The week of

July 8, 2025

PHENND Events/Activities

AmeriCorps College and Career Coach, West Philadelphia Promise Corps

PHENND

Position Description:  AmeriCorps College and Career Coaches will start August 2025 and serve until June 2026 or August 2026. This is an in-person position. Coaches work with students in grades...

PHENND seeks Next Steps AmeriCorps Team Leaders – Aug 10

PHENND

PHENND seeks four full-time AmeriCorps members to serve as Next Steps Team Leaders and help support low-income first generation college students who are themselves enrolled as part-time AmeriCorps...

Other Local Events and Workshops

Webinar: Understanding the City Budget – Budget Wrap-Up: What’s New in FY26 & What It Means for You – Jul 10

Committee of Seventy

On behalf of the Committee of Seventy, we’re excited to invite you to the final session in our webinar series focused on the City of Philadelphia’s budget. Understanding the City Budget –...

2025 Knowles Annual Conference and/or In-person Academy Courses – Jul 21-24

Knowles Teacher Initiative

Join us at the Knowles 2025 Annual Conference on July 24, where STEM educators and leaders will gather to discuss teaching practices, strategies, and leadership opportunities. We invite teachers to...

PSEC-PULSE Ambassadors Training Program – Aug 5-7

Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective

The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) is proud to collaborate with the Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) to offer the PSEC-PULSE Ambassadors Training Program...

New Resources

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Impact Report

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

We’re celebrating nine years of supporting nonpartisan civic engagement in higher education, fostering community on campuses, and encouraging college students to make their voices heard. 2025 has...

Power the Polls: Poll Worker Recruitment Day – Aug 12

Power the Polls

Power the Polls is a first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters — and the national leader in poll...

Power of Young People Podcast

National Youth Leadership Council

Tune in to hear how young people are using their power to change the world, their communities, and the lives of others! Host Amy Meuers, National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) CEO, explores how...

Summer Teaching Resources for Middle & High School, iCivics

iCivics

School’s out, but civic learning is in with these free civics games, videos, and ready-to-go teaching resources. iCivics has you covered this summer. Whether you’re looking for lighter,...

Youth Trust Peers, Local Government, and Institutions They See Taking Action

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

Young people’s lack of trust in institutions is one of the major challenges to maintaining or strengthening their connection to democracy. It can also be an opportunity: as threats to democratic...

New Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Public Education Funding in PA

PA Schools Work

A new statewide poll commissioned by PA Schools Work reveals overwhelming support across party lines for increased investment in Pennsylvania’s public schools, with particularly notable backing...

Report: The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value

Advance CTE

The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value report draws on a 2024 national scan of state practices, a 50-state survey, and interviews with state leaders to gather insights and...

Youth Development Practitioner Pre-apprenticeship

National Insitute for Work and Learning

Pre-apprenticeships introduce young people 16+ to career pathways and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship Programs. As part of the National Institute for Work and Learning (NIWL) Apprenticeship...

PA Statewide STEM Ecosystem Website Has Launched

PA Statewide STEM Ecosystem

The Pennsylvania Statewide STEM Ecosystem (PSSE) is thrilled to announce that their official website has launched! The website showcases their ongoing work and partnerships across Pennsylvania and...

Partnerships Classifieds

Volunteers Needed: Partner with Us for STEMFest 2025 – Jul 10

OIC of America

STEM Fest is a free, hands-on event designed to inspire Pre-K through 12th-grade students and their families through engaging STEM exploration activities. We are looking for companies, college...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

STEM Ecosystems Annual Convening – Oct 20-22

STEM Ecosystems

Join us at our annual Convening in Washington, on October 20-22, 2025 to celebrate a transformative decade of STEM Ecosystems and help architect the next century of innovation. As we mark ten years...

Request for Proposals: 2025 SAS Institute – LEARN.CONNECT.ACTIVATE – Aug 15

PA Department of Education

The 2025 SAS Institute is a transformative three-day experience (December 8-10, 2025) designed to equip educational leaders with the tools, strategies, and connections needed to drive meaningful...

