Children/Youth

"Hamilton" is a success by any metric. The numbers speak for themselves: a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations; reported box office profits of $600,000 a week; 215 million combined plays of the "Hamilton" soundtrack on Spotify (and counting—I'm personally adding several dozen a week); seemingly endless fan posts on Tumblr; and a resale ticket market…

On Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” cast member Katie Rost is identified as a model-turned-philanthropist who runs her family’s charitable foundation. In the world of reality TV, that means attending glittery events and planning fundraisers. Aside from conveniently supplying opportunities for drama-laden plot points, the not-quite-a-job provides Rost’s raison d’etre. "I’m a ball and…

The term “museum curator” brings to mind a professional with multiple degrees and thousands of hours of experience in cultural institutions. But a new museum exhibit at the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, could change that—69 kids, ages of 6 and 14, curated it. The exhibit, themed “Anything Goes,” shows what happens when children are let loose within a huge…

When I talk to others about time, talent and treasure, I ask them how they were affected by philanthropy. Most of the time they will mention a story about when they were young and the philanthropic seed was planted. We all know if you start early in life, roots may grow strong. Philanthropy training must begin with our youth...

Other than Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning an Oscar, the most talked-about moment at last month's 88th Academy Awards was Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA), with host Chris Rock as pitchman, raising $65,243 through cookie sales to hungry A-list celebrities at the event. But it's been more than two weeks since the awards ceremony, and GSGLA still hasn't received the funds. Oh, and up until Friday, no one even knew where the money was...

We’ve been running research with children and young people for years at nfpSynergy, but in the last few months we launched "Families Insight," expanding this research to include parents. This allows us to examine how exactly families interact and engage with charities. Our findings have revealed some interesting dynamics within the family unit, underscoring why…

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri raised a record amount from its “Dessert First” event, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The organization raised more than $350,000 from roughly 500 guests. On top of that, it has received a higher number of requests from out-of-state residents to purchase cookies. So why the sudden uptick in funds? It might have something to do with St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson's letter, asking parishes in the area to seek alternatives to Girl Scouts...

When anti-gay group STOP SAFE Schools Coalition caught wind that youth organization Minus18 was selling tickets to a dance for LGBT teenagers, the group directed its Facebook followers to buy up all the tickets so no one could attend. But there was a catch. Minus18 wasn't selling tickets to the event. It was crowdfunding it. Oops!...

Twenty-three Chicago nonprofits answered the phone this week to learn they were lucky recipients of basketball legend Michael Jordan’s winning lawsuit. Jordan wore jersey No. 23 during most of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan’s court case began in 2009 when the now-defunct regional supermarket chain Dominick’s used Jordan’s name in an unauthorized advertisement.…

Along with the familiar red kettles, the Angel Tree program has become one of The Salvation Army’s highest profile Christmas efforts. In my position at The Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquarters in Indianapolis, I was able to witness this miraculous program firsthand when it came to central Indiana for the first time this fall....