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SUMMARY:The Intersection of Community\, Academia\, and Grantmaking (2026)
DESCRIPTION:After two semesters of preparation\, the graduates of the Penn Community Scholars Program will present their innovative ideas to potential collaborators and funders. \nThe event will include networking opportunities\, pitch presentations\, a prototype exhibit\, and a keynote presentation by Al Richmond\, Executive Director of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH). \nAn esteemed judge’s panel of funders and academics will choose who gets the “top pitch” and “top prototype” awards. \nCelebrating its eleventh year\, the Penn Community Scholars Program was developed to foster and promote community-academic partnerships and community-based participatory research. This 14-session training is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of community members to serve as equal partners in research. The Program features guest speakers from community-academic partnerships and other topic area experts in health care innovation\, multi-sector collaboration\, and more. In addition to learning the foundations of research\, leaders from community organizations receive tools and resources to craft their “pitch” in a way that is attractive to funders and academic partners. \nJoin us for a morning of connection\, collaboration\, and celebration with some of the best community and academic leaders in Philadelphia.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/the-intersection-of-community-academia-and-grantmaking-2026/
LOCATION:Independence LIVE\, 1919 Market Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:REACH Event
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SUMMARY:Community Scholars networking @ Positano Coast
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite the Penn CSP Alumni and current cohort to the Sopra Lounge at Positano Coast (212 Walnut St in Old City) on Wednesday\, December 17th\, 2025 from 5:30pm-8:00pm to re-connect\, welcome the newest alumni\, and meet this year’s Scholars. \nAn hors d’oeuvres style dinner will be provided (not a formal plated dinner) so we will be free to move around and catch up. \nWe can’t wait to see you!\nPlease be sure to RSVP for this event and notify andrew.belfiglio@pennmedicine.upenn.edu if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/community-scholars-networking-positano-coast-2025/
LOCATION:Sopra Lounge at Positano Coast\, 212 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106
CATEGORIES:REACH Event
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SUMMARY:The Intersection of Community\, Academia\, and Grantmaking (2025)
DESCRIPTION:After two semesters of preparation\, the graduates of the Penn Community Scholars Program will present their innovative ideas to potential collaborators and funders. \nThe event will include networking opportunities\, the pitch presentations\, and a keynote presentation entitled “Improving Healthy Outcomes for All: Where Community and Collaboration Meet” by Dr. Victoria Cargill\, Senior Director\, Public Health @ the Milken Institute. \nAn esteemed judge’s panel of funders and academics will choose who gets the “top pitch” awards. \n\nLeann Ayers\, The Philadelphia Foundation\nLauren Maloney\, AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation\nJenny Rockwell\, The Spruce Foundation & Philadelphia Health Partnership\nDr. Victoria Cargill\, Milken Institute\nDr. Aviv Landau\, SAFELab at the University of Pennsylvania\nDr. Siva Mathiyazhagan\, SAFELab at the University of Pennsylvania\n\nCelebrating its tenth year\, the Penn Community Scholars Program was developed to foster and promote community-academic partnerships and community-based participatory research. This 14-session training is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of community members to serve as equal partners in research. The Program features guest speakers from community-academic partnerships and other topic area experts in health care innovation\, multi-sector collaboration\, and more. In addition to learning the foundations of research\, leaders from community organizations receive tools and resources to craft their “pitch” in a way that is attractive to funders and academic partners. \nThis year’s pitch presenters: \n\nLexie Taylor\, NAMI Philadelphia (National Alliance on Mental Illness)\nMarylissa Barbosa-Fish\, HealthCorps\, Inc.\nSandy Sharma\, CADCOM\nElizabeth Donaghue\, Jane Addams Place at Lutheran Settlement House\nElaine Wells\, Global Thinking Initiatives\, Inc.\nGeanna Williams-Davis\, EleganceXtreme Inc.\nDanielle McClane\, Diamond Beauty Academy\nClara Pritchett\, Body Empowerment Project\nShannin Smith\, Odyssey of Eden Doula Services\nLisa Quattlebaum\, The Homesteadista\nGail Pryor\, URtheKey North Philadelphia Block Captains & Community Association\nIhsan Hines\, My Brother’s Keeper Cares\nAshley Murray\, NAMI Philadelphia (National Alliance on Mental Illness)\nMeg Finley\, Lutheran Settlement House\n\nContinuing Medical Education (CME) credits are available for this event! In support of improving patient care\, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)\, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team \n\nPhysicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.\nNurses: This activity is awarded a maximum of 3.50 NCPD hours.\nPhysician Assistants: Penn Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for a maximum of 3.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.\n\n  \nJoin us for a morning of connection\, collaboration\, and celebration with some of the best community and academic leaders in Philadelphia.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/symposium2025/
