Friday, March 30, 2012

Mississauga Article: Students venture into philanthropy

Mississauga Article: Students venture into philanthropy: In the past five months, the group of high school students has grown to 23 team members from across Mississauga in grades 10 through 12 who convene regularly at Deloitte in the City Centre to run their Junior Achievement Company, aptly named Impact Inc.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

More Than Child's Play: Engaging Youth in Philanthropy

More Than Child's Play: Engaging Youth in Philanthropy: With the help of his dad and his friend Blake's dad — who happens to be NHL Hall of Famer Paul Coffey — the first Feel Like A Pro Day took place in June 2011 and raised $200,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. This past November, that accomplishment won him the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Toronto Chapter. There are plans to expand to other parts of the country, develop a "tourney in a box" kit, and more actively recruit young female players.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Schools: Best $185 a charity could get | Concord Monitor

Schools: Best $185 a charity could get | Concord Monitor: Emmanuel Alisandro, 11; Bennett Davis, 12; and Caelan McCormack, 12, all from Manchester, were there representing themselves and 43 other boys from the Mayhew Program, who together donated $185 to the United Way's annual fund drive.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Philanthropy’s Child Prodigy - The Daily Beast

Philanthropy’s Child Prodigy - The Daily Beast: At 10 years old, Talia Leman already had the business acumen of a self-made billionaire. After being struck by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she decided to help the storm’s victims by trick-or-treating for coins instead of candy during Halloween—but coins from one kid wouldn’t be enough. She realized that by harnessing the fundraising power of kids across the country, she’d raise more than she could on her own. At that moment, the basis for RandomKid was born. With the help of her parents, Leman mobilized a national network of concerned kids ultimately raising $10 million for hurricane relief almost overnight, putting them in the same league as some of the country’s biggest corporations.

Palo Alto Online : Gunn program backs student 'social entrepreneurs'

Palo Alto Online : Gunn program backs student 'social entrepreneurs': Gunn High School sophomore Arjun Parikh just got his start-up funded -- an initiative that combines his love of soccer with an impulse to give.

Parikh is one of eight student grant recipients of Gunn@Your Service, a kind of parent booster club for community service that awards grants to "social entrepreneurs."

Students team up with nonprofit to feed homeless | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com

Students team up with nonprofit to feed homeless | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com: Students from seven area high schools came together Saturday to feed the homeless and raise awareness of local efforts to assist the needy during The Big Event at the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission.

Homeless clients of the rescue mission and other local agencies received an al fresco lunch of enchiladas and other El Chico favorites from rows of tables on McNeil Street in front of the mission.

Friday, March 09, 2012

Violin prodigy, Jourdan Urbach, honored for charity work - morningjournal.com

Violin prodigy, Jourdan Urbach, honored for charity work - morningjournal.com: ourdan Urbach was honored for his achievement yesterday with one of the nation’s highest public service awards — the Jefferson Awards.

The 20-year-old resident of the Long Island community of Roslyn founded Concerts for a Cure when he was only 7 years old. Since then, he has raised $5.1 million to fight children’s neurological diseases and fund research.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

MEHS students mix business with philanthropy | KCAW

MEHS students mix business with philanthropy | KCAW: While this all sounds fairly typical for a high school business class, it is actually something quite innovative. The Mt. Edgecumbe students developed their business plan with the goal of helping Sitka’s homeless population.

Teens for Jeans collects 1 MILLION PAIRS | Do Something

Teens for Jeans collects 1 MILLION PAIRS | Do Something: Teens helped out in record numbers this year in the Teens for Jeans campaign. We've collected 1,020,041 pairs of jeans, which will go to homeless shelters nationwide.

Friday, March 02, 2012

Creating a philanthropic generation

Creating a philanthropic generation: We are so proud to be training the next generation of Bay Area philanthropists,” says SV2 Executive Director Lindsay Austin Louie. “It’s amazing to see how the teens mature and become engrossed in social issues over the course of only 21 hours of meetings.”

Giving spirit blossoms

Giving spirit blossoms: For most youngsters, charitable giving is not high on their list of priorities. However, sisters Emily and Megan Stokke don't fit into the category of "most youngsters."

Megan, for example, requested a donation on her behalf to the World Wildlife Fund for her eighth birthday, a rarity at that age.

"I love animals, and I don't want them to die," she explains of her request.

Now, these girls are on a mission to raise $1,000 to give to the Rotary Foundation. The foundation is a body within Rotary International that spearheads international projects dealing with health, education and the alleviation of poverty.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Two Sides of the Jewish Philanthropy Coin | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource

Two Sides of the Jewish Philanthropy Coin | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource: Exploring what it means to give Jewishly is a core component of Rose Youth Foundation. Each year, 23 teenaged participants in the program are charged with the responsibility of granting $60,000 to help solve community problems they identify in Greater Denver and Boulder. While the grantmaking process and funding decisions are entirely in the hands of the teens, there are a couple of rules.

First, they must grant all of the money. Second, their grantmaking must support nonprofits serving Greater Denver and Boulder. Finally, they have to make grants that are primarily Jewish in nature – and in order to do so, the 16-, 17-, and 18-year old participants must grapple with the question, “What is Jewish philanthropy?”