Section I: Organization Information

Name of Agency: Campus Philly        

Name/Title of Contact:  Jon Grabelle Herrmann

Address:  1515 Market St., Suite 830, Philadelphia, PA 19102        

Phone Number: 215-988-1707

Email Address:  jon@campusphilly.org        

Web Address:  www.campusphilly.org

Total Number of Staff Members: 6 FT, 1 Fellow, 5 PT, 8 interns, 20 volunteers        

Total Agency Budget: $1.4 mil

Agency Mission: Campus Philly is a nonprofit organization working together with higher education, business, and public institutions to connect students to a "Greater" Philadelphia. Campus Philly promotes the region as "one big campus," full of opportunities for personal and professional exploration throughout the student life cycle -- from college prospect, to enrolled student, to recent graduate. Through positive first-hand experiences and better connections to the workforce, more college graduates are choosing to live and work in Greater Philadelphia after earning their degree.

Fellow’s Job Title:
Community Engagement Fellow

Section II: The Nitty Gritty

1. Will fellow be working at the same address listed above? If not, please list the address for the fellow’s worksite.

Yes

2.  Will the fellow have:   

A. ___Own Office?               __ X __Shared Office            ____No Office ?  

B. __X_Own Desk?               ____Shared Desk?              ____No Desk?

C. __X_Own Computer?       ____Shared Computer?      ____No Computer?


3. Please state name and title of fellow’s immediate supervisor.

Bob Jobin, Managing Associate, Community Engagement

4. Please approximate the percentage of time fellow will work:

___50% _Independently      __40% __As a team member in a group setting   

__10% __As a team leader in a group setting


5. Will fellow be expected to travel as part of his/her position?

Yes

If so, will travel be: __X__Within Philadelphia?  ____Outside Philadelphia?

How often will they need to travel? 3-5 times/month

Will fellow need: ____a car?   ____a transpass?  __X__occasional tokens?
Car is a plus, not required. We have a corporate account with PhillyCarShare.

Will the agency provide or reimburse for these expenses?
Reimbursements will be for job-related travel, not beginning-of-day and end-of-day commuting.


Section III:  Community Need
Please submit a one paragraph response for each question.

1. Please state in measurable and quantifiable terms the specific community need that the Philly Fellow will address, including the number of people in the community directly affected by the problem.

Over 300,000 college students study in the Philadelphia region. Campus Philly’s Board of Directors affirmed its interest in strategically increasing students’ involvement in service to their local communities. From our internal perspective, increased student-community participation will improve a college student’s experience in the Philadelphia area and complement our graduate retention strategy.

Students are involved with community service programs addressing a wide array of community needs, including education, health services, environmental advocacy, low- income family support, and other important areas of activity.

2. Describe how your agency addresses this need, and how the new capacity created by this fellow will help alleviate the problem.

Through continued outreach and research, Campus Philly will be able to impact levels of student involvement. We envision the fellow taking a lead role in current programming and establishing a permanent community involvement structure at Campus Philly.  This capacity building is necessary, as our current community involvement program will need support for at least one more year to ensure long-term self-sufficiency. The Philly Fellow will lead our student-community engagement program by:

•        Working with our 20+ partner colleges and universities to identify “gaps” in their programming and ways to improve the impact of their community involvement

•        Working with nonprofit partners to better integrate student interns, work-studys, and volunteers within their organizations

•        Implementing and improving Campus Philly’s current community involvement programming calendar, including the Kick-Off Involvement Fair; the Student Service Leaders Conference; MLK Day of Service Outreach; and Alternate Spring Break: Philadelphia

•        Supporting and maintaining the Campus Philly Community Involvement Web Hub, including a non-profit organization directory and non-profit career development resource guide.


3. Describe the level of community involvement in the fellow’s project.

The Fellow will not be directly serving communities, but rather sitting at the nexus of colleges, students, and their local communities. The goal is help students, and their academic institutions, improve their impact and relationships with the region’s community and nonprofit organizations. In the process, the Fellow will gain a broad understanding of the array of needs being addressed by the college community, as well as the strengths and limitations of college-led service.


Section IV:  Job Description

1. Please outline in list form the fellow’s duties and responsibilities.

•        Maintain relationships with Philadelphia area college and university community- involvement departments, both directly and in partnership with existing regional organizations such as PHENND, United Way, Philadelphia Cares, etc.
•        Lead implementation of the Kick-Off Involvement Fair; the Student Service Leaders Conference; MLK Day of Service Outreach; and Alternate Spring Break: Philadelphia
•        Advance the current community involvement program to key Campus Philly
stakeholders, including colleges, student leaders, civic organizations, foundations, businesses, and government entities
•        Find further opportunities to collaborate with outside non-profits regarding college student involvement
•        Cultivate funding leads for continued operations of the community-involvement program at Campus Philly

2. Please outline in list form the skills/qualifications a fellow should have to succeed in this position.

•        Prior experience with student-community service is a plus
•        Must be confident with phone outreach and in-person meetings
•        Must be self-motivated; Campus Philly will of course provide direction, but a Fellow who can develop his/her own project goals and action steps will thrive
•        Should have strong writing skills
•        Must have a 4-year college degree, although any academic focus may be acceptable

3. Please outline your agency’s plan to orient and train the fellow.

•        Spend time initially reviewing a year-long action plan, in consultation with Campus Philly’s Executive Director and current community involvement staff
•        Introduce the employee to Campus Philly’s employment practices and HR policies

Section V:  Supervision/Resources

1. Please briefly describe plans for supervision of fellow.

•        Incorporate Fellow into existing biweekly staff meeting schedule and procedures
•        Identify a communications protocol for the Fellow to interact with current student- community involvement staff and procedures
•        Provide continuous advising and assistance, including monthly update meetings


2. What methods, information, or data will you use to evaluate the fellow’s success in their
position?

The Fellow’s job is to maintain relationships, and implement Campus Philly’s current plan for student-community involvement. The Fellow will be evaluated based on his/her success in these objectives. Success will also be evaluated upon the project goals listed further in this application.  These goals will be reviewed in consultation with the Executive Director and staff at the beginning of the Fellowship.


Section VI: Project Plan

Please outline goals and results you expect the fellow to achieve and the measures you will use to evaluate performance. These goals must address the community need stated above.

1. Please describe the proposed project goal you expect the fellow to achieve.

As previously described, the Fellow’s goal is to implement Campus Philly’s strategy to impact student-community engagement, and maintain the relationships necessary to achieve success in that strategy.

2. Please list significant milestones for this project and dates by which they will be accomplished:

•        Involvement Fair (September 2008)
•        Promotion of online resources (October 2008)
•        Student-Engagement Conference (November 2008)
•        MLK Day Outreach (December 2008)
•        Non-profit Internship Outreach (January-February 2009)
•        ASB: Philadelphia (March 2009)
•        Community Involvement Program Evaluation (April 2009)