The week of
March 5, 2024
PHENND Events/Activities
PHENND Seeks Next Steps AmeriCorps Team Leaders – Jul 15
PHENND
PHENND seeks five full-time AmeriCorps members to serve as Next Steps Team Leaders and help support low-income first generation college students who are themselves enrolled as part-time AmeriCorps...
PHENND Seeks School-Community Partnership Coordinator VISTAs – Jun 15
PHENND
Take the next step in your career and join a cohort that works to strengthen communication, collaboration and community in local Philadelphia schools! PHENND seeks several full-time AmeriCorps...
PHENND Seeks AmeriCorps College and Career Coaches, Promise Corps – Jul 15
PHENND
Position Description: AmeriCorps College and Career Coaches will start August 2024 and serve until June 2025 (or August 2025 for full-time). Coaches work with students in grades 10th-12th, who have...
PHENND Seeks VISTAs for Nonprofit Fellows Program – May 31
PHENND
Join a cohort that works to strengthen communities and alleviate poverty by building capacity at local Philadelphia nonprofits. Be one of 18 full-time AmeriCorps VISTAs serving in various...
Welcome Corps on Campus Webinar Recording
In February, PHENND hosted a webinar on the Welcome Corps on Campus initiative. Colleges and universities have a rich legacy of welcoming refugees, embracing the diversity of perspectives and...
Next Steps AmeriCorps seeks undergraduate members – May 1
PHENND
Next Steps AmeriCorps is a college retention and success initiative. The program was designed to support to its members’ personal development and provide additional funding during their college...
Applications Open: The 2024 Phillip B. Lindy Award for Excellence in K-16 Partnerships – Apr 26
PHENND
The Phillip B. Lindy Award aims to recognize a collaborative partnership between at least one K-12 school and one university. This award will be given to the entire partnership, not an individual....
Other Local Events and Workshops
Criminal Record Clearing Workshop – Mar 8
Community Legal Services
Join Community Legal Services and PA House Appropriations Chairman Jordan Harris Friday, March 8, 2024, for a criminal record clearing workshop and resource fair for people with criminal records....
Free Virtual Training: Building Youth Power in Mentoring – Mar 19
MENTOR Independence Region
Join MENTOR Independence Region for a free virtual training Building Youth Power in Mentoring Programs on March 19, 12pm-1:30pm EST! In this virtual training for mentoring program staff and board...
One Book, One Philadelphia 2024: True Biz
Free Library of Philadelphia
On Thursday, February 15, the Free Library announced the 2024 featured title for the One Book, One Philadelphia program! One Book, One Philadelphia is a signature project of the Free Library of...
Teaching Under Fire: Multicultural Education & the Post-Pandemic Landscape – Apr 5-6
Millersville University
The 24th Annual Pennsylvania NAME Conference is being hosted by Millersville University on April 5 – 6, 2024. Over the past several years, a stream of traumatic events has altered the way we think...
COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS ECOSYSTEM (CASE): The Next CASE Convening – Mar 6
Philadelphia Education Fund
The Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) is honored to serve as the backbone organization for the College Access and Success Ecosystem (CASE). CASE is a data-driven, collective effort, with a goal of...
Save the Date & Call for Proposals – Transforming Student Support: Exploring Best Practices in Collegiate Recovery Conference – Apr 5
Saint Joseph's University
Join us for the 7th annual regional recovery conference at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, August 7, 8;30 AM to 4:30 PM. This impactful conference will focus on Transforming...
COVID Learning Loss as Measured in the PISA: Which Countries Fared Best and Which Fared Worst? – Apr 11
Temple University Public Policy Lab
Temple University Public Policy Lab (PPL) Faculty Fellow Dr. Kim Goyette, Professor and Chair of Sociology, presents in the PPL 2023-2024 Colloquium Series: COVID Learning Loss as Measured in the...
New Resources
Women’s History Month, Free Library of Philadelphia
Free Library of Philadelphia
March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, the Free Library will be spending the month highlighting some of the many remarkable women from its collections, from Beatrix Potter to Marian...
