The week of

May 20, 2025

PHENND Events/Activities

The Art & Craft of Designing and Facilitating Learning Spaces – Aug 12-14

Kaospilot

Bryn Mawr College’s Career & Civic Engagement Center, Kaospilot and PHENND invite you to join us August 12-14, 2025 on Bryn Mawr’s campus as we co-host this 3-day Masterclass for...

Other Local Events and Workshops

Nonprofit Webinar: Making Sense of Threats to Tax-Exempt Status: Keeping Calm & Carrying On – May 20

PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)

There’s a lot of buzz (and worry) right now in the nonprofit sector about the Executive Orders and legal developments in the courts and their impact on charitable organizations. Organizations are...

Caregiving Screening and Resource Fair – June 4

WHYY

Caregiving, a new documentary created with executive producer Bradley Cooper, highlights the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America. Join WHYY, Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and...

Webinar: Budget Office 101 – May 20

Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations

Please join The Peoples Budget Office and host Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) for an informational Budget structure 101 webinar. This webinar will explain the...

New Resources

Free Resources: STEM Learning Journeys

STEM Next Opportunity Fund

In partnership with Verizon™,  STEM Next has curated bundles of lessons and activities from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ and created the following STEM Learning Journeys to help you implement...

New Article: The Impact on Kids of the Trump Administration’s First 100 Days

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

In this Spotlight Exclusive we speak with Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, about the growing threat that Trump-era budget cuts pose to America’s children. Proposed reductions to...

New Article: Engaging Young Voters In Off-Year Election Cycles

Forbes

New Jersey is one of five states that hold elections for statewide office in odd-numbered years, meaning New Jerseyans never have a year off from voting. Young people, especially first-time voters,...

Finding A Better Life: Beyond APIA Heritage Month

Forbes

“Finding a better life” is one of the most common refrains in the composition of the immigrant story in this country. My family is no different — my father and mother immigrated to the United...

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Action Plan Report.

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

What makes a great campus action plan? In this new report, ALL IN shares what we’ve learned from eight years of action planning and provides tips for making your 2026 Action Plans the best yet....

Giving With Impact Podcast: The Power of Arts Education to Build Community

Stanford Social Innovation Review

How does a poverty-fighting organization like Henry Street Settlement in New York City use arts education to strengthen the community and “serve the whole person” as its president and CEO puts...

New Article: Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure

Stanford Social Innovation Review

What can Americans do to reclaim power and rebuild social connections and local economies? The answer is to start with the everyday work of re-knitting community relationships through investments in...

Webinar Recording: New Resources for PA Public Education Advocates

PA Schools Work

In case you missed our latest webinar, where we introduced new advocacy tools and resources (a comprehensive walkthrough of our new 2025 school district fact sheets and a tour of our...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Call for Proposals: Black Men in Education Convening – Jun 27

The Center for Black Educator Development

Presented by The Center for Black Educator Development, the 8th annual National Black Men in Education Convening (#BMEC2025) will take place in Philadelphia, PA, November 20 – 22, 2025, at the...

Call for Proposals for Challenge Talks: Place-based Pragmatism & Pedagogy: Food, Land, Culture, & Community Nourishment – Jun 23

Community-based Global Learning Collaborative

In partnership with Nobis Project join us for a place-based, experiential learning retreat, Place-based Pragmatism & Pedagogy: Food, Land, Culture, & Community Nourishment, exploring and...

Registration Open: 2025 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference: Bridging Resources to Build Stronger Communities – Oct 8-9

Engagement Scholarship Consortium

The 2025 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Conference will take place October 8-9 in Roanoke, Virginia. This year’s conference theme is “Bridging Resources to Build Stronger...

Grant Opportunities

research exploring LGBTQ issues – Jun 12

American Psychological Foundation

American Psychological Foundation invites applications for research exploring LGBTQ issues The American Psychological Foundation (APF) invites applications for its Wayne F. Placek Grant program,...

Lots of Compassion Grant – Jun 16

KidsGardening

Together, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day and KidsGardening designed the Lots of Compassion Grant program to support local leaders looking to transform vacant lots into gardens to help grow compassion...

We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service 2025 Grants – Jun 15

Youth Service America

Youth Service America’s (YSA) We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service Grants are for organizations, schools, and youth changemakers – ages 5 to 25 – to lead service projects on or...

Philadelphia2050 Community Partner Application Open

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is looking for neighborhood and community groups to help update Philadelphia’s Comprehensive Plan. Join us in planning for Philadelphia’s future by...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Estuary Community Coordinator, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and improving the health of the Delaware Estuary, which supplies clean drinking water for millions...

