The week of
September 2, 2025
PHENND Events/Activities
Campus250: Grants for Colleges, Universities, and Partners – Sep 11
PHENND
Campus Philly and PHENND, two long-standing organizations dedicated to connecting and strengthening Greater Philadelphia’s higher education community, are proud to announce the launch of Campus250,...
Other Local Events and Workshops
FALL 2025 Webinar Series: ARMED: STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF GUN VIOLENCE – Sep 11, Oct 2, Nov 13
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Please join us for this free monthly webinar series, exploring opportunities to support those impacted by gun violence in the Philadelphia area. Gun violence negatively impacts not only victims but...
CONVERGENCE Philadelphia Homeownership Summit – Sep 17
Convergence Philadelphia
On Wednesday, September 17 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, CONVERGENCE Philadelphia will host its second-ever Homeownership Summit at The Enterprise Center (4548 Market Street). Doors open/networking...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Educator Appreciation Morning 2025 – Sep 13
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2026 is a pivotal year for Philadelphia and for the art museum. Join us for an insider’s look at all of the exhibitions, programs, and resources we’re planning to commemorate the United...
Philadelphia Literacy Day 2025 – Sep 6
Tree House Books
A festival of family fun celebrating our North Central Philadelphia neighborhood and all of the programs working to make Philadelphia a city of readers, writers and thinkers! Author Visits to the...
Keeping Kids Safe: A Philadelphia Meeting for Parents & Grandparents – Sep 9
CeaseFirePA
Calling all Philadelphia parents, grandparents, and community members! Join CeaseFirePA and your local community for a discussion about how we can keep kids safe as they head back to school....
Bridging the Gaps Annual Symposium – Oct 6 & 7
Bridging the Gaps
This year celebrates 35 years of impact and innovation. This two-day event is open to the broader community, and designed to provide a forum for dialogue and networking opportunities around health...
Registration Open: 2025 Refugee Education Summit – Sep 16-17
Refugee Education Summit
The 2025 Refugee Education Summit, September 16-17, Lancaster, PA is a two-day training sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Refugee Education Program in partnership with the...
New Resources
Watch Development for Good: How to Solve a Housing Crisis
Philadelphia Citizen
In the latest event in our series, Mayor Parker’s dynamic new housing czar, Angela Brooks, and a national expert compare notes on solutions to the growing housing crisis — including...
Ode to Healthy Futures: Create Poetry That Envisions a Healthier Future
Pulitzer Center
Health is personal. But health science can feel distant, complicated, and cold. How do we make space for the personal in science—and ensure that our personal ideas and decisions about health have a...
PA Education Talking Points Memo: Rural Schools
PA Schools Work
PA Schools Work is a non-partisan coalition of organizations from across Pennsylvania representing teachers and other educators; urban, suburban, and rural communities; and parents and community...
Dollar For Fights for Low-Income Patients to Access Charity Care
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
In this Spotlight Exclusive, we speak with Dollar For founder Jared Walker about the staggering $220 billion in medical debt owed by Americans – and the “hidden” relief available through...
Report: Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum
National Association of Colleges and Employers
From advising students on career-related issues, to connecting students to resources on and off campus, faculty are often a key source for students about careers. In Fall 2023, for the first time...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Early Bird Registration Open: AAC&U 2026 Annual Meeting
American Association of Colleges and Universities
As colleges and universities face escalating threats to academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and federal funding, the future of the educational mission and democratic purposes of higher...
Grant Opportunities
Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund (REACH Fund) – Jul 24
Borealis Philanthropy
Borealis Philanthropy Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund issues 2025 request for proposals Borealis Philanthropy is a social justice philanthropic intermediary working to boost grassroots...
2025 Civic Science Collaboration program – Aug 30
Rita Allen Foundation
Center for Cooperative Media, Rita Allen Foundation invite applications for the 2025 Civic Science Collaboration program Established in 1953 and based in Princeton, New Jersey, the Rita Allen...