Campus Climate Action Corps (CCAC)
Campus Compact
The Campus Climate Action Corps (CCAC) Project is a Campus Compact initiative that aims to build the capacity of campuses and their community partners to create change that leads to increased energy...
Community-Centered Dissemination Toolkit
University of Minnesota
The Community-Centered Dissemination (CCD) Toolkit is a resource designed to help research teams incorporate community-engagement principles into dissemination. The CCD Toolkit is broken down into 5...
Virtual Journalist Visit Opportunities for Women’s History Month 2024, Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center
Looking to connect your students with women whose careers exemplify curiosity, empathy, and integrity? In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re offering virtual journalist visits for K-12...
Vote the Spectrum
Vote the Spectrum
We are hoping to encourage as many people to register to vote as possible. We recognize that the autistic population and those with IDD may not be aware that they are eligible for vote. Many family...
Scaling Up: DVRPC’s Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
We strongly believe in the power of regional scale collaboration and solutions. Regional planning organizations, like the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), are well positioned to...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers Needed: Nonprofit Learning Lab – Mar 21
Nonprofit Learning Lab
The Nonprofit Learning Lab in Philadelphia on March 21, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM, at Temple University Student Center, 1755 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, is in need of more volunteers....
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
AAC&U Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) Institute – Jun 23-27
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Designed for those who have reached, or are nearing, a tipping point in building their capacity for integrating cultural responsiveness into their institutional change strategies, the American...
2024 AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment (Virtual & In-Person) – Apr 9,10,17 or 11-13
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference on Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment will be held in-person on April 11-13, 2024 in Providence, RI and virtually on...
Grant Opportunities
Fund for Trans Generations – rolling
Borealis Philanthropy Fund for Trans Generations
Borealis Philanthropy Fund for Trans Generations invites applications for rapid response The Borealis Philanthropy Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) invests in trans-led organizing to support a future...
youth service project grants – Apr 1
Karma for Cara Foundation
Karma for Cara Foundation invites applications for youth service project grants The Karma for Cara Foundation was established by 21-year-old Cara Becker and her family while Cara was being treated...
programs serving older adults – Apr 1
Sarah Ralston Foundation
Sarah Ralston Foundation invites applications from organizations serving older adults in Philadelphia County The Sarah Ralston Foundation supports and enhances the quality of life of vulnerable and...
2024 Black Teacher Pipeline Grant – Mar 29
The Center for Black Educator Development
We’re excited to announce that our 2024 Black Teacher Pipeline Grant Application is now open! We are seeking organizations that are working to rebuild Black teacher pipelines in their local...
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health – Mar 31
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This cooperative agreement, also called the National Partners CoAg, will support organizations that work with governmental public health and other sectors, over five years, to provide...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Career Specialist, Welcoming Center – Mar 12
The Welcoming Center
The Career Specialist is a full-time (40 hours per week) position on The Welcoming Center’s (TWC) Workforce Development team and plays an integral role in relationship management with program...
Community Program Manager – Mar 25
Glitter
We’re looking for an outstanding Community Program Manager to join us at Glitter to lead a transformative community cleanup and gun violence reduction initiative in northwest Philadelphia. We’re...
Miscellaneous
RISE Communities Training Program – Air sensor and team development training for community-academic partnerships – Apr 1
RISE Communities
Research Innovations using Sensor Technology in Environmental Justice Communities (RISE Communities) is an innovative program to foster successful community-academic partnerships and equip research...
Hybrid Event: Ways of Knowing Symposia Kickoff – Mar 7
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Join the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) team at the Ways of Knowing Symposia Kickoff on Thursday, March 7, 2024, 2:00-5:00 PM. CCPH Training and Resource Director Charisse Iglesias,...
Webinar: Service-Learning is Civic Learning – Mar 11
National Youth Leadership Council
This webinar is part of Civic Learning Week, March 11-15, 2024. Service-learning is an educational approach that combines meaningful service with learning, emphasizing reciprocal benefits for both...
