Friday, February 26, 2010

Childrens' Generosity Spurs Generosity in Others - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley

Childrens' Generosity Spurs Generosity in Others - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley: "n less than a month, students at Case Avenue Elementary raised $10,200 to help earthquake survivors in Haiti and spurred to action a Sharon resident who grew up on the island."

Friday, February 12, 2010

Teens distribute $1 million among nonprofits thanks to Best Buy | The Daily Tell

Teens distribute $1 million among nonprofits thanks to Best Buy | The Daily Tell: "As part of its @15 program, Best Buy donated $1 million to 16 nonprofit organizations in February. The @15 Exchange was launched in January 2009 as a method of augmenting teen involvement in charitable giving by allowing them to decide how Best Buy allocated its funds."

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Doing their bit for society - the teens taking part in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative - School Gate - Times Online - WBLG

Doing their bit for society - the teens taking part in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative - School Gate - Times Online - WBLG: "All were taking part in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, which is something every teacher should eagerly find out about and think of introducing to their school. The YPI is part of the Institute of Philanthropy and its aim is to raise awareness and understanding of philanthropy amongst young people, to make them realise that they are part of society too, and can make a difference. £3,000 is donated to charity through the initiative: it goes to whichever group of teenagers produces the best presentation."

Carroll County News: Local News: Community Foundation's YAC seeks grant proposals

Carroll County News: Local News: Community Foundation's YAC seeks grant proposals: "The Carroll County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has announced its ninth grant cycle.

All Carroll County non-profit agencies, church, school or local government sponsored programs that serve youth and children are invited to apply by sending grant proposals to: CCCF (YAC), 149 Huntsville Rd., Eureka Springs, AR 72632. The office is located in the lower level of First National Bank of Berryville building -- Eureka Springs branch. Grant award amounts may range from as little as $100 to as much as $1,000 per grant recipient. The total amount available to award is $6,800."

Operation REACH, Inc. seeks support for youth on The Louisiana Weekly

Operation REACH, Inc. seeks support for youth on The Louisiana Weekly: "The Youth Change Campaign (YCC) is a youth philanthropy initiative designed to increase philanthropic resources and build a movement of youth across the Southern region that are empowered to lead change in their communities. The Campaign seeks to establish permanent donor-advised Youth Change Funds at local foundations across the region, controlled by local youth and granted to youth groups that are exploring innovative strategies that engage youth in addressing social problems plaguing southern youth that will help them transform communities into more vibrant places."

Grants Available Through Student Philanthropy Council at Colgate | Madison County Courier-Madison County News

Grants Available Through Student Philanthropy Council at Colgate | Madison County Courier-Madison County News: "Hamilton, NY) The Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) of the Upstate Institute at Colgate University is studying charitable giving and non-profit organization, and will give $10,000 in grants to non-profits in the region as part of the course."

The Pilot News - BEAM to hold fundraisers for food banks

The Pilot News - BEAM to hold fundraisers for food banks: "BEAM to hold fundraisers for food banks E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By Carol Anders Correspondent
MARSHALL COUNTY — A local youth philanthropy board has two upcoming projects that they are hoping the communities within Marshall County will embrace.

BEAM (Bettering Every Aspect of Marshall County) is made up of 18 high school students representing every school in Marshall County. The group was created under the umbrella of the Marshall County Commun-ity Foundation during the spring of 2008 through an endowment from the Lilly Scholarship Fund. MCCF named its fund “Pennies from Heaven.”"

AFP Youth in Philanthropy - Winter 2010

AFP Youth in Philanthropy - Winter 2010: "Rachel Blair Friedman Receives Demont Scholarship

Twelve-year-old Rachel Blair Friedman from Portland, Maine, was honored as the recipient of the AFP Northern New England Chapter’s AFP–NNE Demont Scholarship for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy during the chapter’s National Philanthropy Day® celebration held in late 2009 in Burlington,Vt."

Charity Village® Research: Working with YOUTH

Charity Village® Research: Working with YOUTH: "I am going to focus this article on high school age youth since I seem to get the most questions about how to successfully engage and keep this group of volunteers.