Volpe Koenig’s Annual IPromise $40K Grant Campaign Opens for 2025 – Aug 16
Volpe Koenig
Now through August 16, Volpe Koenig, Philadelphia’s largest intellectual property law firm, is accepting applications for the firm’s annual IPromise Jeffrey M. Glabicki Memorial Giving Fund...
William Penn Foundation Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Schedule for 2025-2026
William Penn Foundation
We invite nonprofit organizations of all sizes to review our Requests for Proposals (RFPs). If you have an idea or project that addresses an RFP, we hope you will submit a proposal. As a funder, our...
Funding opportunity for community based mental health for youth programs – Apply by Jul 10
Liberated Capital
Youth Mental Health Fund (YMHF) is a culturally affirming initiative focused on expanding access to community-based mental health care for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 10-24. In...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Program Manager, New Voters – Apply by Jul 6
New Voters
New Voters is hiring a full-time, remote Program Manager in our efforts to run 250 voter registration drives by December 2025. This position is expected to start mid-July. New Voters is looking for...
Seasonal Tree Program Assistant, Bartram’s Garden
Bartram’s Garden
Bartram’s Garden seeks to fill a Seasonal Assistant position to work in support of the Garden’s Southwest Tree Program. This program works in unison with the Southwest Tree Program and its...
Associate Program Manager, Eviction Prevention Programs, City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development
The Department of Planning and Development’s Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) manages the City of Philadelphia’s eviction prevention programs. These initiatives aim to help...
Manager of Collective Activities, Ceiba
Ceiba
Ceiba, a Latino coalition-building organization in Philadelphia, is seeking a Manager of Collective Activities to lead strategic coordination of the Ceiba-Latino Equitable Development Collective...
Campus Program Manager, Student Basic Needs Coalition
Student Basic Needs Coalition
Student Basic Needs Coalition (SBNC) is a national non-profit organization with a primary mission to combat the student basic needs crisis by facilitating solutions for food, housing, and financial...
Capital Projects Coordinator, Friends of the Wissahickon -Jul 6
Friends of the Wissahickon
Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is seeking a Capital Projects Coordinator (CPC) to play a key role in advancing FOW’s capital projects and park improvements, ensuring they are executed...
Miscellaneous
Campus Philly CollegeFest 2025: Call for Sponsors & Exhibitors – Sep 20
Campus Philly
Are you connected to any brands or organizations that would like to be part of the CollegeFest Block Party? The Block Party will take place on Saturday, September 20 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM in...
Virtual Workshop: Fostering Curious Disagreement – Jul 28
Campus Compact
Why is it so challenging for students (and non-students) to approach disagreements with curiosity? What are the benefits of doing so? And how can we help facilitate this approach on our campuses? In...
New York/PA ‘25 Institute on Teaching Social Action – Nov 8-9
Teaching Social Action
This two-day, in-person institute at the St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York will introduce faculty and staff to an experiential learning approach for incorporating social action...
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement 2025-2026 Membership is Underway
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) membership starts July 1, 2025. Our goal is to work with our members to cultivate stronger, more meaningful, and more impactful relationships between...
Webinar: Intersectional Differences: Exploring Health Care Barriers and Access Using the All of Us Researcher Workbench – Jul 10
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
This webinar highlights a research study exploring significant barriers to health care faced by various populations. Top barriers include out-of-pocket costs, nervousness, and identity differences...
Faculty Updates
Report: Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum
National Association of Colleges and Employers
From advising students on career-related issues, to connecting students to resources on and off campus, faculty are often a key source for students about careers. In Fall 2023, for the first time...
New York/PA ‘25 Institute on Teaching Social Action – Nov 8-9
Teaching Social Action
This two-day, in-person institute at the St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York will introduce faculty and staff to an experiential learning approach for incorporating social action...
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement 2025-2026 Membership is Underway
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) membership starts July 1, 2025. Our goal is to work with our members to cultivate stronger, more meaningful, and more impactful relationships between...
Early Bird Registration Open: AAC&U 2026 Annual Meeting
American Association of Colleges and Universities
As colleges and universities face escalating threats to academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and federal funding, the future of the educational mission and democratic purposes of higher...
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