Daily Lesson Plan: "Who Wants to Be a Thrillionaire?
Creating Funding Proposals in High-Tech Science
Author(s)
Priscilla Chan, The New York Times Learning Network
Bridget Anderson, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Economics, Science
Interdisciplinary Connections
Overview of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students learn about the investments undertaken by the 'thrillionaire' Paul G. Allen, and they propose future areas of high-tech scientific investment for Mr. Allen to pursue.
Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson.
Suggested Time Allowance: 1 hour"
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Monday, June 13, 2005
Burlington Free Press - Local Stories Program puts teens on boards
Burlington Free Press - Local Stories: "Program puts teens on boards
By Adele Holoch
Correspondent
Soccer, the school play -- and service on a local organization's board of directors? Thanks to an initiative called Youth on Boards, high school students around Chittenden County have the opportunity to leave a mark not only on their schools, but also on their communities.
Students involved in Youth on Boards have been serving on city boards and commissions since 2002. Now the leaders of a new Youth on Boards initiative hope to place students on the boards of local nonprofit organizations "
By Adele Holoch
Correspondent
Soccer, the school play -- and service on a local organization's board of directors? Thanks to an initiative called Youth on Boards, high school students around Chittenden County have the opportunity to leave a mark not only on their schools, but also on their communities.
Students involved in Youth on Boards have been serving on city boards and commissions since 2002. Now the leaders of a new Youth on Boards initiative hope to place students on the boards of local nonprofit organizations "
TownOnline.com - Mansfield News - Local News-5-year-old raises more than $200 for tsunami relief
TownOnline.com - Mansfield News - Local News: "5-year-old raises more than $200 for tsunami relief
Friday, June 10, 2005
Gus Huiskamp was deeply moved by the human tragedy he witnessed on the news in the aftermath of the recent tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Approaching his mother, Mary Kate Flynn, the 5-year-old asked her if there was some way he could help the children left homeless and orphaned by the disaster. She asked him what he thought he could do and he decided that raising money was the best way he could help. "
Friday, June 10, 2005
Gus Huiskamp was deeply moved by the human tragedy he witnessed on the news in the aftermath of the recent tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Approaching his mother, Mary Kate Flynn, the 5-year-old asked her if there was some way he could help the children left homeless and orphaned by the disaster. She asked him what he thought he could do and he decided that raising money was the best way he could help. "
Friday, June 10, 2005
Youth Groups Active in Philanthropy :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
Youth Groups Active in Philanthropy :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource: "Youth Groups Active in Philanthropy
Posted by: laurakujawski on Friday, June 10, 2005
Topic General Fundraising
Consumerism may be at an all-time high. The latest estimates show teenagers in the U.S. spending $170 billion a year. But, according to the Council on Foundations, today's youth are doing more than just spending money. They are also contributing to their communities and are more actively involved in philanthropy than ever before.
Philanthropy youth groups are springing up all across America, according to Susan Price, author of The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others.
'Youth philanthropy projects help start children on the fulfilling journey toward generosity by teaching them how to use their time, talent, and, yes, money to help others,' said Price. 'It is a family-friendly, practical and upbeat way for parents to get their children excited about contributing to their communities.'"
Posted by: laurakujawski on Friday, June 10, 2005
Topic General Fundraising
Consumerism may be at an all-time high. The latest estimates show teenagers in the U.S. spending $170 billion a year. But, according to the Council on Foundations, today's youth are doing more than just spending money. They are also contributing to their communities and are more actively involved in philanthropy than ever before.
Philanthropy youth groups are springing up all across America, according to Susan Price, author of The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others.
'Youth philanthropy projects help start children on the fulfilling journey toward generosity by teaching them how to use their time, talent, and, yes, money to help others,' said Price. 'It is a family-friendly, practical and upbeat way for parents to get their children excited about contributing to their communities.'"
The State | 06/10/2005 | Signs point to business for young entrepreneurs
The State | 06/10/2005 | Signs point to business for young entrepreneurs: "Junior Achievement�s free enterprise programs are taught in elementary, middle and high schools in 22 S.C. counties. High school students involved with the organization form a company, devise and market a product or service and seek to earn a profit, Grimball said. The organization encourages students to use their profit for philanthropy."
