The week of

August 6, 2024

Other Local Events and Workshops

Joyful STEM Summit – Aug 15

Franklin Institute

The Joyful STEM Summit, sponsored by Spark Therapeutics and hosted by The Franklin Institute (TFI), is a FREE event that will bring together educators from the Greater Philadelphia area to learn with...

Save the Date: Philadelphia STEM Equity Week – Oct 26 – Nov 2

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective

From October 26th to November 2nd we will be celebrating for our second annual Philadelphia STEM Equity Week with a variety of activities for all ages. This week of events aims to bring together...

Hybrid Series: Set Your Sights On Organizational Leadership – Sep 19

Bryn Mawr College

Set Your Sights on Organizational Leadership will help you gain the tools you need to broaden your perspective to think and act systemically. This program provides concrete systems thinking tools...

Mentoring Moments Virtual Training – Aug 29

MENTOR Independence Region

Join MENTOR Independence Region for a free virtual training Mentoring Moments on August 29, 12:00-1:15 PM! In this virtual training for adults in relationship-rich spaces, participants will get the...

New Resources

NYC Civic Org is Educating Teen Voters About Online Political Misinformation

The 74

YVote, a nonprofit by and for young people, is working to combat media illiteracy among Gen Z ahead of the 2024 presidential election. As political misinformation and disinformation...

APHA Press Book Launch of Race and Research, 2nd Edition, Webinar Recap

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

This webinar was a Book Launch for the 2nd edition of Race and Research: Perspectives on Minority Participation in Health Studies. Senior editors Dr. Elizabeth Heitman and Dr. Bettina Beech and...

2023-2024 Partners for Campus-Community Engagement Impact Report

Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)

Some of the highlights from the 2023-2024 Partners for Campus-Community Engagement Impact Report include: Board of Directors Members Advisory Board VISTA Projects Civic Imagination Grants Civic...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) Gathering – Sep 20-21

Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR)

We’re excited to announce that registration for the ECAR Gathering at Russell Sage in Troy, NY, on September 20-21 is now open to the general public! Please be aware that a nominal registration...

Call for Proposals and Save the Date: Men of Color Conference – Aug 23

Community College of Philadelphia

Save the date for Community College of Philadelphia’s free conference for Black and Latine men and high school-aged male students later this year’s Men of Color Conference: Engage, Educate,...

Grant Opportunities

Environmental Justice Data Fund – Aug 30

Environmental Justice Data Fund

Environmental Justice Data Fund invites applications for second round of grantmaking The Environmental Justice Data Fund (EJDF) is open for a second round of grantmaking. Created and seeded by and...

Research Initiative for literacy, communication, rhetoric, and writing – Sep 1

Conference on College Composition and Communication

Conference on College Composition & Communication invites proposals for research initiative The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is committed to supporting diverse...

serving older adults – Sep 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...

Webinar: Schools: Get Ready To Go Solar! (New State Grant Program) – Aug 14

Philadelphia Energy Authority

This Philadelphia Solar Week, join the PA Solar Center, Philadelphia Solar Energy Association, and the Philadelphia Green Capital Corp to celebrate the passing of PA’s Solar for Schools Act,...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Assistant House Director (Full-Time), HomeWorks Trenton

HomeWorks Trenton

HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs a free, community-based, after school residential program for Black and Brown high school girls in Trenton, New Jersey. We provide a space...

Program Director (Full-Time), HomeWorks Trenton

HomeWorks Trenton

HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs a free, community-based, after school residential program for Black and Brown high school girls in Trenton, New Jersey. We provide a space...

AmeriCorps House Sister/Residential Life Assistant (Full-Time), HomeWorks Trenton – Aug 12

HomeWorks Trenton

HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs a free, community-based, after school residential program for Black and Brown high school girls in Trenton, New Jersey. We provide a space...

Admissions Counselor (Bilingual Spanish), Arcadia University

Arcadia University

Job Description: This entry-level position is focused on the recruitment and yield of undergraduate students, primarily first-year students. Direct recruitment involves the execution of a travel plan...

Campus Program Manager (Remote), Student Basic Needs Coalition (SBNC) – Aug 13

Student Basic Needs Coalition

About Us: Student Basic Needs Coalition (SBNC) is a national non-profit organization with a primary mission to combat the student basic needs crisis by facilitating solutions for food, housing, and...

TRIO College Access Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Education Fund

Philadelphia Education Fund

The College Access Program (CAP) is a federally funded TRiO Talent Search Program that aims to improve access to postsecondary education for Philadelphia public school students. The program works in...

Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: Application and Selection – Aug 8

AmeriCorps NCCC

Are you considering serving with AmeriCorps in the NCCC program? Join us Thursday, August 8, 4: PM for “AmeriCorps NCCC: Application and Selection.” We’ll provide a detailed...

ReStore Volunteer Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity – Aug 23

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia

At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (“HFHP”) we are builders who work alongside, not for others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness.  The ReStore Volunteer...

Professional Mentor “Friend”, Friends of the Children

Friends of the Children

Friends of the Children is a nonprofit that is impacting generational change by empowering youth through relationships with professional mentors. We do this by providing children facing the most...

