The week of
November 18, 2025
PHENND Events/Activities
Campus250 Grants to Celebrate the Nation’s 250th Anniversary (Round 2) – Apply by Jan 30
Campus Philly
Campus Philly, in partnership with PHENND (Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development), is thrilled to announce the recipients of Round 1 of Campus250 grants, awarding more...
Registration open: 2026 Annual PHENND Conference: Democracy at the Crossroads: Higher Education’s Call to Action – Feb 27
PHENND
Registration is now open The PHENND Conference is an annual gathering for practitioners of campus-community partnership. This gathering will be attended by 100-125 students, campus staff, faculty,...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: 2026 PA EmpowerU Spring Convening – Feb 6
PA Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) annual hosting of the It’s On Us PA convening of grantee recipients, students, leaders, and national partners, is now combined with the new PA...
Trace Live: Safer Together – Nov 18
The Trace
Join The Trace on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 2:00 to 7:30 at WHYY studios to learn more about what’s working to reduce gun violence in Philly and elsewhere. Attendees will hear...
School District of Philadelphia Parent & Family Workshops – Nov 18,20,24
School District of Philadelphia
These valuable virtual and in-person sessions are designed to build your family’s capacity to support your student(s). We will cover essential topics, including how to build literacy,...
Save the Date: 2nd Annual Empowering Nonprofits Conference – Apr 14
Temple University
Temple University proudly presents the 2nd Annual Empowering Nonprofits Conference– a must-attend event for nonprofit professionals looking to amplify their impact. This year’s theme is...
Winter College Access & Success Ecosystem Meeting – Dec 10
College Access & Success Ecosystem
Join Ecosystem members and supporters at Temple University’s Charles Library to network, share and plan. Each action team will report on their collective work. Additionally, the working...
It Takes a Village: FAFSA Virtual Workshop – Dec 11
PhillyGoes2College
Financial aid season is here—and PhillyGoes2College, Campus Philly, and Heights Philadelphia have partnered to present It Takes a Village: FAFSA Workshop, a virtual session designed for students,...
New Resources
Details on the Federal & State Budgets Impacting Our Region’s Creative Economy
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
PENNSYLVANIA STATE BUDGET After a 135-day impasse, the Pennsylvania State Budget passed on Wednesday, November 12. Here’s what it means for arts, culture, and humanities in Pennsylvania: Governor...
MUJ and CUMU BEST JOURNAL ARTICLE 2024–2025 AWARD
Metropolitan Universities journal
The Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ) and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) are proud to announce the launch of the Best Article Award to recognize work that...
Campus Compact 2025 Wicked Issues Webinar Series Resources and Recordings: Youth and Gun violence
Campus Compact
The Campus Compact 2025 Wicked Issues Webinar Series focused on youth and gun violence, a vast and daunting issue that has impacted lives of youth across the country. Watch recordings of all six...
Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Impact Report: July 2024-July 2025
Campus Compact
We are excited to share the 2024-2025 Impact Report on the collective impact of our Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Members! This dedicated group helped address the root causes of poverty on campus...
Beyond The Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America
Aspen Institute
In a new paper for the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, Melissa S. Kearney and James Sullivan reassess poverty trends and policy responses in the United States. They argue that, contrary to common...
How to Strengthen the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
A webinar hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center explored reforms, many of which have bipartisan support in Congress, to increase efficiency and utilization in the federal Housing Choice Voucher...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
NYLC 2026 Virtual Youth Leadership Summit – Jan 19
National Youth Leadership Council
On January 19, 2026, the nation will celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, where Americans volunteer to honor Dr. King’s legacy. Through service and volunteerism, we have the...
Call for Submissions: Transformative Social Impact – Dec 15
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...
Grant Opportunities
Spark Good Local Grants – Dec 31
Walmart Foundation
Walmart Foundation invites applications for Spark Good Local Grants Walmart Foundation invites applications for its Spark Good Local Grants, through which Walmart’s stores, Sam’s Clubs, and...
2026 Youth Garden Grants – Dec 12
KidsGardening
KidsGardening invites applications for 2026 Youth Garden Grants KidsGardening aims to help kids play, learn, and grow through gardening, and supports educators and families with grant funding,...
STEM/STEAM Music programs – Jan 15
Les Paul Foundation
Les Paul Foundation invites applications for music programs The Les Paul Foundation aims to inspire innovative and creative thinking by sharing the legacy of Les Paul through support of music...
K-12 music programs – Dec 31
Classics for Kids Foundation
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs The Classics for Kids Foundation aims to empower young people to shape positive futures through music, build sustainable...
Literary Arts Fund – Dec 19
Literary Arts Fund
Literary Arts Fund invites applications from literary arts nonprofits The Literary Arts Fund was established in 2025 by a coalition of seven charitable foundations to dramatically increase funding...
