Philanthropy is Cutting-Edge Pedagogy

Students who learn through service and philanthropy better connect content to context – and become life-long philanthropists too.

You can be a philanthropist.

Use the NextGen Giving Guide to start and grow your philanthropic impact, whether you’re volunteering for the first time or securing a giving legacy.

Use the NextGen Giving Guide to start and grow your philanthropic impact, whether you’re volunteering for the first time or securing a giving legacy.

Teach your students to be change-makers.

Connect your classroom to service learning and student philanthropy frameworks, from Grade 4 through college.

Unlocking Student Potential:
The ‘How Do You Lead?’ Self-Assessment

Teaching Resilience and Service: A Lesson Plan on Roger Grein’s Story

Inspiring Future Changemakers: A Lesson on Nonprofit Careers

Activities

Fueling Student Giving: Creative Fundraising Ideas for Youth
Teach It (Grades 4-8)

Teaching Resilience and Service: A Lesson Plan on Roger Grein’s Story
Teach It (Grades 4-8)

 

Boardroom Basics:
Teaching Youth How Nonprofits Are Led

Teach It (Grades 9-12)

The 100 People Lesson: Exploring Accessibility Barriers and Solutions

Teach It (Grades 9-12)

How Educators Spark Life-Long Giving

Teach It (Grades 9-12)

Inspiring Future Changemakers: A Lesson on Nonprofit Careers
Teach It (Grades 9-12)

How Everyday Giving Habits Create Big Change
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The Future of Giving: 5 Trends to Watch for in 2025
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5 Networking Strategies for Young Philanthropists
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Explore NKU’s Student Philanthropy Handbook: Everything Universities Need to Know About Student Philanthropy
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Bring Student Philanthropy to Your Classroom: Explore Syllabi, Research, and Classroom Materials for Higher Ed
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Experiential Philanthropy 101 & Beyond: A Webinar on Teaching Through Giving
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Empower the Next Generation of Philanthropists

Access our comprehensive resource guide filled with student philanthropy and service-learning activities for all grade levels.

If you can change a classroom, you can change a community.

A city. A region. The world.