Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the differences between businesses and nonprofit organizations and key terms used in each sector....
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Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Unit: Exploring Nonprofit Careers
Grades:
3
4
5
To share with other students, families, and/or the community a production designed and prepared by students to entertain the audience while explaining the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations and the types of careers within them.
Grades:
3
4
5
To define profit and nonprofit organizations and explore the variety of careers available within those sectors. Students will prepare questions and then interview individuals involved with those careers.
Unit: Nonprofits and Careers
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will distinguish between the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector and identify common characteristics of each.
Unit: Living In a Community
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
Students learn that the community has four sectors: business, government, nonprofit and family. The students take a walk through a central business district in their local community and identify which sector funds or is represented by different buildings, business, parks and so on.
Unit: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will identify possibilities for, and commit to, taking action against continued deforestation.
Unit: Stitch in Time for the Common Good (A)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will understand that for profit and non-profit organizations help bring about breakthroughs in modern science/medicine. These contributions to the common good require the support of philanthropists, large and small.
Unit: Student Voluntarism Symposium
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will understand the organization of a non-profit agency, including how it is funded and how the resources are allocated. They will also volunteer for a minimum of four hours at the agency. (This lesson continues the learning from Lesson Four.)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will identify areas of interest and carry out a plan to select a service project, match community needs with their interests, form groups, and contact local non-profit agencies to plan service experiences.
Unit: Foundations: Unit Two of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students research what nonprofit organizations are in their regional community and study their purpose and what is in their annual reports. They clarify the differences between a nonprofit and for-profit organization.