Nonprofit, Education, Government & Social Impact

Welcome to the Nonprofit, Education, Government, and Social Impact Industries Connections Community!

Explore career paths available in the Nonprofit, Education, Government, and Social Impact industries through Industry 101 Guides, which gives you insights into common roles, industries outlook, and more. Interested in positions within the federal government? Create an account on USAJOBS – the federal government’s official employment site and reference Partnership for Public Service career guides for job series codes.  Develop valuable transferable skills through involvement opportunities with student organizations by using the student organization directory categories including but not limited to advocacy organizations, cultural/identity-based organizations, service organizations, or by viewing the full list of student organizations.

Industry Events

  • Fall Semester: Fall Career Fair, BRIDGE Society Mentoring and Networking Event: Exploring Careers in Law, Government, and Politics
  • Spring Semester: Liberal Arts and Business Career Fair, Public Policy Day, Career Passion Pitch, BRIDGE Society Mentoring & Networking Event: Exploring Social Impact Careers

Understanding the Federal Hiring Freeze and its Impact on your Job and Internship Search

Published on February 6, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instituting a freeze on hiring of Federal civilian employees throughout all executive departments or agencies that took immediate effect. As a reference, USA.gov provides an index of all 15 …

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How to Get Involved with Virtual Volunteering

Published on December 17, 2024

Want to make a difference from the comfort of your own couch? Whether you’re passionate about environmental conservation, reproductive rights, or alleviating worldwide hunger, there’s probably a virtual volunteer opportunity out there for you.

Many of us are a year …

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Employer Spotlight: Teach for America – Current Application Cycle Deadline Approaching

Published on October 8, 2024

Students’ commitment to service during their time at Villanova does not have to stop after graduation. Among the many wonderful post-graduate service organizations, Teach for America (TFA) is a national service organization dedicated to finding, developing, and supporting equity-oriented leaders …

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Skill Building Courses

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

Taught by Ed Emberley
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth…

Ideation for Marketers

Taught by Brad Batesole
How do you keep your marketing fresh—generating new ideas and approaches to keep your audience engaged? In this course, marketing…

Lifelong Learning as a Tool for Building Your Career

Taught by Living Corporate
In this audio-only course, host Sheneisha White speaks with Dr. Jacquelyn Malcolm, the CIO and VP of Enrollment, Marketing &…

AI in Healthcare: Transforming Bedside Outcomes

Taught by Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD, FACS
The healthcare landscape is being transformed by AI, creating both opportunities and challenges for medical professionals. This course bridges the…

Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career and Outsmart the Competition (Blinkist Summary)

Taught by Blinkist
Ultralearners are ordinary people who can master difficult skills with extraordinary speed. As a result, they achieve tremendous personal success…

Marketing during a Crisis

Taught by Brad Batesole
As a crisis unfolds, marketers and brands face a new reality: their strategies must change. The marketing approaches that were…

Visual Studio Tools for Azure DevOps

Taught by Walt Ritscher
DevOps culture has become increasingly more prevalent in modern companies. In response to this trend, Microsoft has developed a suite…

Exam Tips: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Taught by Benjamin Muschko
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification is a valuable credential for anyone interested in demonstrating proficiency with Kubernetes. The…

How Blockchains Will Change Business

Taught by Alison McCauley
Blockchains are poised to disrupt entrenched industries and shatter conventional business models. Train your brain to see the opportunities and…

What Business Leaders Need to Know about Web3 (+ Metaverse)

Taught by Cathy Hackl
In the same way that social media, ecommerce, and even the internet itself were once seen as passing fads but…

Visual Studio: Source Control with Git and GitHub

Taught by Walt Ritscher
Prefer working with an IDE instead of the command line? Discover how to use Git, the defacto distributed source control…

Market Research: B2B

Taught by Sarah Weise
Business-to-business (B2B) marketing is fundamentally different from B2C marketing. Market research methodologies vary when you’re evaluating a longer buying cycle,…

Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from the Competition

Taught by Anthony Iannarino
It’s no secret that sales can be a messy enterprise. Growth all but requires that you take market share directly…

Revit Insight: Energy Analysis

Taught by Jim Cowan
Buildings consume the lion’s share of all of the energy produced in the US. With construction projects ramping up over…

Cloud Native Development with Node.js, Docker, and Kubernetes

Taught by Chris Bailey
While the vast majority of Node.js apps are deployed and run in the cloud, few leverage all that modern cloud…

Digital Technologies Case Studies: AI, IOT, Robotics, Blockchain

Taught by Haiyan Wang
Emerging technologies are upending business models at a dramatic pace. It’s critical for every professional to understand the core features…

iOS App Development: Test-Driven Development

Taught by Harrison Ferrone
Test-driven development (TDD) makes us more pragmatic, efficient, and creative software developers. TDD is especially critical in the mobile world,…

B2B Marketing Foundations: Pricing Strategies (2018)

Taught by Drew Boyd
Pricing is one of the most challenging aspects of marketing, especially when marketing to organizations versus everyday consumers. In the…

Dreamweaver: Working with Git Version Control

Taught by David Powers
Whether you work solo or with a team, using Adobe Dreamweaver CC with Git version control can help enhance your…

ASP.NET Core: Test-Driven Development

Taught by Richard Rout
Get practical, hands-on experience implementing test-driven development of ASP.NET Core applications. Apps developed with a solid testing strategy are cleaner,…
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Alumni Connections

Nadia Abboud

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • President ENAY Group
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Mark Oles

Alumni
  • Lancaster, PA
  • Sales and Service Engineer Cemtec Inc.
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Julie Wardlaw

Alumni
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Talent Acquisition Manager Achievement Network
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Ricardo Jacobo Posada

Alumni
  • Washington, District
  • Intern Business Consultant A Mano
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Maria Nigro Di Stefano, MPA

Alumni
  • Boston, MA
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Dawn Bielawski, PhD

Alumni
  • Roseville, MI
  • Proprietor The Editing & Writing Alchemist, LLC
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Dylan Bair-Oates, M.A.

Alumni
  • Eagleville, PA
  • Paralegal Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld, LLC
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Christina Guldin Lea

Alumni
  • New York, NY
  • Account Director Leo Burnett
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Marietta Lee

Alumni
  • Washington, DC
  • Leader, Americas Human Capital Management Solutions Cognizant Technology Solutions
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Zack Swan

Alumni
  • Tampa, FL
  • VP of Marketing Verano
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Courtney Atkinson

Alumni
  • San Antonio, Texas
  • Senior Human Resources Consultant Vaco
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Adrienne Bory

Alumni
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Foreign Service Officer U.S. Department of State
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