Cherry Hill teen's lifelong chimpanzee philanthropy - Philly.com

Cherry Hill teen's lifelong chimpanzee philanthropy - Philly.com: An elementary-school library book that Jane Goodall wrote about chimpanzees inspired Amanda Ketterer to start raising money for the renowned author and anthropologist.

So the Cherry Hill student set up a lemonade stand in the front yard of her home and took in $5.50 from her parents, the sole customers.

That was in 2006. Amanda is now 15 and has raised nearly $15,000 to support the work of the Jane Goodall Institute,

“Kids’ Charity Farm Stand” Has a New Location! | The Rockland County Times

“Kids’ Charity Farm Stand” Has a New Location! | The Rockland County Times: The ‘Kids’ Charity Farm Stand’ is a model for how schools, community groups and municipalities can work together to teach children about all aspects of community health and their role in making a difference. Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut’s offer to relocate the farm stand to the Village Hall makes this project a true community effort,” said Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Rockland County Commissioner of Health.

High School Students Can Make a Difference! - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee

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High School Students Can Make a Difference! - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee: High School students can have an impact in the fight against blood cancers," states George Omiros, executive vice president, chief campaign and field development officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world's largest non-profit dedicated to blood cancer cures. "Last year alone, more than 4,000 high schools, along with 25,000 participating middle and elementary schools from across the United States and Canada, raised $27 million for our mission."

Read to Feed Online Workshops for Educators | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty

Read to Feed Online Workshops for Educators | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty: ave you implemented Read to Feed in your school, or maybe you are thinking about it? Educators and teachers can go online to learn how to effecitively implement Heifer International's Read to Feed program and connect with other teachers engage in the program though new online workshops.

The workshops will be interactive and informative, using Blackboard Collaborate to provide a classroom-style online learning environment.

Teaching kids about Philanthropy – Talk about it or show how it is done? | The Clockwork Muse

Teaching kids about Philanthropy – Talk about it or show how it is done? | The Clockwork Muse: On a recent trip to Dearborn, MI, this summer, I witnessed what could be considered the only model of teaching philanthropy for young Arab Americans. I met the team from the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP), an organizational affiliate of ACCESS in Dearborn, MI, the largest Arab-American philanthropic organization in the country. Titled Teen grant-making Initiative, this initiative aims to teach high school students how effective grant-making happens, by giving them access to grant-funds

Join us as we celebrate Charlotte County’s first National Philanthropy Day | charlotte.floridaweekly.com | Florida Weekly

Join us as we celebrate Charlotte County’s first National Philanthropy Day | charlotte.floridaweekly.com | Florida Weekly: Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: An individual who is 20 years of age or younger and has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills in coordinating groups of volunteers for major fundraising projects for one or more nonprofit organizations. This person must also be able to motivate groups of volunteers for fundraising projects for the benefit of charitable institutions and a commitment to the advancement of philanthropy.

Caitlyn Lovelace started volunteering at just 9 years old, when she saw many needs within her community. She even created a nonprofit organization, Kids Creating Change, to organize youth to help improve the lives of children in our community. She is an inspiration to all of us.

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Teen Jets Off to Chicago Marathon for Blood Charity

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Teen Jets Off to Chicago Marathon for Blood Charity: Erica Njeri Gachoka jets off to the US tomorrow ahead of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2013. Erica has been sponsored by BloodLink Foundation to raise funds for the mobile blood units that will help in recruitment and mobilisation of blood donors to ensure sufficient safe blood for needy Kenyans.

Teenage Rebellion

Teenage Rebellion: ere I sit now, rebelling with my very presence in this office, the office on the fifth floor of the Jewish Federation of Chicago building, as the philanthropy intern, in a space typically occupied by full-time paid staff. I am treated as an equal, I am respected as a colleague; I am one of them. The position – a part time job redesigning teen philanthropy programs and assisting with philanthropy “boot camps” – was created for me. I am piloting an internship that will soon be filled by other teens rebelling for this cause, rebelling against our generational standards. I’m changing people’s minds about what a teenager is capable of doing – that is my rebellion.

Teens Living Philanthropy in the Bunks: B’nai B’rith Camp Teen Philanthropy Program

Teens Living Philanthropy in the Bunks: B’nai B’rith Camp Teen Philanthropy Program: Two years ago, I sat around a conference room table discussing with Board and community leaders about ways to integrate philanthropy into our B’nai B’rith Camp (BB Camp) summer overnight camping program. It was clear to us that our teens needed to learn more about the importance of philanthropy, and specifically through a Jewish lens. Although we had the vision, we struggled with the logistics – the how to’s, the implementation, and the marketing to the teens.

We Day Toronto 2013: Local and global difference-makers to flood ACC | Metro

We Day Toronto 2013: Local and global difference-makers to flood ACC | Metro: Thousands of young people who’ve helped to make the world a better place are ready to fill the Air Canada Centre on Friday for Free the Children’s annual We Day celebration. Youth who have made one positive local action and one positive global action are eligible to attend We Day.

Carrollwood teen wins youth philanthropy award for autism awareness event

Carrollwood teen wins youth philanthropy award for autism awareness event: A teenager’s dedication to helping those with autism has earned him the Tampa Jewish Family Services’ annual youth philanthropy award.

how to teach children about charity - OrlandoSentinel.com

how to teach children about charity - OrlandoSentinel.com: A study released Thursday by the United Nations Foundation and the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University challenges some popular perceptions about charitable giving by our nation's youth. Specifically, the kids are much more charitable than you might have supposed.

