The week of
March 24, 2026
PHENND Events/Activities
Campus Philly and PHENND Award Over $120,000 in Campus250 Grants
PHENND
Campus Philly, in partnership with PHENND, has now awarded over $120,000 in Campus250 grants to support community-engaged projects commemorating America’s 250th anniversary in 2026. This latest...
PHENND Seeks School-Community Partnership Coordinator VISTAs – Jun 15
PHENND
Take the next step in your career and join a cohort that works to strengthen communication, collaboration and community in local Philadelphia schools! PHENND seeks several full-time AmeriCorps...
PHENND Fellows VISTA Program Information Virtual Session – Apr 6
PHENND
Interested in making an impact on students, families, and communities in Philadelphia? Become an AmeriCorps VISTA and support local nonprofits and schools in the fight against poverty. Join us for a...
The 2026 Phillip B. Lindy Award for Excellence in K-16 Partnerships – May 1
PHENND
The application window for the 2026 Lindy Awards is now open! The Phillip B. Lindy Award aims to recognize collaborative partnerships between at least one K-12 school and one college/university. This...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Inside the Data: Reviewing the State of the City – Apr 30
Impact100 Philadelphia
Please join us at Impact100 Philadelphia’s 2026 Spring Education Program on April 30, 2026, from 6:00-7:30 pm. Inside the Data: Reviewing the State of the City, presented by Katie Martin of...
Call for Submissions: Summit for Sustainable Schools Student Expo – Apr 16
School District of Philadelphia Green Futures Program
As we begin planning for our third annual Summit for Sustainability on June 1st, we cannot forget a vital component of this event, the Student Expo. The Expo is a portion of the Summit that...
Virtual opportunity to learn about women’s collective giving circles – Mar 27 & 31, Apr 7 & 10
Impact100 Philadelphia
Impact100 Philadelphia engages people who identify as women in collectively funding high-impact grants that address unmet needs in the Philadelphia region and raises the profile of smaller nonprofit...
Save the Date and Call for Submissions: 2026 Spring Institute (Adult Education) – Apr 6
Adult Education Philadelphia
Join us on Thursday, May 14th, 2026 at the Free Library Parkway Central, 4th Floor, for the Spring Institute – a gathering of adult educators, learners, community partners, and policymakers...
Think Globally, Act Locally: Connecting STEM to Real World Issues – May 2
Philadelphia Regional Institute of STEM Educators (PRISE)
Philadelphia Regional Institute for STEM Educators (PRISE) will host a professional development and networking event, 2026 PRISE STEM Educator Convening, Think Globally, Act Locally: Connecting...
EcoFair 2026 – May 16
Green Philly
Embark on an immersive journey into sustainability at EcoFair, Green Philly’s third annual family-friendly event showcasing the region’s eco-resources and initiatives driving positive...
Virtual Event: 50 YEARS OF WOMEN’S WAY: BARRIERS, BREAKTHROUGHS, AND WHAT’S NEXT – Mar 26
Women's Way
Join us for a powerful conversation reflecting on WOMEN’S WAY’s 50-year journey at the forefront of advancing gender equity. Featuring leaders from the organization’s early days alongside...
New Resources
New Issue of Liberal Education (Winter, 2026)
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The new issue of Liberal Education (Volume 112, Number 1) is now available. Cover Story: A Lifeline for Rural America, Community colleges face uncertainty during Trump’s second term. Other...
Youth Lack Community Connections that Are Critical to Civic Engagement
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
Past Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) research has examined the importance of community connections to civic and political participation. We’ve also...
Ask Every Student Impact Report
Ask Every Student
Ask Every Student (AES) is a national nonpartisan initiative that asks: Could campuses design systems that ensure every student is meaningfully asked to participate in our democracy? The newly...
Test-drive These Exciting STEM Careers
Science Buddies
Want to help youth choose which future STEM careers are for them? This resource from Science Buddies helps youth learn more about science and engineering careers and “test-drive” their...
