Students will interview a representative from a local nonprofit organization and share the learned information with the class.

To reflect on what students learned from this philanthropy class and to gather their feedback on the class experience.

The purpose of this lesson is to have students recognize the idea of an emerging democracy, analyze the struggles of the people, and decide on a way to help the people.

In this activity that follows the model of the story of Stone Soup, we learn about a mindset that says "yes we can" rather than looking at what we don't have. We cooperate to solve a problem for the good of all. 

In this lesson, young people identify idioms in the book Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen. They discuss the meanings of idioms and talk about hurtful language in the literal meaning of some idioms.  They may playfully modify idioms to reflect a philanthropic heart.

We define community as "coming together with a common purpose" and brainstorm communities we are part of: classroom, sports team, interest and faith groups, and neighborhood.  We reflect on how philanthropy and trust affect the common good of the community.

The children explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare ways to be generous in rural, urban, and suburban communities.

We define the nonprofit, or third, sector and explain why it is important as an alternative power structure.