The week of
October 28, 2025
Other Local Events and Workshops
PHEAA Webinar: Financial Aid Timeline—Know What To Do When – Nov 4 or 20
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
This 1-hour presentation will provide the starting points and web resources for effective research before, during, and after your student makes postsecondary decisions. The journey will begin before...
PHEAA Webinar: Creating Your StudentAid.gov Account – Nov 4
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
In order to fill out and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) you will need a account. Join us to learn more about what the account is, and when and who should create an...
Virtual Community of Practice: Government & Community Relations – Nov 6
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Join Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) as we host session two of our virtual community of practice: government and community relations. In this session, we will dive deeper into topics...
School District of Philadelphia: Parent & Family University Workshops – Oct 28 & 30
School District of Philadelphia
Join Parent & Family University (PFU) for free workshops (virtual and in-person) covering key topics for families: financial skills, STEM, stress management, literacy, and the new math...
New Resources
The Power of Young People Podcast: Rooted in Service: How Youth are Leading Intergenerational Change
National Youth Leadership Council
Discover the inspiring journey of Nora Pearson, a high school junior and founder of Roots and Grounds, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting youth and seniors through hands-on plant propagation...
New Article: Young People, You Can Do Well and Do Good
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jesse Van Doren, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote a provocative opinion piece in the September 29 issue of The Daily Pennsylvanian, arguing that Penn students are less likely...
New America After 3PM Report: Lost Opportunity: Afterschool in Demand, But Out of Reach for Many
Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance’s fifth edition of America After 3PM provides new insights about children and families during the hours of 3 to 6 , when schools let out and many parents are working....
Role Model Strategies: Encouraging Youth to Consider STEM Careers
SciGirls
This Role Model Strategies guide aims to change how youth think about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Using gender equitable practices in STEM education, Twin Cities PBS has...
Alert from PANO and Update: GoFundMe Pages Created for Nonprofits without Permission
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
***See the new update below.*** In case you have not heard, GoFundMe recently created donation pages for approximately million nonprofits – including many in Pennsylvania – without asking for...
Standards for Excellence: Strategic Partnerships
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations help the public and are essential to our society. They help improve communities around the country and make our lives better in art, science, economics, health,...
Resources for Impacting Belonging, Postsecondary and Career Connection for Students
Johns Hopkins University
Skills for Secondary School Success is a free, evidence-based, classroom-ready program designed to help young people strengthen the skills they need to meet academic and social challenges in school...
College Application Week – Oct 25 – Nov 1
College Access and Success Ecosystem
During College Application Week (October 25 – November 1), College Access and Success Ecosystems (CASE) is encouraging more students in Philadelphia to submit college applications in order to...
Art And Design As Civic Action: How Creativity Strengthens Democracy
Forbes
Democracy is, at its core, a creative experiment. It asks us to imagine a collective future, to give shape to the aspirations of a people, and to continually rework what justice and equity look like...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
APLU Annual Meeting – Nov 9
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
APLU Annual Meeting November 9-11, 2025 Philadelphia, PA Register today for the 2025 APLU Annual Meeting, taking place November 9–11 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. APLU’s Annual Meeting...
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: Bridging Generations, Building Change (2026 Points of Light Conference) – Jun 22-25
National Youth Leadership Council
The National Youth Leadership Council is proud to announce a bold new partnership: the National Service-Learning Conference is uniting with the Points of Light Conference. This integration creates a...
Grant Opportunities
Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative – Dec 1
Teagle Foundation
Teagle Foundation invites applications for Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative The Teagle Foundation invites applications for the Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative, a grant program...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Program Officer for Fellowships, Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation
The Program Officer for Fellowships is responsible for advancing the ongoing grantmaking efforts of The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage (“the Center”) to foster a vibrant and inclusive cultural...
Miscellaneous
Zoom Event: Power of Us: Lessons Learned & Actions to Support the Youth Fields Workforce – Oct 30
Every Hour Counts
Join Every Hour Counts on Thursday, October 30, 2:00-3:00 PM for a conversation exploring key findings from the Power of Us Workforce Survey, a national study led by the American Institutes for...
CUMU Huddles: Online Learning Communities
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Huddles are informal, online learning communities for individuals from across the CUMU network to connect, learn, and collaborate around...
