Friday, October 30, 2015

Students learn about philanthropy : Community

Students learn about philanthropy : Community: "For the past six weeks, the Sturgis Williams Middle School students enrolled in Becky Peterson’s exploratory class “Students Building a Better World,” have been learning about philanthropy and the many ways of helping those in need.

The students began by first reading James Stovall’s book “The Ultimate Gift,” a story of how a self-centered and privileged man changes into a selfless man who cares for others. Many of the class activities were then based on the chapters in that book. For example, to coordinate with the “Gift of Friendship” chapter, the students discussed recent instances in which they might have let a friend down. They then had to write a letter or call that friend to remedy the situation. For the chapter titled “Gift of Problems,” the students had to identify problems either locally or around the world and then figure out how they could make an impact."



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Thursday, October 29, 2015

What makes millennials give to charity? - The Boston Globe

What makes millennials give to charity? - The Boston Globe: "Nonprofits know the young adult you strike up a relationship with today can become a longtime supporter down the road,” says Jim Klocke, chief executive officer at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. Klocke doesn’t believe traditional fund-raising galas will die off; they’ll “evolve.”"



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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

What Makes a Charity Tax-Exempt? Issues for Government Oversight and Due Diligence | Nonprofit Quarterly

What Makes a Charity Tax-Exempt? Issues for Government Oversight and Due Diligence | Nonprofit Quarterly: "It should be no surprise that 15-year-old Hana co-authored a post with her uncle Gene titled, “Why Are Charities Tax-Exempt?” Uncle Gene is Gene Takagi, the managing attorney at the NEO Law Group and a nationally known expert in nonprofit law. Gene’s Nonprofit Law Blog should be on everyone’s blog feed."



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Friday, October 23, 2015

Teens learn real-world philanthropy on charitable board - The Canadian Jewish News

Teens learn real-world philanthropy on charitable board - The Canadian Jewish News: "Thirty Jewish teens will spend the next seven months making real-world financial decisions together, with the direct impact reflected in the Toronto Jewish community.

The Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, in collaboration with WOW!, an initiative of UJA Federation’s Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education and the Jewish Teen Funders Network, launched a new project this month called the Jewish Teen Board.

Funding will also come from Laura Lauder and the Maimonides Fund."



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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Meet the youngest speaker at New England’s largest education technology conference - Education - Boston.com

Meet the youngest speaker at New England’s largest education technology conference - Education - Boston.com: "Surprenant listed dozens of projects he plans on pursuing after he speaks at MassCUE, from writing books to a social media campaign for the Jimmy Fund. But, he said, through all of them, he wants to show the grown ups he’s talking to how easy it is to make a difference."



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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Glenrothes teenager bags top fundraising award - Fife Today

Glenrothes teenager bags top fundraising award - Fife Today: "A Glenrothes teenager has been named Scottish Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year.

Aidan McCallum (13), who has raised more than £9000 for the Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA), picked up the award at the at the Institute of Fundraising Scotland awards."



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Stanford University Student Earns International Youth Philanthropy Award - About AFP - AFP

Stanford University Student Earns International Youth Philanthropy Award - About AFP - AFP: "Stanford University Student Earns International Youth Philanthropy Award
(Arlington, VA)  Kinsey Morrison, an 18-year old college student who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia at a young age and has now raised more than $600,000 for a variety of charitable causes, has been named the 2015 Bob Carter Companies Outstanding Youth Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)."



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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

William Byrd collects more than 200-pounds of food for charity | WSLS

William Byrd collects more than 200-pounds of food for charity | WSLS: "Students at William Byrd High school put their sports marketing skills to good use by encouraging classmates to bring in hundreds of canned food donations for the hungry in Southwest Virginia."



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Celebrate #GivingTuesday by Teaching About Giving | npENGAGE

Celebrate #GivingTuesday by Teaching About Giving | npENGAGE: "This year on #GivingTuesday, Learning to Give is asking teachers to join the international movement to celebrate an opening day to the giving season by doing what they do best, by teaching.
Learning to Give believes that a key way to change the world is to broaden the number of people learning about philanthropy, civil society and giving time, talent and treasure. They do this by educating kids, giving them the knowledge to engage, and then encouraging action. The formula is Knowledge+Skills+Behavior, and it’s already working with two million teachers who leverage the program today."



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Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Put a Sock in It helps the homeless one mismatched sock at a time | USA TODAY College

Put a Sock in It helps the homeless one mismatched sock at a time | USA TODAY College: "Dirty, mismatched socks are an annoyance to most people, but for three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, those socks keep their business running.

Put a Sock in It, a nonprofit started by sophomores Tayler Sundermann, Sarah Porath and Josie Jensen, all 19, aims to take “the world’s lonely socks, making them whole and giving them back to the community,” according to their website."



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Target for National Citizen Service participation was missed by more than 22,000 | Third Sector

Target for National Citizen Service participation was missed by more than 22,000 | Third Sector: "The Cabinet Office annual report says 57,609 young people took part last year, against a target of 80,000 - which was also short of the minimum figure of 60,000 set for the NCS Trust"



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