In this critical thinking activity, participants sort ideas and make observations about the difference between the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector.

This lesson illustrates the value of art and artists to a community and shows that art is maintained through philanthropy.

In this lesson, we explore where vegetables come from and how they are preserved for healthy eating. 

This lesson focuses on eight levels of tzedakah (charity) that were identified by a great Jewish thinker known as Rabbi Moses Maimonides. Students will investigate various ways to give charity and gain an appreciation of how people give of their time, talent or treasure. They will...

In this lesson, we explore the importance of each person's right to vote and the injustice of limiting that power. 

This lesson will teach Maimonides’ (Rambam’s) Eight Levels of Charity as quoted in the Mishneh Torah, his book of Jewish laws and concepts. The learner will understand the Eight Levels of Charity, the reasons behind the hierarchy, and how these levels apply to today’s...

This lesson focuses on the meaning and benefits of gratitude. Teens research one aspect of gratitude in order to understand its relationship to health, happiness, or generosity. For their service project, they decide how they can 'deliver gratitude' to a deserving person or group. They will then...

To develop a basic understanding about the role of philanthropy in the history of the United States