The week of
November 12, 2024
PHENND Events/Activities
2025 PHENND Conference: From Financial Aid to Economic Inclusion – Feb 21
PHENND
Register now for the 2025 Annual PHENND Conference! Friday, February 21, 2025 8:30 AM-4:45 PM Arcadia University, Glenside, PA The PHENND Conference is an annual gathering for practitioners of...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative Summit: Sports and Mental Health – Nov 19
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
The Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (PYSC) will host the 2024 PYSC Summit: Sports and Mental Health on November 19, 2024, at Lincoln Financial Field. The event will bring together athletes,...
PASSHE College Fair – Nov 12
Office of PA State Senator Vincent Hughes
Senator Vincent Hughes in partnership with PASSHE, PHEAA, PHMC and the SDOP is hosting a College Fair featuring the 10 State Systems schools and CCP (Community College of Philadelphia)! Meet with...
CASE Ecosystem Meeting/FAFSA Completion: Our Citywide Collective Effort – Dec 11
Philadelphia Education Fund
CASE (College Access & Success Ecosystem) Ecosystem members will convene to discuss our citywide collective FAFSA completion effort. We will first hear from Laura Keane, Strategy Advisor,...
Urban Affairs Coalition’s 55th Anniversary Breakfast – Nov 22
Urban Affairs Coalition
For 55 years, the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) has worked hard to improve the quality of life in the region, build wealth in urban communities, and solve critical issues. We have championed the...
The Philadelphia Citizen Ideas We Should Steal Festival – Nov 14 & 15
The Philadelphia Citizen
The Philadelphia Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival presented by Comcast NBCUniversal returns for its 7th year. We scoured the country for the changemakers and innovators whose transformative...
Webinar: Impact of the Elections on Charitable Nonprofits – Nov 12
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
Join nonprofits from across the to discuss the impact of the federal elections on nonprofits, their missions, and our communities. This webinar, hosted by the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) of...
Virtual CEA Learning Series: Building a Recruitment Plan – Dec 18
City of Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
Our free trainings support community-driven problem solving and equitable engagement. The Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) Learning Series provides community members with the tools to create lasting...
Online Workshop: Delegation: The Benefits, Pitfalls, and Strategies for Effective Work-Force Empowerment – Dec 13
Bryn Mawr College
The ability to delegate is a core leadership skill. As leaders, we understand that delegating is key to a successful business structure and critical to staff development and programmatic success. And...
Tangled Titles: An Educational Event For Housing Professionals – Nov 18
Convergence Philadelphia
CONVERGENCE Philadelphia’s Tangled Titles: An Educational Event for Housing Professionals will be held on Monday, November 18 from 9am to 1pm at Center for DesignPhiladelphia (1218 Arch Street,...
New Resources
Endeavor: STEM Career Exploration Activities for Middle School
Everfi
Endeavor is an interactive program designed for exploring STEM careers for middle school students. This STEM curriculum for middle school is built to empower learners with the knowledge they’ll...
Launch of CASE College Access and Success Ecosystem Website
Philadelphia Education Fund
We are excited to announce the launch of the CASE College Access and Success Ecosystem website! Find details on upcoming meetings and recaps from past meetings, Steering Committee and Action Team...
Equity in Every Dose: A Toolkit for Culturally Responsive Health Promotion and Community Engagement
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) was awarded an opportunity to serve as a partner organization with Michigan State University (MSU) in the implementation of The National Network to...
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Education Resource Portal
Environmental Protection Agency
Find an array of environmental and science based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), other federal agencies and external organizations. Topics include:...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: 2025 IMPACT Conference – Dec 6
IMPACT National Conference
We are thrilled to announce that IMPACT 2025, February 28 to March 1, 2025, will be hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University! We cannot wait to once again be in community and learn with you in...
Call for Proposals: Democracy Begins at Home: The Place-Based Imperative of Community Engagement – Nov 15
North Carolina Campus Engagement
North Carolina Campus Engagement’s 2025 Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference will be held February 12, 2025 at the Conference Center at Guilford Technical Community College. Now...
Grant Opportunities
Digital Justice Development Grants – Dec 3
American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for Digital Justice Development Grants program Formed in 1919, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 81...
Global Fellowship program for visual storytelling – Dec 14
CatchLight
CatchLight invites applications for Global Fellowship program CatchLight is a visual media organization dedicated to harnessing the power of images to drive social change. The organization invites...
Reimagining Nursing Initiative – Jan 10
American Nurses Foundation
American Nurses Foundation issues RFP for Reimagining Nursing Initiative The American Nurses Foundation has issued a request for proposals for the second phase of its Reimaging Nursing Initiative....
Community Fund for Philadelphia area nonprofits – Dec 1
Claneil Foundation
Claneil Foundation invites applications from nonprofits in the Philadelphia region Founded in 1968, the Claneil Foundation in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, aims to improve the health of families...
Environmental Education Grant Program – Dec 12
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Chesapeake Bay Trust issues RFP for Environmental Education Grant Program The Chesapeake Bay Trust aims to engage and empower diverse groups to take actions that enrich the Chesapeake Bay region’s...
Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity – May 8
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative invites nominations for 2025 Prize for Awakening Humanity The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative aims to address on-the-ground humanitarian challenges around the world with...
Spark Good Local Grants – Dec 31
Walmart Foundation
Walmart Foundation invites applications for Spark Good Local Grants Walmart Foundation invites applications for its Spark Good Local Grants, through which Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs, and...
Climate Action Grant – Dec 20
HCLTech
HCLTech invites applications for solutions to fight the climate crisis Global technology company HCLTech invites applications for its HCLTech Climate Action Grant in the Americas program. Through the...
