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Youth philanthropy is the donation of time, energy
or resources, including money, by children and youth towards philanthropic causes. According to one
study, "youth philanthropy is, at the broadest level, youth giving
of their time, talents and treasure."[1] It is
seen as an effective means in which youth develop knowledge of and
participate in philanthropic projects such as volunteering, grant
writing, and community service.[2]
About
Youth philanthropy educates young people about social change in order to identify community problems and
design the most appropriate solutions in a systemic way.[3] Philanthropy in this
case is defined as anything young people do to make the world
around them a better place.[4]
Focused on youth-adult
partnerships and youth voice, youth philanthropy is seen as
a successful application of service
learning[5]. Youth
philanthropy helps young people develop skills, knowledge,
confidence and leadership abilities.[6] Youth
philanthropy is also identified as a particularly effective means
for educating children and youth
about volunteerism and civic
engagement.[7]
Within the Jewish community institutions such as synagogues, day schools, Jewish federations and other
organizations have created Jewish youth philanthropy programs to
provide Jewish teens with opportunities to engage in grantmaking
activities through a Jewish lens. The Jewish Teen Funders Network
serves as a central address for Jewish youth philanthropy, and aims
to help grow and strengthen the burgeoning field.
Another worthy society that is highly philanthrophic are the Boy
Scouts of America. The entire system of Scouting values were based
on the values of community service and leadership in helping the
community. The Order of the Arrow, a branch of the Boy Scouts that
idolizes cheerful service, donate large amounts of time in helping
the community also.
See also
References
- ^
Cierlak-Lubben, A. (nd) "Youth philanthropy,"
Learning to Give website. Retrieved 5/2/07.
- ^
Rosen, M. and Sedonaen, M. (2001). “Changing the Face of Giving:
An Assessment of Youth Philanthropy.” Youth Leadership
Institute. Retrieved 5/02/07.
- ^
Cretsinger, D. (nd) in Checkoway, B. and Gutierrez, L. (2006)
"Youth Participation and Community Change," Journal of
community practice. 141/2. p22.
- ^
(nd) The Foundation Center: Youth
in Philanthropy/About Philanthropy. Retrieved 5/2/07.
- ^
Billig, S. and Welch, M. (2004) New Perspectives in
Service-Learning: Research to Advance the Field.
- ^
Garza, P. and Stevens, P. Best Practices in Youth
Philanthropy. Coalitions of Community Foundations for
Youth. Retrieved 5/2/07.
- ^
Marchetti, D. (nd) Charity's Youth Movement: Children and teenagers
take on nonprofit leadership roles. The Chronicle of
Philanthropy.
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