Placements

*After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP), Community Projects Coordinator
The fellow will expand opportunities to keep at-risk youth safe and active after school, handle communications/media outreach, and promote ASAP in the community. Full job description

*American Red Cross, SE Pennsylvania, Development Coordinator
The fellow will assist the leadership team with development and marketing to raise public awareness and funds for programs. Full job description

*Campaign for Working Families, Coordinator of Program Impact
The fellow will be involved in the evaluation, strategic planning and implementation of the Cash Coach program, an initiative that links low-wage workers to affordable savings tools at tax time. Full job description

*Community Design Collaborative, Communications Associate
The fellow will support Design Matters, a civic-engagement initiative that fosters productive partnerships between architects and community-based non-profits. Full job description

Eagles Youth Partnership, Marketing Associate
The Program Associate will strategize and communicate the impact of Eagles Youth Partnership in support of the expansion and deepening of its key programs. Full job description

*Education Law Center, Communications Fellow
The fellow will reach out to individuals and groups active on public education issues affecting disadvantaged students and develop systems for ongoing communication and collaboration. Full job description

*Energy Coordinating Agency, Policy and Communications Assistant
The fellow will support the development of the City of Philadelphia’s Energy Action Agenda for Buildings by assisting with policy research, staffing working groups, and coordinating focus groups. Full job description

Fairmount CDC, Public Relations and Communications Specialist
The Public Relations and Communications Specialist will provide support to the Executive Director by coordinating a range of public relations projects and programs. Full job description

HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia, Refugee Housing Coordinator
The fellow will help to establish a network of low-cost housing options in Philadelphia, employment opportunities, and other resources to help promote early economic self-sufficiency for recently arrived refugees. Full job description

Juvenile Law Center, Associate for Youth Engagement
The fellow will be involved in policy work on issues ranging from the rights of dependent youth aging out of the foster-care system to the needs of juveniles reentering the community from delinquent placements; and will support fundraising and individual gift development. Full job description

Mill Creek Farm, Development and Outreach Coordinator
The fellow will support the operation and development of the urban farm non-profit’s educational and food-justice mission through outreach and fundraising. Full job description

Mural Arts Program, Art Education Program Assistant
The fellow will assist the Art Education department at the Mural Arts Program in its mission to provide after-school and summer-arts programming to Philadelphia youth. Full job description

*Painted Bride Art Center, Development Associate
The fellow will implement an annual development plan for the institution including foundation, corporate, and individual sponsorships and special events. Full job description

*Partnership CDC, Development Associate
The fellow will assist the Development Director in researching funding opportunities, writing grants, and facilitating new and innovative fundraising endeavors. Full job description

Philadelphia Education Fund, Volunteer Coordinator
The Volunteer Coordinator will develop the Philadelphia Education Fund’s capacity to effectively and efficiently mobilize volunteers to help improve the quality of public education for underserved youth. Full job description

Philadelphia VIP, Development and Communications Associate
The fellow will increase access to justice for low-income Philadelphians through the creation and management of a corporate campaign and 30th Anniversary endowment campaign, as well as strategic communications. Full job description

Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Marketing/Communications Coordinator
The fellow will help with all external communications, including web updating, special events, professional and community production promotions, and core programming marketing and communications. Full job description

*Philadelphia Youth Network, Project Associate
The fellow will develop partnerships with community-based organizations that offer alternative-education and skill-building opportunities to high school dropouts and work with youth to access these programs. Full job description

*Project H.O.M.E, Service Program Coordinator
The fellow will help develop and implement a plan to reconnect former residents to each other and the Project H.O.M.E. community through events and outreach with a goal of building resident leadership and solidifying support networks to prevent relapse into homelessness. Full job description

*Research for Action, Communications Coordinator
The fellow will coordinate and assist with the implementation of RFA's communications tasks, including expansion of the high school web center, development of products and presentations, media work, outreach events, and website updates. Full job description

Scribe Video Center, Community Productions Coordinator
The fellow will oversee the production of Scribe Video Center's community media initiatives through outreach to neighborhood groups and local media artists, coordination between program participants, event planning, and internal documentation. Full job description

*Spiral Q Puppet Theater, Development and Communications Assistant
The fellow will be responsible for assisting the Production Manager/Communications Director in the development of Spiral Q’s marketing materials and strategy, as well as for the ongoing monitoring and maintenance of communications systems. Full job description

*The Enterprise Center CDC, Community Projects Associate
The fellow will manage resident-led projects to improve the Walnut Hill neighborhood, participate in and facilitate community meetings, compile and analyze historic and demographic data and neighborhood surveys, and participate in grant prospecting and writing. Full job description

*White-Williams Scholars, Outreach Coordinator
The fellow will be primarily responsible for creating and sustaining a WWS community through public relations, marketing, and alumni and volunteer coordination. Full job description

*Women Against Abuse, Public Relations Associate
The fellow will focus on external publications such as newsletters, fact sheets, media kits, annual reports, and e-newsletters as well as assist in responding to media inquiries and publicizing events. Full job description

* Indicates agencies hosting a fellow in 2008-2009

View the 2008-2009 Placements