The week of
June 30, 2026
Other Local Events and Workshops
Webinar: Immigrants’ Rights in PA – Jul 23
American Civil Liberties Union PA
We’ll discuss the fight for immigrants’ rights in Pennsylvania with our ACLU-PA advocacy & policy and legal experts, including the challenges we face and the strategies we use to keep...
Democracy Summer at Haverford College: Summer Speaker Series – Jul 2,9,16,23,30
Haverford College
This July, Haverford is making space for a set of urgent public conversations about democracy, justice, and the forces reshaping civic life. All events will be held on Thursdays in July from noon to...
Set Your Sights on Organizational Leadership – Apply by Sep 17
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
No one hands you a rulebook on how to move from middle to senior management. As a middle manager, you’re the expert at directing a program or running a department. You’re frequently confronted...
2026 Disability Summit: Envisioning the Future of Disability Inclusion – Oct 7&8
Cities of Inclusion
Join Cities of Inclusion, an initiative of Special Olympics Pennsylvania, and EmpathyTech, an initiative of Pletly, for the 2026 Disability Summit: Envisioning the Future of Disability Inclusion on...
New Resources
ALL IN Digital Civic Engagement Toolkit
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Campus leaders, are you looking for a way to engage your campus community through social media? We’ve put together a refreshed Digital Civic Engagement toolkit for faculty, staff, students, and...
Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
National Council of Nonprofits
A strategic planning process identifies strategies that will best enable a nonprofit to advance its mission. Ideally, as staff and board engage in the process, they commit to measurable goals,...
US National Volunteer Strategy
Points of Light
Points of Light is launching the National Volunteer Strategy as the next step in Reimagining Service 2035, a bold effort to reinvigorate and double volunteering in America over the next decade. This...
New Article: Coordinating Community Development
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
The Making Missing Markets initiative is marshaling funds and support groups to help towns across the United States. If money is like water—it must move in the right direction to be useful—the...
New Edition: Liberal Education (Spring 2026)
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The latest edition of Liberal Education (Volume 112, Number 2) is now available. This edition includes: Faculty in Flux: What does it mean to teach at a college or university today? A Detour for...
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
ProPublica reports that nearly a year after the passage of last year’s Big Beautiful Bill, “the number of children receiving food assistance has plummeted by at least 776,000. At least 12 states...
Policy Brief: Reducing poverty among older adults
Brookings
Approximately 6% of elderly adults have insufficient resources to meet their basic needs. While this rate is similar to other age groups, elderly poverty is particularly troubling because their...
From Resources to Routines: The Importance of Stability in the Developmental Environment
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Beginning before birth, children’s health and development are shaped by a constellation of influences in their developmental environment—the full range of experiences and exposures in the...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: 2027 AAC&U Annual Meeting – Higher Education at 250: Purpose, Trust, and Transformation – Jul 31
American Association of Colleges and Universities
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, colleges and universities have an opportunity to reflect on higher education’s enduring purposes while preparing students and...
Urban Summer Institute: The Social Determinants of Health – Jul 13-17
URBAN
Join Us in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on July 13-17, 2026. At a pivotal moment for community engaged research, URBAN’s 2026 Summer Institute will examine how collaborative inquiry can advance...
Graduate Student Travel Support: IARSLCE Conference – Apply by Jul 6
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Applications for students seeking Graduate Student Travel Support to attend the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) conference in New Orleans...
Grant Opportunities
Skilled trades training and capacity-building program grants – Jul 10
BlackRock Foundation
Deadline: July 10, 2026 BlackRock Future Builders is a $100 million philanthropic initiative funded by The BlackRock Foundation to expand economic opportunity and power the next generation of...
Human Connection Microgrant Program – Jul 31
Workday
Have an idea to bring your community closer together? The Workday Foundation’s Human Connection Microgrant Program is open now, with $500,000 worth of grants ranging from $2,500-$10,000...
Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards – Jul 24
Morgan Stanley
Our program aims to seed fund transformative mental healthcare solutions for children across the It helps address the lack of investment in youth mental health, connect innovative ideas with...