2025 Request for Proposals: AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region – Nov 5

AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a program of AmeriCorps, is excited to launch their 2025 Requests for Proposals and is seeking proposals across Pennsylvania which address compelling...

Member Services and Outreach Coordinator (Remote), Campus Compact – Aug 14

Campus Compact

Campus Compact envisions a world in which all of higher education commits to advancing an equitable, accessible, and just democracy—where colleges and universities serve as responsive and...

Communications Manager (Remote), Campus Compact – Aug 14

Campus Compact

Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. As the only national higher education association dedicated solely to higher...

Grants Specialist (Remote), Campus Compact – Aug 14

Campus Compact

Campus Compact envisions a world in which all of higher education commits to advancing an equitable, accessible, and just democracy—where colleges and universities serve as responsive and...

Miscellaneous

Apply to TeenSHARP

TeenSHARP

Looking to join a community of students striving 
for academic excellence? TeenSHARP is a college access and success program for talented students in Delaware. The TeenSHARP-Striver program...

Webinar: Inclusive Higher Education STEM Pathways – Aug 14

U.S. Department of Education

Join the Department of Education and NASA to learn about student STEM higher education pathways including student services, internships, competitions, and other resources to inspire and support...

Hybrid Event: Expanding Opportunities for Developers of Color – Aug 28

Urban Institute

Join the Urban Institute for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for developers of color and the most effective ways to expand their contributions. During the event, developers will...

10 Ways To Help Get Out the Vote

Philadelphia Citizen

The stakes were high in the 2020 election and Philadelphia stepped up. That year, 66 percent of our registered voters cast a ballot — the highest voter turnout since 1984. In 2024, we face...

Service-Learning in Instructional Leadership Certificate Course

National Youth Leadership Council

We are excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming Service-Learning in Instructional Leadership Certificate course. This unique professional development opportunity is designed to be...

Field Teen Center at the Free Library

Free Library of Philadelphia

Did you know there is an entire department dedicated to teens at Parkway Central Library? The Field Teen Center is a fun and safe hangout space where teens can be themselves and make new friends....

Community Engagement for Health Equity Education Collection: Submissions Now Open

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

Submit your curriculum to inspire the next generation of health equity advocates. To provide medical and health sciences educators with educational innovations that aim to promote community-engaged...

Webinar: Moving from Knowledge to Action: Using Research to Change Policy and Practice – Aug 14

Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource

On behalf of the ComPASS initiative, CEACR is delivering 5 webinars on distinct topic areas designed to support community organizations and research teams in preparing and implementing research...

Webinar: “American Pipe Dream: Natural Gas and Its Health Impacts in the United States” – Aug 13

Pulitzer Center

As part of the “Fuel, Foul Air, and Fallout: The Health Tolls of Energy and Defense in the United States” webinar series, hear from journalists Carlyle Calhoun and Quinn Glabicki and...

2024 Local Letters for Global Change Contest, Pulitzer Center – Nov 15

Pulitzer Center

Inspire your students to use their voices to ignite change this school year with the Pulitzer Center’s 2024 Local Letters for Global Change Contest! We are thrilled to open this student...

Calling All Girl Bosses Program for Girls (Grades 6-12)

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Calling All Girl Bosses is a year-long program empowering girls in Philadelphia to lead the change they want to see in their neighborhoods. Driven by passion, determination, and a desire to make...

Living the Legacy Scholarship, Andrew Goodman Foundation – Nov 1

Andrew Goodman Foundation

The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is launching the Living the Legacy Scholarship for rising high school seniors. As part of our newly expanded Civic Leadership Pipeline, this scholarship will...

Democratic Engagement

NYC Civic Org is Educating Teen Voters About Online Political Misinformation

The 74

YVote, a nonprofit by and for young people, is working to combat media illiteracy among Gen Z ahead of the 2024 presidential election. As political misinformation and disinformation...

10 Ways To Help Get Out the Vote

Philadelphia Citizen

The stakes were high in the 2020 election and Philadelphia stepped up. That year, 66 percent of our registered voters cast a ballot — the highest voter turnout since 1984. In 2024, we face...

Living the Legacy Scholarship, Andrew Goodman Foundation – Nov 1

Andrew Goodman Foundation

The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is launching the Living the Legacy Scholarship for rising high school seniors. As part of our newly expanded Civic Leadership Pipeline, this scholarship will...

For Students

Apply to TeenSHARP

TeenSHARP

Looking to join a community of students striving 
for academic excellence? TeenSHARP is a college access and success program for talented students in Delaware. The TeenSHARP-Striver program...

2024 Local Letters for Global Change Contest, Pulitzer Center – Nov 15

Pulitzer Center

Inspire your students to use their voices to ignite change this school year with the Pulitzer Center’s 2024 Local Letters for Global Change Contest! We are thrilled to open this student...

Sustainability

Webinar: “American Pipe Dream: Natural Gas and Its Health Impacts in the United States” – Aug 13

Pulitzer Center

As part of the “Fuel, Foul Air, and Fallout: The Health Tolls of Energy and Defense in the United States” webinar series, hear from journalists Carlyle Calhoun and Quinn Glabicki and...


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