Recommended Articles, Books & Research


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Youth Philanthropy and Service Programs:

  • Jewishteenfoundations.org -  A program of the Jewish Community Federation for high school students to learn to run their own non -profit foundation and to be strategic grantmakers and fundraisers.  

  • ProjectGivingKids.org-  A new resource for youth service.  The Bay Area platform will launch in late March or early April

  • YouthGiving.org- A new international hub to inspire, connect, and inform youth grantmaking

  • YouthPhilanthropyconnect-  Freida C Fox Foundation-Youth Philanthropy Connect (YPC) connects youth grantmakers (ages 8-21) and the adults who support them to each other, to resources, and learning. 

  • Repair the World  - Repair the World is a long-time supporter of high-quality Alternative Break programs for young adults.

  • Gideon Hausner- Avodah L’olam and Service Curriculum-  Hausner Jewish Day School deeply connects both learning and living Jewish values in its curriculum and daily practice.

  • Los Altos Community Education Foundation Program E3 –Educates and engages local youth to effect positive change in their local and global communities through service learning, leadership training, and grantmaking activities.

  • Sv2 teens – Teen Philanthropy program for the kids of Sv2 investors


Activities for families with kids:

  • A Night of Giving- Generosity needs to be taught and then practiced.  Here is a simple holiday practice that encourages young people to be generous, to explore purpose and to talk about their interests.

For Young Adults:

  • 21/64.net- Serves next gen donors with both weekend programs- The Next Gen Donor Retreat, and also ongoing connection and training through their Grand Street program. 

  • Resource Generation- Organizes young people of wealth around power, identity and social equity

 

Recommended Books for Kids”

  • PJ Library – Lists of books for young children on tzedakah, visiting the sick, feeding the homeless, etc.  Books are identified by value and age appropriateness


See my Kid’s Movie & Book Discussion Guides here: Raising Kids With Wealth

 

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