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Igniting the Spark: Greater Worcester Community Foundation

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Youth Philanthropy Connect

As a way to support the voice of youth in the community and engage donors, the Great Worcester Community Foundation adopted the Youth for Community Involvement (YCI) Program in 1999. YCI provides an opportunity for youth from schools across the area to build skills in leadership and philanthropy. The foundation set up a youth endowment to support the program and… Read More

Who, What, Why, Where and How? Youth Councils in Foundations

Posted on May 16, 2013

How do children learn what makes a good donation? How do children learn what can be done about child poverty? How do children learn about child labour in India? How do children become engaged citizens, donors, philanthropists? These were the questions that faced us at the start of a long dialogue between Children for a better World e.V. (CHILDREN) and… Read More

Growing Up Giving: Insights into how young people feel about charity

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Charities Aid Foundation

Explore young people’s general attitudes towards charity and charitable giving. Understand what might encourage young people to engage even more with charities. Assess how young people see and hear about charities. Quantify what proportion of young people are engaging in charitable activities and what those activities are. Establish if young people are drawn towards any particular types of charities. Investigate how young people feel about charity being taught more in school. Determine if views on the above differ across demographics… Read More

The Tow Foundation: Revamping the Juvenile Justice System Through Advocacy

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Kevin Laskowski

Today, the foundation’s staff members commit more than 50 percent of their time to advocacy and collaboration with public and private partners to improve the lives of children involved in or at risk of involvement in the Connecticut juvenile justice system. With support from the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, which the foundation co-founded in 2001, their strategic approach led to… Read More

Sharing Values Effectively Across Generations

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Sharna Goldseker

Sometimes it can be tough to communicate values across generations even if the only thing that changes is the vocabulary. Although at heart we know that members of our family share values, defining and verbalizing a shared philosophy can take a special effort… Read More

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