Thursday, June 09, 2005
youth grants
youth grants: "Youth Help Their Own With Grants
By Amy Bentley-Smith
Features Editor
Grant making and giving are usually jobs reserved for adults.
But in Long Beach, teens are taking up the task.
This week the Long Beach Youth Fund Grant Review Board � made up solely of non-adult members � awarded more than $14,000 worth of grants to youth-driven projects. This is the third year the grants have been handed out."
By Amy Bentley-Smith
Features Editor
Grant making and giving are usually jobs reserved for adults.
But in Long Beach, teens are taking up the task.
This week the Long Beach Youth Fund Grant Review Board � made up solely of non-adult members � awarded more than $14,000 worth of grants to youth-driven projects. This is the third year the grants have been handed out."
Press-Telegram - News-"Local youth give $14,000 to their peers
Press-Telegram - News: "Local youth give $14,000 to their peers
Anti-gang, multiculturalism projects granted awards.
By Greg Mellen
Staff writer
LONG BEACH � A group of local youth doled out more than $14,000 to peers as the Long Beach Youth Fund announced this year's award winners at a Wednesday ceremony.
The program, in its third year and overseen by the Long Beach Commission on Youth and Children, gives a board of 16 youngsters a chance to review and grant awards to projects proposed by local youth groups. This year, the board reviewed 15 proposals and granted awards to nine projects, with awards ranging from $545 to $1,986"
Anti-gang, multiculturalism projects granted awards.
By Greg Mellen
Staff writer
LONG BEACH � A group of local youth doled out more than $14,000 to peers as the Long Beach Youth Fund announced this year's award winners at a Wednesday ceremony.
The program, in its third year and overseen by the Long Beach Commission on Youth and Children, gives a board of 16 youngsters a chance to review and grant awards to projects proposed by local youth groups. This year, the board reviewed 15 proposals and granted awards to nine projects, with awards ranging from $545 to $1,986"
Friday, June 03, 2005
DailyBulletin.com - Upland/Claremont
DailyBulletin.com - Upland/Claremont: "Recycling contest gives students lesson in philanthropy
By DIANA SHOLLEY
STAFF WRITER
Harrison Tanner had been collecting for a year.
But not the typical 8-year-old boy stuff like baseball cards, Star Wars' figures or pocket change. He was collecting plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
He had his family out collecting them, too. His father would take the empty water bottles from the gym; his mother scoured the ball field for recyclables.
'We also drank a lot of soda,' said Harrison with a smile."
By DIANA SHOLLEY
STAFF WRITER
Harrison Tanner had been collecting for a year.
But not the typical 8-year-old boy stuff like baseball cards, Star Wars' figures or pocket change. He was collecting plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
He had his family out collecting them, too. His father would take the empty water bottles from the gym; his mother scoured the ball field for recyclables.
'We also drank a lot of soda,' said Harrison with a smile."
.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. News
.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. News: "String students' efforts lead to philanthropy
Getting her violin, viola and cello students to drill their scales and hone their sight reading skills sometimes proves challenging for Lily Burton. Practice makes perfect, but it also can make for mutiny amongst budding virtuosos.
'I'm always looking for new ways to motivate the kids to practice,' said Burton, a strings teacher at Hoover Elementary School.
Noting that her students are 'very compassionate kids,' Burton began looking for ways to encourage both strings practice and philanthropy."
Getting her violin, viola and cello students to drill their scales and hone their sight reading skills sometimes proves challenging for Lily Burton. Practice makes perfect, but it also can make for mutiny amongst budding virtuosos.
'I'm always looking for new ways to motivate the kids to practice,' said Burton, a strings teacher at Hoover Elementary School.
Noting that her students are 'very compassionate kids,' Burton began looking for ways to encourage both strings practice and philanthropy."
Thursday, June 02, 2005
General News
General News: "McMaster, Rathfon awarded Charity Challenge Service Scholarship
Brittany McMaster and Whitney Rathfon, seniors at North Clarion High School, were selected as recipients of the Keystone SMILES/Charity Challenge Service Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarships were presented at the North Clarion Academic Awards Assembly. Through this scholarship program, schools and communities are able to recognize high school seniors for outstanding service to their communities."
Brittany McMaster and Whitney Rathfon, seniors at North Clarion High School, were selected as recipients of the Keystone SMILES/Charity Challenge Service Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarships were presented at the North Clarion Academic Awards Assembly. Through this scholarship program, schools and communities are able to recognize high school seniors for outstanding service to their communities."
