What Are Nonprofits?
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Lesson Plan: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?
Introduces nonprofits through a guided local animal shelter research activity, then divides students into groups to research across six cause categories (Kids, Animals, Medical, Environmental, Food, Housing). Includes student philanthropist spotlights from Dunn IB World School and Carrie Martin Elementary.
Presentation: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?
Covers nonprofit and volunteer definitions, guided research across six cause categories, personal passion identification through reflective prompts, and student philanthropist spotlights. Leads into mind mapping with a completed example showing passions connected to giving opportunities.
Activity: Nonprofit Research Worksheet
Research worksheet in which students record key information about their assigned nonprofit: organization name, logo sketch, mission statement, who they serve, the community need they address, and how they meet that need. Designed for group or individual research using electronic devices.
