Children participate in a trash clean-up and analyze the issue of pollution caused by trash, especially plastics. They discuss who should be responsible for preventing or cleaning up pollution - government, business, charitable organizations, and/or individuals.

Youth Activity: Participants create a collage depicting philanthropic traits and actions. This collage serves as a visual definition of philanthropy. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions.

“The future depends entirely on what each of us...

This lesson briefly explains the process a group goes through as they deliberate and decide upon which applicant organizations will receive grant awards.

Learners analyze Buddhist folktales to determine their relevance to everyday life. There are times when the easiest thing one can do is leave and let others deal with a stressful situation. When one stays and works through the tough times with responsibility...

Learners read about and discuss Fair Trade and how it relates to justice, fairness, and equity.

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.

Through the voices of an immigrant and refugee, youth gain empathy and understanding of the experience of leaving your home for a new place. 

To introduce students to Andrew Carnegie as one of the outstanding early philanthropists of the United States.    

To guide children to understand that being in a group requires working together, getting along, resolving conflicts, and having fun together.

Through discussion and a game, children identify the value of education to individuals and the community.