The week of
July 22, 2025
Other Local Events and Workshops
PHEAA Webinar: PA State Grant Form Completion – Aug 6
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
PHEAA Access Partners will present an overview of the 2025–26 PA State Grant process to guide college students and families through a step-by-step process of filing the PA State Grant Form. Date...
PHEAA Webinar: Deep Dive into Covering the Gap – Jul 29
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
It’s crunch time. The semester bill I received from the school has a tight deadline. The format of the bill looks different from the aid offer I received a while back. Are there any costs I need to...
Save the Date: Healthy Housing Symposium – Oct 17
Penn Center for Public Health
Please join the Penn Center for Public Health for a Fall 2025 symposium focused on Healthy Housing in Philadelphia. Join cross-sector leaders for an in-person, powerful conversation on the urgent...
Financial Education Workshops – Jul 22,31 & Aug 14,28
Graduate! Philadelphia
Ready to take control of your finances? Graduate Philadelphia, in partnership with the experts at Citizens, invites you to a financial education workshop series! Join us in person at our...
New Resources
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps?
NPQ
“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps?” written by Hillary Kane appeared in NPQ on July 21, 2025. Three young AmeriCorps members in National Civilian Community...
2025 State of Developmental Relationships Annual Report
Search Institute
Search Institute’s State of Developmental Relationships is an annual report that provides a comprehensive overview of the latest trends and insights into young people’s developmental...
The Power of Young People Podcast: Hope in Action: Young Leaders Building a Sustainable World
Youth Service America
In this episode of The Power of Young People podcast, meet trailblazing youth leaders Pooja Tilvawala and Jacob Weissman. Discover how organizations like the Youth Climate Collaborative and Young...
Make 9/11 a Day of Service, Remembrance, and Community Connection
Youth Service America
9/11 Day of Service asks all Americans to dedicate time each 9/11 to help others in need, and to rekindle the extraordinary spirit of unity and compassion that brought Americans together in the days...
For Afterschool Programs: Making Connections to STEM Careers with Click2Science
Click 2 Science
This series of short, online video tutorials help afterschool programs connect their STEM programming to the work of STEM professionals and help youth experience the practical application of STEM...
Summer Reads: Discover Local U.S. Reporting On Children and Families
Pulitzer Center
What happens to a story after its initial publication? How can journalists extend their reach by connecting with new and diverse audiences, and equipping them to make real-world impact? To connect...
Professor, students give insight into a neighborhood’s assets with research project
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
When Indiana University South Bend Sociology Professor Gail McGuire was deciding on a research project, she put out the call to local neighborhood associations. The Monroe Park Neighborhood...
New Article: Organizational Justice: A path forward for diversity, equity, and inclusion work
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
The sociopolitical landscape around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practice has shifted momentously in the past few years. Backlash threatens to fully upend efforts to address systemic...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Papers: Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy Annual Graduate Workshop Series – Jul 31
The Andrea Mitchell Center
The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania invites paper proposals for its Annual Graduate Workshop Series. We welcome submissions by doctoral students...
Call for Proposals: PA EmpowerU Convening Break-Out Sessions – Aug 11
PA Department of Education
New name, same mission! Essential Needs, Empowered Futures –PA EmpowerU, (formerly known as PA Maslow), will be hosting our Statewide Collegiate Basic Needs Convening, on Tuesday, October 21,...
Grant Opportunities
veteran mental health – Aug 7
Cigna Group Foundation
Cigna Group Foundation invites applications for efforts to improve veteran mental health The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cigna Group, has announced a new round of grants...
2025 Summer Causality Brand Grants – Apply by Aug 1
Causality
Causality offers both full (pro bono) and matching (partial, funding requirement of 50%) services grants to help nonprofits in the , Canada, and Mexico access branding, graphic design, creative...
Emerging Climate Champions Award – Aug 15
Lever for Change
The Emerging Climate Champions Award is a $25 million global Open Call sponsored by the Enlight Foundation and The Patchwork Collective that will provide flexible, multiyear gifts of $1 million each...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Programming Associate, Young Audiences Arts for Learning – Apply by Aug 15
Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania’s (YA) mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Since its founding in 1973, YA has...
Program Coordinator – Civic Engagement, Ceiba
Ceiba
Job Announcement: Program Coordinator – Civic Engagement, Philadelphia, PA | Full-Time | $40,000–$50,000 (commensurate with experience) Ceiba, a coalition-building organization in Philadelphia,...
Manager of Collective Activities, Ceiba
Ceiba
Job Announcement: Manager of Collective Activities, Philadelphia, PA | Full-Time | $55,000–$70,000 (commensurate with experience) Ceiba, a Latino coalition-building organization in Philadelphia,...
Assistant Program Coordinator, Ceiba
Ceiba
Job Announcement: Assistant Program Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA | Fulltime plus benefits| $33,000 to $36,000 (commensurate with experience) Ceiba is seeking an Assistant Program Coordinator. This...
Miscellaneous
Webinar: Campus Innovation for a Multigenerational Society – Jul 22
Campus Compact
As America becomes more age-diverse, higher education faces both a challenge and an opportunity: how to prepare students for success in our multigenerational society and how to remake institutions to...
Webinar: Engaging the current higher education landscape as scholar-administrators – Aug 20
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award honors bold, mid-career scholar-administrators whose leadership and intellectual voices illuminate the transformative power of urban and...
Webinar: America’s Workforce: From Policy to Practice – Jul 30
Bipartisan Policy Center
In April, President Trump signed an executive order directing agencies to review federal workforce programs, identify opportunities for modernization, and create a new national strategy to addresses...
2025 National Voter Registration Day – Sep 16
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to celebrating our democracy. Since its kickoff in 2012, the holiday and its team of thousands of Partners have worked to...
New Leadership Academy Fellows Program, AAC&U
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) New Leadership Academy (NLA) Fellows Program is a six-month leadership program designed to provide experienced professionals with the...
Democratic Engagement
2025 National Voter Registration Day – Sep 16
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to celebrating our democracy. Since its kickoff in 2012, the holiday and its team of thousands of Partners have worked to...
College Success Network
PHEAA Webinar: Deep Dive into Covering the Gap – Jul 29
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
It’s crunch time. The semester bill I received from the school has a tight deadline. The format of the bill looks different from the aid offer I received a while back. Are there any costs I need to...
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