March 25, 2025

Other Local Events and Workshops

Our Right to Care Conference – Apr 10 & 11

Our Right to Care

Caregiving for family members and other loved ones including children, older, ill and disabled people, overwhelmingly done by women inside and outside the home, keeps economies and society going but...

Webinar: From Homelessness and Foster Care to Pursuing Higher Education – Apr 23

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)

Obtaining a postsecondary education is crucial for breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness, and it sets the stage for a healthy, meaningful, and successful life. However, young people...

Webinar: PHEAA Statewide Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop – Apr 1

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)

Do you want one on one support with completing the FAFSA? Join us for virtual one-on-one assistance during our FAFSA Completion Workshop on April 1, 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM (ET)....

Spruce Foundation Gala 2025 – May 15

Spruce Foundation

The Spruce Foundation is thrilled to announce the return of Gala! This year, we are proud to recognize our 2024 and 2025 grantees with our Spruce community of volunteers, board members, and...

Bridge Walk for Peace – Apr 4

Global Citizen

Please join us on Friday, April 4 to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 18th Annual Bridge Walk for Peace will begin with a sunrise walk across the...

Navigating Climate Anxiety – Mar 27

Net Impact

Feeling overwhelmed by climate change? You’re not alone. Join Net Impact Philadelphia, YIP, and Indy Hall for an evening of insightful discussions, networking, and community-building as we...

Explore Biodiversity at The Woodlands – Apr 26

Green Philly

Join us for an exciting BioBlitz on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at The Woodlands! In partnership with Green Philly, The Woodlands, Bird Philly, Skype A Scientist, Andrew the...

Crusades 2-Save-A-Life Training Program – Mar 29

Learn Empower Grow Consulting Group

This ECE & Community Wellness Event will provide essential life-saving training, including: Gunshot Wound First Aid (Scott Charles, Temple University Trauma Dept.) CPR & AED Training (Temple...

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective “Counted Out” Film Screening – Apr 5

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective

Math is everywhere, influencing our daily lives in ways we don’t always see. That’s why, in conjunction with “Yeah That’s STEM” Community Day, the Philadelphia STEM Equity...

Empowering Nonprofits: A Temple University Conference – Apr 10

Temple University

Join us for Empowering Nonprofits, where Temple University brings together nonprofit leaders for expert-led workshops, tools and strategies to enhance their effect. This conference is your...

Diversifying Doulas Initiative 5th Annual Community Celebration – Apr 11

Patients R Waiting

This milestone event celebrates five years of supporting black and brown birthing families and diversifying the doula community, focusing on education, support, and representation. The celebration...

Power, Politics and Territory in the “New Northern Ireland” – Mar 27

University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice

Dr. Elizabeth DeYoung, a research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) Center for Guaranteed Income Research, is the author of the book “Power,...

Empowering Young Voices: Tools and Strategies for Teaching Student Journalism – Mar 27

National Liberty Museum

Are you passionate about empowering young voices and making sure their stories are heard? Join educators from PBS Student Reporting Labs and WHYY as they offer teachers the ultimate toolkit to...

Save the Date and Call for Proposals: Collegiate Recovery Conference 2025 – Apr 11

Saint Joseph's University

Join us on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM on Hawk Hill Campus for the 8th annual Regional Recovery Conference at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. This...

VIRTUAL Job Fair, Philadelphia Learning Collaborative – Apr 9

Philadelphia Learning Collaborative

On Tuesday, April 9, 2025, 4:00-7:00 PM the Philadelphia Learning Collaborative (PLC) and Big Picture Philadelphia are hosting a job fair for the fourteen schools in PLC membership. Check out our...

Hybrid Event: Pedagogies, Possibilities, and Justice Lecture – Apr 2

Penn State Abington

Penn State Abington’s Office of Inclusive Excellence is working in collaboration with the Education Program to host the 3rd annual Pedagogies, Possibilities, and Justice Lecture which will be...

Save the Date: Educate Philly – Constitutional Law 101: Free Speech & Campus Life – May 7

Philadelphia Education Fund

For this year’s Master Class, we’re assembling a heavy-hitter panel of experts and scholars in the field including Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center and Will...

New Resources

A call for continued collaboration: Health equity post election

Partners for Advancing Health Equity

A Call for Continued Collaboration The 2024 election has introduced significant uncertainties to the landscape of federal health policy and public health. The current federal climate carries...

The “All of Us” Researcher Academy Course Catalog and Asynchronous Training Resource Now Available

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

The All of Us Researcher Academy course catalog and asynchronous training resource is now available. These new resources enable researchers to explore a range of academy courses independently to...

Learning from Community-Academic Partnership Success Stories

NIH Community Engagement Alliance

An essential element of community-engaged research is the inclusion of local people —those who could benefit from or be affected by the research. To do this effectively, academic and research...

8 Steps to Establishing a Thriving Youth Advisory Council

National Youth Leadership Council

Amplifying youth voice is crucial for building strong, inclusive communities and organizations. Starting a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) provides a powerful platform for engaging young people and...

YSA + ASU Course Overview: Designing and Implementing a Service-Learning Experience

Youth Service America

Want to bring an engaging professional development opportunity to your teachers that provides meaningful advancement and translates to student success? Watch this walk through of YSA’s...

Student Voter Engagement Efforts Grew in 2024. Student Voting Didn’t.

Inside Higher Ed

At the National Student Vote Summit in November, attendees discussed the best ways to boost political involvement after an election that saw worse turnout than in 2020. Nicholas Crookston, who leads...

New Report: Teacher Retention Toolbox: Strategies To Retain Newer Teachers and BIPOC Teachers

Elevate 215

An analysis released by Philadelphia Citywide Talent Coalition tackles issues of diversity and effectiveness in the Philadelphia School District and charter schools. The report released by the...

Building a New Social Contract for Teachers

The Philadelphia Citizen

Teaching, as has been said, is the profession upon which all others are built — and the critical ingredient to a functional and inclusive society. Teachers build our nation daily. How we support...

Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective and Open-Access Institutions Prior to the End of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Last June, the US Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action, bringing heightened attention to inequities in higher education. Although access to higher education for historically...

A New Blueprint for Financing Community Development

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)

For too long, community development finance has fallen prey to market conservatism, prioritizing scale over social mission and uniformity over community-tailored solutions. But a different model is...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

2025 Diversity in STEM Education Summit: Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM Teaching Workforce – Dec 13

Smithsonian Science Education Center

The Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with Shell USA, Inc. is hosting an annual STEM Education Summit to engage leadership teams throughout the US who have identified problems...

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