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Tony Danza Recognizes Students' $3.1 Million Gift :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
Tony Danza Recognizes Students' $3.1 Million Gift :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource: "Garden's 11th annual Pasta for Pennies campaign by presenting a check for $3.1 million to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The check represented the spare change collected through Pasta for Pennies by more than one million students nationwide during a three-week period in the school year. The class collecting the most funds in each school received a pasta party courtesy of their local Olive Garden.
'What an amazing effort by these students,' said Danza. 'Programs such as Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies are a great way to introduce kids to community involvement and teach them that even the smallest gifts of kindness can really add up"
The check represented the spare change collected through Pasta for Pennies by more than one million students nationwide during a three-week period in the school year. The class collecting the most funds in each school received a pasta party courtesy of their local Olive Garden.
'What an amazing effort by these students,' said Danza. 'Programs such as Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies are a great way to introduce kids to community involvement and teach them that even the smallest gifts of kindness can really add up"
ShropshireStar.com - News - Article - Young keen to help others, says charity
ShropshireStar.com - News - Article - Young keen to help others, says charity: "Young keen to help others, says charity
Most youngsters are happy to volunteer their services for a worthwhile cause
Despite the image of young people as hood-wearing yobs, most of them would like to give up their time to do voluntary work, according to a new report today.
More than a third of youngsters questioned in a poll conducted by Oxfam revealed they had volunteered to help a charity in the past year. "
Most youngsters are happy to volunteer their services for a worthwhile cause
Despite the image of young people as hood-wearing yobs, most of them would like to give up their time to do voluntary work, according to a new report today.
More than a third of youngsters questioned in a poll conducted by Oxfam revealed they had volunteered to help a charity in the past year. "
Times Leader | 06/01/2005 | Students give away grant funds
Times Leader | 06/01/2005 | Students give away grant funds: "Students give away grant funds
Northwest Area philanthropy project chose three groups to share the $5,000.
By BONNIE ADAMS badams@leader.net
UNION TWP. � Some Northwest Area High School students got a lesson in philanthropy this year "
Northwest Area philanthropy project chose three groups to share the $5,000.
By BONNIE ADAMS badams@leader.net
UNION TWP. � Some Northwest Area High School students got a lesson in philanthropy this year "
MercuryNews.com | 06/01/2005 | Generosity an attitude that kids will sense
MercuryNews.com | 06/01/2005 | Generosity an attitude that kids will sense: "Generosity an attitude that kids will sense
By Margaret Steen
Mercury News
Experts answer common questions about raising generous kids:
Q When I'm discussing philanthropy with my kids, how much should I tell them about homelessness, AIDS and other possibly upsetting topics?
A One expert likened these discussions to talking about sex: Be honest, but don't overwhelm young children with more information than they need.
Nicole Sanchez, executive director of Youth Philanthropy Worldwide, explained AIDS to her preschool-age daughter using concepts she could understand.
``We said, `It's a really, really difficult sickness,' '' Sanchez said. ``We didn't even get as graphic with her as, `People die.' ''"
By Margaret Steen
Mercury News
Experts answer common questions about raising generous kids:
Q When I'm discussing philanthropy with my kids, how much should I tell them about homelessness, AIDS and other possibly upsetting topics?
A One expert likened these discussions to talking about sex: Be honest, but don't overwhelm young children with more information than they need.
Nicole Sanchez, executive director of Youth Philanthropy Worldwide, explained AIDS to her preschool-age daughter using concepts she could understand.
``We said, `It's a really, really difficult sickness,' '' Sanchez said. ``We didn't even get as graphic with her as, `People die.' ''"
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
HometownAnnapolis.com, Top Stories - Student-run Youth Board distributes $2,200 in grants
HometownAnnapolis.com, Top Stories - Student-run Youth Board distributes $2,200 in grants: "Student-run Youth Board distributes $2,200 in grants
By WENDI WINTERS, For The Capital
If there's anything more satisfying than making sure needy babies have enough formula, helping immigrants get job training, or teaching kids about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol, Kimberly Short hasn't found it.
The Southern High senior is part of the Anne Arundel Youth Charitable Initiative, a coalition of 22 students and their adult advisers who distributed $2,200 last week to four local charities."