Greenprints for the Future Grants – Dec 12
World Wildlife Fund
Wild Classroom offers this program that supports educators in guiding their students toward meaningful environmental action. This opportunity provides financial support, along with ready-to-use...
Stop Hunger Classroom Challenge – Feb 6
Youth Service America
Join classrooms across the country improving familiar efforts like food drives and backpack programs. Students lead, teachers guide, and Youth Service America (YSA) provides simple tools to help you...
Bartol Teaching Artist Award – Feb 16
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
The Bartol Teaching Artist Award will provide 10 unrestricted grants of $2,500 to Philadelphia-based artists providing consistent, accessible arts education benefiting communities they are in deep...
AmeriCorps VISTA Opportunity with PCCE: Hosting a VISTA – Due by Dec 22
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
The power of AmeriCorps VISTA is extraordinary, and brings talented, passionate people on board to create or enhance your anti-poverty program by expanding the capacity of your organization. If you...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Director, Opportunity Development, Episcopal Community Services
Episcopal Community Services
Episcopal Community Services (ECS) is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as our next Director of Opportunity Development. This is a unique opportunity to join a...
Director, Civic Innovation and Experiential Learning, Drexel University
Drexel University
The Director for Civic Innovation and Experiential Learning is responsible for developing communicating, and executing a comprehensive strategy and providing leadership for key strategic outcomes for...
Water Program Manager (Full-Time, Hybrid), PA Environmental Council
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that protects and restores Pennsylvania’s natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration,...
Call for Campus Compact 2026 Addressing Wicked Issues Series: Fellow, Design Team Members – Dec 12
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is seeking one Fellow and two design team members for the 2026 Addressing Wicked Issues through Community-Engaged Scholarship webinar series focused on the intersection of climate and...
Circuit Trails Coalition Manager (Full-Time, Hybrid) – Dec 1
Circuit Trails Coalition
The Circuit Trails Coalition (CTC) is a collaboration of non-profit organizations, foundations, and agencies working to advance completion of the Circuit Trails, a connected network of multi-use...
Community Educator (Part-Time), Vetri Community Partnership
Vetri Community Partnership
Vetri Community Partnership (VCP) partners with schools and community groups in Philadelphia and Camden that share our passion for nutrition and education. We work with people from under- resourced...
Miscellaneous
Zoom Event: Youth Voters and the Future of Democracy – Dec 3
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
Many assume that young people turn out to vote at low rates, even when they are registered. But that is not the case. According to US Census data, more than 75 percent of registered youth turned out...
Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week – Nov 17-22
Youth Service America
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. Groups spend the week holding...
Winter ’26 Institute on Teaching Social Action – Jan 9-11
Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation
We would like to invite you to apply to the virtual Winter ’26 Institute on Teaching Social Action on January 9-11, 2026 (1-5:30 PM EST). Today, many college courses teach about democracy and...
Share an Ode to Healthy Futures Poem – Dec 15
Pulitzer Center
You and your class are invited to share poems that uplift fact-based reporting on health and the human body through Ode to Healthy Futures. Ode to Healthy Futures invites you to make connections to...
Webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers – Nov 19
Institute for Research on Poverty
Young fathers face unique challenges and distinct barriers to participation in child and family services. A webinar hosted by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of...
TEN Virtual Learning Session: Strategic Allocation of Resources to Support Community-Engaged Scholarship – Nov 20
Pew Charitable Trusts
Please join us for the next TEN (Transforming Evidence Network) learning session on November 20th from 12:00-1:00 PM. In times of scarcity, how resources are allocated for community-university...
Defending—and Strengthening—the Principles that Define Higher Education
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Ongoing attacks on academic freedom and institutional autonomy are undermining the foundations of liberal education and our nation’s historic mission of educating for democracy. Colleges and...
Democratic Engagement
Zoom Event: Youth Voters and the Future of Democracy – Dec 3
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
Many assume that young people turn out to vote at low rates, even when they are registered. But that is not the case. According to US Census data, more than 75 percent of registered youth turned out...
College Success Network
It Takes a Village: FAFSA Virtual Workshop – Dec 11
PhillyGoes2College
Financial aid season is here—and PhillyGoes2College, Campus Philly, and Heights Philadelphia have partnered to present It Takes a Village: FAFSA Workshop, a virtual session designed for students,...
Faculty Updates
Winter ’26 Institute on Teaching Social Action – Jan 9-11
Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation
We would like to invite you to apply to the virtual Winter ’26 Institute on Teaching Social Action on January 9-11, 2026 (1-5:30 PM EST). Today, many college courses teach about democracy and...
TEN Virtual Learning Session: Strategic Allocation of Resources to Support Community-Engaged Scholarship – Nov 20
Pew Charitable Trusts
Please join us for the next TEN (Transforming Evidence Network) learning session on November 20th from 12:00-1:00 PM. In times of scarcity, how resources are allocated for community-university...
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