Organizational Overview

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• Learning to Give
• EDUCATES youth about philanthropy, the nonprofit
  and volunteer sector, and the importance of
  giving their time, talent and treasure for the
  common good (knowledge),
• DEVELOPS philanthropic behavior and experience
  (skills), and,
• EMPOWERS youth to take voluntary citizen action
  for the common good in their classrooms, their
  lives and their communities (behavior).

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Learning to Give Definitionof Philanthropy
Giving, serving and private citizen action
intended for the common good.
Learning To GivePhilanthropy Definition for
Children
Giving time, talent and treasure, and taking
action for the common good.
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Concern for a Civil Society
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Strategies

• A Teacher-Based, Grassroots Effort Which
  Increases Authenticity
• Quality Curriculum Infused Into Academic Content
• Teach Content Action
• Computer Technology
• Colleges Of Education Involvement
• Multiple Networks For Dissemination

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Strategies (cont.)

• Multiple Evaluation Strategies And Assessment
• Bias Toward Collaboration
• Teacher-Consultants
• Philanthropy Educators Network
• K-12 Links To University Social Studies
  Disciplines
• Parent Involvement

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The Four Themes in K-12 Philanthropy Education

• THEME ONEDefinitions of Philanthropy
• THEME TWOPhilanthropy and Civil Society
• THEME THREEPhilanthropy and the Individual
• THEME FOURVolunteering and Service(Experiential
  Learning)

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Theme One Definitions of Philanthropy

• Theme One Subgroups
• DP01 - Define Philanthropy
• DP02 - Roles of Government, Business and
  Philanthropy
• DP03 - Names and Types of Organizations
• DP04 - Operational Characteristics
• DP05 - Role of Foundations
• DP06 - Role of Family in Philanthropy

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Theme One Definitions of Philanthropy
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Lesson Development

• Written and Field Tested by Classroom Teachers
  for Classroom Teachers
• Quality Assurance Process
• Fairness Review
• Field Testing
• Infused Seamlessly into CurriculumNot an Add-on

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Teacher Professional Development

• Summer Institutes
• Professional Development In-Services
• M.Ed. in Curriculum
• Online Teacher Institute

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Evaluation

• Evaluation performed by Michigan State
  University
• Evaluation of Student Work
• Student Survey
• Analysis of Student Work
• Teacher Experience
• Journal of Teacher Motivations / Aspirations
• Survey of Pilot Teachers

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
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LTG Evaluation Highlights

• 95.6 of almost 5,000 pilot students adequately
  mastered the lesson objectives
• 90 of the pilot teachers, after teaching two
  units, believe philanthropy education is
  important
• Independent review of student work indicates
  learning objectives are being met
• Observations from administrators
• Students seem kinder and more understanding
• Parents mention acts of philanthropy-long after
  lessons
• A sense of community was built in the school

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Learning to Give Websitewww.learningtogive.org

• Over 190,000 Website Users A Month Downloading
  Educational Content
• 22 of Monthly Users Represent Countries Outside
  the United States

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2005-2006 Results

• In the 2005-2006 school year, New Jersey LEAGUE
  students earned 1,485,939 points, representing
  over 1.4 million of time and money back to
  their communities.
• An All-Star Celebration was held June 13 at the
  Newark Bears Stadium to celebrate the students
  achievements and contributions.

• Over 150 schools recruited for 2006-2007 school
  year
• New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana, Washington, D.C.,
  Tennessee, New York, Texas
• International pilot programs in India and Zambia

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LEAGUEWORLDWIDE.ORG
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Learning to Give and Beautiful Foundation

• Partnership
• Curriculum Adaptation
• Teacher Exchange Program
• Development of Resource Section on Learning to
  Give Website
• Including Korean Animation
• School Incorporation of International
  Philanthropy Topics-Paired Classrooms
• LEAGUE Implementation in March 2007