LOCATION:Quorum at the University City Science Center\, 3675 Market St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:REACH Event
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Philadelphia Block Captains Appreciation Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:URtheKey North Philadelphia Block Captains & Community Association presents the 3rd Annual Philadelphia Block Captains Appreciation Luncheon to HONOR BLOCK CAPTAINS on October 19th\, 2024 @ 10am-3pm at the North 10 Lenfest Center. \nRSVP by October 9th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U1nBJ_97t9DzF4cr3_KpgMW7ihL5fLcNmAG8BphDGS4/viewform?edit_requested=true
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/3rd-annual-philadelphia-block-captains-appreciation-luncheon/
LOCATION:North 10 Lenfest Center\, 3890 N 10th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Event
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SUMMARY:Reading Resources Stops the Violence\, While Voting Matters
DESCRIPTION:All Aboard! Come get on the reading resource train at Shepard Recreation Center! Let’s go for a ride of learning and empowerment as we discuss how reading resources can help stop violence in our communities. Let’s also dive into why voting matters and how it can create positive change. Come join us for a fun filled day with free food\, books galore\, read alouds\, games\, resources\, entertainment\, and more in our communities. Don’t miss out on the fun and to be a part of something super impactful! \nEleganceXtreme\, Inc presents Reading Resources Stops the Violence While Voting Matters Festival! Sponsored in part by Read by 4th\, Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.\, and Black Voters Matter. In collaboration with My Independence at Home (MIAH)\, Urbnseek\, Global Citizens and the West Philadelphia Reading Captains. \nIf you are interested in tabling the event\, contact EleganceXtreme: https://www.elegancextremeinc.org/contact \nRegister as an attendee: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-resources-stops-the-violence-while-voting-matters-tickets-980804471577
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/reading-resources-stops-the-violence-while-voting-matters/
LOCATION:Shepard Rec Center\, 5700 Haverford Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Event
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SUMMARY:Clean\, Green & Serene
DESCRIPTION:Dear Students\, Family & Friends\,\n  \nPhiladelphia is plagued with a spirit of filth\, squalor\, violence\, and apathy along with threats to public health and the environment.  But there is hope! ✨\n \nJoin us for Clean·Green & Serene🍃 |Sat.\, Oct 5th |8:30AM-12:00PM| Continental Breakfast| Lunch & Festivities ✨|FREE | Meetup at: 3331 Brandywine St.| Sign-up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfr_UeK-qZtOtbiCTfLsENyHwh6WKKJz41Btrchrbb_8ifZbQ/viewform?pli=1\n\n\nLet’s change the image of this great city and shift the narrative.  1.) Forward the link to friends. 2.) Sign up via the link 3.) Help pick up trash in our community.\n \nWe must give the next generation a clean environment and a bright future🌻.  Can you please come out to help on Oct 5th?  Mantua Worldwide Community\, Inc. has hosted nearly 16 “Clean\, Green & Serene” community cleanups since Year 2021.\n \nWarmest\,\n\n\n\nGweny Love\nExecutive Director & CEO\nMantua Worldwide Community\, Inc\nP.O Box 38665\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19104\nwww.MantuaWorldwide.com\n\nPhone: (215) 703-7071
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/clean-green-serene/
LOCATION:Garden Area behind Wright Rec Center\, 3331 Brandywine St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T173000
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SUMMARY:CSP Alumni Networking 2024 @ Assembly
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite the Penn CSP Alumni to Assembly Rooftop Lounge (part of the Logan Hotel) on Thursday\, October 3rd from 5:30pm-8:00pm to re-connect and welcome the newest alumni. We look forward to hearing about your latest work and to telling you about the latest developments with REACH and how it can support your work. \nAn hors d’oeuvres style dinner will be provided (not a formal plated dinner) so we will be free to move around and catch up. \nThe Assembly Rooftop Lounge is accessed through the Logan Hotel at the corner of 18th and the Ben Franklin Parkway by Logan Square. The space is outdoor only\, so please dress accordingly\, and should we have to cancel due to inclement weather we will notify you by noon on the day of the event (at the latest).
