The week of
August 20, 2024
Other Local Events and Workshops
Dr. Ala Stanford in Conversation with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg – Aug 22
Free Library of Philadelphia
Join WHYY Studio 2 co-host Cherri Gregg for a WHYY/Free Library of Philadelphia for a fireside chat with Dr. Ala Stanford, author of the new memoir, Take Care of Them Like My Own on Thursday, August...
New Resources
Webinar Recording: Preparing for the Election: Practical Strategies for Campus Leaders to Foster Community
Constructive Dialogue Institute
Elections are a sacred ritual in our democracy, yet they often evoke strong opinions and emotions, causing and deepening divisions on college campuses. The 2024 election is particularly fraught, with...
New campaign to improve Philly children’s reading skills relies on time-tested song
Chalkbeat
Efforts to improve Philadelphia students’ reading skills aren’t confined to classrooms. One of the latest such campaigns to bolster literacy is Right2ReadPhilly — and it relies on a tool rooted...
Recap of 2024 Andrew Goodman National Civic Leadership Training Summit
Andrew Goodman Foundation
On July 31-August 1, 2024, The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) hosted ‘64-’24: The 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, a virtual conference where Andrew Goodman Ambassadors and young people from...
These AI-Powered Nonprofits Are Making Health Care More Equitable and Effective
Stanford Social Innovation Review
A review of how health-care nonprofits are using AI to advance health equity found a broad array of use cases: increasing access to quality health care, reducing mortality rates, discovering new...
The Role of Universities in Shaping Democratic Values
Chronicle of Higher Education
Montclair State University President Jonathan Koppell shares how to cultivate democracy and discourse in higher education. After the tumultuous academic year just completed, there’s not a...
Election Resources: Ask Every Student Toolkit
Ask Every Student
The Ask Every Student Toolkit is a comprehensive and growing resource of strategies, tools, and tactics that are designed to assist campus leaders in implementing full student voter registration...
2024 Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
CHIP covers uninsured children and teens up to age 19 – and no family earns too much to qualify. With nearly 128,000 uninsured children in Pennsylvania, this is great news for families! CHIP...
Partnerships Classifieds
Volunteers Needed: Historic Fair Hill Reading Buddies Program
Historic Fair Hill
Historic Fair Hill is a community nonprofit that honors our abolitionist history by taking social justice action today. One of the ways we do this is through our commitment to literacy in our...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: NPEA Conference, Resist, Reimagine, Rebuild: A Call to Action for Educational Equity and Justice – Sep 13
National Partnership for Educational Access
Philadelphia, we invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) Conference, Resist, Reimagine, Rebuild: A Call to Action for Educational Equity...
Together We Thrive: National Conference Addressing Poverty – Oct 7-9
Emerge Solutions
Together We Thrive: National Conference Addressing Poverty will be held on October 7, 8, and 9, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio. The conference is a unique opportunity to learn from international best...
Grant Opportunities
Princeton Area Community Foundation – Sep 5
Princeton Area Community Foundation
Princeton Area Community Foundation invites applications from regional organizations The Princeton Area Community Foundation is the philanthropic nexus of central New Jersey and committed to helping...
Game On-Community Places to Play initiative – Sep 5
Local Initiatives Support Coalition
DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation, LISC invite applications for Game On-Community Places to Play initiative An initiative of DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC, Game On-Community Places to...
music/STEM/STEAM programs – Sep 15
Les Paul Foundation
Les Paul Foundation invites applications for music programs The Les Paul Foundation aims to inspire innovative and creative thinking by sharing the legacy of Les Paul through music education,...
NYLC Youth as Solutions Program – Sep 13
National Youth Leadership Council
Don’t miss your chance to bring the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) Youth as Solutions program to your school, classroom, or organization this year! Form a Leadership Team –...
Allstate Foundation 2024-2025 College Service Grant – Sep 27
Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity
In support of The Allstate Foundation’s youth empowerment strategy, the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) has partnered with them to (re)define youth service for a new...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Supervising Attorney, Philadelphia VIP – Oct 4
Philadelphia VIP
***Application deadline extended to October 4, 2024*** Philadelphia VIP is a nonprofit that recruits and supports volunteer attorneys to represent low-income Philadelphians who face critical legal...
Program Manager (Full-Time), National History Day
National History Day
National History Day (NHD) is looking for an energetic and talented individual to support a suite of robust history education programs for teachers and students. NHD is a highly-regarded nonprofit...
Request for Proposals: College Access and Success Ecosystem Evaluation – Sep 15
Philadelphia Education Fund
About the College Access and Success Ecosystem (CASE): The Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF )is the backbone organization for a dynamic, citywide College Access and Success Ecosystem (CASE). Launched...
