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 organizationscultural/identity-based organizationsservice 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

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

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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Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows on Campus Week of 9/23

Villanova Alumni and current Alliance for Catholic Education Associate Program Director, Emily Markley is returning to campus to share information about the service and professional benefits of applying to their teaching fellowship. During this two-year graduate teaching fellowship and formation …

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CIA Returns to Campus to Recruit for the First Time Since 2020…and They Want to Meet with You!

CIA 2024 Fall Event Schedule – Week of September 2nd

****Please note that they plan to schedule their coffee chat meetings with students that visit their table at the Career Fair. However, students who are unable to attend the career …

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Skill Building Courses

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

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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

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Lifelong Learning as a Tool for Building Your Career

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Complete Guide to GitHub Copilot for Developers by Microsoft Press

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This course is designed for developers of all levels who want to optimize their coding workflow and leverage the cutting-edge…

Succeeding in DevOps

Taught by Laura Stone
DevOps engineer is one of the most in-demand tech jobs on the market. But since this role is still relatively…

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…

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)

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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

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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,…

Alumni Connections

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  • Auto Sales Consultant Hamilton Honda
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  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Office Administrator Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania
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  • New York City Metropolitan Area
  • Senior Manager Talent Acquistion and Compensation Aizer Health
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  • West Chester, PA
  • Licensed Professional Counselor Lotus Counseling & Consulting, LLC
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  • Philadelphia, PA
  • GF&BM Analyst JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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  • King of Prussia, PA
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  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Business Development Analyst First Insight
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  • Newark, DE
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  • Florham Park, NJ
  • Certified Medical Assistant Summit Health
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  • Access Services Technician Villanova University
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