The week of
March 18, 2025
PHENND Events/Activities
Serving the Planet: Virtual Panel Discussion – Apr 8
PHENND
Serving the Planet: Virtual Panel Discussion on National Service Opportunities in Sustainability, Climate and Environmental Justice Want to work in a field that helps the planet and people? Figuring...
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 K-16 June Institute: Purpose Driven Education – Jun 4
PHENND
PHENND K-16 June Institute: Purpose Driven Education Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Community College of Philadelphia 9:00am to 4:00pm Each year the 2025 PHENND K-16 June Institute focuses on a topic...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Leveraging Community-led Interventions to Address Social Drivers of Health: Reflections from Ayesha Jaco – Apr 8
Penn Center for Public Health
Please join the Penn Center for Public Health in welcoming Chicago’s Ayesha Jaco Executive Director of West Side United to Penn’s campus. Ayesha’s talk titled “Leveraging...
Lifelines for Leaders: The 46th Annual PA Association of Pupil Services Administrators Conference – Apr 9-11
PA Association of Pupil Services Administrators
The Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Services Administrators (PAPSA) is proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education Director Dr. Carole Clancy...
Parent & Family University Kickoff Tours, School District of Philadelphia
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is re-launching Parent & Family University, and we want to hear from you! Join us at one of seven Kickoff Tour sessions being hosted around the city this...
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable Monthly Network Zoom Meeting: Supporting LGBTQ students with the College Preparation Process – Mar 20
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR)
How can you best advise your LGBTQ students with the college preparation process? How can you guide them in researching colleges and learning about the resources and legal rights available to...
Educational Issues Forum: Expanding Impact Through Dialogue Series with Superintendent Tony B. Watlington – Mar 26
Temple University College of Education and Human Development
Join us and Dr. Watlington for this month’s seminar on educational issues that are vital to our city and the region. Dr. Watlington will discuss the topic of the role of higher education...
Virtual Conference on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Education – Apr 7 & 8
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Mercy University’s 2025 conference focuses on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in education during these challenging political times, focusing on the theme, “Why...
Film Screening and Discussion: There is Another Way – Mar 24
Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship
In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. There is Another Way tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that...
Read by 4th Virtual Lunch and Learn: Stories in Motion – Mar 28
Read by 4th
Read by 4th is excited to share our new Lunch and Learn coming in March, Stories in Motion: Unlocking the Power of Multimodal Literacy. Ready to make story time more engaging? We’re diving into...
Free Record Clearing and Pardon Clinic – Apr 5
Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and the Office of Reentry Partnerships (ORP), are sponsoring a Record Clearing and Pardon Clinic conducted by the Defender Association of Philadelphia on...
Financial Aid Planning Q&A with PHEAA – Apr 8 or 24
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Articles related to funding a higher education are in the news almost every day and it can lead even the most knowledgeable of us into information overload. Have you ever wanted to simply ask a few...
Government and Community Relations Community of Practice – Mar 20 & Apr 17
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) will convene a monthly Community of Practice intended for Government and Community Relationship officers, or community engagement professionals...
Deliberative Democracy Town Hall: Free Speech on College Campuses – Mar 25
The Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement
Join us for a thought-provoking Deliberative Democracy Town Hall exploring the challenges and responsibilities of free speech on college campuses. In an era of diverse perspectives and complex social...
Call for Submissions: 2025 Spring Institute for Adult Education – Mar 23
City of Philadelphia Mayor's Office of Education
Applications are now open! The Spring Institute returns in 2025 with a critical focus on “Educating Vulnerable Adult Learners in Today’s Climate.” This immersive conference brings...
New Resources
Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship
Connected Learning Alliance
Today’s digital and online media demand an approach to learning keyed to a networked and interconnected world. The growth of online communities, social and online media, open educational resources,...
Researchers Call for Community-Based Housing-First Approach to Homelessness
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
In this Spotlight Exclusive, we highlight a webinar hosted by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where experts examined the growing homelessness crisis and...
Rebuilding Democracy Requires Rebuilding Community
Forbes
Democracy is a fragile form of government. It morphs and changes expectations with each generation and requires a commitment from society to keep it. At its foundation, democracy requires its...