Webinar: Service-Learning And Social Emotional Learning – Mar 5
National Youth Leadership Council
This webinar is part of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Week, March 4-8, 2024. Young people become engaged when they apply their learning to real life scenarios. With engagement comes youth voice,...
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....
Virtual Event: How to be an Anti-Racist Podcaster – Mar 11
Campus Compact
Join the authors and editors of the recently published book, Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices, for a series of virtual author talks and workshops that explore...
Design Strategies for Impactful Storytelling: From Data to Dialogue – Mar 26 & 28
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Enhance your critical thinking skills in the context of data mapping, visualization, and design strategies for impactful storytelling. Join SSIR Live! and Stanford academic director, Carissa Carter,...
Zoom Event: Access Denied?: A Higher Education Panel – Mar 11
Yleana Leadership Academy
When we talk about college access here at Yleana, we are talking about the ability of first-generation, Black, Indigenous, Latin(x), and/or People of Color to apply to, enroll in, and persist through...
Civic Learning Week – Mar 11–15
Youth Service America
The goal of civic learning week, March 11-15, 2024, is to make civic learning a nationwide priority for a stronger democracy. As a member of the Coalition for Service-Learning, we encourage you to...
2026 Carnegie Webinar Series: Section 2 of the Application – Apr 2
Collaboratory
Over the next 10 months, Collaboratory will host and facilitate a national community of practice in partnership with ACE. Focus will be given to leveraging the Elective Classification framework as an...
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective: Student Advisory Council (SAC) Application – Apr 1
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective
***Deadline extended to April 1, 2024*** The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective invites current 9th to 11th grade Philadelphia high school students to apply to its Student Advisory Council (SAC)....
Democratic Engagement
Live The Legacy Podcast Season 4, Andrew Goodman Foundation
Andrew Goodman Foundation
The Live The Legacy Podcast is back! Premiering on February 7th, Season 4 of the Live The Legacy Podcast brings an exciting and vital series of conversations directly to your favorite streaming...
College Success Network
Zoom Event: Step Into the OOH Zone: Where Careers Come to Life! – Feb 15
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR)
Dive into the realm of career exploration in our upcoming February Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR) network meeting as we step into the “OOH Zone: Where Careers Come to Life.” Discover...
For Students
Free Sports Clinic for National Girls & Women in Sports Day – Feb 7
Temple University
Join us for a FREE, fun, girls-only event – National Girls & Women in Sports Day on February 7, 2024, 3:00-6:00 PM at the Aramark STAR Pavillon, 1816 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA. The...
PCOM Summer 2024 Opportunities Academy for Phila. Area High School Students
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Investigate, discover, and experiment at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) summer 2024 Opportunities Academy. You will build your resume and college applications with clinical...
Faculty Updates
Take action: Dialogue & Bridge Building on College Campuses
Campus Compact
Bridge building and dialogue can be key tools in pursuing a more just, equitable, and democratic society. Here are examples, resources, and inspiration you can use when trying to initiate dialogue...
Working with Immigrant and Refugee Students in Higher Education Settings, PD Workshop Interest Form
HIAS Pennsylvania
Welcome to the launch of our professional development project consisting of Professional Development workshops for local college and university staff and faculty on working with refugees and...
Call for Proposals: 2024 CUMU Annual Conference: Beyond Boundaries – Apr 3
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Please join us for our 35th anniversary celebration at the 2024 CUMU Annual Conference in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN, October 20-23, 2024, as we inspire each other to look beyond what seems...
Call for Proposals: 7th Community-Based Global Learning Summit – Mar 29
Community-based Global Learning Collaborative
Since 2011, the Community-based Global Learning Collaborative Summits (formerly Global Service-Learning Summits) have been a mainstay to bring together stakeholders in deep, integrative, ethical...
Call for Proposals: Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference – Apr 1
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium seeks proposals for our annual conference on October 9-10, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. We are pleased to announce that our 2024 theme will be “Pathways to...
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