Summer 2026 Philly Youth Sports Fund Application Open – Info Session Jul 6
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
The Summer 2026 Philly Youth Sports Fund application opened on Friday, June 19, 2026. This is a great opportunity for neighborhood-based nonprofits serving youth through sports to apply for grant...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Property Manager, Kensington Corridor Trust
Kensington Corridor Trust
The mission, duty, and purpose of Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT) is to utilize collective ownership to direct investments on the corridor that preserve culture and affordability while building...
Miscellaneous
The Team Engaged Athlete Fellowship – Jul 6
The Team
The Team has an exciting opportunity for student athletes! The Engaged Athlete Fellowship empowers a diverse class of motivated student-athletes to strengthen nonpartisan civic participation on their...
2026 ALL IN Party at the Polls Interest Form – Jul 10
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Are you ready to party at the polls this year? Whether it’s during early voting or on Election Day, hosting a Party at the Polls event — complete with food, music, and positive energy — is...
Webinar: High Impact + High Energy = Movement Building for 2026 Elections and Beyond – Aug 12
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 15) is a peak moment to ensure every eligible American can exercise their most fundamental right: the right to vote. To best support college students with their...
Sweeping Changes Proposed to Federal Grantmaking
PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed sweeping changes to overhaul the set of rules, known as the Uniform Guidance, governing federal grants, cooperative agreements,...
Virtual Training: AI in Action: An Equity Learning Lab – Jul 15 & 22
The Center for Black Educator Development
AI is already changing how we teach, lead, plan, and support students. The question is how we use it with intention, equity, and care. The Center for Black Educator Development invites you to join us...
Webinar: Campus Action Planning for Civic & Community Engagement Launch – Jul 15
Campus Compact
We’re excited to relaunch Campus Action Planning for Civic & Community Engagement (CAP), a framework that empowers campuses to center civic and community engagement as an institutional...
Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) Launch – Jul 29
Campus Compact
On July 29, the Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) will launch as a new resource designed to connect people, resources, and practices supporting democracy-focused work across higher...
Webinar: Strengthening Stability: Actionable Strategies to Support Young Children and Caregivers – Jul 2
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Join the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University for an upcoming webinar to explore how stability across multiple domains shapes healthy development for young children and their...
Partnering with PHAN to Connect More Philadelphians with SNAP
PA Health Access Network
PA Health Access Netowrk (PHAN) is excited to share that we are expanding our outreach efforts to help more Pennsylvanians access SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as...
Princeton AlumniCorps Emerging Leaders Professional Development Program
Princeton AlumniCorps
Princeton AlumniCorps is recruiting mid-career nonprofit and public sector leaders for our 15th Anniversary Cohort of the Emerging Leaders program! Emerging Leaders empowers aspiring civic leaders...
Democratic Engagement
The Team Engaged Athlete Fellowship – Jul 6
The Team
The Team has an exciting opportunity for student athletes! The Engaged Athlete Fellowship empowers a diverse class of motivated student-athletes to strengthen nonpartisan civic participation on their...
2026 ALL IN Party at the Polls Interest Form – Jul 10
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Are you ready to party at the polls this year? Whether it’s during early voting or on Election Day, hosting a Party at the Polls event — complete with food, music, and positive energy — is...
Webinar: High Impact + High Energy = Movement Building for 2026 Elections and Beyond – Aug 12
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 15) is a peak moment to ensure every eligible American can exercise their most fundamental right: the right to vote. To best support college students with their...
ALL IN Digital Civic Engagement Toolkit
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Campus leaders, are you looking for a way to engage your campus community through social media? We’ve put together a refreshed Digital Civic Engagement toolkit for faculty, staff, students, and...
Democracy Summer at Haverford College: Summer Speaker Series – Jul 2,9,16,23,30
Haverford College
This July, Haverford is making space for a set of urgent public conversations about democracy, justice, and the forces reshaping civic life. All events will be held on Thursdays in July from noon to...
Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) Launch – Jul 29
Campus Compact
On July 29, the Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) will launch as a new resource designed to connect people, resources, and practices supporting democracy-focused work across higher...
Faculty Updates
Webinar: Campus Action Planning for Civic & Community Engagement Launch – Jul 15
Campus Compact
We’re excited to relaunch Campus Action Planning for Civic & Community Engagement (CAP), a framework that empowers campuses to center civic and community engagement as an institutional...
Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) Launch – Jul 29
Campus Compact
On July 29, the Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDEX) will launch as a new resource designed to connect people, resources, and practices supporting democracy-focused work across higher...
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