Webinar: Exploring Academic Freedom in Higher Education – Nov 5
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking webinar on the state of academic freedom in higher education. Together, we’ll examine its historical roots and discuss recent challenges that threaten...
Webinar: Beyond the Usual Suspects: Service-Learning and Community Engagement Scholarship in STEM – Nov 6
IARSLCE
Join us for an interactive webinar featuring four scholar-practitioners whose service-learning and community engagement work is based in STEM fields. The webinar goes “beyond the usual suspects”...
Virtual Workshop: Train the Trainer: Curriculum Planning to Engaged Delivery to Participant-Centered Practice – Nov 5,12,19
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Train the Trainer: Curriculum Planning to Engaged Delivery to Participant-Centered Practice is a hands-on workshop designed for anyone responsible for designing and delivering trainings,...
Virtual Workshop: Trauma Informed Facilitation: How to Use Trauma Informed Practices for in Group Setting and 1:1’s – Dec 3,10,17
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...
Virtual Info Session: Uniting for Impact: The National Service-Learning Conference and Points of Light – Oct 29
National Youth Leadership Council
This free, virtual info session will highlight the power of partnership between the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) and Points of Light, showcasing how bringing together educators, youth,...
Online Event: America’s Workforce: State Innovations in Child Care Financing – Oct 30
Bipartisan Policy Center
Access to affordable, quality child care is crucial for a strong workforce and a thriving economy. Yet, for too many Americans, access to reliable child care remains out of reach—limiting...
The ‘1619’ Global Connections Virtual Workshop Series for Educators – Nov 1
Pulitzer Center
How can journalism support students in understanding global issues and contextualizing their local experiences? We are thrilled to announce a new opportunity for educators to become the students: the...
Virtual Training: Developing Career-Connected STEM Activities for Afterschool and Summer Learning – Nov 5
STEM Next
For many youth, afterschool and summer programs are where sparks of interest in science, technology, engineering, and math begin. To help programs turn that interest into career pathways, STEM Next...
Nonprofit Institute: FREE Accelerated Certificate Program – Nov 10-12 & 17-18
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships invites you to share the following information about its FREE accelerated Certificate Program that will give the tools needed to manage nonprofit or...
2025 Western New York Service Learning Coalition Summit: Healthy Communities – Nov 21
University of Buffalo
Join the 2025 Western New York (WNY) Service Learning Coalition Summit for a day of learning with presentations from faculty, staff, community partners, and students on service-learning and community...
Calling All Civic Hope Scholars and Practitioners – Nov 13
Campus Compact
On behalf of members of Campus Compact’s Mid Career Learning Community we are a group of practitioners who are co-generating a practical framework on civic hope. This framework will include...
Campus Compact Impact Awards – Oct 31
Campus Compact
The Campus Compact Impact Awards celebrate some of the shining examples of the meaningful, impactful civic and community engagement work happening on campuses—highlighting presidents, faculty,...
Hosting a College or Career Event? Submit it to PhillyGoes2College Citywide Calendar
PhillyGoes2College
In an effort to capture more college and career events for the city of Philadelphia in one place the On Time High School Graduation Action Team, part of the College Access and Success Ecosystem...
College Success Network
Save the Date: New Rules, Real Impact: College Access and Success in Transition – Sep 18
Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable (PCPR)
Join us at the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable Fall Symposium entitled New Rules, Real Impact: College Access and Success in Transition where we will dive into the new federal budget, changing...
Hosting a College or Career Event? Submit it to PhillyGoes2College Citywide Calendar
PhillyGoes2College
In an effort to capture more college and career events for the city of Philadelphia in one place the On Time High School Graduation Action Team, part of the College Access and Success Ecosystem...
For Students
Roadmap to Medical School – Sep 20
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Are you considering a career in medicine, or want to know what it takes to become a doctor? Join us on September 20, 10 AM to 1 PM, at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia for an inspiring event...
Sustainability
Clean Energy Opportunity Spotlight Series Webinar: Residential Energy Assessments – Aug 28
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Upcoming Spotlight Topic: Residential Energy Assessments – Saving Money and the Environment from the Comfort of Your Home A home energy assessment, also known as a residential energy audit, is...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: The Process and Future of Student Civic Leadership, Led by Campus Compact’s Student Design Fellows – Aug 19
Campus Compact
Strategic plans for student civic leadership are often written for students or about them. Rarely are strategic visions created by paid student leaders and designed with them leading every step of...
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