IN-FORUM | Habits of the Heart accepting applicants

IN-FORUM | Habits of the Heart accepting applicants: "Sponsored by the Women’s Fund of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, the program is designed to teach young women about philanthropy."

Daredevil youngsters look for bite at their sporting charity auction - icWales

Daredevil youngsters look for bite at their sporting charity auction - icWales: "A GROUP of young people from the borough are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to South Africa to dive with sharks and raise funds for Save the Children charity.

Shark Biscuits is a young people’s citizenship group established in 2007 to raise awareness of various issues facing young people today and raise money for charities."

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - Student believes in giving back

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - Student believes in giving back: "Along with Student Harvest, Hamonic also launched Wave of Hope, a program that sent more than 50 students to New Orleans to help with reconstruction efforts there. He also helped found StudentCharities.ca, a group that helps place students with charitable campaigns across the country. Hamonic also has plans underway to form links between high school students and charities."

Sierra Vista Herald | The Bisbee Daily Review

Sierra Vista Herald | The Bisbee Daily Review: "SIERRA VISTA — The Sierra Vista Girl’s Philanthropy Program on Wednesday presented a $7,500 grant to Forgach House Domestic Crisis Shelter.

Over the last six months, 10 young women from Sierra Vista and Elfrida learned about philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, grantmaking and researched and analyzed social issues affecting young women and girls in the community. Under the auspices of the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, participants created a request for proposal, conducted the application review, applicant interviews and allocated funds to the Forgach"

(Thorndike) Partners in Philanthropy hope to fund community services - Community - WaldoSoup

(Thorndike) Partners in Philanthropy hope to fund community services - Community - WaldoSoup: "Partners In Philanthropy committee at Mount View High School is a group of students who care about their communities. The group is working with the Maine Community Foundation’s Waldo County Committee to make grant funds available that will improve conditions in SAD 3 communities."

The Longmont Daily Times-Call

The Longmont Daily Times-Call: "Frederick High School students help support Colorado nonprofit organizations through the school’s EPYCS Club grant program."

HHS students study philanthropy for a good cause

HHS students study philanthropy for a good cause: "Based on a curriculum prepared by Barden, with help from the Toskan Casale Foundation, students learned the fundamentals of philanthropy. By the end of the course, they will be expected to know the difference between a foundation and an operating charity and how such organizations should function in respect to finances, ethics and accountability."

North State Voices: Spring break in Mexico is no vacation - Chico Enterprise Record

North State Voices: Spring break in Mexico is no vacation - Chico Enterprise Record: "The journey had begun months earlier, when I and more than 100 other high school students sent out fundraising letters to help pay fees for the trip's many expenses. Encouraged by our youth pastor and other adult leaders, each of us raised enough money to pay for the drive to and from Mexico and the bonus day at Disneyland afterward."

Jewish Standard Young philanthropists learn how to make a difference

Jewish Standard Young philanthropists learn how to make a difference: "What if someone gave you $10,000 to help fix the world?

That question, posed to 24 area youngsters between the ages of 13 and 16, underlies the work of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisade’s Teen Philanthropy Institute, launched in January."

Stillwater Gazette - News

Stillwater Gazette - News: "Over the past year, a special bond has developed between Rutherford Elementary and the flood-ravaged city of Rushford. The strength of that connection was evident Friday, when the school's 760 students gathered to celebrate raising $10,669.69 for a young family that lost their home in the August flood."

The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Umpires host charity bowling event

The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Umpires host charity bowling event: "For all those boo-birds who rain insults towards Major League Baseball umpires, young Patrick Pedraja would beg you to stop.

Pedraja, 12, was one of many people who joined MLB umpires on Wednesday in the inaugural BLUE for Kids World Series of Bowling at the AMF University Lanes in Tampa, Fla."

Youth Philanthropy Institute comes under PJLL umbrella

Youth Philanthropy Institute comes under PJLL umbrella: "home : news & features : local news Friday, February 22, 2008
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Youth Philanthropy Institute comes under PJLL umbrella
by Eric Fingerhut

Staff Writer

One organization gets long-term stability and increased resources for programming. The other gets a popular, successful program that matches its mission.

That's what officials are saying as the Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute comes under the umbrella of the Partnership of Jewish Life and Learning.

JYPI founder and former chair Barbara Gervis Lubran believes it is a 'perfect fit"

Six Washington-area Youth Volunteers Win Top Honors in 13th Annual National Awards Program

Six Washington-area Youth Volunteers Win Top Honors in 13th Annual National Awards Program: "WASHINGTON, Feb 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Six Washington-area middle and high school students today were named State Honorees for 2008 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. The awards program, now in its 13th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)."

press-citizen.com | Local News

press-citizen.com | Local News: "The group has been active enough that last fall, Regina's Operation Smile group won the Philanthropy Youth Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for National Philanthropy Day.

'There's so much we do,' McCaffrey said."

