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