Resources and Opportunities

Ashoka

https://www.ashoka.org/en-us

The global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs.

Asset Based Community Development Institute

http://www.abcdinstitute.org/

The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) is at the center of a large and growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development.

Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) – Civic Learning

http://www.aacu.org/resources/civicengagement/index.cfm

Campus Compact

http://www.compact.org/

A national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.

Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE)

http://www.caseatduke.org/

CASE promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through the thoughtful adaptation of business expertise.

CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education. Tisch School, Tufts University)

http://www.civicyouth.org/ResearchTopics/research-topics/higher-education/

COMM-ORG

http://www.comm-org.wisc.edu/

The online conference on community organizing.

The Assessment Institute in Indianapolis is the nation’s oldest and largest event focused exclusively on Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education

Mayor of Philadelphia’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service

http://volunteer.phila.gov/about

The David Mathews Center for Civic Life

https://mathewscenter.org/

To foster infrastructure, habits, and capacities for more effective civic engagement and innovative decision-making.

NASPA Lead Initiative

Creating the Civic Minded Campus:

http://www.leadershipexchange-digital.com/leadershipexchange/2013summer#pg1

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

http://www.servicelearning.org/

Supports the service-learning community in higher education, K-12, community-based organizations, tribal programs, and all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning.

Campus Compact NY and PA (CCNYPA)

http://www.compactnypa.org/

CCNYPA offers regional support for member institutions who sustain an environment, culture, and infrastructure for student civic and community engagement and campus-community partnerships.

Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND)

http://www.phennd.org/index.php/about/

PHENND is a consortium of 36 colleges and universities in the greater Philadelphia area to revitalize local communities and schools and foster civic responsibility among the region's colleges and universities.