Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners recognize the value of nonprofit organizations and identify how nonprofits meet citizen needs when government can't.
Subjects
Filter by subjects:
Filter by audience:
Filter by unit » issue area:
find a lesson
Unit: Philanthropy—Essential to a Democratic Society
Unit: Technology and Community Service Course at the Pingry School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students use standard software as they develop, research, and present a project related to community nonprofits.
Unit: Exploring Nonprofit Career Opportunities
Grades:
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Young people identify local nonprofit organizations through the Idealist.org website. They describe what the nonprofits do for the community and how people can help with their mission.
Grades:
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Learners explore the variety of job opportunities available in the nonprofit sector, many of which may use their skills and interests. In the nonprofit sector, the work is meaningful because it focuses on a mission to make change for the better.
Subjects
Unit: Nonprofits and Careers
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify and investigate local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations, as well as job opportunities using the Idealist.org web site.
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners learn the characteristics and impact of the nonprofit sector and distinguish it from the for-profit sector. They identify the mission statement in a familiar nonprofit organization.
Unit: Food for Thought Middle School Unit by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students understand how to use their voices to advocate for causes about which they care.
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students understand how nonprofit organizations effectively address issues of poverty, food insecurity, immigration, and disenfranchisement locally and globally. To help students experience and understand how farming works.
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the financial side of operating a nonprofit organization and to the financial reporting they are required to do for the IRS.
Subjects
Unit: Living In a Community
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
The children select a service project based on interests and abilities, and community needs. They plan and carry out the project. Some community projects may include fixing up a park, helping at the library, helping a neighbor, building bird houses for the nature center, and making banners...