By WENDI WINTERS, For The Capital
If there's anything more satisfying than making sure needy babies have enough formula, helping immigrants get job training, or teaching kids about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol, Kimberly Short hasn't found it.
The Southern High senior is part of the Anne Arundel Youth Charitable Initiative, a coalition of 22 students and their adult advisers who distributed $2,200 last week to four local charities."
Friday, May 27, 2005
Bank plays genie to local organizations
Daily Journal, Johnson County, Indiana's Daily Online Newspaper
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: "The county's youth philanthropy organization will get money for activities such as Eagle Scouts building handicapped ramps and children filling backpacks with supplies for the homeless."
Thursday, May 26, 2005
York Dispatch Online - LOCAL NEWS-Literacy, arts and health groups garner $50,000 in local funding
York Dispatch Online - LOCAL NEWS: "Awards this year range from $500 to Planned Parenthood of Central Pennsylvania for a peer-led sex education class to $12,500 for a United Way of York County youth philanthropy project"
The Telegraph Online-Youth show caring
The Telegraph Online: "Youth show caring
Area high schoolers turn out to help nonprofits
A Telegraph Column By Michael Brindley
Published: Thursday, May. 26, 2005
Nashua High School North students Lori Zedeck, left, and Elyse Williams, both 16, sort photographs from the Nashua Manufacturing Co. collection at the Nashua Historical Society on Wednesday. The pair grouped the photos to fit Library of Congress headings, which would then be catalogued into the society's computer system. Their efforts were part of the 12th annual United Way Youth Day of Caring. Order this photo
Elyse Williams and Lori Zedeck spent most of Wednesday sifting through black-and-white photos depicting workers at the helm of machinery once used in Nashua�s downtown mills.
But the Nashua High School North juniors made other fascinating discoveries during their volunteer work at the Nashua Historical Society. On top of one pile was a notice that had been posted in December 1941, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It told employees to �forego customary holidays� for the time being, for the good of the company."
Area high schoolers turn out to help nonprofits
A Telegraph Column By Michael Brindley
Published: Thursday, May. 26, 2005
Nashua High School North students Lori Zedeck, left, and Elyse Williams, both 16, sort photographs from the Nashua Manufacturing Co. collection at the Nashua Historical Society on Wednesday. The pair grouped the photos to fit Library of Congress headings, which would then be catalogued into the society's computer system. Their efforts were part of the 12th annual United Way Youth Day of Caring. Order this photo
Elyse Williams and Lori Zedeck spent most of Wednesday sifting through black-and-white photos depicting workers at the helm of machinery once used in Nashua�s downtown mills.
But the Nashua High School North juniors made other fascinating discoveries during their volunteer work at the Nashua Historical Society. On top of one pile was a notice that had been posted in December 1941, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It told employees to �forego customary holidays� for the time being, for the good of the company."
OrlandoSentinel.com: Seminole County News-Charity Challenge XX attracts young givers
OrlandoSentinel.com: Seminole County News: "Charity Challenge XX attracts young givers
The athletic competitions in Altamonte Springs are expected to raise thousands for about 100 charities.
By Steven D. Barnes Special to the Sentinel
Posted May 26, 2005
Charity fund-raisers can sometimes be dull affairs, but last weekend's Charity Challenge XX at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs had a spring break party atmosphere that drew hundreds of young people into the giving game.
The event pitted more than 100 teams of hospitality workers and apartment dwellers against one another in six athletic contests. With rock music blaring from loudspeakers, bathing suit-clad twentysomethings also played beach volleyball, shot hoops, raced canoes and inner tubes, played tug-of-war and ran an obstacle course to benefit roughly 100 local charities. "
The athletic competitions in Altamonte Springs are expected to raise thousands for about 100 charities.
By Steven D. Barnes Special to the Sentinel
Posted May 26, 2005
Charity fund-raisers can sometimes be dull affairs, but last weekend's Charity Challenge XX at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs had a spring break party atmosphere that drew hundreds of young people into the giving game.
