1. Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative
Shirley Moy
April 2019

2. Agenda 9:00am Welcome and Introductions
9:30am Advancing Workforce Solutions for North Philadelphia
10:15am Challenges and Opportunities:
Workforce Development for an Employer Perspective
12:00pm Investing in Workforce Development Strategies
1:30pm Wrap Up and Network Sessions

3. Welcome and Introductions

4. Welcome by Temple University
William Bergman, Vice President for Public Affairs
PA Senator Sharif Street
Shirley Moy, Executive Director
Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative

5. Introductions Please take out your … business cards flyers/brochures
or a pen
Share your information with the person
to the left and right, back and in front, of you.

6. Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

7. Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
Jeff Hornstein, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mohona Siddique
Project Manager
Nick Frontino
Managing Director, Projects and Operations

8. Challenges and Opportunities

9. Panel Presentation: About the Moderator
Nick Frontino
Managing Director, Projects and Operations
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

10. Panel Presentation Dan Amspacher, Director, Strategic Initiatives - HR
SEPTA
Gene Cummings, Portfolio District Manager/Temple
Allied Universal
Sharon Boyle , Associate Vice President, HR
Temple University
Jack Gehrs, Director of Talent Management
Temple University Health System

11. Resources

12. Philadelphia Works, Inc
Philadelphia Works, Inc. Resources for Participants, Employers and Providers
Procurement Opportunities for Vocational Skills Training:
Career Services for Participants:
PA CareerLink Philadelphia

13. Youth Program Resources
Sign-up to be informed about upcoming RFPs with
Phildelphia Youth Netowrk at
Stephanie Gambone

14. City Funding Resources
eContract bid services for City of Philadelphia:

15. LNPWI Funding

16. Mission
LNPWI seeks multiple partners to implement innovative and data-informed projects that lead to sustainable employment for individuals in Philadelphia by addressing a need or population in the community not already being served by existing programs in the area.

17. Award Between $25,000 to $200,000 a year Multiple Projects
Multi-Year Grant - 3 years
Educational and Workforce Development Programming
Innovative and data-informed projects that lead to sustainable employment

18. Eligibility Applicants must operate within the City of Philadelphia.
Nonprofit and for-profit agencies may apply with the exception of individual vendors. Note: prior federal funding is a plus, but not required.
Organizations external to Temple University may only submit one concept as the lead.
Entities at the department level within Temple University may only submit one concept.

19. Budgeting Guidelines Concept budgets should not include funding for:
Capital improvement projects
Lobbying efforts
Indirect Costs

20. Application Overview Cover Sheet Budget Summary Budget Narrative
Concept Narrative – Not to exceed 5 pages

21. Narrative Overview Organizational Background and Information
Give a brief summary of your organization’s history.
Describe your organization’s current workforce development programs and activities.

22. Summarize the Concept
Briefly explain how your concept fits with the LNPWI’s mission and how it links to the city’s workforce development plans and strategies.
All applicants serving Philadelphia County will be considered, however, priority geographic areas include 19121, 19122, 19123, 19125, 19130, 19132, 19133, and zip codes.

23. Concept Description
Explain how this concept fills an unmet need between education and/or employment within the community.
Explain your goals and SMART
Provide detail on how you plan to accomplish your goals, and your proposed timeline
List partners who will be engaged in this concept and their respective roles. Note: All concepts must include an authentic university and community partnership and engagement with employers.
Describe the indicators that will be used to measure the impact of your concept, and the process to collect data.

24. Important Dates Call for Concepts Released April 3, 2019
Concept Submission Deadline
May 8, 2019 at 11:59 PM
Notification of Decision
May 20, 2019
LNPWI Proposal Submitted to Lenfest Foundation
May 31, 2019
Funding Decision Notification
June 24, 2019
Program Period
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022

25. Application and Information
Shirley Moy
(215)
(215) fax

26. Submit by May 8, 2019

27. Other Opportunities for Involvement
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28. Get Involved Hire North Philadelphia residents
Share job openings with us
Work with us to develop a pipeline of North Philadelphia residents into jobs at their respective company.
Be featured as one of our "Employer Spotlight"
Participate in Temple's Annual Neighborhood Job Fair (coming in May 16th)
Promote Community Outreach Efforts
Join our listserv to receive monthly e-newsletters on community outreach efforts
Use social media to spread the information from the monthly e-newsletters, among their networks
Invite us to speak at appropriate events that they can sponsor
Share Expertise/ Collaborate
Volunteer to do workshops or training related to their area of expertise with the community
Serve as a professional mentor based on their career and aspirations of the mentee
Agree to be a supervisor or host site for individuals seeking summer or year-round work experience
Support the work
Contribute to a scholarship program or sponsor individuals residing in North Philadelphia who cannot afford to take non-credit or credit courses at Temple
Connect us to corporate or foundation giving opportunities that align with these initiatives.
Provide in-kind work-related resources, e.g. tablets, briefcases, etc.
Consider donating items that help individuals with other barriers to employment

29. Tell Us What You Think Survey Link:

30. Thank you for your support of this effort!