The week of
July 15, 2025
Other Local Events and Workshops
Fall English classes at The Welcoming Center – Apply by Aug 31
The Welcoming Center
This fall, The Welcoming Center is offering free English and computer classes designed to help immigrants build the skills they need for work, business, and daily life. Whether you’re looking...
Virtual Event: WOMEN’S WAY Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Resource Navigation and Support – Jul 16
Women's Way
Everyone deserves support without judgment or shame. Accessing important resources, whether housing, childcare, or legal help, shouldn’t be a maze of barriers. Join us at the next Closing the...
Free Library of PhiladelphiaTown Hall: Share Your Ideas – Jul 16
Free Library of Philadelphia
Philly, we’re listening! Share your ideas with the Free Library. We are reimagining the future of public libraries in our city and we want to hear from you. The Free Library of Philadelphia...
2025 Youth Football and Cheer Coaches Conference – Jul 19
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
The Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (PYSC) is proud to present the 2025 Youth Football and Cheer Coaches Conference, taking place on Saturday, July 19, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Drexel...
Virtual Lunch and Learn: Self-Care for Education Advocates – Jul 25
Read by 4th
Read by 4th is excited to announce its next Lunch and Learn, Sensory Smarts: Self-Care for Education Advocates, on July 25, 12:00-1:00 PM, featuring Suzanne O’Connor, Director, Trauma-Informed...
New Resources
CELTS 2025 Impact Annual Report: Catalysts for Change: Transformative Impact through Research, Teaching, and Learning
Loyola University Chicago
The CELTS team at Loyola University Chicago is proud to share our recently published CELTS 2024-25 Annual Impact Report, entitled Catalysts for Change: Transformative Impact through Research,...
Supporting Young Leaders: Insights and Challenges
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Young Leaders Learning Community became a springboard for civic learning and action. In 2024, CIRCLE launched the...
Universities, College Students Brace for SNAP Cuts
U.S. News & World Report
Activists and a growing number of lawmakers are raising concerns over the potential consequences of recently approved cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on a segment of the...
Free Social Services at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Free Library of Philadelphia
Connect with the Library’s Social Services Team. Social Workers provide open office hours in more than 15 neighborhood libraries, helping patrons find, navigate, and connect to relevant and...
New Report: Weaving the Dream: How Opportunity and Personal Agency Can Shape a Common Vision for America
More in Common
At a time when so much feels beyond our control, can we shape our future? A seven-year investigation by the Beacon Project at More in Common shows that Americans of all stripes believe that...
New Report: 2025 Economic Impact of PA Nonprofits
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
We’re releasing the PA Association of Nonprofit Organization’s (PANO) 2025 Economic Impact of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofits Report at a difficult and pivotal moment. Last week, the Tax...
Building a social mobility university and its regional impact
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
At the recent National Social Mobility Symposium at Cal State San Marcos, the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Board Chair Dr. Kristin Sobolik moderated a thought-provoking...
Universities can rebuild public trust with better engagement with their communities
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
In Dayton’s Twin Towers neighborhood, the seeds of community engagement are taking root — literally. University of Dayton (UD) students, alumni and residents work side by side at the Mission of...
CEnTR*Impact: Community Engaged and Transformative Research – Inclusive Measurement of Projects & Community Transformation
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
CEnTR*Impact: Community Engaged and Transformative Research – Inclusive Measurement of Projects & Community Transformation, authored by Jeremy Price of Indiana University Indianapolis, is a...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Registration Open: 2025 National Student Vote Summit – Nov 12-14
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
On November 12-14, 2025, the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition is proud to host the 10th annual National Student Vote Summit at the University of Maryland, College At the summit, we’ll unite...
Call for Submissions: Transformative Social Impact – Jul 31
Transformative Social Impact
Transformative Social Impact is a multidisciplinary, practitioner-oriented academic journal dedicated to advancing community-engaged scholarship, teaching, and collaborative research for social...
Call for Proposals: AAC&U Annual Conference: Answering the Call for Constructive Engagement – Jul 31
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Democracy and liberal education are inextricably linked. As democratic values falter, liberal education becomes more vulnerable—and more vital. At the 2026 Annual AAC&U (American Association of...
Grant Opportunities
Public Engagement and Character Development – Aug 15
John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Foundation invites funding inquiries The John Templeton Foundation aims to create a world where people are curious about the wonders of the universe, free to pursue lives of meaning...
higher education, interfaith leadership – Aug 28
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations invite LOIs for higher education, interfaith leadership The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations were organized in 1952 under a living trust established by Mr. Arthur...
Program evaluation and research projects in education – Aug 1
Brady Education Foundation
Brady Education Foundation invites applications for program evaluations The Brady Education Foundation aims to improve educational outcomes for children, including those living in low-income...
Kindness in Community Fund: Nominate an Organization – Jul 18
Born This Way Foundation
Born This Way Foundation’s Kindness in Community Fund provides grants to community-led, youth-focused organizations supporting mental health. To help identify our next cohort of grantees, we’re...
