February 20, 2024

PHENND Events/Activities

Voting Video Competition – Mar 15

PHENND

As a college student with unlimited social media access you have a unique opportunity to reach hundreds if not thousands with your voice, and PHENND is giving you a chance to win $500. How would you...

Other Local Events and Workshops

Hands on History: Caring for Culture Through Conservation – Mar 2

University of Pennsylvania

The Penn Museum invites high school students interested in art and science for a day of hands-on activities led by the Conservation Department. Come see what we’re working on in the lab, go on a...

Community Conversation: State Rep Donna Bullock & Senator Sharif Street – Feb 18

Greater Enon Missionary Baptist Church

Come meet with Senator Sharif Street and State Representative Donna Bullock to learn about important legislative issues at the state level that will impact your local Philadelphia community. Date and...

Virtual FACT Workshop: Engaging Excellence- Family, Community & School (Special Education) – Mar 5

School District of Philadelphia Office of Family and Community Engagement

Family Academy: Courses and Training (FACT) offers FREE in-person and virtual workshops for families and School District of Philadelphia community members. Our workshops support personal growth,...

FACT Workshop: Emotional Regulation through Mindfulness Techniques – Feb 17

School District of Philadelphia Office of Family and Community Engagement

Family Academy: Courses and Training (FACT) offers FREE in-person and virtual workshops for families and School District of Philadelphia community members. Our workshops support personal growth,...

Read by 4th Virtual Lunch & Learn: The Impact of a Diverse Classroom Library – Feb 28

Read by 4th

We’ll hear from the team at First Book behind their recent report, “The Impact of a Diverse Classroom Library“, which found that increasing access to diverse books in the classroom...

Campus Philly Spring Career Event – Apr 2

Campus Philly

At Campus Philly’s Spring Career Event, you’ll network in person with students and recent grads in the Greater Philadelphia area (We are expecting 200+ attendees). Plus, you’ll...

Online Trauma-Informed Management Workshop Series – Feb 13, 20, 27

Alia Sutton-Bey LLC

Effective leadership transcends traditional norms in today’s workplace. To truly empower your team’s growth, well-being, and performance, it’s time to embrace innovative approaches....

Philly Tech Sistas Virtual AI-Powered Career Development Series – Feb 21, Mar 6&13

Philly Tech Sistas

AI is popping up everywhere and we want to make sure you’re not left behind! Grab your favorite drink of choice whether it be wine, water, or tea, and wine down with us! This is your chance to...

National Constitution Center: Virtual Programs Celebrating Civil Rights – Mar 20 & 23

National Constitution Center

Live from the Museum: African Americans in the Fight for Abolition Tuesday, February 20 | Noon ET Explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and...

ABC’s Designing Leadership Program – Apr 11

Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia

Em power ment is this year’s Designing Leadership theme, which is at the forefront of how to optimize employee performance and strengthen workplace culture. Participants will gain a clear...

Nonprofit Learning Lab – Mar 21

Nonprofit Learning Lab

Our Nonprofit Labs are a deep-dive day filled with networking and learning the best practices to bring back to your nonprofit. The day is focused on providing practical strategies to help...

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Intentional and Holistic Practices for Providing Basic Needs Support to Community College Students – Feb 20

PA Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s PA Maslow: A Hierarchy of Collegiate Basic Needs presents the “Lunch and Learn” monthly series for 2024. We are happy to announce that the first lunch...

Swarthmore College 2024 Cornell Lecture: Entrepreneurialism and Social Justice in Australian & English Education – Students, Teachers & School Leaders Navigating the Imperatives of Market Governance – Feb 15

Swarthmore College

Please join us Thursday, February 15th, 4:30 PM at Swarthmore for a talk by Dr. Amanda Keddie from Deakin University (Australia) who is this year’s Cornell Distinguished Visiting Professor at...

Leading with Impact: Nonprofit Executive Certificate Program – Mar 28

Bryn Mawr College

Nonprofit and social sector executives face challenges that are constant and complex. You’re responsible for the health and impact of your organization not only internally, but also in the world....

