Equity Collective

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) is a ten year initiative focused on increasing the number of
underrepresented populations accessing careers in STEM. PSEC is situated within the Philadelphia STEM
Ecosystem and includes support for the backbone organization, engagement with an external evaluator,
and competitive programmatic grants for Ecosystem member organizations.

Using a collective impact model and harnessing the resources of the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem, the
PSEC was established in January 2020 by GSK and the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem Its goal is to cultivate STEM equity, access, and inclusion in STEM career pathways for Philadelphia students who are traditionally
underrepresented in STEM occupations.

Members

Members of PSEC meet quarterly, participate in one-on-one interviews, provide continual input, and help establish the vision, mission, theory of change, and common measures of the collective. For more information, please contact phstemeqcol@gmail.com.

To join, click on the "join us" button below:

Collective Impact. One of the biggest challenges facing community leaders is changing systems and policies to improve the well-being of citizens. Over the last twenty years, community change leaders have engaged in single and cross-sector collaboration to begin to uncover and address some of the largest challenges. In 2011, FSG defined an approach to community change called Collective Impact. The Collective Impact framework contains five core conditions including the development of a common agenda; using shared measurement to understand progress; building on mutually reinforcing activities;engaging in continuous communications and providing a backbone to move the work forward

Collective Partners

21st Century Partnership for STEM Education
Abraham Lincoln High School
Acceleration Network
Alliance for Decision Education
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
BLEU Gardens
BSD Education
Building 21 High School
Campus Philly
Center for Aquatic Sciences
Civic Capital Consulting
Coded by Kids
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Colliers Life Sciences Practice Group
Community Transformation Partners, STEAM2IE Workspace
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.
CS4Philly
Delaware Valley Science Fairs (DVSF)
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
Doors to Explore Inc.
Drexel University
Drexel University - College of Computing & Informatics
East Coast Greenway Alliance
Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Education United
EducationWorks
El Centro de Estudiantes High school, Big Picture Philadelphia
Elyte Universal Network, LLC
Episcopal Community Services
Equal Measure
Esperanza
Esteem Girls STEM Center
ExCITe Center
Fairmount Water Works
Fleming Petenko Law, The Legal Resource for Nonprofits
Frankford High School
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey
Glover Gardens LLC
Greater Philadelphia Professionals Chapter of NSBE
GSK
HealthWorks Academies
Howard Horace Furness High School
Ibrahim Youth Scholars
Interpret Green
iPraxis
JEVS Human Services
John Hancock School
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Kumon Math & Reading of Center City Philadelphia
La Salle University

Learn Fresh
Life Science Cares Philadelphia
Liguori Academy
NEAR ( Northeast Against Racism)
Need in Deed
PA Voter Court Watch Steam Community Partners
Paul Robeson High School
PDE Migrant Education Program
Penn Engineering
Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia Future City Competition
Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership (PRNP)
Philadelphia Robotics Coalition
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
Philadelphia Zoo
Physics Wonder Girls, University of the Sciences
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Saint Joseph's University
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School
STARS Computing Corps @ Temple University
STEM Educational Fund
STEM Equity Alliance
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
Sunrise of Philadelphia, Inc.
TechGirlz
Temple University
Temple University College of Engineering
Temple University Department of Computer and information Sciences
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
The Barnes Foundation
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
The Franklin Institute
The Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research (PSBR)
The School District of Philadelphia
The STREAM Engine
The Wistar Institute
Thomas Jefferson University
Tiny WPA
Together for West Philadelphia
University City Science Center
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University of the Sciences
Vetri Community Partnership
Villanova University
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Wagner Middle School
West Chester University – Philadelphia
White Rock Baptist Church
WHYY, Inc.
Wynnefield Library Adult/Teen Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Zhang Sah Martial Arts Learning Center