Operations and Administration Manager, Read by 4th

Free Library of Philadelphia

The Operations and Administration Manager leads critical administrative and operational tasks and provides important fiscal management to the department. This includes but is not limited to managing...

Summer Camp Job Opportunities across the City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia Mayor's Office of Education

Philadelphia’s network of providers of “Summer Achievers” summer camp and other summer enrichment camps are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated summer camp staff to give our young students a...

Education Specialist III – Out-of-School Time (OST) Project Manager and Content Developer, Foundations

Foundations Inc

The Education Specialist III – Out-of-School Time (OST) Project Manager and Content Developer at Foundations, Inc. is a full-time, in-office position responsible for supporting and enhancing OST...

ESL Co-Teacher Summer 2025, Puentes de Salud

Puentes de Salud

Puentes de Salud works with Latinx immigrant communities in and around the Philadelphia area through high-quality healthcare, social and wellness services, and educational programming. The Puentes de...

Pre-K-12 Program Specialist (5th Grade) F/T Hybrid, Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation

Primary Function: The Pre-K-12 Program Specialist develops engaging programs for PreK-12 students, delivered in Barnes’s galleries and in the classrooms of participating schools. The Specialist...

Miscellaneous

Webinar from NonprofitVote: All 2025 Politics is Local – May 28

Nonprofit VOTE

While many wrongly call it an “off-year”, 2025 is, in fact, a BIG election(s) year – with scores of state, local, and special elections. Join this Nonprofit Vote webinar on May 28...

Cap, Gown & Ballot Season – The Civics Center

The Civics Center

Graduation Season is Voter Registration Season! Almost every single American graduating from high school this Spring (4 million in total) is old enough to register to vote, regardless of what state...

Virtual Event: America’s Workforce: Measuring What Matters – May 29

Bipartisan Policy Center

Data from public agencies and private organizations play a critical role in helping key stakeholders understand which programs work, where funding is needed, and informing future decision-making....

Participants Needed: Community Advisory Board Research Project

Bucknell University

Sara Farbo and Melissa Intindola from Bucknell University were part of IARSLCE Practitioner-Scholar Learning Community. Their research study is focused on gathering information about the creation,...

Community Engaged Scholarship Revealed: Meet the Authors of the MJCSL – May 29

Campus Compact

Campus Compact and the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) are partnering to host a virtual discussion with the authors published in past two issues ( and ). Participants will...

Campus Compact Student Impact Virtual Summer Series – Jun 10,17,24

Campus Compact

Join us for an inspiring journey into the heart of student-driven change and community impact! We are proud to present the Student Impact Summer Series, highlighting the remarkable work of...

Metropolitan Universities journal: Become a journal peer reviewer

Metropolitan Universities journal

We need you to help build the field. Your professional experiences provide invaluable insights on topics important to urban and metropolitan universities. Whether you describe yourself as an...

2025 Freedom Schools Literacy Program (1st-3rd Graders) – Jun 27

The Center for Black Educator Development

***Deadline Extended to June 27, 2025*** The Center for Black Educator Development is enrolling rising 1st-3rd graders for our Summer Freedom Schools Literacy Academy virtual and in-person...

Democratic Engagement

Virtual Conversation: Post-Election Analysis: What We Learned From Campuses in 2024 – Jun 4

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Campus responses to the 2024 ALL IN post-election survey underscored the critical role of institutional support, student leadership, and cross-campus collaboration in fostering civic engagement...

Report: How Does Gen Z Really Feel about Democracy?

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement’s (CIRCLE) new study finds three distinct profiles of democratic attitudes among youth, with major implications for...

Virtual Conversation: Impactful Nonpartisan Voter Mobilization Efforts – May 6

Students Learn Students Vote Coalition

Supporting students with voter registration is a task that many campus officials support every academic year. However, finding creative ways to support your students with following through on the...

Creating Faculty Champions: An Ask Every Student Faculty Virtual Panel – Apr 30

Ask Every Student

Faculty are key to asking every student at your institution to participate in our democracy, especially to reach students that aren’t typically engaged through on-campus voter engagement events...

2025 Pledge to Vote, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Every year is an election year, and 2025 is no exception! At least 45 states have elections this year, with over 100,000 open seats on the ballot, including local and state positions. Pledge to vote...

Faculty Updates

Webinar: Checking In with the Skill of Intercultural Communication – May 14

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Intercultural communication is essential for fostering understanding and collaboration in our interconnected world. Developing intercultural communications skills enables learners to approach...

New Issue: Metropolitan Universities Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1

Metropolitan Universities journal

The latest issue of Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ), Vol. 36 No. 1 (2025): Exploring the Role of Higher Education in Prison and Returning Citizens on Campuses and Communities is now available...


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