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June 9, 2008, 02:00 PM ET
Bay Area Teenagers Are Budding Grant Makers
A group of San Francisco Bay area teenagers have raised more than $200,000 for charity and have decided what groups will receive the money, part of a growing wave of philanthropy among youths, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
The effort is part of an annual program run by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund. The youths, members of the Jewish Community Teen Foundation, held fund raisers throughout the year and through the fund, make grants to selected organizations, including the American Jewish World Service and PlayPumps International.
Sue Schwartzman, youth philanthropy director at the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, said, “These teens are learning how to run their own nonprofit foundations, and they are learning how to evaluate request for proposals and how to raise large amounts of money by hosting fund raisers and going to their parents and their parents’ friends to harness the power of their personal connections.”
To learn more about youth philanthropy programs, see The Chronicle’s special report.
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