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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

2 Bentley and Nissan, in a 1996 study, found that "learning is greatly enhanced when children are given the opportunity to engage in giving and serving activities." 2 Bentley and Nissan, in a 1996 study, found that "learning is greatly enhanced when children are given the opportunity to engage in giving and serving activities."

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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nhuong Son , Wired Fundraiser for Cambodian Children! Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers. Over 95% raised goes directly to supporting the children! He discovered the Sharing Foundation's project on Global Giving and decided to enter the America's Giving Challenge. Not the Sharing Foundation's web site ).

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

This disparity is all the more striking considering the magnitude of challenges here, even before the stormbroadband, health care, and food deserts; intergenerational poverty born from extraction; and the ongoing opioid crisis.

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The Power of Spend-Down Funds And Immediate Attention

The NonProfit Times

Numerous families have created intergenerational, philanthropically inclined heirs that lead, distribute, and manage the foundation for good. However, other donors prefer not to pass significant wealth to their children, believing that it can lead to complacency.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Founded in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, UNICEF has consistently worked to protect the rights and wellbeing of all children. UNICEF’s #OnMyMind campaign focuses on children worldwide and aims to eliminate mental health stigma by encouraging conversations that start at home.

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My First Intergenerational Social Media: Learning from Gen Z's and Value of Different Points of View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. Yesterday, I facilitated a hot topic workshop at the Healthy Communities Annual Conference hosted by the Search Institute in Minneapolis.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

This qualitative, exploratory study involved tracking and interviewing 32 Spanish-speaking intergenerational groups in fully bilingual exhibits at four different science centers/museums. Adults who were previously dependent on their children could now take the lead as confident facilitators.