Darlene M. Siska is a freelance writer and editor specializing in philanthropy. She is the former managing editor of Foundation News and Commentary, and her work has appeared in Foundation News & Commentary, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Worth

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Growing to Give: Instilling Philanthropic Values in Teens and Preteens

Posted on June 28, 2004 by Darlene Siska

The teenage years can be the most tumultuous ones—particularly for parents! Parents may want their children to become charitable for any number of reasons: to prepare them to take formal leadership one day of the family’s foundation or other giving vehicle; to participate in philanthropy as a family activity; or to develop charitable natures as an antidote to the possibility… Read More