Philanthropy

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Analyze data presented in bar and line graphs
• Identify what percentage of Americans donate to charity, which causes are most popular, and how income and donating are related

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Identify and describe criteria that is used to compare charities
• Use an online database to compare charities of their choosing

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Work in groups to analyze a philanthropic pitfall
• Summarize and share their group findings with the rest of the class

In this activity, students will be able to:

• Learn about some of the main causes philanthropists support, and who some key philanthropic organizations are around the world.

• Do online research about different crowdfunding platforms and how they differ

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In this activity, students will be able to: 

• Research vocabulary words related to forms of altruism, such as "nonprofit" and "crowdfunding" 
• Collaborate to complete a Frayer Model representing their vocabulary word
• Present their research findings to their classmates