EconExtra: Honoring Women Philanthropists
To honor Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day earlier this month, let’s take a look at philanthropic women. As this is history month, we will look at the rise of female philanthropists as well as recent headlines. As this is an Economics post, we will pose an Economics question for classroom discussion.
The History
The history of female philanthropists started in the 1600s. Have you heard of Radcliffe (Harvard) College? It was named for Ann...
Question of the Day [Women's History Month]: How much has Rihanna contributed to Covid-19 pandemic relief in the last year?
Answer: Over $8 million! and her Clara Lionel Foundation raised over $22.5 million!
Questions:
If you had the financial success of Rihanna, what causes would you donate to? Why?
Have you ever been able to help someone in need through your (monetary or nonmonetary) resources? How did you feel during that experience?
What can we learn from looking at her success as a musician and entrepreneur?
Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can...
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Question of the Day: What percent of Americans donated time or money in the past year?
Answer: 73% donated money and 58% donated time
Questions:
Have you ever volunteered time or donated money in the past year?
What did you do?
How did the experience make you feel?
Why do you think people feel good after donating time or money even if they know they’re not going to receive anything in return?
What are some ways you can be charitable in your town or city?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom....
EdPuzzle Thursday: A Guide to Giving
EdPuzzle is a great platform to test for knowledge while students watch a video and learn remotely. We will be releasing new EdPuzzle videos here on the blog each week so that your students can answer questions that are directly embedded within engaging videos. In light of the current pandemic, we will also be adding current event videos from Two Cents when relevant. So, on Thursday over the next few weeks, look for a combination of unit specific and current event EdPuzzle videos!
This...
Best of 2019...NGPF's FinCap Friday
By Tim Ranzetta
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Dec 26, 2019
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Behavioral Finance, FinCap Friday, Investing, Paying for College, Budgeting, Ethics, Generosity
Looking for a 5-10 minute resource to bring current events to your classroom? FinCap Friday is your solution. It's a quiz game, an explainer video and discussion prompts all wrapped into one cohesive resource. With over 600,000 plays since its launch in August of 2018, it's become a weekly Friday routine (or any other day of the week) in classrooms across the country.
Here's the Top 10 FinCap Fridays that are topping the charts (overall):
Famous and Frugal (Budgeting)
Show Me...
Weekend reading list (Nov.15-17)
By Tim Ranzetta
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Nov 15, 2019
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Personal Finance, Investing, Credit Cards, Generosity, Behavioral Finance
Financial education
Inspiring story of Chloe McKenzie, founder of BlackFem, and her mission to bring finance education into disadvantaged communities (OZY)
Economics
Never thought I would see this in my lifetime...the U.S. is now a net exporter of crude oil (Axios)
Story-telling
I'm a huge fan of Morgan Housel (here's our podcast) and his weekly releases on the Collaborative Fund blog. His latest is about storytelling and he crafts five story lines that he says running through...
Interactive Monday: Which charity would you choose?
Many personal finance teachers include a lesson/activity about "Giving Back" in their curriculum.
This brief quiz would fit well there. Students are asked to choose between two charities based on where they think a $100 donation would have greater impact. Here's an example:
After students choose charities for the ten scenarios presented, they can see how their results compare to others who have completed the quiz along these dimensions:
Most and least supported characters
Effectiveness of...
Reading List for Memorial Day Weekend 2019
Enjoy these Memorial Day weekend reads curated by Beth with a few additions from Tim:
NGPF Podcast guest, Morgan Housel, is at it again with a valuable piece on "Realistic Personal Finance Hacks." My favorite: "A finely tuned BS radar that screams “red alert” when promises of abnormal gains without abnormal sacrifice are offered."
It's a time for advice to graduates, here's a few that caught my attention (interesting to see the overlap since they come from two very...
Interactive Monday: How Good Is Your Giving?
Hat tip to Jessica for pointing out this cool interactive from MIT which analyzes your giving impulses. Here are the instructions:
After answering these 10 questions, the results indicate where your choices stack up across various continuum: Here's a partial view of the results page:
Reflection questions:
After analyzing the results, which preferences do you feel accurate represent your giving habits? Which results do you feel are least accurate when it comes to your giving practice?
Do...
Question of the Day: What is the #1 reason people contribute to crowdfunding sites (e.g., GoFundMe and Kickstarter)?
Answer: To help a person in need
Questions:
How would you define a "person in need?"
Have you ever contributed to a crowdfunding site?
If so, what was the reason you contributed?
If not, do you plan to contribute in the future?
Who would have the greatest influence on getting you to contribute on a crowdfunding site?
28% of people who contributed didn't know the person that they were contributing to. What do you think led them to give?
Here's the ready-to-go...
Just One Resource - ANALYZE: How America Gives
In this weekly blog post, the Curriculum team will highlight Just One Resource from our NGPF collection that maybe doesn't get the attention it deserves. Use it this week or bookmark it for later.
[The Resource] ANALYZE: How America Gives
The Gist: Using The Chronicle of Philanthropy site, students will explore American financial charitable giving throughout the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Combining data from the Internal Revenue...
Best of 2018...NGPF FinCap Fridays
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jan 04, 2019
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Budgeting, FinCap Friday, Financial Scams, Career, Current Events, Employment, Generosity
We added FinCap Fridays to our resources in mid-August. Teachers asked for a creative and engaging way to bring current events into their classroom and we listened. A 5-7 minute FinCap Friday kicks off with a 5 question Kahoot + Yanely's explanation of the current event and why it matters + a discussion prompt to keep the conversation going + additional activity ideas if you want your students to dig deeper. With over 50,000 student Kahoots played since its August launch, FinCap Fridays have...
A Twist on Teaching Philanthropy
NGPF Fellow Sue Suttich of Tigard High School (Tigard, OR) wrote in with this awesome spin she put on our Philanthropy lesson and materials (found in the "Bonus" section of our website), just in time for the winter holidays! Read on to hear Sue's creative idea for her sports marketing class.
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I wanted to share with you a way I have used your Charity/Philanthropy project. I think it is a good way to show teachers your projects can fit...
Just One Resource - COMPARE: Charities
In this weekly blog post, the Curriculum team will highlight Just One Resource from our NGPF collection that maybe doesn't get the attention it deserves. Use it this week or bookmark it for later.
[The Resource] COMPARE: Charities
The Gist: During this season of giving, it's important to look closely at how charities, nonprofits and organizations use people's donations. With this activity, your students will research organizations and causes that they are...
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