#CCPipelineProject: 25 Young Philanthropist Volunteers Become Pen Pals to Kids
#CCPipelineProject: 25 Young Philanthropist Volunteer to Become Pen Pals for US Dream Academy Youth On Saturday, September 28, 2013, 25 Capital Cause Young Philanthropists met to design pen pal binder and write personal notes to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who were interested in learning about giving back! The program these CC YPs participated in is called the Capital Cause Pipeline Project, and its designed to directly connected DC’s young philanthropists to children who are used to being the beneficiaries of gifts versus the benefactors. All youth participating in the program reside...
read moreGRANT REPORT: CC Funds The Institute for Student Health | 25 Youth #DanceDigDine
In June 2013, startup nonprofit managed by Millennials – The Institute for Student Health (The ISH) – received a grant in the amount of $2,074 crowd-funded by three Capital Cause Young Philanthropists. Daphne Charles (team lead) Richard Ezike and Elda Auxiliaire – all Capital Cause Young Philanthropists – selected the nonprofit after hearing their pitch to receive support for $2,000 to fund tuition to 25 Latino and African-American youth living in DC’s Ward 5 interested in participating in a healthy “Dance, Dig and Dine” living initiative. The team...
read moreTake the 2013 DC Area Millennial Giving Survey + Win a Free T-Shirt
Dubbed by Time Magazine as the “Me Generation” - Millennials (or young people under 35) have recently been chastised for their love affair with selfies. It’s as if we can’t update Facebook and do other things – like #Give4Good. Join Capital Cause determining how DC Area young people give back (or not) to causes and nonprofits they support! —> TAKE THE GIVING SURVEY <— Results will be used to determine the extent to which young people give in DC, MD and VA and what their preferences are when it comes to donating money and volunteering their...
read moreGrant Report: CC-Funds Homeless Childrens Playtime Project | 3 Youth Go to Camp
In June 2013, the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project received $2,066 nonprofit grant that was crowd-funded by three Capital Cause Young Philanthropists. Angelique Moss, Damita Robertson and Tiffanie Wager – all Capital Cause Young Philanthropists – selected the nonprofit after hearing their pitch to receive support for $2,000 to fund tuition to send three homeless youth to camp. The three women participated in three Capital Cause training sessions, which informed them of how to raise funds, use social media to leverage their network and taught them how to plan for...
read moreCapital Cause Members Celebrate 50th Anniversary of March on Washington with POTUS
Fifty Capital Cause Young Philanthropist Members received reserved seating tickets to the 50th Anniversary Ceremony for the March on Washington Let Freedom Ring Ceremony. Together they listened to President Obama give a speech in the same place Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke 50 years ago, and shook hands with Oprah, Jamie Foxx and Benjamin Jealous. President Clinton and President Carter also spoke during the ceremony and challenged those attending to respect the work done in the past, but to invest time into the present toward making the future a better place. Says Kezia M. Williams, Chair...
read moreIt Takes a Community
Whenever I think of Capital Cause, I can’t help but channel my inner Sam Cooke and burst into song about progressive social change. That is – of course – until my nephews tell me to stop singing… because they want to know more about Capital Cause! Ok, so maybe they’d rather listen to the latest Jonas Brothers song than my Capital Cause pitch. But while I have 30 seconds of their time, I tell them that small steps eventually lead to big changes. And because it would be a disservice to the community to perform my rendition of the song outside the confines of my...
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