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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover career opportunities in the non-profit sector. They look at local business to determine compare and contrast for profit and non-profit businesses. They participate in a non-profit job fair. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the significance of nonprofit organizations in a democratic society. They conduct research on a selected nonprofit organization, complete a questionnaire, and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students interview a representative from a local nonprofit organization and share the learned information with the class. Each group gives basic information regarding the work of the nonprofit, then speaks to the class about some of the highlights of the interview. Students write an essay about their attitudes towards non-profits. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives. They identify and develop questions to ask representatives of local nonprofit organizations. Students must arrange for representatives to come into their classrooms for the interviews. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate key local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations. Student pairs present their information to the rest of the class. Each student will be responsible for taking brief notes on each organization. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students distinguish the nonprofit sector from the for-profit sector. They define and give examples of nonprofit organizations, name and illustrate examples in the local community and compare and contrast nonprofits to the for-profit sector. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover job opportunities in the nonprofit sector. They identify members of their community with prominent positions. They examine the organization and describe if it provides a good or service and what types of capital are used. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations. They identify careers that are available in each sector as well. They develop their own questions and interview people who are in those careers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine a career in philanthropy of their choice. They identify the requirements, training and history of the position. They also discover the resources needed to provide a given good or service. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students choose careers to research and write songs about them. Working in groups, they write lyrics to familiar melodies and create a dance or dramatic piece to accompany it. They present their vignettes to classmates. Full Review »