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Evaluation Associate, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
This posting is with the Philadelphia Office of Children and Families (OCF) Division of Performance Management and Technology (PMT). OCF supports Philadelphia’s most vulnerable children and...
UACS Group Leader (Part-Time), Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University’s primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement at Penn. It brings together the...
Netter UACS Nutrition Educator (Full-Time), Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University’s primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement at Penn. It brings together the...
UACS High School Site Coordinator (Full-Time), Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University’s primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement at Penn. It brings together the...
UACS School Garden Education Coordinator (Full-Time), Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University’s primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement at Penn. It brings together the...
Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: Choose Your Winter Service Path – Aug 20
AmeriCorps NCCC
Are you considering service with AmeriCorps in the NCCC program starting this winter? Join us —Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 1:00 PM, for “AmeriCorps NCCC: Choose Your Winter Service Path Lunch...
Miscellaneous
Swipe Out Hunger Town Hall: A Look Inside Our New Strategic Plan – Aug 21
Swipe Out Hunger
Don’t forget to sign up for the Swipe Out Hunger Town Hall: A Look Inside Our New Strategic Plan August 21 at 12pm PT! We’ll be sharing our new strategic plan for 2025-2028 and the...
Webinar: Crushing It: Data-Driven Department Meetings Made Easy – Aug 29
EdLight
This will be a hands-on webinar designed to transform your department meetings into productive, student-focused sessions. You’ll learn how to efficiently review data, allowing more time to...
ALL IN 2024 Campus Action Plan – Oct 1
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
One of the key components of ALL IN’s theory of change, is the nonpartisan campus democratic engagement action plan. Action plans, developed by a campus every two years, are intended to be dynamic...
Action Planning Overview: Why, How, Who, When, and Recognition – Aug 28
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Creating and implementing a nonpartisan democratic engagement action plan is a proven strategy to increase and institutionalize nonpartisan democratic engagement. In this session, we will provide...
Webinar: Empowering Tomorrow: A Panel Discussion on Service-Learning and Character Development of Youth – Sep 12
National Youth Leadership Council
Join us for an enlightening and engaging panel discussion on “Service-Learning and Character Development of Youth.” This event will bring together experts, educators, and community leaders to...
Applications Open: 2024 Fall Teacher Fellowship Program, Pulitzer Center – Sep 8
Pulitzer Center
Applications for the 2024 fall Teacher Fellowship program are now open! We’re excited to announce that this paid, virtual program will focus on a topic that affects and connects us worldwide:...
Imagining America Begins Search for New Host Campus
Imagining America
We are excited to announce the opportunity to become the next host of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) in 2027. Following founding years at the University of Michigan, a...
Webinar: GenZtressed: Calming the Chaos, Supporting Student Mental Health Amid Political Uncertainty – Sep 19
timelycare
In a recent survey of college and university students, 65% reported feeling stressed or anxious about the upcoming Presidential election. Following the unrest and protests on many campuses this...
Webinar: Student Mental Health: Prevention and Postvention Strategies that Save Lives – Aug 29
Vector Solutions
Mental health challenges are increasingly prevalent on college campuses across the , with suicide remaining a leading cause of death among students. These issues, coupled with the ongoing global and...
Virtual Event: Student Athletic Panel: How to Get Noticed and Recruited – Aug 22
TGR Foundation
The TGR Foundation’s college access programming supports high school students interested in careers that require post-secondary education. Through a variety of workshops and resources, students...
Democratic Engagement
Recap of 2024 Andrew Goodman National Civic Leadership Training Summit
Andrew Goodman Foundation
On July 31-August 1, 2024, The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) hosted ‘64-’24: The 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, a virtual conference where Andrew Goodman Ambassadors and young people from...
ALL IN 2024 Campus Action Plan – Oct 1
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
One of the key components of ALL IN’s theory of change, is the nonpartisan campus democratic engagement action plan. Action plans, developed by a campus every two years, are intended to be dynamic...
Action Planning Overview: Why, How, Who, When, and Recognition – Aug 28
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Creating and implementing a nonpartisan democratic engagement action plan is a proven strategy to increase and institutionalize nonpartisan democratic engagement. In this session, we will provide...
Election Resources: Ask Every Student Toolkit
Ask Every Student
The Ask Every Student Toolkit is a comprehensive and growing resource of strategies, tools, and tactics that are designed to assist campus leaders in implementing full student voter registration...
College Success Network
Virtual Event: Student Athletic Panel: How to Get Noticed and Recruited – Aug 22
TGR Foundation
The TGR Foundation’s college access programming supports high school students interested in careers that require post-secondary education. Through a variety of workshops and resources, students...
For Students
Virtual Event: Student Athletic Panel: How to Get Noticed and Recruited – Aug 22
TGR Foundation
The TGR Foundation’s college access programming supports high school students interested in careers that require post-secondary education. Through a variety of workshops and resources, students...
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