Source: Catchafire Description: Catchafire was founded in 2010 with the goal of driving positive world change through the giving of time and talent, for the benefit of the nonprofit community we serve. We are a community of individuals seeking to support and strengthen the social good sector. We do this by facilitating connections between professionals who want…

Source: NEA Foundation Description: We are a public charity founded by educators for educators to improve public education for all students. Since our beginning in 1969, the Foundation has served as a laboratory of learning, offering funding and other resources to public school educators, their schools, and districts to solve complex teaching and learning challenges. The NEA…

Source: Teaching Tolerance Description: Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to…

Source: Confucius Institute at Temple University Description: The Confucius Institute at Temple University (CITU) is a collaboration between Temple University, Zhejiang Normal University and the Confucius Institute Headquarters, a non-profit NGO promoting Chinese language and culture throughout the world. CITU’s mission is to provide resources and instructional support for the Chinese language program at Temple, to increase…

Source: Dialogue Institute at Temple University Description: The Dialogue Institute and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies share a common purpose—to advance intrareligious, interreligious, and intercultural dialogue and engagement around the world, by supporting scholarship, training, and action.  The Dialogue Institute (DI) emerged in 1978 as the outreach arm of J.E.S., working to put into practice the theory…

Source: Mexican Cultural Center Description:  The Mexican Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization, produces Philadelphia’s official annual Mexican Independence Day Festival each September at Penn’s Landing. The MCC celebrates and promotes Mexican culture through annual programming including Cinco De Mayo and Día de los Muertos events.  The Center offers speakers on Mexican history, culture and traditions,…

Source: Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia Description: The Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia provides numerous types of activities and opportunities relating to Japanese culture and history the history of the relationship between Philadelphia and Japan. JASGP offers individuals, families, teachers, and students the chance to attend the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, Japanese language classes, tea…

Source: Independence Seaport Museum Description: This museum, situated on the Delaware River in Center City Philadelphia, offers a very wide range of services and opportunities including exhibits at the site and online, archival collections for scholarly research, a boat shop which has water projects and apprentice programs, a webcam to watch ongoing projects, a summer…

Source: Historic Philadelphia, Inc. Description: This non-profit organization offers numerous activities in the areas of Independence Hall and Valley Forge for families, teachers, and students all related to the American Revolution and new nation era.  These opportunities include tours of the Betsy Ross House and Franklin Square, as well as “Once Upon a Nation” storytelling,…

Source: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Description: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PAFA’s museum has collections of 19th- and 20th-century American fine arts and Its archives house important materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training. PAFA’s extensive art…