To continue the study of philanthropist John D. Rockefeller’s influence on American culture.
Grades:
11
12
Subjects
To continue the study of philanthropist John D. Rockefeller’s influence on American culture.
To learn about the different philosophies of three renowned philanthropists.
Image source: John D. Rockefeller in 1885. From Wikimedia Commons. Original source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
To introduce students to fundraising and to guide them as they raise funds that will be used by the class for grantmaking to selected organizations
Participants learn about different types of foundations and how they work toward improving the common good.
Participants identify and compare the different roles of the four sectors of the economy (government, business, nonprofit, and family). They identify which sector does what and observe how they approach differently the sometimes overlapping responsibilities....