Friday, July 27, 2012

HPA students learn importance of philanthropy | North Hawaii News

HPA students learn importance of philanthropy | North Hawaii News: I continually seek to help my students understand the importance of philanthropy,” said Piercy, whose sixth graders were studying East Asia and social justice issues.

From that conversation, The Will to Give was born. As Piercy’s classes prepared to study the great continent of Africa, his friend donated $6,000, and gave the students an unprecedented opportunity to learn not only about the geography, environment, and culture of their respective countries, but to delve even deeper by researching their country’s largest social justice issues and supporting those issues with a donation from the class. The students studied eight countries—Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Hindu : Cities / Chennai : Philanthropy to scale new heights

The Hindu : Cities / Chennai : Philanthropy to scale new heights: The Joy of Giving Week, which will be held this year from October 2- 8, is gearing up to be even bigger than the previous editions. This is the 4th edition of the week-long philanthropic campaign, described as India’s largest festival of giving.

Bhumi, the youth-led volunteer organisation, will be attempting to engage students from colleges in urban and rural areas of the State.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Two Largest Jewish Youth Movements Join Together for Historic Inter-Camp Maccabiah Games | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource

Two Largest Jewish Youth Movements Join Together for Historic Inter-Camp Maccabiah Games | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource: Maccabiah teams included a mix of participants and staff from both camps. Through the games, teens learned about both youth movements and shared ideas for how they can better collaborate on service projects in their local communities. They also had the opportunity to socialize and breakdown long-standing barriers that have existed between the two groups.

St. Jude Honors Young Philanthropists - Memphis Daily News

St. Jude Honors Young Philanthropists - Memphis Daily News: Fifteen of the nation’s top junior philanthropists visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Thursday, July 19, to learn first-hand what makes the hospital one of the nation’s most well-known and trusted charities.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Youth attend philanthropy camp | The Niles Star

Youth attend philanthropy camp | The Niles Star: More than 400 students from small towns and big cities across Michigan and several other states, made their way to the 2012 Youth Philanthropy and Service Camp in East Lansing. In celebration of 20 years of youth philanthropy the theme of this year’s conference was “Revolutionizing Philanthropy: Past, Present, Future

Monday, July 09, 2012

REGION: Five local teens selected as student leaders | Breaking News | PE.com - Press-Enterprise

REGION: Five local teens selected as student leaders | Breaking News | PE.com - Press-Enterprise: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently announced that five Inland Empire high school students have been selected to take part in the 2012 Student Leaders program, which awards a total of 225 high school juniors and seniors from around the country with paid eight-week summer internships at local nonprofit organizations.

Fredericksburg.com - $10,000 in grant funding available

Fredericksburg.com - $10,000 in grant funding available: Youth in Philanthropy is a 9-year-old program that the Community Foundation created to encourage student volunteerism and philanthropy. It engages area young people in decision-making about the distribution of grant dollars. The group consists of 40 area high school students who review proposals from local nonprofit organizations that address youth-based issues.

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Ham Ave. 4th-graders make surprise donation to local charity - GreenwichTime

Ham Ave. 4th-graders make surprise donation to local charity - GreenwichTime: After four months of raising money through a class-wide recycling fund, Hamilton Avenue School fourth-graders made a surprise donation last month to the RE Children's Project, a local nonprofit organization that seeks a cure for