New Resources

New Study: Food Insecurity Decreased During Pandemic for Low-Income Adults

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

In this Spotlight exclusive, we speak with Rishi Wadhera about a new study on how pandemic assistance decreased food insecurities in low-income communities. Wadhera, a cardiologist at Beth Israel...

New Book: Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy

The Philadelphia Citizen

A veteran Philadelphia social studies teacher, Amy Jane Cohen, has written a new book about Black Philadelphia history, Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy....

Live the Legacy Podcast: National Voter Registration Day

Andrew Goodman Foundation

We’re thrilled to announce Season 4 of the Live The Legacy Podcast! In our season opener, we’re honored to host Chyann Sapp, the dynamic Campaign Director at National Voter Registration...

Pulitzer Center Resources for Black History Month

Pulitzer Center

Before and After: Transatlantic Exchanges and Outcomes: In this unit, students investigate the profound impact of the Columbian Exchange, colonization, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the...

Student Voices: Youth Speak Out on Environmental Issues in the News

Pulitzer Center

In the Pulitzer Center’s annual Local Letters for Global Change contest, students respond to global issues and call for action. In this year’s contest, a strong plurality of students chose to...

United Voices: Community Listening Session Report

Urban Affairs Coalition

As part of the Urban Affairs Coalition’s recent Mayoral election efforts, funded by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, UAC created the Community Listening Session report, United Voices. The...

Podcast: Building the Black Educator Pipeline: The Politics of Fighting for Black Students

The Center for Black Educator Development

Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas joins the show to discuss fighting for educational change as an elected official and the politics are improving our schools. He discusses the...

Partnerships Classifieds

Volunteer Opportunities: 10th Pennsylvania Governor’s STEM Competition – Feb 29

PA Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education are hosting the 10th Pennsylvania Governor’s STEM Competition on May 8th, 2024. This...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Call for Abstracts: American Public Health Association 2024 Meeting & Expo – Mar 29

American Public Health Association

The American Public Health Association (APHA) 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo, Community Based Public Health Caucus invites your abstract submissions related to the science and practice of...

Call for Proposals: 2024 Consortium on High Achievement & Success (CHAS) Students of Color Leadership Conference – Feb 16

Bryn Mawr College

We are looking for staff, faculty, and students to present at the 2024 Consortium on High Achievement & Success (CHAS) Students of Color Leadership Conference hosted by the Tri-Co Consortium...

Registration Open: 2024 AAC&U Hybrid Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, “What Unites Us” – Mar 21-23

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Registration for the hybrid 2024 AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, “What Unites Us,” is now open! Join us March 21–23, 2024 in Philadelphia for an array of...

Grant Opportunities

Consumer Financial Education Fund – Mar 1

Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

Rose Foundation For Communities and the Environment invites applications for Consumer Financial Education Fund The Rose Foundation For Communities and the Environment invites applications for its...

Health Policy Research Scholars Program – Mar 7

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for Health Policy Research Scholars Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for its Health Policy Research Scholars...

Garden Grant program – Mar 1

Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation invites applications for Garden Grant program The Whole Kids Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded by Whole Foods Market dedicated to improving children’s health and...

Sustainable Disaster Relief Fund – Mar 8

Vanguard Charitable

Vanguard Charitable issues RFP for Sustainable Disaster Relief Fund Vanguard Charitable manages two mission-driven funds focused on the areas of intermediate to long-term disaster relief and the...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Paid Summer Community Engaged Internship with PA Sea Grant for Undergraduate Students – Feb 26

Pennsylvania Sea Grant

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is excited to offer two paid summer internship opportunities for undergraduate students seeking to gain experience in the areas of outreach (aquatic invasive species; preferred...

Community Engagement Specialist, Philly Neighborhood Networks

Philly Neighborhood Networks

Philly Neighborhood Networks is a community group that has been organizing in the city for eighteen years. We work to promote a society in which all people are treated with dignity and fairness, are...

Speech and Language Pathologist, Belmont Charter Network

Belmont Charter Network

What makes us unique? Belmont Charter Network equips students with the knowledge and skills to succeed wherever their talents, diligence, and heart take them. Serving as a network of community...

Associate Director of Broader Impacts and Outreach, Science Outreach Initiative, SAS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), UPenn

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) forms the foundation of the scholarly excellence that has established Penn as one of the world’s leading research universities....

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