The week of
January 27, 2026
PHENND Events/Activities
PHENND College Success Network Webinar: Breaking Down Silos, Fostering Collaboration: the Catto Scholars Departmental Badging Project – Feb 25
PHENND
How many of us who work in higher ed, larger community-based organizations or schools have complained that departmentally speaking, the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing? ...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Webinar: Guidance from PA Colleagues to Advance Your Campus CARES Plans – Feb 5
PA EmpowerU
Join statewide experts and postsecondary practitioners who’ve developed PA CARES Act 110 plans to support their students mental health and wellbeing. Learn from colleagues with both long-standing...
STEAM Workshop for Educators – Feb 27
Philadelphia Art Museum
Spend time in the Philadelphia Art Museum galleries with museum educators modeling close looking and analysis strategies you can use in the museum or in your classroom. In this workshop, we’ll...
2026 Community Engagement Collaborative at Slippery Rock University – Mar 26 & 27
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
The Slippery Rock University (SRU) Center for Community Engagement and Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) are thrilled to host a dynamic, two-day workshop series led by nationally...
Webinar: Measuring What Matters: Using Data and Storytelling to Demonstrate Civic Impact – Feb 25
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Join us for this free webinar on February 25, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM. Goal: Providing attendees with concrete examples and ideas to assess civic programming and utilize quantitative and qualitative data...
Webinar: STEM Learning and Leading Internships for High School and College Students – Feb 19
Philadelphia Regional Institute of STEM Educators (PRISE)
STEM Teacher Talent Coalition and PRISE are hosting a webinar that seeks to connect high school and college students with STEM learning and leading internships for the summer or the upcoming school...
In-person Workshops: Stronger Together: Leadership Skills for Uncertain Times – Feb 25 & Mar 13
La Salle Nonprofit Center
Community development leaders are navigating unprecedented challenges—from shifting funding landscapes to multigenerational teams facing uncertainty and change. This two-part series, presented in...
Webinar Series: Standing Together: Immigration Policy & Advocacy Essentials – Feb 11 & 26, Mar 11
Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Community development organizations are often trusted connectors in their neighborhoods—and that includes supporting immigrant and refugee community members. This three-part series, presented in...
State of Recycling in Philly 2026 – Mar 17
Green Philly
In recognition of Global Recycling Day (Wednesday, March 18) Green Philly presents this sustainability-focused event that will bring together community leaders, local businesses, and environmental...
2026 Philadelphia Institute: Teaching Students to Evaluate Sources and Claims – Apply by Mar 31
Temple University
This 3-day Institute for middle and high school teachers will explore and connect two types of curricular materials that deepen students’ understanding of how to evaluate socioscientific issues,...
School District of Philadelphia Parent & Family Virtual Workshops – Jan 28
School District of Philadelphia
These valuable in-person sessions are designed to build your family’s capacity to support your student(s). January 28 – Earning Workforce Certificates & Micro-Credentials Learn how...
Gesu School’s Annual Virtual Symposium on Education: The AI Skills that Matter for Educators & Students – Jan 29
Gesu School
The Gesu School’s Annual Symposium on Education: The AI Skills that Matter for Educators & Students takes place on January 29, 7:00 PM, and brings together educators and administrators for a...
Webinar: Illegal Dumping in Philadelphia: Progress, Prevention, and What Comes Next – Feb 3
William Penn Foundation
Join the William Penn Foundation for a timely conversation on illegal dumping in Philadelphia – exploring how illegal dumping has evolved in Philadelphia, what current data tells us, and how...
Webinar: Learning from Courageous Conversations – Mar 5
NASW-PA
Keva White, MSW, and John Kepner, are the producers of the Race to Social Justice Podcast, a series of over forty comprehensive interviews with experts covering a wide range of racial and social...
Virtual Lunch & Learn: SEPTA & Young Riders: Transit for the Next Generation – Feb 10
Young Involved Philadelphia
On behalf of the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council (YAC), YIP (Young Involved Philadelphia) would like to invite you to SEPTA & Young Riders: Transit for the Next Generation, a virtual lunch and learn...
PHEAA Webinar: FAFSA Overview—Line by Line – Mar 11
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) Access Partners will present an overview of the 2026-27 FAFSA® process to guide students and families through a step-by-step process of filing...
New Resources
What now? Community Organizing and the Future of the Humanities
West Chester University
Regardless of political orientation, many people agree that we are in the era of what some call the polycrisis (economic, political, and climate crises all coming together). How can we go on simply...
One in Four U.S. Undergrads Experience Food Insecurity, Study Finds
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Food insecurity is a pressing issues across all demographic groups but college students are often overlooked when it comes to the impact of hunger and lack of proper nutrition. A new national study...
Education’s Civic Dividend
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
Empowerment, social equity, collective well-being: These and other social returns of investments in education often go unmeasured and undervalued in research. The authors of this Stanford Social...
Do Something Good: Help The Homeless
Philadelphia Citizen
Take a walk, ride or drive through just about any neighborhood in Philadelphia, from high-income Center City to opioid-riddled Kensington, and you’ll likely encounter one or more of the...
CitizenCast Podcast: Breaking Bread For Citizenship
Philadelphia Citizen
Conversations about what it means to be a neighbor, and what it means to be a citizen, will be happening in Philly throughout the semiquincentennial in the form of free dinners and guided...