Philadelphia Youth Network 2025 Annual Report
Philadelphia Youth Network
Over the past year, Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) has been intentionally reshaping and realigning our work to better meet the moment, to better serve the young people of our city, and to better...
Partnerships Classifieds
Out-of-School Football Coach, Philadelphia Youth Football Academy
Philadelphia Youth Football Academy
Our Out-of-School Football Coach helps our youth/players develop skills, sportsmanship, and a love for the game in a fun and safe environment. Their responsibilities include planning and leading...
Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator, Philadelphia Youth Football Academy
Philadelphia Youth Football Academy
Our Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator creates and implements strategies to secure financial resources for the Philadelphia Youth Football Academy, including organizing events, managing donor...
National Voter Registration Day Partner Sign-Up
National Voter Registration Day
Are you looking to get involved in Civic Holidays this year? Now’s your chance! Sign up to be a partner of National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday held on Tuesday, September...
Reviewers Needed for ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Action Plans – May 1
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Join us as an action plan reviewer this spring! In 2024, 74% of campuses that previously submitted an action plan reported using the feedback to inform their next action plan. The action plan...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Online Institute on Experiential Learning and Engaged Dialogue – Jul 14-17
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on Experiential Learning and Engaged Dialogue (IELED) is a four-day, online, team-based institute for colleges and...
Summer Intensive on Community Engaged Scholarship – Apply by Apr 10
Michigan State University
Summer Intensive on Community Engaged Scholarship–June 1-5, 2026, welcomes graduate students, post-docs, Extension and academic staff, and faculty to an interactive week of learning at Michigan...
Grant Opportunities
Health Zones Initiatives, CVS Health Foundation – May 1
CVS Health Foundation
CVS Health and its Foundation are pleased to announce an open request for proposals (RFP) for our Health Zones initiatives, where we support cross-sector collaborations working to improve health...
Campus250 Student Mini-Grant Funding – Apply by Mar 31
Campus250
Campus Philly and PHENND — two long-standing organizations dedicated to connecting and strengthening Greater Philadelphia’s higher education community — have teamed up to launch Campus250, a...
William Penn Foundation: New Requests for Proposals and Informational Webinars
William Penn Foundation
We are pleased to share that five Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now available. If you have a project that addresses an RFP, we hope you will submit a proposal for funding. Our intent is for the...
Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Grant Info Session – Apr 1
PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Please join us for a free online informational session, led by PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Southeast Regional Director Michael Shorr. This session will provide...
Neighborhood Assistance Program Grants – May 29
PA Department of Community and Economic Development
The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) and Neighborhood Assistance Program – Enterprise Zone (NAP-EZP) are both now accepting applications for the 2026-27 funding round, and will close on...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Pa’Lante: Community Fellowship for Emerging Leaders Application, Children First
Children First
Overview The Community Fellow will need to have an investment and interest in the future of Hispanic Children in Philadelphia. Ideally, a Fellow would be an emerging leader with 8 years of work...
Mental Health Campaign Director, Children First
Children First
Children First, formerly Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), is a dynamic, fast-paced child advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of children by building support and...
Associate Director of Early Childhood Education Research, Children First
Children First
Children First, formerly Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), is a dynamic, fast-paced child advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of children by building support and...
Upward Bound Summer Residential Tutor-Counselors – Apply by Apr 10
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Upward Bound Summer Program is seeking motivated and dedicated residential tutor-counselors this summer from June 15 to July 24: must be at least a rising junior in...
Miscellaneous
Awards for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship – May 1
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) supports and encourages excellence in community-engaged scholarship through its annual Awards Program. The annual Awards Program recognizes higher...
Virtual Faculty Showcase: Community-Engaged Teaching in Practice – Apr 17
The California State University
Join us on April 17 for an energizing, virtual faculty-to-faculty showcase highlighting innovative community-engaged teaching practices from across the California State University system. At Purpose...
Participants Needed: Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) Research Project
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
The University of Northern Iowa, Weber State University, and Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) are leading a research project to assess student learning outcomes in nonpartisan voter...