'Generosity' classes at top school | Schools special reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk

'Generosity' classes at top school | Schools special reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk: "The Dragon School in Oxford wants to 'sow the seeds' for a new generation of philanthropists

Anushka Asthana and Will Walker
Sunday January 27, 2008
The Observer

Seven-years-olds at one of the country's most prestigious preparatory schools are being given lessons in philanthropy to encourage them to give generously in later life.

Teachers at the Dragon School in Oxford - attended by the late poet laureate Sir John Betjeman, the actor Hugh Laurie, and more recently by the Harry Potter actress Emma Watson - said they were 'planting a seed' in the minds of children who were likely to become successful and wealthy."

Philanthropy is kids' stuff

Philanthropy is kids' stuff: "It's often said that youth are the future, but Toronto-based organization Free the Children is making sure that young people make a real difference in the present as well.

Free the Children, founded by noted child activist Craig Kielburger and based out of the Parliament and Carlton streets area, is the world's foremost network of children helping children, with over a million young men and women doing their part to build schools and improve conditions for children in developing nations."

Ohio.com - A 'bandit' gives back to hospital

Ohio.com - A 'bandit' gives back to hospital: "Major bouquets to Lucas Rife — a freshman at North Canton's Hoover High School — for his huge ''giving back'' efforts on behalf of cancer research, especially as it relates to Akron Children's Hospital.

It's what you do when so much has been given to you is Lucas' reasoning."

McCallie student strums for tips to help the poor - Chattanooga Times Free Press - Breaking News in Chattanooga, TN. Classifieds and Top Stories

McCallie student strums for tips to help the poor - Chattanooga Times Free Press - Breaking News in Chattanooga, TN. Classifieds and Top Stories: "A McCallie School junior has built a house in Nicaragua with $3,200 in tips he collected as a street musician.

Jimmy Tobin, 17, a junior boarding student from Myrtle Beach, S.C., said that after hearing a speaker from Food for the Poor Inc. speak at his church, he was moved to help in some way. Food for the Poor, a 25-year-old relief agency, provides housing, clothing and food to people living in poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean."

San Francisco Sentinel » Blog Archives » SOUTH BAY STUDENTS SOUGHT FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES

San Francisco Sentinel » Blog Archives » SOUTH BAY STUDENTS SOUGHT FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES: "A nonprofit organization will be gathering high school students from around the South Bay to take part in its service-learning program called the Junior Board.

The goal of the Junior Board is to teach participants to become leaders, advocates and activists who take notice of and attempt to rectify homeless issues in their community, according to the organization called My New Red Shoes."

The Jewish Week News-Youth Philanthropy Grows Up

The Jewish Week News: "Rachel Rosenfeld opened up a school in Cambodia. Danny Schwartz donated kitchens to six Ethiopian families in Israel. And Becky Weinberg organized “Becky’s Closet,” donating princess-like dresses to needy bat mitzvah girls in Canarsie, Brooklyn.
The common denominator? All three are New York Jews under the age of 18.
Youth philanthropy is nothing new."

Ill Be Helping The Charity Which Helped Me (from Worcester News)

Ill Be Helping The Charity Which Helped Me (from Worcester News): "Today reporter Claire Fry talks to a student who was so impressed with the charity's help, he decided to give something back."

Charity collectors on Cloud Nine! - Morpeth Today

Charity collectors on Cloud Nine! - Morpeth Today: "wo vehicles, in pink and white, were despatched for the mission, much to the delight of the young charity collectors.

Macmillan Community Fundraiser Michelle Muir said: 'It was fantastic. The kids were as high as kites when they came out of the limos. It took a while to calm them down, but it was great.

'By the time we came out of the shop the fog had set in and it wasn't a nice night so I was glad the pupils all had safe transport home.'

The group collected £452.42 for the charity."

Salt Lake Tribune - Teens make a point of aiding charity

Salt Lake Tribune - Teens make a point of aiding charity: "PARK CITY - The appeal of the year's first charity event starts with its clever name, Will Fence for Food, but the sword-fighting competition has a draw that's even more basic.
'The kids love to swing the blade,' says Jennifer Nopens, a referee who described herself as the wife of a fencing coach and the mother of fencers. 'They forget the fact that it's just a touch.'"

chapelhillnews.com | Student group awards grants to local nonprofits

chapelhillnews.com | Student group awards grants to local nonprofits: "The course, made possible by the Fund for Southern Communities, allows students to learn about the nonprofit sector from the grant-making side. Students designed grant criteria, solicited grant proposals and eventually decided to award grants to two nonprofits focusing on health and education.

Pa'lante is an organization of Latin American immigrant teens dedicated to helping the Hispanic community in Orange County. Pa'lante's grant will support its outreach events, such as Radio Pa'lante, Pa'Lante magazine, Noche de Estrellas and a regional Latino youth summit."

TheStar.com | comment | Never too early to learn to give

TheStar.com | comment | Never too early to learn to give: "philanthropy for Mackenzie Investments, got a chance to write a children's book. And unlike most authors, he didn't have to charge a cent for it.

It is called The Charity Glove. It tells the story of a girl named Kaitlyn who uses her allowance to buy a baseball glove for a youngster whose family can't afford one. Her gift triggers a remarkable chain reaction."