The week of
May 19, 2026
PHENND Events/Activities
PHENND’s 2nd Annual Job and Resource Fair – May 30
PHENND
We hope you will join us for PHENND’s 2nd Annual Job and Resource Fair on Saturday, May 30th @ 12:00-3:00 PM, at Temple University. LOCATION CONFIRMED: Entertainment and Community Education...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Mothers & Kids Craft Event – May 21
ACHIEVEability
Please join us for the Mothers & Kids Craft event on Thursday, May 21, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at ACHIEVEability (5901 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139). Crafts with Remake Learning Days!...
PEF 40th Anniversary Gala: 40 Years of Impact. A Future of Promise. – Jun 4
Philadelphia Education Fund
Join us in celebrating the Philadelphia Education Fund’s 40-year legacy of expanding opportunities for students across the city to achieve success after high school. On June 4, we’ll honoring...
2026–2027 School Year Teacher Job Fair, School District of Philadelphia – May 26
School District of Philadelphia
Join us for a Teacher Job Fair for the 2026–2027 School Year! All schools with openings will be there, giving you the chance to connect directly with school leaders and teams to find your perfect...
Virtual Lunch & Learn: The Power of Fathers in Early Literacy & How to Engage Them – Jun 5
Read by 4th
Dads matter. Uncles matter. Granddads matter. And when the men in a child’s life lean into reading everything changes. Join Philly author and educator, John Butler for a conversation about one...
New Resources
New Poll: Large Majorities of Americans Want Nonprofits to Facilitate Civic Engagement
Independent Sector
In Independent Sector’s most recent polling, Americans expressed strong support for nonprofit organizations facilitating civic engagement through activities like registering voters and educating...
How Workforce Pell could help reengage men in college
American Institute for Boys and Men
The enactment of Workforce Pell through HR1 (“the One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) on July 4, 2025, represents one of the most significant expansions of Pell Grant eligibility in decades. For the...
Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
Stanford Social Innovation Review
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation are pleased to co-sponsor this series of diverse essays on the purpose of public education. The authors write from different vantage...
Webinar Recording: The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Data-Driven Insights into Housing, Energy, and Essential Spending
Institute for Research on Poverty
Economic uncertainty defines the current era for many households as they struggle with affordability and the challenge of stretching their budgets. The gap between rising costs and household...
Policy Briefing: How Affordable Housing Contributes to Local Economies and Tax Revenues
Urban Institute
Oklahoma’s affordable housing investments generate substantial economic returns in jobs, labor income, and tax revenue. This publication presents original estimates of the economic and fiscal...
New Data Tool To Track Links Between Incarceration, Economic Mobility
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
The Vera Institute of Justice last month published the first national data tool with a primary focus on the intersection between incarceration and economic outcomes. Despite the long-term impact on...
Partnerships Classifieds
Global Citizen Seeking Volunteer Opportunities or Community Events to Publicize
Global Citizen
We’re reaching out to see if your organization has any volunteer opportunities or community events planned for June or later this year. Our volunteer portal, which helped drive major participation...
Volunteers Needed: Our Class, Our Future Celebration – May 29
School District of Philadelphia
The “Our Class, Our Future” Celebration is a chance for us to rally around our graduating seniors who have committed to a postsecondary pathway, whether that be attending a 2-4 year college,...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Participation: 2026 Imagining America National Gathering – Jun 30
Imagining America
The Call for Participation to the 2026 IA National Gathering Tides of Transition: Restoring Collective Spirit in Troubled Times is now open! Organized in partnership with the University of...
Registration Open: AAC&U 2027 Annual Meeting – Jan 20-22
Join colleagues from across higher education in Seattle, Washington, for the 2027 American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Meeting, January 20-22, 2027 — an...
Grant Opportunities
Youth education internationalization program grants – Jun 15 (LOI)
Longview Foundation
Deadline: June 15, 2026 (letters of interest) | Aug. 28, 2026 (proposal submission) The Longview Foundation seeks to build a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world by equipping youth with a...
Innovative youth literacy program grants – Jun 9
U.S. Department of Education
Deadline: June 9, 2026 The Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through...