2025 National Service Reports: Highlighting How AmeriCorps Works Across America
AmeriCorps
Each year, nearly 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs, connect veterans to services, fight the opioid epidemic, help...
Layoffs Gut Federal Education Research Agency
Inside Higher Ed
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first forced schools and colleges into remote learning, researchers, policymakers and higher education leaders may no longer have access to the federal data...
Podcast: The Challenges Facing Humanitarian Aid Groups Right Now
Stanford Social Innovation Review
What’s the impact of recent funding cuts to humanitarian aid? How are organizations reorganizing their critical work with vulnerable communities? Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee...
Assessing the Damage After the Education Department’s Mass Layoffs
Inside Higher Ed
The Trump administration’s deep cuts at the department hit some offices harder than others, but the effects will likely be felt by students, families and institutions across the country. The Trump...
Recordings of Monthly Webinar Series on 2026 Carnegie Classification Application
Collaboratory
In partnership with the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE), Collaboratory facilitated a monthly webinar series that addressed each section of the 2024...
New Article: “It Gave Us an Outlet”: School Staff Perspectives on Implementing and Sustaining Culturally Relevant Well‐Being Initiatives in Schools
University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Our collaborative team of authors — including CHOP staff, Netter UACS staff, and Hamilton teacher-partners/SLI facilitators — just received publication confirmation for a journal...
Every Student, Every Degree: College Civic Learning for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Democracy
Campus Compact
This report’s action agenda calls on higher education leaders and policy leaders to make civic learning and democracy engagement part of all students’ degree requirements. It also broadens the...
State-by-State Analysis: Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation
National Partnership for Women and Families
Most working people in the United States – 73%, or 106 million people nationwide – do not have paid family leave through their jobs. The lack of paid leave exacerbates other economic and care...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Apply for Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop – May 2
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
***Deadline extended to May 2, 2025*** The Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop (EESW) is part of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s 2025 pre-conference program, taking place October 6-7....
Call for Proposals: Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference – Mar 31
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) seeks proposals for our annual conference on October 8-9, 2025, in Roanoke, Virginia. This year’s conference theme is “Bridging Resources to...
2025 Community Development Society Annual Meeting – Jul 6-9
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) will be co-sponsoring the 2025 Community Development Society Annual Meeting: Innovative Pathways to Thriving Communities: Technology, People, and...
Grant Opportunities
education program evaluations – Apr 1
Brady Education Foundation
Brady Education Foundation invites applications for program evaluations The Brady Education Foundation seeks to improve educational outcomes for children, including those living in low-income...
youth service micro-grant – 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...
organizations serving older adults in Philadelphia County – 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...
2025 Fair City Challenge – Mar 28
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
The Fair City Challenge, led by the Economy League, seeks community-driven solutions to make our neighborhoods more equitable and inclusive and to help close Philadelphia’s deep racial wealth...
PCCE Civic Imagination Grants
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) Civic Imagination Grants, are available to partners (nonprofits and higher ed institutions) for up to $1,000 each. PCCE’s Civic Imagination Grant...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Policy Director, PACDC – Mar 31
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Organizational Overview: The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) is the leading voice of equitable neighborhood revitalization in Philadelphia. As a membership...
Executive Director, Circular Philadelphia
Circular Philadelphia
Background Circular Philadelphia is a membership-based economic development organization founded in 2021 that works with businesses, organizations, individuals and government partners to promote a...
Director, Student Programs and Leadership, Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University
Provide vision and leadership for student life and engagement. Oversee and direct the areas of student activities, student organization management, leadership development, and orientation. Ensure the...
Finance & Operations Associate, Bread & Roses – Apr 3
Bread & Roses Community Fund
About Us Bread & Roses Community Fund is a social justice fund and the Philadelphia region’s leading funder of grassroots organizing for racial, social, and economic justice. Our slogan is...
Miscellaneous
Webinar: Building a Pathway for the Next Generation of Public Health Champions using a National Service Model – Mar 27
AmeriCorps
Public Health AmeriCorps is a joint initiative between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the public health needs of our nation by improving health outcomes for...
