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3
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This lesson will emphasize how business and government define philanthropy within their organizations. This will explain the effects on citizens.
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Unit: Philanthropy—The Big Picture
Unit: Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5)
Grades:
3
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5
Students will examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives.
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Unit: "I" on Philanthropy
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Grades:
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Students will conduct a service-learning project as they interview members of the local non-profit community. After gathering information from the interviews, students will create a resource that lists information and details about each of the organizations.
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
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6
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Students clarify the goals and parameters of their project based on the call to action from Lesson One. They use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to determine what they know about the project and what they need to know (questions/inquiry about the project). The teacher provides a...
Unit: Community Collaboration
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Students learn a process for identifying the beautification needs of their neighborhood. Through vizualization and a neighborhood walk, students assess the specific needs of their neighborhood.
Unit: Refugees: Finding a Place (K-2)
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K
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Students view a video about a girl named Carly who is forced to leave her home. They define the term refugee and discuss the problems Carly faces in her travels to find a safe place to live. The students examine the reasons refugees must leave their homes.
Unit: What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time
Grades:
3
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This lesson guides students to pursue an intergenerational friendship. Through literature, students also recognize the joy of sharing time, talent, and/or treasure—something kind and unexpected–with people about whom they care. Through literature students recognize the richness of developing...
Unit: My Country, My Community
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Grades:
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Learners will recognize the importance of taking action in defense of core democratic values. They will identify philanthropic acts and describe their importance to the common good.
Unit: Rebuilding the Peace—United States Post World War II
Grades:
9
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To investigate the effects of governmental philanthropy on a war-torn economy in post WWII Europe.
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Elementary)
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Youth Activity: Participants will know the definition of philanthropy, and be able to recognize philanthropic traits and actions. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions.
“Say it again! Say it loud! Philanthropy makes me proud!” ~ Janet...
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