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You Donate; They Choose – Charity Gift Cards Rock!
Often, this question is posed to me: “How can I be sure the ‘Share’ portion of my Spend Save Share monetary gift is actually shared?” My response? “Give a charity gift card!” Continue reading
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Tagged charity gift cards, children, environmental consciousness, justgive.org, kids doing good, kids mentoring kids, kids' giving, kids' philanthropy, philanthropy, sharing, sixdegrees.org, spend save share, teaching children philanthroopy, teaching kids about money, tisbest.org
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Read to a Teen: Simple Idea; Big Impact
Claire Williams spent her high school senior summer shepherding her Read to a Teen (www.readtoateen.org) program and helping children retain and improve their reading skills. Continue reading
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Tagged children, Claire Williams, giving, helping kids read, Hometown Hero, kids doing good, kids mentoring kids, kids' giving, kids' philanthropy, philanthropy, Pleasanton teen charity, Read to a Teen, reading help, sharing, teen charity
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Gift Cards That Give – Great “Share” Presents for Kids!
The “gift cards that give” concept is simple. You, the gift card buyer and donor, purchase a card of a specified value and your recipient chooses the charity to receive the donation by using the card. What a great way to encourage kids, the “gift card generation”, to help make the world a better place.
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Tagged cards that give, charible gift cards, Charity Choice, Charity Navigator, children, gift cards for charity, Just Give, kids doing good, kids' giving, kids' philanthropy, nonprofit gift cards, philanthropy, sharing, teaching children philanthroopy, The Good Card, TisBest
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Sharing – Simple ways to start ‘em young
When I first thought about reaching out to children and youth with the Spend Save Share concept, I didn’t give preschoolers much thought, thinking that lessons in financial literacy and philanthropy might be beyond them. I was wrong! Nothing brought … Continue reading
Kids Saving Green by Saving the Planet
You’re in for a treat! Let me introduce you to Green My Parents (www.greenmyparents.com), a program (and a book by the same name) that shows youth how to “seed the green economy and save the planet” by teaching their parents how to … Continue reading