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/csp-alumni-networking-2024-assembly/
LOCATION:Assembly Rooftop Lounge\, 1840 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:REACH Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T140000
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SUMMARY:REACH Accelerator
DESCRIPTION:From the people who brought you the Penn Community Scholars Program… \nREACH is an initiative at Penn to make it easier for community and academic partners to find one another and create a successful and sustainable partnership. \nThe REACH ACCELERATOR will provide a venue for networking\, matchmaking\, coaching\, & resources for creating the next great community-academic partnerships. The REACH Accelerator will take place 12:30pm-2pm on Thursday\, March 21st\, 2024\, immediately following The Intersection of Community\, Academia\, and Grantmaking (2024) (Annual Symposium of the Penn Community Scholars Program). Register for both events for a fantastic day of innovation and partnership. \nCome learn what REACH can do for you\, connect with leaders in the community and at the University\, and enjoy networking games and prizes.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/reach-accelerator/
LOCATION:Quorum at the University City Science Center\, 3675 Market St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Intersection of Community\, Academia\, and Grantmaking (2024)
DESCRIPTION:After two semesters of preparation\, the graduates of the Penn Community Scholars Program will present their innovative ideas to potential collaborators and funders. \n \nThe event will include networking opportunities\, the pitch presentations\, and a keynote presentation from Dr. Rafael Pérez-Figueroa\, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Public Health Service at Rutgers University School of Public Health. \nAn esteemed judges panel of funders and academics will choose who gets the “top pitch” awards. This year’s judges panel includes: \n\nRafael E. Pérez-Figueroa\, MD\, MPH – Rutgers (keynote speaker)\nMeghan Lane-Fall\, MD\, MSHP – Penn\nHeather (Falck) Major – IBX Foundation\nMelody Esther Tulier DrPH\, MPH\, MCP – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\nVictoria A. Cargill\, MD – Milken Institute\nJocelyn Jones Arnold – Gender Justice Fund\, and previously City of Philadelphia\n\n  \n \nNow in its ninth year\, the Penn Community Scholars Program was developed to foster and promote community-academic partnerships and community-based participatory research. This 14-session training is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of community members to serve as equal partners in research. The Program features guest speakers from community-academic partnerships and other topic area experts in health equity\, health care innovation\, and more. In addition to learning the foundations of research\, leaders from community organizations receive tools and resources to craft their “pitch” in a way that is attractive to funders and academic partners. \nJoin us for a morning of connection\, collaboration\, and celebration with some of the best community and academic leaders in Philadelphia. \nWe think you’ll want to stick around…\nAfter the symposium\, the REACH Accelerator will take place 12:30pm-2pm – a networking event to connect you with potential community or academic partners\, and a time to meet the REACH team who can help you meet your personal and organizational goals.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/the-intersection-of-community-academia-and-grantmaking-2024/
LOCATION:Quorum at the University City Science Center\, 3675 Market St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240209T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240209T113000
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Community Driven Research Day
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESEARCH DAY encourages collaborations between researchers and community based organizations ( and community groups who have research questions that they are interested in answering\, specifically in ways that address social determinants of health. \nThrough an interactive poster session\, CBOs and community groups will highlight their questions to CDRD participants\, who will include area non profits\, community groups\, public sector partners\, and researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia\, The University of Pennsylvania\, Temple\nUniversity\, Drexel University\, Thomas Jefferson University\, and La Salle University Attendees will be able to meet and discuss potential collaborations that benefit community partners. An esteemed keynote panel of past CDRD awardees and community driven research experts will also present on effective community academic collaborations. \n\n\n\nView the event flyer for more details and to register as a presenter or attendee (OPENS PDF)
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/14th-annual-community-driven-research-day/
LOCATION:CHOP Roberts Center\, 2716 South St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T180000