Hybrid Event: Improving Household Financial Security and Upward Mobility: Insights for Effective Policy and Practice – Mar 25
Urban Institute
Amid ongoing inflation and persistently high living costs, millions of Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities such as food, housing, and child care. Policymakers and community leaders...
Democracy House’s Young Leaders Virtual Summer Institute Opportunity – May 4
Democracy House
This free, virtual, and nonpartisan opportunity from Democracy House helps prepare the next generation of leaders needed to defend, strengthen, and improve democracy. The Young Leaders Summer...
ALL IN Student Champion Virtual Roundtable – Apr 23
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
This conversation led by Student Voting Honor Roll Recipients will enable both student leaders as well as campus contacts to connect with their peers around a variety of topics to build energy for...
Engaged Scholarship Initiative, Campus Compact – Apr 15
Campus Compact
Strengthen your community-engaged scholarship and develop your leadership skills in civic and community engagement by applying for the 2025-2026 Engaged Scholars Initiative (ESI) cohort. Those...
Awards for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship – Apr 4
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium supports and encourages excellence in engaged scholarship through its annual ESC Awards Program. The Awards Program recognizes higher education institutions and...
dotEDU Live: What the Education Department Layoffs Mean for Colleges and Universities – Mar 18
American Council on Education
The Trump administration just slashed the Department of Education’s workforce by half, raising urgent questions about what happens next for student financial aid, civil rights enforcement, and...
Webinar: Demystifying Federal Funding: Nonprofit Questions Answered – Mar 26
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
Federal funding has played a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations for decades, but many people are left to wonder: how does it actually work? This session provides a foundational...
High School Program in Biomedical Research, Wistar Institute – Mar 31
The Wistar Institute
In this four-week summer internship program students work in our state-of-the-art training lab. Students earn a stipend of $1,500 upon completion of the program; we also provide SEPTA passes to cover...
Fighting Words Poetry Contest – May 11
Pulitzer Center
Each spring, the Pulitzer Center invites K-12 students from around the world to use the power of poetry to process and respond to news stories on the world’s most pressing issues. Using lines from...
Webinar: Navigating Financial Aid for Refugees vs. Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Understanding Key Differences – Mar 26
HIAS Pennsylvania
HIAS PA is partnering with SchoolHouse Connection, an national organization working to overcome homelessness through education, to host a webinar on financial aid for refugees and unaccompanied...
JCRS 2025 Readiness, Exploration, and Application for Careers in Health (REACH) Program – Jun 27
Thomas Jefferson University
The Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University will be hosting its high school REACH (Readiness, Exploration, and Application for Careers in Health) Program on the...
Addressing Wicked Issues Virtual Series: Youth & Gun Violence – Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning – Mar 19
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...
Democratic Engagement
Zoom Event: ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Town Hall – Feb 19
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
With the start of the new year, the ALL IN team is offering conversation space for campus contacts to explore the possibilities of uplifting nonpartisan opportunities to engage students in...
College Success Network
PHEAA Webinar: Improve Your Credit – Get Your Loan- Feb 13 & 27
PHEAA
For most families, borrowing for education is part of the equation and can be confusing as families look for the best options to fit their needs. Join Daniel Wray, Suzanne Sparrow, and William...
PHEAA Webinar: Advanced Planning for Higher Education – Feb 11 & 25
PHEAA
The thought of higher education costs can be overwhelming; however, planning and identifying what you can do to help lessen those costs is an important step. It’s never too early or too late to...
The NPSS Hub is Now the Partnership for Student Success
Partnership for Student Success
We are reaching out from the Johns Hopkins University Everyone Graduates Center with an exciting update about the work of the National Partnership for Student Success Support Hub. As you may know, we...
For Students
Spring 2025 Access Engineering Program and Info Session – Feb 12
Access Engineering
Access Engineering is a school-recognized free engineering education program run by University of Pennsylvania college students. Our mission is to cultivate Philadelphia high school students’...
Faculty Updates
Addressing Wicked Issues Virtual Series: Youth & Gun Violence – Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning – Mar 19
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...
Project Pericles Civic Engagement Mini-Grants – Feb 14
Project Pericles
Project Pericles invites faculty and staff to apply for a $1,000 Civic Engagement Mini-Grant to design innovative projects, assignments, and activities empowering students to engage with public...
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