• Making a difference almost always involves "time, talent and treasure." 
• One such program is called Learning to Give (www.learningtogive.org), a K-12 project of the Council of Michigan Foundations. 
• In many classrooms or youth groups, there are special efforts to raise money for school or community based projects, but many of these efforts do not put the activities into the context of philanthropy. 
• There are many content-based knowledge and skill sets that can be engaged in these lessons in philanthropy, from collecting and analyzing information from multiple sources using research techniques (internet, interview, etc.) to brainstorming and creating an action plan, to communicating in both narrative and persuasive form. 
• Getting back to parents, there are many strategies parents can use to introduce children to the world of philanthropy. 
• Children learn what they are taught. 

• Giving to the Elderly – A Gift that Gives Back
• Give an Animal
• Give Presents to Another Child

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• Be a generous and caring parent.
• Take them to a charity. 
• Teach them how to save. 
• Teach your child about donating hand-me-downs. 
• Do outreach as a family.