Merrillville girl’s fundraising for children’s hospital rewarded - Post-Tribune

Merrillville girl’s fundraising for children’s hospital rewarded - Post-Tribune: A charitable foundation that wanted to remain anonymous gave the dedicated young girl a $7,000 check for Riley, boosting this year’s total amount raised to a new high of $13,800 and her total over six years of fundraising for the hospital to more than $28,000, her mother, Jennifer Perryman, said.

County nonprofits can apply for computer lab essentials -- Gazette.Net

County nonprofits can apply for computer lab essentials -- Gazette.Net: The Montgomery County Students Information Technology Foundation will award a refurbished computer lab to a county nonprofit.

The lab will consist of six reconditioned computers with operating systems, flat panel LCD monitors, keyboards, mice and one printer.

B'nai Tzedek Youth Foundation seeks Jewish teens for philanthropy | masslive.com

B'nai Tzedek Youth Foundation seeks Jewish teens for philanthropy | masslive.com: WEST SPRINGFIELD -- Jewish teens, in grades 9 through 12, are invited to apply to join the B'nai Tzedek Youth Foundation, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, where teens learn about, and participate in, philanthropy.

Watford teens to help Mexican homebuilding charity (From Watford Observer)

Watford teens to help Mexican homebuilding charity (From Watford Observer): During the summer, for a donation of �5, you can arrange for a group of wooden animals to appear in your garden or the garden of a friend or neighbour.

The aptly named Mexican Menagerie are themed on South American animals.

Philanthropy Store teaches students to give | 11alive.com

Philanthropy Store teaches students to give | 11alive.com

Preparing the Board Leaders of Tomorrow by Involving Youth in Governance Today - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Preparing the Board Leaders of Tomorrow by Involving Youth in Governance Today - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Do you ever wonder where tomorrow’s board leaders will come from? How they will be prepared? Whether they will be as dedicated as the leaders of today? Identifying, recruiting, and preparing board members for the future, has always been a considerable undertaking for many nonprofits.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) has a tradition of training leaders and involving youth in governance. Its practices can provide a framework from which other nonprofit organizations can build a strong board now and in the future.

Southport Student Launches Charity to Benefit Animal Shelters - Giving - Fairfield, CT Patch

Southport Student Launches Charity to Benefit Animal Shelters - Giving - Fairfield, CT Patch: As the end of summer draws near, Southport student Elena Ault, 11, can consider her vacation a success.

Ault launched the charity "Pennies 4 Pounds" this month. Her goal with Pennies 4 Pounds is to raise money for animal shelters, humane societies, rescue groups, animal rights organizations, and pounds. She plans to fundraise through events like dog walks, lemonade stands, and car washes, as well as through the Pennies 4 Pounds website.

Dear Aleena: 5 Lessons From a New Dad to the Youngest Philanthropist | Adnan Mahmud

Dear Aleena: 5 Lessons From a New Dad to the Youngest Philanthropist | Adnan Mahmud: But your mother and I will not always be around to help you make these choices. As you get older, here are 5 lessons I have learned about philanthropy, to guide your own journey into giving:

New class gives Gulfport students experience in disaster relief - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi

New class gives Gulfport students experience in disaster relief - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi: GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -

Gulfport students have a unique opportunity this year to take a more active role in disaster recovery. Gulfport High is the only school in Mississippi chosen to launch a study on how disasters affect people, especially children. The project will take teens into the community.

They were only eight-years-old when Hurricane Katrina struck.

Become a Youth Communicator with World Vision

Become a Youth Communicator with World Vision: "Where there is need, you will find us. Where there is silence, you will hear our voices. Where there is new potential, you’ll find us leading the way.

When our generation comes together, we are a power force for change. We’re looking for some Youth Communicators to lead and inspire our generation through story-telling, videos, and other creative content.

We are looking for individuals to be front-runners in an online community of youth all around the globe. We are looking for all sorts of skills sets to come together to connect our ideas, passions, talents, and activities by finding and sharing each other’s our actions and resources. Each individual plays a unique part in the creative energy of this community as we push forward together to reshape our communities and world."

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Ridgefield’s Philanthropic Youth Council looks for new members | The Ridgefield Press

Ridgefield’s Philanthropic Youth Council looks for new members | The Ridgefield Press: Since its founding in 2001, the PYC has granted over $140,000 to deserving charities within the community and was awarded the Youth Philanthropy award for the State of Connecticut by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2010. The group meets every other Tuesday at the Boys and Girls club from September through May each year. At these meetings, members discuss and organize creative fundraisers to support local causes.

Giving the gift of giving: why children should be taught philanthropy

Giving the gift of giving: why children should be taught philanthropy: Why should we teach philanthropy?

The younger the child is when the discussion begins about giving, the more it becomes a matter of practice and habit that continues into adulthood.

According to developmental psychologist Marilyn Price Mitchell, children who perform acts of kindness experience increased wellbeing, popularity and acceptance among peers. This, in turn, leads to better classroom behaviour and higher academic achievement.

10-year-old Sartell boy holds neighborhood Olympics to raise money for charity

10-year-old Sartell boy holds neighborhood Olympics to raise money for charity: "SARTELL, Minnesota — A 10-year-old boy in Sartell is hosting a neighborhood Olympics to raise money for charity.

The St. Cloud Times reports (http://on.sctimes.com/1bhYw94 ) Ethan Neid first hosted the event last year and donated the $150 he raised to local charity."

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