The week of
May 14, 2024
Other Local Events and Workshops
Breaking Free from Eviction Records – May 15
Office of Councilmember Kendra Brooks
Eviction records cause lasting harm in our communities, especially for Black mothers and their children. Join us for this conversation with community members and elected leaders to learn and share...
Women’s Way 46th Annual Celebration: Equity Champions Unite – May 22
Women's Way
The WOMEN’S WAY Gender Equity Champion Award is presented each year to an individual who has demonstrated a deep commitment to the advancement of women, girls, and gender and racial equity through...
Save the Date: 2024 PA Refugee Education Summit – Sep 24-25
PA Department of Education
The 2024 Refugee Education Summit: Creating Belonging in Schools and Communities is a unique two-day convening for Pennsylvania educators, community staff, and other practitioners who work with...
Webinar: STEM Beyond the Classroom – Jun 12
Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network
“The Future is Now: Empowering Youth Through STEM Excellence in OST” is an innovative webinar series designed to prepare educators, Out-of-School Time (OST) program coordinators, and other...
Virtual CEA Series: Telling Your Story Through Data – Jun 26
City of Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
The Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) Learning Series provides community members with the tools to create lasting positive change. The trainings encourage local problem-solving and prepare residents...
Children’s First Virtual Briefing re: State Education Budget Proposal – May 14 or 15
Read by 4th
Read by 4th is partnering with Children’s First to offer two identical briefing sessions. We’ll hear from Children’s First staff about their work to engage with Gov. Shapiro and...
Celebrate the Remarkable 50-Year Journey of LEAP – Jun 20
Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
The mission of the Law, Education and Participation Project of the Temple University School of Law (Temple-LEAP) is to educate non-lawyers, particularly K-12 students from Philadelphia area schools,...
Progress through Advocacy: From Issues to Action – Jun 3
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
In an ever-evolving social landscape, nonprofit advocacy stands as a beacon of change, a vital force for fostering progress and shaping policies – inequitable policies that are the reason many...
New Resources
New Report: K-12 STEM Education For The Future Workforce: A Wish List For The Next Five-Year Plan
Federation of American Scientists
This report was prepared in partnership with the Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI), to advocate for building a better research and development (R&D) infrastructure in education. The...
The Shelf-Life of Trauma
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
In this Spotlight Exclusive in collaboration with The Assembly, Joyce Nash writes about the use of homeless services and food banks to also provide trauma recovery services. In China Grove, , a...
Realizing a Multiracial Democracy for All
Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Founding Fathers of the United States did not include the whole of the country when they penned the words “We, the People.” It’s the families, neighbors, and communities of this multiracial...
A Guide to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2024 in Philly
Visit Philadelphia
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, observed as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans, Pacific Island Americans and Native Hawaiians....
Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month, Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This week, we’re sharing resources to highlight the importance of reflecting on mental health and talking about it with our communities. We hope that you and...
New Book: New Era-New Urgency: The Case for Repurposing Education
Lexington Books
New Era – New Urgency: The Case for Repurposing Education explores the unprecedented realities and challenges associated with entering a new era, such as catastrophic climate changes, advanced...
2024 PA School District Fact Sheets
PA Schools Work
Public schools across the state will see significant and urgently needed investments with the passage of Governor Shapiro’s proposal to begin reversing the state’s unconstitutional underfunding...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers Needed: Furness High School Camp College
School District of Philadelphia
Looking for college admissions volunteers/college counselors to help with Furness Camp College in August! Location: Furness High School, 1900 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA Days and Times:...
Career Day at Loesche Elementary – Jun 5
School District of Philadelphia
Our friends at Loesche Elementary School (595 Tomlinson Road, Philadelpphia, PA 19116) are looking for community volunteers for a multicultural career day to educate students about various careers...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Papers: 2025 Ethnography in Education Research Forum – Jun 1
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
We live in politicized times. Global crises, political divisions, and economic insecurity have come to mark the last decade, and the approaching 2024 election holds the potential to redress or...
2024 NCCE Civic Engagement Administrators Conference: Hope in the Face of High Waters and Headwinds: Deepening Engagement in Challenging Times – Jun 13
NC Campus Engagement
The Civic Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC) is a gathering for the folks who do the work on the ground every day to develop, promote, and sustain community and civic engagement. CEAC 2024...