Grant Opportunities

diversity entrepreneurship – Aug 1

Nasdaq Foundation

Nasdaq Foundation invites applications for projects to diversity entrepreneurship Established in 1994, the Nasdaq Foundation works to connect business, capital, and innovative ideas to advance global...

Education and mental health – Jul 31

Sompo Foundation

Sompo Foundation invites applications from organizations promoting education, health, and wellness The mission of the Sompo Foundation is to impact positive and sustainable change in the areas of...

Health and environment grants – Aug 1

Clif Family Foundation

Clif Family Foundation invites applications for grants program The Clif Family Foundation was established in 2006 to support grassroots groups led by people with vision and commitment. Foundation...

Emerging Climate Champions Award – Aug 15

Lever for Change

Emerging Climate Champions Award announces $25 million global open call The Emerging Climate Champions Award is a $25 million global open call sponsored by the Enlight Foundation and The Patchwork...

Main Street Matters Program – Apply by Aug 31

PA Department of Community and Economic Development

The PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is pleased to announce the opening of the Main Street Matters Program for the 2025-26 funding year. For those familiar with the Keystone...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

2025-2026 Mastery Schools Positions

Mastery Charter Schools

Founded in 2001, Mastery Schools is a public charter network of 23 K-12 schools in Philadelphia and Camden, serving more than 14,000 students. At Mastery, we’re on a mission to provide all students...

Development Director, Philadelphia Education Fund

Philadelphia Education Fund

For more than 30 years, the Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) has been opening pathways to college and career success for Philadelphia students. Through our College Access Program, Philadelphia...

Miscellaneous

Webinar: Giving USA’s 2025 Report on Philanthropy (for the Year 2024) – Jul 15

PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)

Giving USA’s annual report on philanthropy presents a picture of current and emerging trends in the philanthropic marketplace, with a look forward into what is to come. Join us as we discuss...

Seeking Interviewees for Community Advisory Board Research Project

Bucknell University

At Bucknell University we are seeking folks willing to help us with our Community Advisory Board (CAB) research project. We are looking for staff from centers who have Community Advisory Boards (who...

Virtual Workshop: Trauma Informed Facilitation – Aug 13,20,27

Nonprofit Learning Lab

The role of a group facilitator is to ensure that group members are fully able to participate, interactions among participants go smoothly, and that the group achieves its intended goal. Sometimes as...

NGFP Young Voices Awards 2025 – Apply by Jul 31

Teach the Future

The Next Generation Foresight Practitioner – Young Voices (NGFP-YV) Awards aims to showcase the voices of our youth 12-17 years of age. The first-place winner receives a USD $1000 prize to help...

Webinar: The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value – Jul 23

Advance CTE

Over the past decade, non-degree credentials have become a hot topic not only in Career Technical Education (CTE) but also across the education and workforce development ecosystem. Forty-four states...

Mosaic Summer Youth Program for Incoming 6th-8th Graders – Jul 14-18

Interfaith Philadelphia

The Mosaic program provides the opportunity for students (6th-8th Grade) to experience their neighborhoods in new ways as they learn about the religious and cultural diversity of their peers....

Fall 2025 Virtual STEM Equity Learning Community, Techbridge Girls – Aug 11

Techbridge Girls

Want to join a strong and vibrant community of STEM educators and equity advocates this fall? Over five monthly sessions, participants explore how to use asset-based frameworks and practices to...

Webinar: Understanding the Current Political Climate & Taking Action for TGX+ Rights – Aug 4

Nonprofit Learning Lab

The political landscape for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive (TGX+) communities is changing rapidly, with shifting laws and policies at federal, state, and local levels. TGX+ rights,...

Democratic Engagement

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Impact Report

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

We’re celebrating nine years of supporting nonpartisan civic engagement in higher education, fostering community on campuses, and encouraging college students to make their voices heard. 2025 has...

Power the Polls: Poll Worker Recruitment Day – Aug 12

Power the Polls

Power the Polls is a first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters — and the national leader in poll...

Youth Trust Peers, Local Government, and Institutions They See Taking Action

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

Young people’s lack of trust in institutions is one of the major challenges to maintaining or strengthening their connection to democracy. It can also be an opportunity: as threats to democratic...


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