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We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Unit: Civil War Philanthropy
Unit: Power to the People through Action
Grades:
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Participants research leaders who used the nonprofit sector as an alternative power structure to make positive changes in society. They will identify the Core Democratic Values that each leader focused on.
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Unit: Surviving the Depression
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Participants discuss and analyze the solutions implemented by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The role that philanthropy played in helping to end the Great Depression will be central to the discussion.
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Unit: Environmental Groups and the Three Sectors
Grades:
9
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Learners recognize that our valuable natural resources are maintained and cared for by government, business, nonprofits, and individuals. The three sectors (and individuals) work together to accomplish what any one of them cannot do alone.
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Learners talk about the uses of water and understand its importance to our world.
Unit: One Person's Trash
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The learners identify a common area where trash accumulates and plan a clean-up project.
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Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
Grades:
6
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The youth learn how water safety is fragile. Even with good intentions, people and processes can cause major problems. They raise awareness of water issues and the importance of being vigilant about this shared need.
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Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners discuss the fair use of copyrighted music. They explore how downloading music and movies affects the artists and producers who created the pieces. Learners write a statement of fair use.
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Grades:
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Young people view primary documents about leader Ida B. Wells in the late 1800s and identify the fundamental components of philanthropic leadership through difficult times.
Unit: Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless
Grades:
6
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Students read about the Orphan Train and compare and contrast how that philanthropic effort has evolved today.