Democracy House Young Leaders Summit Institute – Apply by Apr 19
Democracy House
Democracy House is welcoming applications for their upcoming summer cohort of the Young Leaders Summer Institute 2026! This free, virtual, nonpartisan program builds leadership skills and connects...
Careers in Election Administration Webinar for Students – Apr 29
Civic Nation
Are you a student interested in a career as an election administrator, or a campus leader who knows someone who might be? Election administrators ensure that infrastructure and processes are in place...
Webinar: Women and Girls Shaping a Sustainable Future – Mar 31
National Girls Collaborative Project
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)! This interactive panel discussion will feature diverse youth voices sharing their ideas related to the 2026...
ONLINE TRAINING: Trauma-Informed Facilitation: How to Use Trauma-Informed Practices in Group Settings and 1:1’s – May 7, 12 or 14
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...
Zoom Event: Organizing Adults: An Essential Element of School Redesign – Mar 26
Everyone Graduates Center
The fourth and final virtual Innovations in School Redesign seminar, sponsored by the Everyone Graduates Center in collaboration with the GRAD Partnership, features practitioners sharing...
Democratic Engagement
Youth Lack Community Connections that Are Critical to Civic Engagement
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
Past Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) research has examined the importance of community connections to civic and political participation. We’ve also...
Participants Needed: Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) Research Project
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
The University of Northern Iowa, Weber State University, and Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) are leading a research project to assess student learning outcomes in nonpartisan voter...
Ask Every Student Impact Report
Ask Every Student
Ask Every Student (AES) is a national nonpartisan initiative that asks: Could campuses design systems that ensure every student is meaningfully asked to participate in our democracy? The newly...
Democracy House Young Leaders Summit Institute – Apply by Apr 19
Democracy House
Democracy House is welcoming applications for their upcoming summer cohort of the Young Leaders Summer Institute 2026! This free, virtual, nonpartisan program builds leadership skills and connects...
National Voter Registration Day Partner Sign-Up
National Voter Registration Day
Are you looking to get involved in Civic Holidays this year? Now’s your chance! Sign up to be a partner of National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday held on Tuesday, September...
Reviewers Needed for ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Action Plans – May 1
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Join us as an action plan reviewer this spring! In 2024, 74% of campuses that previously submitted an action plan reported using the feedback to inform their next action plan. The action plan...
Careers in Election Administration Webinar for Students – Apr 29
Civic Nation
Are you a student interested in a career as an election administrator, or a campus leader who knows someone who might be? Election administrators ensure that infrastructure and processes are in place...
College Success Network
Zoom Event: Organizing Adults: An Essential Element of School Redesign – Mar 26
Everyone Graduates Center
The fourth and final virtual Innovations in School Redesign seminar, sponsored by the Everyone Graduates Center in collaboration with the GRAD Partnership, features practitioners sharing...
Faculty Updates
New Issue of Liberal Education (Winter, 2026)
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The new issue of Liberal Education (Volume 112, Number 1) is now available. Cover Story: A Lifeline for Rural America, Community colleges face uncertainty during Trump’s second term. Other...
Awards for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship – May 1
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) supports and encourages excellence in community-engaged scholarship through its annual Awards Program. The annual Awards Program recognizes higher...
Virtual Faculty Showcase: Community-Engaged Teaching in Practice – Apr 17
The California State University
Join us on April 17 for an energizing, virtual faculty-to-faculty showcase highlighting innovative community-engaged teaching practices from across the California State University system. At Purpose...
Online Institute on Experiential Learning and Engaged Dialogue – Jul 14-17
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on Experiential Learning and Engaged Dialogue (IELED) is a four-day, online, team-based institute for colleges and...
Summer Intensive on Community Engaged Scholarship – Apply by Apr 10
Michigan State University
Summer Intensive on Community Engaged Scholarship–June 1-5, 2026, welcomes graduate students, post-docs, Extension and academic staff, and faculty to an interactive week of learning at Michigan...
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