Supporting effective educator development grant program – Jun 1
U.S. Department of Education
Deadline: June 1, 2026 The Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of...
Grants for Haverford Education, Arts, and Music Projects – Sept 1
Haverford Township Education Arts & Music Society
The Haverford Township Education, Arts & Music Society (HTEAMS) is pleased to announce that it will be awarding grants to area organizations to enhance or cultivate activities in education,...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
After School Group Leader (Part-Time), Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
Based in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association (OCCCDA) is seeking a Group Leader. The mission of OCCCDA is “to extend...
Finance Assistant & HR Admin, Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
ABOUT Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association (OCCCDA): The mission of OCCCDA is “to extend healing and hope in the Oxford Circle community, believing that God’s purpose of...
Executive Director, Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association – Jun 15
Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association
The Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association (OCCCDA) seeks a Christ-centered, visionary, and experienced Executive Director to lead the organization into its next phase of...
Director of Programs, Build Our Lives Together (BOLT)
Build Our Lives Together (BOLT)
We’re hiring a Director of Programs to lead the day-to-day execution of our youth program (BOLT Youth Leaders Fellowship) and manage our program team. This is a hands-on, school-based leadership...
Vice President of Programs, Habitat for Humanity – May 22
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
The VP of Programs provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for all programmatic operations at Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, including Homeowner Services, Real Estate Development,...
Executive Director, UC Green
UC Green
UC Green is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit focused on cooperative community greening. Through partnerships and education, the organization empowers volunteer environmental stewardship in West...
Director, City College for Municipal Employment (CCME), Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
The City College of Municipal Employment (CCME) is a strategic community and workforce initiative in partnership with the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Works, and the School District of...
Director, Government Relations, Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
Reporting to the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Partnerships, the Director, Government Relations provides leadership in the development and execution of comprehensive legislative and...
Miscellaneous
Swipe Out Hunger Campus Leader Survey Town Hall – May 20
Swipe Out Hunger
First up: Campus Leader Survey Town Hall! This is one of our biggest conversations of the year. Join us this Wednesday, May 20th at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST for our Campus Leader Survey Town Hall,...
Online Workshop Series: Narrative Power: Reimagining Our Path Toward Racial Health Equity – May 20,27 & Jun 3
Partners for Advancing Health Equity
This series is designed to amplify diverse voices and cultivate a comprehensive team perspective. This three-part workshop series is inspired by the Partnership for Southern Equity’s ongoing work...
Webinar: Youth Town Hall on the Supreme Court and Student Voting Rights – May 19
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Last month, the Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential voting rights decisions in recent years. That’s why The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is hosting a virtual town hall...
Webinar: Highlights from the 2025 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking – Jun 4
Fed Communities
During this Connecting Communities webinar, researchers from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors will share key findings from the annual Survey of Household Economics...
Hybrid Event: Homelessness, Housing Markets, and Federal Policy – May 21
Bipartisan Policy Center
Homelessness has become one of the nation’s most pressing housing challenges. The increasing number of people experiencing homelessness in recent years reflects a confluence...
Webinar: America After 3PM: The Summer Struggle for Everyday Families – May 19
Afterschool Alliance
Join us for the release of brand new national and state data on summer program participation, unmet demand, and parent perspectives. This data is drawn from our hallmark America After 3PM nationwide...
Summer Freedom Schools Literacy Academy, 1st-3rd Graders – Apply by Jun 1
The Center for Black Educator Development
***Deadline to apply has been extended to June 1*** This year, we will be hosting in-person programming at four different school sites across Philadelphia and virtually. Universal Alcorn Charter...
Democratic Engagement
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...
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...
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...
College Success Network
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? ...
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...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: Addressing Wicked Issues: Climate Hope – Apr 30
Campus Compact
This is the final session in the webinar series, Addressing Wicked Issues: Our Climate and Our Health. Featuring Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, this session will provide a high-level understanding and...
Dissertation Dish Webinar Recording: Anti-Racist Community Engagement Among White Faculty: An Emergent Model
LEAD California
Abstract: In an era when acknowledging race and diversity is viewed with hostility, researching and understanding more about that which fosters anti-racist practice and racial justice in community...
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