K-12 music programs – Dec 31
Classics for Kids Foundation
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs The Classics for Kids Foundation aims to empower young people to shape positive futures through music, build sustainable...
Children’s Book Awards – Dec 1
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation invites entries for children’s book awards The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of...
RFP: Career Connected Learning PHL (C2L-PHL): Youth and Young Adult Programs – Dec 16
Philadelphia Works Inc.
Released November 4, 2024, Philadelphia Works, Inc. (PhilaWorks) has issued this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify non- and for-profit providers who will provide eligible youth or young adults...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
GED/High School Equivalency Instructor, Part-Time, Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
The Division of Access & Community Engagement (DACE) High School Equivalency test preparation program at the Community College of Philadelphia invites applications for...
ESL Instructor, Part-Time, Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
The Division of Access & Community Engagement (DACE) ESL Institute at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) invites applications for part-time ESL Instructors. The English as a Second...
Community Impact Manager, PCs for People
PCs for People
This role will support the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, ensuring that community impact initiatives are effectively implemented, tailored to each market’s unique needs, and aligned with...
Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: A to Z – Nov 12
AmeriCorps NCCC
Interested in becoming an AmeriCorps member with the NCCC program? Join us for our next webinar, “AmeriCorps NCCC: A to Z.” We’ll help you decide if service with the AmeriCorps...
Miscellaneous
Perry Virtual Experience for students interested in surgery and engineering – Dec 4
The Perry Initiative
We’re very excited to announce an upcoming session of the Perry Virtual Experience for December 2024. The Perry Virtual Experience is a free, , interactive online experience for high school and...
Webinar: A Painless Strategic Planning Toolkit That Leads to Action and Impact – Nov 18
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Simplify your strategic planning process with our toolkit: engaging stakeholders, defining your impact, setting PACT goals, establishing clear timelines, and developing a strong communication plan....
Restorative Justice Proficiency Certificate, CCP – Dec 1
Community College of Philadelphia
Gain skills that empower you to build community, uplift others and address harm—transform relationships by promoting accountability and healing. This first-of-its-kind undergraduate certificate is...
Zoom Event: Intro to Youth Service America Education & Training Opportunities (Service & Service-Learning) – Nov 19
Youth Service America
Does your school have community service or service-learning requirements? Interested in making them more meaningful and effective instead of forcing students and parents to chase hours and limited...
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia: Free Academic Enrichment for Middle School Students
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia offers free academic enrichment for middle school students every Saturday from 10am-2pm on the campus of Germantown Friends School. We provide instruction in...
Addressing Wicked Issues Virtual Series: Youth & Gun Violence – Dec 11
Campus Compact
Campus Compact and the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship are partnering to host the Addressing Wicked Issues through Community-Engaged Scholarship series. Each year, this series takes a...
MUJ Webinar Dialogue Series: Public Scholarship for Innovative Practice – Exploring Campus-Community Relationships – Nov 21
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Metropolitan Universities, the journal of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), provides an opportunity for scholarly peer-reviewed online publication that centers the...
Penn Carey Law Pre-College Academy – Jan 31
University of Pennsylvania Penn Carey Law
Again, this summer, Penn Carey Law will offer a number of full scholarships for Philadelphia high school students to attend the Penn Carey Law Pre-College Academy, a three-week program exploring...
Webinar: 1619 Impact Showcase: Sankofa in Practice, Teaching History and Shaping Futures – Dec 14
Pulitzer Center
On December 14, 2024, 12:30-6:00 PM, the Pulitzer Center will host the 1619 Impact Showcase. This event, featuring the Center’s 1619 Impact grantees, will offer participants working in a...
Spring 2025 STEM Equity Learning Community, Techbridge Girls – Jan 10
Techbridge Girls
Techbridge Girls has re-engineered how STEM Education is taught for 20+ years. Our curriculum and training help educators challenge gender, racial, and class bias in STEM fields and culture to help...
Slingshot Challenge (Future of Conservation), National Geographic – Feb 7
National Geographic Society
We believe that changing the future of conservation begins with small steps: with great ideas that drive impact in YOUR community. We believe that together, our ideas and actions will add up to...
College Success Network
CASE Ecosystem Meeting/FAFSA Completion: Our Citywide Collective Effort – Dec 11
Philadelphia Education Fund
CASE (College Access & Success Ecosystem) Ecosystem members will convene to discuss our citywide collective FAFSA completion effort. We will first hear from Laura Keane, Strategy Advisor,...
Launch of CASE College Access and Success Ecosystem Website
Philadelphia Education Fund
We are excited to announce the launch of the CASE College Access and Success Ecosystem website! Find details on upcoming meetings and recaps from past meetings, Steering Committee and Action Team...
For Students
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia: Free Academic Enrichment for Middle School Students
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia offers free academic enrichment for middle school students every Saturday from 10am-2pm on the campus of Germantown Friends School. We provide instruction in...
Slingshot Challenge (Future of Conservation), National Geographic – Feb 7
National Geographic Society
We believe that changing the future of conservation begins with small steps: with great ideas that drive impact in YOUR community. We believe that together, our ideas and actions will add up to...
Faculty Updates
Addressing Wicked Issues Virtual Series: Youth & Gun Violence – Dec 11
Campus Compact
Campus Compact and the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship are partnering to host the Addressing Wicked Issues through Community-Engaged Scholarship series. Each year, this series takes a...
MUJ Webinar Dialogue Series: Public Scholarship for Innovative Practice – Exploring Campus-Community Relationships – Nov 21
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Metropolitan Universities, the journal of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), provides an opportunity for scholarly peer-reviewed online publication that centers the...
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