The event pitted more than 100 teams of hospitality workers and apartment dwellers against one another in six athletic contests. With rock music blaring from loudspeakers, bathing suit-clad twentysomethings also played beach volleyball, shot hoops, raced canoes and inner tubes, played tug-of-war and ran an obstacle course to benefit roughly 100 local charities. "
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
European and Pacific Stars & Stripes-"Students get airtime for successful fund-raising effort
European and Pacific Stars & Stripes: "Students get airtime for successful fund-raising effort
By T.D. Flack, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 26, 2005
SEOUL � Two Seoul American High School students will be interviewed Friday by syndicated radio personality Mike Gallagher after they helped raise more than $36,000 for children whose parents died in Iraq and Afghanistan"
By T.D. Flack, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 26, 2005
SEOUL � Two Seoul American High School students will be interviewed Friday by syndicated radio personality Mike Gallagher after they helped raise more than $36,000 for children whose parents died in Iraq and Afghanistan"
Friday, May 20, 2005
PGE teaches students about raising money, then giving it away
PGE teaches students about raising money, then giving it away: "PGE teaches students about raising money, then giving it away
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Thanks to the PGE Foundation's Community 101 program, at least 1,000 students learned the importance of community service and how to directly affect Oregon communities through the grant-making process.
Thirty-four schools enrolled in the yearlong youth involvement and volunteer program. Participating students are making informed decisions about distributing an estimated $180,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon.
Community 101, created in 1997, is the signature program of the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric. The foundation finances 31 Community 101 programs and engages other corporations and foundations to sponsor 21 additional programs. "
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Thanks to the PGE Foundation's Community 101 program, at least 1,000 students learned the importance of community service and how to directly affect Oregon communities through the grant-making process.
Thirty-four schools enrolled in the yearlong youth involvement and volunteer program. Participating students are making informed decisions about distributing an estimated $180,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon.
Community 101, created in 1997, is the signature program of the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric. The foundation finances 31 Community 101 programs and engages other corporations and foundations to sponsor 21 additional programs. "
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
National Post-"Teens' take on giving is pure passion
National Post: "Teens' take on giving is pure passion
Philanthropy project
Siri Agrell
National Post
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Andrea Ludwick was four years old when her father died, and the 14-year-old wishes there had been somewhere she could have gone to for support as a child. So when the Grade 9 student at Oakville's St. Mildred's Lightbourn School was thinking of a charity to sponsor as part of the Toskan Foundation's Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, she and her friends Andrea Giacomelli and Carling Tedesco settled on Bereaved Families of Ontario"
Philanthropy project
Siri Agrell
National Post
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Andrea Ludwick was four years old when her father died, and the 14-year-old wishes there had been somewhere she could have gone to for support as a child. So when the Grade 9 student at Oakville's St. Mildred's Lightbourn School was thinking of a charity to sponsor as part of the Toskan Foundation's Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, she and her friends Andrea Giacomelli and Carling Tedesco settled on Bereaved Families of Ontario"
Forward Newspaper Online: Teach Children Nonprofit Literacy
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By Susan Grinel
May 20, 2005
As a community and as parents, we're passionate about teaching our children such values as charity and loving kindness. Today it's practically de rigueur for Jewish 13-year-olds to take on a charity project as part of becoming a bar or bat mitzvah � and among American teenagers as a whole, volunteerism has gone way up."
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Teach Children Nonprofit Literacy
By Susan Grinel
May 20, 2005
As a community and as parents, we're passionate about teaching our children such values as charity and loving kindness. Today it's practically de rigueur for Jewish 13-year-olds to take on a charity project as part of becoming a bar or bat mitzvah � and among American teenagers as a whole, volunteerism has gone way up."
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Student volunteering in Romania: Central Michigan LIFE
Student volunteering in Romania: Central Michigan LIFE: "
Student volunteering in Romania
By Theresa Roach
Central Michigan Life
May 18, 2005
Not many students are willing to dish out $5,000 to spend their entire summer fighting poverty in Romania.
Sturgis junior Elizabeth Thomasma did just that to volunteer in Beius, Romania through Aug. 13. Thomasma said she isn�t making the $5,000 payment alone."
Student volunteering in Romania
By Theresa Roach
Central Michigan Life
May 18, 2005
Not many students are willing to dish out $5,000 to spend their entire summer fighting poverty in Romania.
Sturgis junior Elizabeth Thomasma did just that to volunteer in Beius, Romania through Aug. 13. Thomasma said she isn�t making the $5,000 payment alone."
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