 2
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
The Dissertation Dish is a collaboration between the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE), Imagining America, and LEAD California (formerly...
Nominate a 2022 Holland Scholar – Aug 1
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
***Deadline Extended to August 1, 2022*** Now in its fifth year, the Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award honors a bold, mid-career administrator-scholar whose leadership and intellectual...
Faculty Updates
ANNOUNCEMENT: AERA SIG 41 – NAME CHANGE
American Education Research Association (AERA)
As the Executive Leadership Team of AERA SIG41, we are excited to share with you that on Friday, June 17, 2022, AERA Council unanimously approved the petition to change our name from...
Call for Proposals: Community Engagement and the Covid-19 Pandemic – Aug 31
Vernon Press
Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals to be included in a forthcoming scholarly volume on “Community Engagement and the Covid-19 Pandemic” edited by Tawnya Azar, Community-engaged...
In the Now Series (Virtual): Student (College) Success & Well-being – Aug 2-11
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is excited to launch the In the Now Series, a new opportunity for CUMU members to connect in a timely and responsive format to discuss...
Webinar: Dissertation Dish: Engaging Sameness: A Phenomenological Study Of The Community Engagement Experiences Of Latinx Students At A Hispanic Serving Institution – Aug 2
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
The Dissertation Dish is a collaboration between the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE), Imagining America, and LEAD California (formerly...
Nominate a 2022 Holland Scholar – Aug 1
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
***Deadline Extended to August 1, 2022*** Now in its fifth year, the Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award honors a bold, mid-career administrator-scholar whose leadership and intellectual...
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