2014 Service Leaders Summit

Posted by PHENND on September 29, 2014

Drexel’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and PHENND are pleased to host the 2014 Service Leaders Summit.

Saturday, November 1, 2014
Drexel University

This event will bring together college students, faculty, nonprofit professionals, and community organizers to share passionate ideas and practical skills for building a better Philadelphia. This year’s theme, ACCESS, is designed to focus awareness on disparities in multiple areas. We anticipate sessions on access to food, access to healthcare, access to education (including college access), etc.

Eva Gladstein, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity will give the keynote address.  The focus of agency, recently formed by Mayor Michael Nutter, is to align the City’s efforts to lift individuals and communities out of poverty and increase opportunities for low income individuals and families. Gladstein previously served as Deputy Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and recently completed a three-year assignment as Executive Director of the 31-member Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission, successfully reforming and modernizing Philadelphia’s 50-year old zoning code.

General admission is $10. This fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and a Service Leaders Summit giveaway!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/service-leaders-summit-tickets-13426449873

Note, you can pay online or choose to pay “offline” by check.  Please select the offline or check option if your campus will pay for your ticket and you need us to bill them later.

Draft Agenda:

9:30 AM          Registration Open; Refreshments Available

10:00 AM        Welcome and Intros

10:10 AM        Keynote Speaker and Q&A

Eva Gladstein, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity

11:00 AM        break

11:15 AM        Workshop Block I — ISSUES

• Food Access (Alesha Higgins, Klein JCC and Hannah Chatterjee, Food Policy Advisory Council)
• College Access (Oscar Wang, MentorforPhilly)
• Prisoner Re-entry/Access to Economy (Julia Hillengas, PowerCorps PHL; Kelsie LeVan, LIFT; Kirby Gaherty, RISE; Benjamin Santiago, PowerCorpsPHL; and TBA, E3 Center)
• Immigration & Access to Health (Alex Wolkoff, Puentes de Salud)

12:15 PM         Lunch & Networking

1:15 PM           Workshop Block II — SKILLS

• Event planning (Hannah Tran and Jennifer Berman, SERVE Philly)
• Social media for social change (Nicole Woods, Witty Gritty)
• Reflection for personal growth and development (Kelly Sheard, Drexel University)
• Advocacy 101 (Kathy Fisher, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger)

2:15 PM           Break

2:30 PM           Nonprofit Career Panel

• Kelli Mantell, VISTA at Jackson School
• Sandra Knuth, Petey Greene Program
• Heather Lewis, Community Partnership School
• Porsche Holland, JCC
• Joe Staszak, City Year

3:30 PM           Non-Partisan Get Out the Vote Rally