YOUTHadelphia Grant 2025 – Apply by Jul 24
Philadelphia Foundation
YOUTHadelphia grants support youth leadership development programs/projects consisting of social and political themes and content in program/project curriculum; and help young people build...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director of Integrated Health Services, SquashSmarts
SquashSmarts
SquashSmarts is an award winning out-of-school-time urban youth enrichment program utilizing the sport of squash and academic tutoring. Since 2001, SquashSmarts has been providing high quality, high...
Assistant Director, Student Success, Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph's University
The Assistant Director’s primary responsibilities include coordinating programs that enhance student success, tracking the causes of student attrition, and engaging in collective work to strengthen...
Pennsylvania Director of Development, Teach Plus
Teach Plus
Teach Plus is a national nonprofit whose mission is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity,...
Deputy Director of Teacher Programs, National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from where the...
Impact Manager, City Year
City Year Philadelphia
City Year Philadelphia seeks an Impact Manager who is responsible for the overall management of the execution of the day-to-day operations and achievement for teams of 6-9 or 12-18 Student Success...
Supplemental Instruction and Learning Support Specialist, Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph's University
Primary responsibilities for this position include coordinating the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program, coordinating the Peer Educators Acquiring Knowledge (PEAK) training program for tutors and...
ESOL Instructor (Full-Time), Welcoming Center – Apply by Aug 4
The Welcoming Center
Founded in 2003, The Welcoming Center (TWC) works to open doors of economic opportunity for immigrants of all education and skill levels and build immigrants’ individual and collective agency to...
Miscellaneous
Webinar: Embedding Career Preparation in Experiential Learning: Findings from the NACE, AAC&U and SEE Survey – Jul 15
Society for Experiential Education
Come join the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) as we share the...
Webinar: Mapping Collaboration between Cities and Universities: The Epic Model and Youth Mappers – Aug 14
EPIC-Network
Cities often face challenges in meeting service demands and require innovative, community-driven solutions. EPIC-Network and YouthMappers are partnering to connect students with real-world projects...
Group Coaching Program for Women Leaders: Leading Confidently from Within
Be Beyond Coaching
This program is designed for ambitious women leaders who want to silence self-doubt, trust their voice, and lead with confidence. Through a powerful combination of individual and group coaching,...
Webinar: Scaling Impact: Leveraging GivePulse Across Multi-Campus Systems – Jul 30
GivePulse
Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how universities with multiple campuses are using GivePulse to streamline engagement, centralize data, and foster collaboration across locations. Hear from...
Webinar: Inclusive Practices for Nonprofits in a Changing Legal Landscape – Jul 24
Ascend People
Over the past few months, nonprofit leaders have been asking urgent questions: “Is it still legal to prioritize hiring staff who reflect the communities we serve?” “Could our DEI practices,...
Webinar: How Weaving Together Agency and Opportunity Can Shape a Common American Vision – Jul 24
More in Common
At a time when so much feels beyond our control, can we shape our future? A seven-year investigation by the Beacon Project at More in Common shows that Americans of all stripes believe that...
Webinar: Connection, Not Controversy: What Students Want You to Know About Dialogue on Campus This Fall – Jul 30
Constructive Dialogue Institute
Over the past year, our team at the Constructive Dialogue Institute has worked directly with hundreds of students, from first-years to campus leaders, who are building their skills to engage in...
Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship – Apply by Jul 28
The Center for Black Educator Development
The Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship is now accepting applications for our upcoming cohort! The Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with the United Negro College Fund,...
Fall 2025 Common Ground Journalism Fellowship
Common Ground
The Fall 2025 Common Ground Journalism cohort is a paid fellowship for 15-25 student journalists from around the country. CGJ covers lessons to center student stories, on-campus complexity, and the...
Online Event: Digital Mental Health Solutions: Promise, Risks, and Policy – Jul 21
Bipartisan Policy Center
Digital tools—such as digital therapeutics and AI chatbots—are reshaping how people manage their mental health. These innovations offer potential solutions to pressing challenges, including unmet...
Everyday Young Hero Awards, Youth Service America
Youth Service America
Everyday Young Heroes are young people, ages 5-25, who are improving their communities through service to others and making significant progress in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development...
Democratic Engagement
Registration Open: 2025 National Student Vote Summit – Nov 12-14
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
On November 12-14, 2025, the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition is proud to host the 10th annual National Student Vote Summit at the University of Maryland, College At the summit, we’ll unite...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: Scaling Impact: Leveraging GivePulse Across Multi-Campus Systems – Jul 30
GivePulse
Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how universities with multiple campuses are using GivePulse to streamline engagement, centralize data, and foster collaboration across locations. Hear from...
Webinar: Connection, Not Controversy: What Students Want You to Know About Dialogue on Campus This Fall – Jul 30
Constructive Dialogue Institute
Over the past year, our team at the Constructive Dialogue Institute has worked directly with hundreds of students, from first-years to campus leaders, who are building their skills to engage in...
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