May 16, 2023

PHENND Events/Activities

Education-Based Service Fair – Jun 1

PHENND

Passionate about supporting education in Philadelphia? Looking for a meaningful year of professional experience? Join us to explore service opportunities that will provide you with the next step in...

Other Local Events and Workshops

Back to the Roots: Honoring culture through entrepreneurship – May 25

Mayor's Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Join the Mayor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, Office of Public Engagement, and the Office of Immigrant Affairs in celebrating National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!...

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Philadelphia

Mayor's Office of Public Engagement

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Established by the Congress in 1992, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month highlights the stories of people in the United States who are of Asian or...

Green Building United’s 2023 Sustainability Symposium – May 24

Green Building United

Green Building United is excited to announce the 13th Annual Sustainability Symposium taking place May 24th, 2023 at Drexel University! The Symposium is a full day of educational sessions covering...

New Resources

A Complete Guide to K-12 STEM Resources

TechGuide

The grouping of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) was first introduced as an acronym in 2001 by Judith Ramaley, an American biologist and assistant director at the National...

Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month, Pulitzer Center

Pulitzer Center

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which can provide a catalyst to open up a conversation on youth mental health to last year-round. It can be challenging to talk about mental health crises with...

Become a School of National Service: Join the National Partnership for Student Success Higher Education Coalition

AmeriCorps

Become a School of National Service At AmeriCorps, we strive to prepare those who serve with us with the tools and resources needed to thrive in a globally competitive landscape increasing access...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Apply for Changemakers Retreat, Campus Compact – May 31

Campus Compact

Campus Compact is convening current and aspiring boundary spanners and change-makers at a three-day in-person retreat designed for community engagement professionals from various institutions,...

Nonprofit Management Institute 2023: “Thriving Through Change” – Sep 13-14

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The world has changed dramatically in recent years, posing new opportunities and challenges for nonprofit organizations– from America’s racial reckoning, to rapidly evolving technology, to the...

2023 Virtual Institute on Engaged and Integrative Learning – Jul 18-21

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Join us July 18-21, 2023 for our 2023 Virtual Institute on Engaged and Integrative Learning to develop and advance institutional-level efforts to expand engaged and integrative learning....

Grant Opportunities

Grandom Institution Funds: Clean Affordable Energy Solutions – Jul 1

Friends Fiduciary

The Grandom Institution was founded in 1842 by a generous bequest from Hartt Grandom, a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In the 19th century and the first half of the 20th,...

programs serving adults with disabilities – Apr 14

WITH Foundation

WITH Foundation invites applications for programs serving adults with disabilities The mission of the WITH Foundation is to promote the establishment of comprehensive health care for adults with...

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants – Apr 12

Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants The Burroughs Wellcome Fund serves and strengthens society by nurturing a diverse group of leaders in...

Anthony Prize for Communities and the Environment – Mar 22

Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

Rose Foundation invites nominations for the Anthony Prize The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment invites nominations for the Anthony Prize, which will provide a $1,000 cash award in...

Grants to advance social justice for legal orgs – Apr 11

Impact Fund

Impact Fund invites applications to advance social justice The Impact Fund provides grants to advance social justice in the United States. To that end, grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to...

Student well-being outside the classroom – Apr 30

Imagine Learning Foundation

Imagine Learning Foundation invites applications for efforts to support well-being of students outside the classroom Imagine Learning Foundation (ILF), the philanthropic initiative founded by Imagine...

Request for Proposals: University-Assisted Community Schools Regional Training Center – May 1

Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Part of the Netter Center endowment is designated to fund regional training centers that advance University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) in a multi-state region, which is to be defined by the...

Request for Proposal: Institutional Innovations for College Men of Color – Apr 10

ECMC Foundation

Takeoff: Institutional Innovations for College Men of Color, a project funded by ECMC Foundation and led by the USC Race and Equity Center, invites community colleges nationwide to submit proposals...

2023 J.M.K. Innovation Prize for the Environment, Heritage Conservation & Social Justice – Apr 28

J.M. Kaplan Fund

Calling All Nonprofit Innovators & Social Entrepreneurs: Applications are open for the 2023 Innovation Prize. Now in its fifth cycle, the Prize seeks to identify, support, and elevate innovators...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

National Health Corps: Public Health Leadership Corps

City of Philadelphia

The National Health Corps (NHC) is an AmeriCorps program with a long, proud history. Over the past 28 years, more than 2,500 NHC members have completed more than million hours of service. The...