It has been twelve years since the Ministry of Education introduced 'mandatory community involvement' for students in high schools. In order to graduate, students must successfully complete 40 hours of so-called volunteer work. With little to no preparation, the nonprofit community was flooded with requests from students or their parents and were ill-prepared to engage them. Some research was started during the CVI project years (Canadian Volunteerism Initiative) but to my knowledge there has never been a review or evaluation of the impact of youth volunteering on the sector or the impact on youth themselves. What we do know came from a NSGVP study in 2000: 'An interest in volunteering, developed during one's youth is likely to be maintained in adulthood. This suggests the importance of providing positive, early volunteering experiences for youth, as these experiences may lead to continued volunteering in the adult years.'"

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Young Bermudians to serve country 16 hours per month

Young Bermudians to serve country 16 hours per month: "The National Service Programme will allow even more of our young adults to contribute to Bermuda's national interest, personally and professionally. By sharing their acquired knowledge and talents with other younger Bermudians and by assisting our venerable seniors, the participants in the National Service Programme will be contributing to the development of Bermuda as a whole. Additionally, it will enable younger Bermudians to make sound career choices and enhance those skills required to make them undeniable assets to a broad range of employers."

PR-USA.net - Youth Philanthropists Tour Pasadena Special Education School

PR-USA.net - Youth Philanthropists Tour Pasadena Special Education School: "With a purpose to learn about the vocational program
, student members of Pasadena Independent Schools Foundation toured and visited Hillsides, a foster care children’s charity, and Hillsides Education Center, which is located on the 17-acre campus nestled in the rolling hills of San Rafael in Pasadena."

Friday, February 05, 2010

Oklahoma Women's Network Blog: Tell Teachers: Youth Invited to Start Pennies for Peace Campaigns

Oklahoma Women's Network Blog: Tell Teachers: Youth Invited to Start Pennies for Peace Campaigns: "ORMAN – When retired teacher Mary Francis heard that humanitarian Greg Mortenson, best-selling author of “Three Cups of Tea,” was giving a public lecture at the University of Oklahoma on April 22, she thought it would be great to support Mortenson’s charitable work by starting a local Pennies for Peace campaign."

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Disaster in Haiti inspires myriad projects in Washington area schools - washingtonpost.com

Disaster in Haiti inspires myriad projects in Washington area schools - washingtonpost.com: "Community service projects are nothing new for the school. They are a central part of its mission. Last school year, the Fairfax County school launched a Children's Philanthropy Center with a service-learning program that is woven into the curriculum."

Linkfest: Charity and Harmony - The Local - Maplewood Blog - NYTimes.com

Linkfest: Charity and Harmony - The Local - Maplewood Blog - NYTimes.com: "Check out some good being done by local kids. And some concerts coming up.

* The students at South Mountain Elementary School in South Orange have raised $1,617.44 so far through a Chores for Change/Helping Hands for Haiti campaign to help raise money for children in Haiti. The money will be sent to UNICEF relief efforts."

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Best Buy Gives Teens the Power to Direct $1 Million to Nonprofits

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Best Buy Gives Teens the Power to Direct $1 Million to Nonprofits: "MINNEAPOLIS - (Business Wire) Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced that teens participating in its @15 Exchange distributed $1 million to 16 nonprofits in the program’s first year. The Best Buy initiative empowers teens to be the drivers of change by giving them the opportunity to direct the company’s charitable donations through online activities and voting."

The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA | UR Sudbury-Chewing Gum" for Haiti at Immaculate Conception

The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA | UR Sudbury: "On Wednesday, January 27th, Mrs. Rychlo, a teacher from Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School
coordinated a “Chewing for Charity” fundraiser at which students had the opportunity to purchase a bubblegum from an old fashioned bubble gum machine."

Central Middle School students raise money to build well

Central Middle School students raise money to build well: "MUSCATINE, Iowa - Central Middle School students are digging into their pockets to build a well for school children in Africa.

Since hearing a presentation in November 2009 on the low supply of clean water in Africa, the students have been committed to raising $5,000 to build a well for an African school.

As January ended, they learned

they have raised $2,946 so far."