NEN: Philadelphia Newsletter
December 2024
This newsletter seeks to connect our community and highlight the different things happening in neurodiversity & employment here and beyond.
| This newsletter seeks to engage our community and drive connection and opportunity across the network.NENPHL: Message from the Executive DirectorHello Neuroinclusion Allies! As we close out 2024, we reflect with pride on a year of progress and collaboration at the Neurodiversity Employment Network of Philadelphia. Guided by our Engage, Explore, Evolve process, we deepened connections and broadened opportunities to advance neuroinclusive employment. This year, we welcomed a 25% increase in organizational membership and celebrated the first year of membership renewals, with an outstanding 83% retention rate—almost doubling our membership targets. Our quarterly events, hosted at Drexel University, SEI, West Chester University, and MidAtlantic Employers’ Association, brought together over 500 attendees to share knowledge and strategies. We introduced four new committees, supported five neurodivergent interns, and launched compelling video testimonials to amplify lived experiences and foster greater understanding. These milestones reflect our shared commitment to creating an inclusive employment ecosystem. Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited to expand our impact through dynamic approaches that connect members across categories that drive action in neuroinclusive employment. From investigating hiring opportunities to fostering inclusive workplace cultures and supporting entrepreneurship, our focus is on creating meaningful pathways for collaboration. Through quarterly meetings, topic-specific forums, and special events, we will bring together stakeholders to share insights, build partnerships, and explore innovative strategies. Our evolving website will streamline access to resources, document member objectives, and highlight activities advancing neuroinclusion. By connecting members to actionable opportunities we aim to empower meaningful collaboration and lasting progress. Together, we will continue building an inclusive employment ecosystem that benefits individuals and organizations alike. In gratitude, Laura Sibbald McAnulty Executive Director, NENPHL laura@nenphl.org |
| NENPHL News and Updates |
  Join us in person or online for our Q1 Connect Event. Register today!  Support us in driving meaningful change through our Invest in Inclusion Campaign. Contribute here.  Neuro-Inclusion through Storytelling. Check out our video testimonials! Funded via a grant from the Eagles Autism Foundation  Congratulations Nikki Kuhn, Founder of Sca11ywag! Read her full interview here. |
| Recognition and Thanks |
 NEN was excited to launch 4 new Committees in 2024 driving member participation and active engagement in our organization! Thank you to all who have contributed. Learn more here  Our 6 interns from the greater Philadelphia region were an integral part of developing assets and tools to promote the work being done by NENPHL and our community! Thanks to this team for a job well done! |
Internships, Jobs and Opportunities Drexel COMPAAS Study Martarano Engineering Worth and Company Career and Apprenticeship Accounting Opportunity: Brown Plus NITW: SAP Event Elwin Director Supported Employment Career Connections NENPHL |