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SUMMARY:Connect with REACH at Venture Café Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Research & Equity in Academic-Community Partnerships for Health (REACH) is an initiative at the University of Pennsylvania that fosters successful\, sustainable\, and equitable community-academic partnerships. Since 2015\, we’ve run the Community Scholars Program\, a free two-semester night class that prepares community organizations to be equal partners in research\, so that community partners can co-direct the research enterprise. We’ve built REACH to take it one step further: assist in the development of partnerships through networking\, resources\, coaching consultation\, and programming\, with the ultimate goal of making partnerships easy\, efficient\, effective\, and equitable.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nRSVP to join us from 5:00-7:00pm on Thursday\, November 16th at the Venture Café (3675 Market Street) for light food and beverage\, networking\, and to hear about how REACH can help you meet your goals.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAt this session\, we are offering the following services:\n\n\n\n\nHeadshots – update your professional picture\nNewsletter signup – connect with REACH opportunities\nNetworking profile signup – create a profile on our online platform to connect with potential partners\nProfessional materials – write / update your professional bio; receive consultation on websites and other communications\nCoaching clinic – brainstorm research and partnership ideas with our facilitators\n\n\n\n\nThis event will prepare community leaders to connect with academic partners\, grantmakers\, and fellow community-based organizations. Through a proven coaching model\, participants will have access to services and tools designed to build bridges between community and academia\, so that we can work together to create partnerships\, achieve equity\, and secure funding. Connect with these resources and a team of coaches that will prepare you for an opportunity at a future\, large networking event (save the date: March 21\, 2024).
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/connect-with-reach-at-venture-cafe-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Venture Café Philadelphia\, 3675 Market Street\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T080000
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SUMMARY:The Intersection of Community\, Academia\, and Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:The culminating symposium of the Penn Community Scholars Program where community leaders pitch their solutions to a panel of academics & funders \nNow in its seventh year\, the Penn Community Scholars Program was developed to foster and promote community-academic partnerships and community-based participatory research. This 12-session training is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of community members to serve as equal partners in research. The Program features guest speakers from community-academic partnerships and other topic area experts in health equity\, health care innovation\, and more. In addition to learning the foundations of research\, leaders from community organizations receive tools and resources to craft their “pitch” in a way that is attractive to funders and academic partners. \nAfter two semesters of preparation\, the graduates of the Penn Community Scholars Program will present their innovative ideas to potential collaborators and funders. The event will include networking opportunities\, a Q&A panel with local and national funders\, and a keynote presentation from Dr. Anita Ravi\, President/CEO/Co-Founder of the PurpLE Health Foundation. \nJoin us for a morning of connection\, collaboration\, and celebration with some of the best community leaders in Philadelphia. Click here to register.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/the-intersection-of-community-academia-and-grantmaking/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T043000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T073000
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SUMMARY:13th Annual Community Driven Research Day
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RESEARCH DAY encourages collaborations between researchers and community-based organizations (CBOs) and community groups who have research questions that they are interested in answering\, specifically in ways that address social determinants of health. Through an interactive poster session\, CBOs and community groups highlight their questions to CDRD participants\, who include area non-profits\, community groups\, public sector partners\, and researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia\, the University of Pennsylvania\, Temple University\, Drexel University\, Thomas Jefferson University\, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. CBOs\, community groups\, academic researchers\, and students will have ample opportunity to discuss potential mutually-beneficial collaborations. \n2023 Keynote Panel: An esteemed panel of past CDRD awardees and community-driven research experts will present on effective community-academic collaborations.
URL:https://reachpenn.com/event/13th-annual-community-driven-research-day/
LOCATION:Drexel University DiPiero Grant Meeting Room\, Rm 221\, 3220 Market Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104
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