9-year-old runner will attempt marathon in Antarctica for charity, will spend $12,000 for the chance | Prep Rally - Yahoo! Sports

9-year-old runner will attempt marathon in Antarctica for charity, will spend $12,000 for the chance | Prep Rally - Yahoo! Sports: Toocheck will run in Antartica for a good reason, working toward a goal of raising $1 million for the charity Operation Warm, started by Toocheck's grandfather, which raises money for coats for children who can’t afford them. In that way, running a marathon in Antarctica makes perfect thematic sense. Toocheck also estimates that he will have to run 1 million steps to complete the seven marathons on seven continents. So, there’s another thematic fit.

Deerfield High School sets record raising money for lung cancer charity - chicagotribune.com

Deerfield High School sets record raising money for lung cancer charity - chicagotribune.com: From the contents of a little sister's piggy bank to $2,000 collected online, Deerfield High School's annual fundraiser, School Chest, pulled in a record $135,393 in 2012.

The proceeds, which in recent years have ranged from $87,000 to $98,000, will be donated to LUNGevity Foundation, a nonprofit working to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research.

Small But Elegant Philanthropy in South Dakota - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Small But Elegant Philanthropy in South Dakota - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: n pursuit of strengthening a community, $1,000 can be spent in a flash. This story, however, shows that a gift of this size can also keep on giving—in this case, by very likely making a lifelong impression on children.

Last year, right before Christmas break, 100 children at the Scotland Elementary School in Scotland, S.D. were given $10 apiece. According to Scotland Superintendent Damon Alvey, “The letter that came along with it talked about making sure kids remember that there’s good in the world and to continue to good things

Davie teen's artwork raises more than $30,000 for charity - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Davie teen's artwork raises more than $30,000 for charity - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: A friend's brush with cancer led 14-year-old artist Eve Moll to discover her talent for giving.

Eve, a freshman at St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, began donating her art to different causes more than three years ago and has so far raised more than $30,000 for charity.

"My art can go out into the world and help people. Maybe they're sick or they're poor or have cancer," said Eve, of Davie.

Bethany student-run company Stone Path helps nonprofits � Local News � The Free Press, Mankato, MN

Bethany student-run company Stone Path helps nonprofits � Local News � The Free Press, Mankato, MN: n August 2011, with the help of a start-up grant from Antioch Foundation, students began a company called Stone Path, which helps nonprofits and small groups with various media needs, such as shooting and producing videos.

The idea was to offer these services inexpensively to help the groups out, but also to provide a hands-on, real-world media arts and business experience to the students.

Watertown High students get schooled on philanthropy - Watertown, MA - Watertown TAB

Watertown High students get schooled on philanthropy - Watertown, MA - Watertown TAB: Krieger is one of 17 students who were selected for the second annual Future Philanthropists Initiative, a 12-week Tufts Health Plan Foundation program that teaches students about philanthropy and grant-making. At the end of the program, the students are allowed to award $20,000 in grants to organizations focused on healthy aging.

Youth in Philanthropy Grants | Hot off the Press | Blogs

Youth in Philanthropy Grants | Hot off the Press | Blogs: (Fredericksburg Region)—The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region awarded $15,600 in grants to area charitable organizations through its Youth in Philanthropy Project (YIP) in the 2012 grant cycle.

Philanthropy-The Youth Career Choice

Philanthropy-The Youth Career Choice: When I speak to people involved in philanthropy, I often hear that it was something that they “fell into.” For some it was a career they found after facing feelings of dissatisfaction in the corporate world. Today, gears have shifted, and many young adults are choosing philanthropy as their primary career goal. Ask any major in the department of Political Science at the University of Washington. If a student isn’t interested in public policy or government, chances are that nonprofit work and campaigns are his or her main priority.

Harbor Country News > Archives > News > Youth Philanthropy Council offers free trip to Museum of Science and Industry

Harbor Country News > Archives > News > Youth Philanthropy Council offers free trip to Museum of Science and Industry: NEW BUFFALO — The Pokagon Fund’s Youth Philanthropy Council is offering a free Family Field Trip to The Museum of Science and Industry for “500 lucky winners.”

Kids in Philanthropy | fingerprint projects

Kids in Philanthropy | fingerprint projects: Kids in Philanthropy

AUSTRALIA. Kids in Philanthropy, a non-profit fund established to build social awareness, social conscience and a practice of giving in kids is the only one of its kind in Australia. Founded by Dr Catriona Wallace with her children, Indigo Wallace-Knight, aged 10 and Saxon Wallace-Knight, aged 8, Kids in Philanthropy offers a program of active philanthropy for children aged between 5 and 18 years. It exists to grow the culture of giving and philanthropy in Australia and to address the significant disadvantage in many communities.

Morristown boy turns birthday into fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy victims : Morristown Green

Morristown boy turns birthday into fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy victims : Morristown Green: Hurricane Sandy struck as Giovanni was getting ready to celebrate his ninth birthday. His thoughts turned to children affected by the super storm.

“I already have a lot of stuff and a lot of the people over at the Shore lost everything. Some of them don’t even have houses to go home to. They got it a lot worse than we did here. I hope with the items that my friends donated, it will make the kids over there not as sad,” Giovanni said earlier this month, when he was joined for his birthday by about 30 classmates at the AMA Fight Club in Whippany.

Claudia Jacobs: Charity Begins at Home?