2024–25 uAspire Impact Report
uAspire
For 40 years, uAspire has worked to remove financial barriers to postsecondary education, grounded in the belief that every student deserves the chance to build the life they envision. Higher...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Presentations: 2026 Higher Education Suicide Prevention Coalition (HESPC) Conference – Feb 13
Higher Education Suicide Prevention Coalition (HESPC)
The Higher Education Suicide Prevention Coalition (HESPC) is excited to announce that the Call for Presentations for the 2026 HESPC Conference is now open! We are once again looking forward to the...
TIDES Online Institute: Transforming Institutional Drivers for Excellence in STEM – May 19-22
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Across the nation, STEM faculty and administrators are confronting a rapidly shifting higher education landscape. Federal funding cuts have disrupted important ongoing research; strained fiscal,...
Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Virtual Institute – May 18-21
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute is a four-day, team-based design experience that supports campuses in reenvisioning curricula to help students connect purpose in their lives and...
Grant Opportunities
Building a Fully-Resourced Community – Feb 28
Bergel Institute
Bergel Institute seeks proposals to build a fully resourced community The Bergel Institute offers fellowships to individuals of all ages who wish to spend a year in intensive study and project...
research fellowship on poverty-violence connection in U.S. – Feb 28
Bergel Institute
Bergel Institute seeks proposals to bring an end to the poverty-violence connection in The Bergel Institute offers fellowships to individuals of all ages who wish to spend a year in intensive study...
Request for Proposals: OST Programming at Casarez Elementary, Tilden Middle and Frankford High – Mar 4
City of Philadelphia Office of Children and Families
On behalf of the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Children and Families and Department of Human Services (City of Philadelphia), Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) has released an open,...
2026 Spruce Grant – Mar 6
Spruce Foundation
The Spruce Foundation is an all-volunteer-led nonprofit that funds grants for youth-serving nonprofits and promotes philanthropy among local professionals. We raise money through events, small...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
College Access Program Coordinator based at Olney High School, PEF
Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) is looking for an energetic, entry level person who loves working with high school students and advising them on their future college plans. This is a full-time,...
Project Director, Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative
Pew
The Philadelphia Program In Pew’s Philadelphia Program our vision is of a thriving community where residents are safe, healthy, and have access to the arts, opportunities for economic advancement,...
Stewardship and Engagement Director, The Community’s Foundation
The Community's Foundation
Who We Are: For over 40 years, The Community’s Foundation (TCF) has strengthened the quality of life in the Delaware County region. Founded as the Taylor Community Foundation, TCF connects donors,...
Miscellaneous
Reimagining Service Survey Open through Feb 9
Points of Light
Reimagining Service 2035 is a bold effort to reinvigorate volunteering in America. Aiming to bring the benefits of volunteering—stronger connections, increased empathy and trust, and bridge...
Webinar: How to Talk about the Value of Voting: Connecting to Everyday Life – Jan 28
Nonprofit VOTE
How DOES a nonprofit worker talk to people about voting? Particularly, people who hesitate to vote or who say that politics doesn’t impact them? If you’ve ever been frustrated trying to engage...
Virtual Event: Housing Innovators: Modernizing Access to Rental Housing – Jan 27
Bipartisan Policy Center
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center’s J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy for the first event in a new Housing Innovators series spotlighting individuals and organizations deploying...
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s free webinar series examining the Trump administration’s impact on higher education – Feb 19, Mar 26
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle’s free webinar series exploring the Trump administration’s impact on colleges is back for 2026: Join our experts for two new sessions breaking down the latest developments...
John Lewis Young Leaders Fellowship – Apply by Feb 27
Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
The John Lewis Young Leaders (JLYL) program is an undergraduate fellowship that equips students with the necessary skills to become effective social justice and civic leaders. Since its creation in...
Seeking Facilitators for One-hour Professional Development Online Workshops
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE)
Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (PCCE) is looking for partners who are interested in leading one-hour professional development virtual workshops. If you have best practices to share,...
Student Voting Honor Roll – Nominate by Feb 6
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
The Student Voting Honor Roll is an annual recognition program for college students at participating ALL IN campuses. Each campus participating in ALL IN can nominate one student to be honored. We...
Building the Future of Public Safety, Together
City of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is launching a collaborative process to develop its first ever Five-Year Strategic Plan. This plan will guide our department’s priorities and strategies...
Summer Freedom Schools Literacy Academy, 1st-3rd Graders – Apply by May 1
The Center for Black Educator Development
The Center for Black Educator Development is enrolling rising 1st-3rd graders for our FREE Summer Freedom Schools Literacy Academy (FSLA) virtual and in-person programming. FSLA gives rising...
Enhance your intercultural competency – Register by Jan 30
Campus Compact
The Intercultural Development Learning Community (IDLC) equips community engagement professionals with the practical skills and awareness needed to work effectively across cultural differences. The...
McKinney Center of STEM Education Survey – Feb 6
Philadelphia Education Fund
The McKinney Center of STEM Education is pleased to announce that our Survey, developed in partnership with Compass Pro Bono, is now live. This tool is meant to take a deeper look at the McKinney...
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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