The work three Spokane kids are doing in Africa can help Spokane get better at helping itself | Bloglander | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest

The work three Spokane kids are doing in Africa can help Spokane get better at helping itself | Bloglander | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest: A few weeks ago, I went to talk to Kohl Crecelius — co-founder of the lifestyle brand and poverty-fighting nonprofit Krochet Kids — hoping to figure out why he doesn’t live in Spokane anymore.

Youngstown News, YSU Program’s students pay it forward

Youngstown News, YSU Program’s students pay it forward: Youngstown State University students in the Nonprofit Leadership academic program gained hands-on experience in philanthropy this spring through the Pay It Forward: Strengthening Communities through Student-Led Philanthropy Initiative.

Youth advisory Committee Awards $16,000 in Grants to Local Organizations - bctv.org - Local news about Berks County and Reading, Pa.: Community

Youth advisory Committee Awards $16,000 in Grants to Local Organizations - bctv.org - Local news about Berks County and Reading, Pa.: Community: The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of Berks County Community Foundation awarded $16,000 in grants to ten nonprofit agencies for programs that empower youth in Berks County.

Started in 1998, the Youth Advisory Committee teaches teenagers about philanthropy, and helps them understand community issues that affect them.

Teen philanthropists award nonprofits $10,000 in grant funding - Quad Cities Online

Teen philanthropists award nonprofits $10,000 in grant funding - Quad Cities Online: BETTENDORF -- Area nonprofits will receive a total of $10,000 in grants from Teens for Tomorrow (T4T), the youth philanthropy program of the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend. Teen members met on Sunday, May 4th, to decide the grant recipients from a pool of 23 applicants. The Community Foundation's Board of Directors approved their decisions on Tuesday, May 6.

Philanthropy has more intrinsic benefits than you think - The Denver Post

Philanthropy has more intrinsic benefits than you think - The Denver Post: Philanthropy delivers real-time health benefits.

Brain scans reveal that the mere thought of helping others by planning to make a donation makes people happier. Actual face-to-face helping also triggers areas of the brain associated with happiness.

Philanthropy has more intrinsic benefits than you think - The Denver Post

Philanthropy has more intrinsic benefits than you think - The Denver Post: Philanthropy brings families together — today.

Children as young as 3 can begin to learn about philanthropy. Teens can volunteer their time and share a portion of their allowance or earnings with a worthy cause. Young adults can actively participate in developing and implementing a family's strategy for giving. Mature adult children can become meaningfully involved in managing a family's charitable endeavors.

By making charitable efforts a lifelong, joint endeavor, families discuss important subjects, learn how to make decisions and solve problems collaboratively, and develop new ways to connect and grow as a cohesive, functional unit. It's never too late to start.

Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser Stephen hits back at Twitter attacks

Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser Stephen hits back at Twitter attacks: Bowel cancer patient 19-year-old Stephen Sutton, who has raised �3.2m for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has been moved to respond to tweets from donors complaining they have been “duped”, as he recovers enough to be able to leave hospital.

Messages sent to the teenager included some people saying they deserved a refund and expressing doubts about the authenticity of the Sutton’s story and his sudden recovery.

The teenager responded to a tweet, sent from a now deleted account, saying: “Sorry to disappoint you! So you know, I still have my cancer and it's still incurable, if that makes you feel less 'duped' x”.

The Youth Advisory Committee of The Luzerne Foundation awards grants to local nonprofits - Times Leader

The Youth Advisory Committee of The Luzerne Foundation awards grants to local nonprofits - Times Leader: The Youth Advisory Committee of The Luzerne Foundation awarded its first grants at its inaugural dinner Sunday at Genetti’s Best Western & Conference Center.

The nonprofit recipients are CASA, Volunteers in Medicine, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association and Marley’s Mission.