University-Assisted Community Schools Fellow

Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Join the Netter Center as a University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) Fellow and be part of a team that is a national leader in university-community partnerships, the community schools movement,...

Intern (Part-Time), Elevate 215

Elevate 215

The Intern reports to the Manager, GreatPhillySchools. The intern will provide general support to the Elevate 215 organization and will specifically focus their work in support of the...

Assistant, Strategy & Development, National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

BACKGROUND The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from...

Associate Web Producer, National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

BACKGROUND The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from...

Museum Educator, National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

BACKGROUND The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from...

Membership Coordinator and Web Application Administrator (Part-Time), Penn’s Village

Penn’s Village

Penn’s Village (PV) is a community-based nonprofit organization that supports residents of central Philadelphia as they age in place. Penn’s Village connects neighbor to neighbor through...

Educator-in-Residence Program Pilot, Spring/Summer 2023, Mural Arts – Apr 14

Mural Arts Philadelphia

Mural Arts Philadelphia is the nation’s largest public art program, dedicated to the belief that art ignites change. For over 35 years, Mural Arts has united artists and communities through a...

Be a Philly pool hero – Lifeguard training & Job – Apr 15

City of Philadelphia

Working on the pool deck is the hottest summer job in Philly. One of the best-paying teen jobs around, Parks & Rec lifeguards earn up to $18 per hour, with starting pay set at $16 per hour. New...

Miscellaneous

Survey for Black K-12 Administrators: Perceptions of Social Justice in Schools

Washington University in St.Louis

Are you a Black K-12 Administrator? Come talk with us about your perceptions of social justice in Schools. Eligibility: Identify as Black school administrator (18+ years) in the Current or past (5...

National Student Voting Survey: Seeking Campus Participation

Campus Vote Project

We are excited to announce a project that Campus Vote Project staff and students have developed in partnership with Dr. Emily Sydnor from Southwestern University! The CVP Research Collective has...

Exelon Foundation STEM Academy Summer Program – Apr 11

Exelon Foundation

Applications are now open for the 6th annual Exelon Foundation STEM Academy summer program are now open and young women interested in STEM are encouraged to apply! The Exelon Foundation STEM...

Webinar: How to Build a Culture of Accountability and Advance Racial Equity – Apr 4

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)

One act of racial harm could have ripple effects across an entire organization. A single microaggression compounded with other acts of interpersonal racism and institutional policies that perpetuate...

Dungeons & Dragons Summer 2023 Camps with GameOn!

Federation of Neighborhood Centers

Penn Nursing professor David Perlman runs GameOn! – a non profit whose mission is to bring the joy and benefits of role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to kids and adults in the...

2023 School Guide Cover Design Challenge – Mar 31

GreatPhillySchools

Challenge Overview Each year, GreatPhillySchools creates and distributes a K-12 School Guide to over 20,000 students, families and partners throughout Philadelphia. These guides support families,...

Program for Future Environmental Scientists and Stewards (ProFESS) – May 15

LandHealth Institute

LandHealth Institute’s Program for Future Environmental Scientists and Stewards (ProFESS) is a 10-week summer program geared towards current 8th through 12th grade students who are interested...

Democratic Engagement

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge 2022 Annual Report

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) is a national, nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation launched in 2016 that supports and recognizes nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across the...

Our Vote, Our Future Mayoral Forum, Urban Affairs Coalition – Apr 17

Urban Affairs Coalition

As part of UAC’s “Our Vote, Our Future” initiative, the Urban Affairs Coalition, YMCA, and One Day at a Time are hosting a mayoral forum where Philadelphians can voice their hopes,...

National Student Voting Survey: Seeking Campus Participation

Campus Vote Project

We are excited to announce a project that Campus Vote Project staff and students have developed in partnership with Dr. Emily Sydnor from Southwestern University! The CVP Research Collective has...

College Success Network

Call for Proposals: 2023 NCAN National Conference “Uniting for Equity: Shaping the Future of Postsecondary Attainment” – Apr 10

National College Attainment Network

We’re excited to welcome you to the 2023 National College Attainment Network (NCAN) National Conference “Uniting for Equity: Shaping the Future of Postsecondary Attainment” in...

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