Grant Opportunities
Closing Local Coverage Gaps – Jun 12
Press Forward
Press Forward invites applications from local news outlets Housed at the Miami Foundation, Press Forward, the $500 million movement to reimagine local news, has issued an open call on Closing Local...
projects to transform health – May 31
Centene Foundation
Centene Foundation invites applications for projects to transform health The philanthropic wing of Centene Corporation, the Centene Foundation aims to transform the health of communities through...
FAFSA Student Support Strategy
National College Attainment Network
The US Department of Education has announced a new program, administered by ECMC, entitled the FAFSA Student Support Strategy, to help school districts, states, nonprofit organizations, and other...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Partnership Director, guides.vote
Guides.vote
seeks a creative, energetic, and experienced organizer to reach out to existing donors, potential donors and to organizational partners who can distribute our guides. We’re looking for a...
Young Adult Mentoring Summer Program Assistant, HIAS PA
HIAS Pennsylvania
Mission: HIAS Pennsylvania supports low-income immigrants of all backgrounds as they build new lives in our community. Through Immigrant legal services and an array of social services, we work to...
Out of School Time Programs RFQ, School District of Philadelphia – May 28
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is seeking partners to invest in Philadelphia by providing in-person, fun, meaningful, academically and socially enriching out-of-school time (OST) experiences for...
Administrative Assistant, Youth Program (Seasonal, Part-Time), The Village of Arts and Humanities – May 17-
The Village of Arts and Humanities
The Administrative Assistant is a seasonal, part-time position that will assist with the general day-to-day operations of The Village’s Summer Youth Program, as directed by the Program Directors...
Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: A Conversation with Alumni – May 14
AmeriCorps NCCC
Join our “AmeriCorps NCCC: A Conversation with Alumni,” virtual event for a brief presentation about our programs and a live Q&A session with a few of our esteemed alumni. Get your...
Director of Construction Operations, Habitat for Humanity – Jun 7
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (HFHP), we are builders who work alongside, not for, others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness. The Director of Construction...
ReStore Warehouse Manager, Habitat for Humanity – May 31
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (HFHP), we are builders who work alongside, not for, others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness. The ReStore Warehouse Manager...
Build Project Manager- Home Repair, Habitat for Humanity – May 31
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (HFHP), we are builders who work alongside, not for others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness. The BUILD Department directly...
Miscellaneous
Virtual Grant Writing Certificate Program, Temple Harrisburg
Temple University Harrisburg
With summer just around the corner, now is the ideal time to focus on your professional development goals before the season begins. At Temple Harrisburg, our Grant Writing Certificate Program offers...
Young Adult Mentoring Summer Program – Jul 11 – Aug 8
HIAS Pennsylvania
HIAS PA’s Young Adult Mentoring Program is a FREE summer program that helps refugees and immigrants learn about and apply to college in the United States: Learn about college and careers in the...
Civitas through Caritas: Summer Program for Rising High School Seniors
Villanova University
Civitas through Caritas: Cultivating Love, Cultivating Citizens is a summer program for rising high school seniors in the greater Philadelphia area. The program is committed to recruiting...
Webinar: Ready, Set, Evaluate: Assess your Organization’s Readiness for Program Evaluation – Jun 18
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Evaluations can be instrumental in demonstrating the effectiveness of your program, fulfilling funding requirements, and improving outcomes for your clients. They can also be a waste of time and...
Carnegie in Action Workshop – Jun 12
NC Campus Engagement
The Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement application provides institutions an opportunity for self-assessment, accountability for institutional mission and commitment to public...
Free Virtual Workshops in Early Literacy and STEM for Spanish-speaking Parents in Philadelphia this May
Literacy Partners
As we welcome the blossoms of May, it’s the perfect time to nurture early literacy and STEM skills in our children. La Fuerza de Familias Latinas (LFFL) is excited to offer a series of free...
Democratic Engagement
Realizing a Multiracial Democracy for All
Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Founding Fathers of the United States did not include the whole of the country when they penned the words “We, the People.” It’s the families, neighbors, and communities of this multiracial...
For Students
Civitas through Caritas: Summer Program for Rising High School Seniors
Villanova University
Civitas through Caritas: Cultivating Love, Cultivating Citizens is a summer program for rising high school seniors in the greater Philadelphia area. The program is committed to recruiting...
Faculty Updates
Carnegie in Action Workshop – Jun 12
NC Campus Engagement
The Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement application provides institutions an opportunity for self-assessment, accountability for institutional mission and commitment to public...
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