Claudia Jacobs: Charity Begins at Home?: Most people (if they think about this at all), think that people grow up being charitable because of the way they were brought up by their parents. New research soon to be released from a study of college students taking non-profit and philanthropy courses across 34 universities in three Midwestern states, found that might not be the case. In this forthcoming study 51 percent of students surveyed said they never discussed their parents' volunteer work or philanthropy with them and 37 percent relayed that they only briefly discussed it. Only 13 percent of students reported discussing their parents' volunteer work or philanthropy in any kind of in depth manner. But yet these same students were intrigued and curious enough to enroll in a course where students would be learning about philanthropy by granting funds to local non-profits.

Youth Philanthropy Contest to begin in ’13

Youth Philanthropy Contest to begin in ’13: The year 2013 will be the first year for the Youth Philanthropy Contest presented by the Columbus Area Philanthropy Council and Columbus Area Community Foundation Fund. Thanks primarily to a generous grant from “The Connie Fund” of Norfolk, local youth will have the opportunity to apply for $1,000 grants that they will use as “seed money” to do their own local philanthropy project.

The Youth Philanthropy Contest is an exciting new opportunity for youth and young adults to use their creativity, compassion, and love of their community to make a difference.

My Parents Are My Heroes: Ethiopian-Israeli Teens Connect with Their Heritage

My Parents Are My Heroes: Ethiopian-Israeli Teens Connect with Their Heritage: My Parents Are My Heroes: Ethiopian-Israeli Teens Connect with Their Heritage

Philanthropy event honors Topsail High Student - News - Topsail Advertiser

Philanthropy event honors Topsail High Student - News - Topsail Advertiser: Topsail High School’s Michael Castoro was honored as the “Student Fundraiser of the Year” at the Association of Fundraising Professionals North Carolina, Cape Fear Region Chapter’s annual National Philanthropy Day celebration on November 8. Castoro was honored for his dedication to philanthropy and the Performing Arts Department at Topsail High School.

AFP Awards - About AFP - AFP

AFP Awards - About AFP - AFP: 2013 Award News

Bob Carter Companies to Sponsor Youth in Philanthropy Awards
AFP thanks the Bob Carter Companies for their support and sponsorship of the 2013 William R. Simms Awards for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy. Two awards, an Individual and a Youth Group Award, will be presented at The Celebration of Philanthropy at AFP's International Conference on Fundraising, April 6, 2013, in San Diego. Our youth honorees this year were Jeneece Edroff, O.B.C., and Megan and Justin Churchman. Thanks again to the Bob Carter Companies for their support of AFP’s work in encouraging young people to get involved in philanthropy.

Another Day, Another Record Donation for Rochester Hills Teen - Rochester-Rochester Hills, MI Patch

Another Day, Another Record Donation for Rochester Hills Teen - Rochester-Rochester Hills, MI Patch: A Rochester Hills teen-ager whose collections and donations of toothpaste and other personal care items have made an impact on organizations across the Detroit area is at it again.

This time, Danielle Ziaja has donated another 23,000 items — bringing her lifetime total to more than 54,000 personal care items.

Record-breaking donation for Wichita's Operation Holiday - KWCH

Record-breaking donation for Wichita's Operation Holiday - KWCH: This year, a lot of the thanks goes to the students at St. Thomas Aquinas School. The kids collected 21,000 cans of food--the single biggest donation Operation Holiday has ever received.

"It's going to help the poor," Father Daniel Duling says. "That's what I've tried to explain to the kids. We need to help the poor in all that we do."

More young people see the worth in volunteering | Bermuda News

More young people see the worth in volunteering | Bermuda News: The event is part of National Volunteer Day celebrations hosted each year to raise awareness and show gratitude for the impact that volunteers have in Bermuda.

This year there were 71 adult and 30 youth volunteers recognised by 72 charities.

Penn students give out $100K in philanthropy class - SFGate

Penn students give out $100K in philanthropy class - SFGate: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — University of Pennsylvania student Sharree Walls didn't realize when she signed up for a course on philanthropy that she'd actually become a philanthropist at the end of the semester.

Then her professors announced that the class would be doling out $100,000 to local nonprofits. Walls said she was thrilled, excited — and "definitely a

Embry-Riddle students help nonprofit by critiquing business plan - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona

Embry-Riddle students help nonprofit by critiquing business plan - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona: Baskin learned New Horizons staff had approached Richard Gibson, who teaches a class in consulting at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, to review New Horizons and make recommendations for improvement.

The students presented a 43-page plan, Baskin said.

Chase Branscum, 8-Year-Old Boy, Donates 500 Birthday Presents To Charity Toys For Tots (VIDEO)

Chase Branscum, 8-Year-Old Boy, Donates 500 Birthday Presents To Charity Toys For Tots (VIDEO): An 8-year-old Oklahoma boy is making headlines this week after donating all his birthday presents to charity.

Program to aid youngsters' charity work |Society |chinadaily.com.cn

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Amway Charity Foundation, a private organization set up by the health-food giant Amway China, pledged 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) to help 150 people achieve their philanthropic dreams in three years.

Best Bits: Getting young people involved in charitable giving | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Best Bits: Getting young people involved in charitable giving | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Best Bits: Getting young people involved in charitable giving

Experts give their advice on getting young people involved in charitable activities and donations

Hostetter inducted into National Honor Society | The News Leader | newsleader.com

Hostetter inducted into National Honor Society | The News Leader | newsleader.com: Elder receives award

STAUNTON – Andrew Elder received an award as “Outstanding Youth Philanthropist” at Boonsboro Country Club in Bedford County.

He is the son of Staunton City Councilman and Mrs. Bruce Elder. The award was given as part of the annual National Philanthropy Day celebration.