EDUCATION RESOURCES
The Symbiotic Donor Relationship
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Eric B. Gordon Back in the mid-1960s, a small business college was interested in creating a more traditional campus several miles from the heart of the city. It reached out to area businesses, foundations and prominent...
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Providing Financial Literacy Education
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Chuck Jones In 2014, a long overdue alarm bell went off in the Charlotte community. That year, a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research ranked our city last among the country’s 50 largest metro areas for...
LEADing the Way for a New Model of Sustainability
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Clarenda Stanley-Anderson Since 2011, Shaw University has had more than four presidents, including two interims, at its helm. This inconsistency in leadership created a climate of instability that coupled with a six-year trend of...
Digital Storytelling: Elevating Youth as Agents of Change
Special to The Philanthropy Journal By Kathryn Weenig “I am really happy I was able to speak,” says ‘Y,’ a participant in Footage Foundation’s Girl-talk-Girl program in St. Petersburg, Russia. Using a mobile phone application, which she helped redesign, Y constructed...
North Carolina Youth Use Local Practices to Make Global Impact
WomenNC, a nonprofit aimed at youth led advocacy, encourages college students to think locally to act globally at the annual United Nations Commission the Status of Women.
WakeEd Partnership’s Path Forward: Refreshing a 30-year-old Brand
WakeED Partnership’s recent branding exercise has helped refocus their sense of mission so that they can better serve the students of the Wake County Public School System.
Mentoring Program Empowers Students
The John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation gives disadvantaged high school students in Massachusetts a chance at a better future through mentorship with local business owners.
Using Adventure to Promote Literacy
Through the Youth Exploration Society and Travels with Gannon & Wyatt, Keith Hemstreet and Patti Wheeler encourage young people to read and write with confidence, while teaching valuable lessons about world geography, cultures and the environment.
Success Through Community-led Learning
By bringing the community into the school, Exploris Elementary is able to provide expanded learning opportunities for students and strengthen the bond between school and community.
Educating Children to be Citizens of the World
Citizens of the World Charter Schools believes that to understand why we educate children, educators must understand what an excellent education requires.