Philanthropy Daily Highlights Capital Cause
Capital Cause was recently mentioned in Philanthropy Daily among other leading young philanthropy organizations across the country. The article highlights several Giving Circles Projects and other service events in 2013. Click here to read the full article: bit.ly/10BXwJo
read moreYoung Philanthropist Giving Circles – Team #DanceDigDine Raise $2,074 for the ISH
Three Young Philanthropists Fund “Healthy Living Bootcamp” for 25 DC Youth in Ward 5 by Zebedee Williams (June 4, 2013) In Washington, DC, 23% of all children are obese, which is twice the amount it was 10 years ago. With childhood obesity rates skyrocketing, there is clearly a need to take action. A group of young professionals, participating in Capital Cause Young Philanthropists (YP) Giving Circles Projects, recently worked together for nearly 45 days to raise $2,074 to send 25 children to a healthy-living bootcamp. Capital Cause YP Giving Circles Projects involve young...
read moreYoung Philanthropist Giving Circle – Team #SLSL Raises $2,042 for DC School
Young Philanthropist Giving (Team #SLSL) Raises $2,042 for a DC School by Zebedee Williams (June 4, 2013) Literacy is the building block of all education, so why do most people seem content with 33% of students reading and writing below basic levels of literacy? One Capital Cause Young Philanthropist (YP) Giving Circle – Team Spread Literacy, Spread Light (Team #SLSL) – recently crowd-funded a grant toPotomac Lighthouse Charter School (PLPCS) in order to help decrease the number students struggling to read in the Washington, D.C. area. With one in every 3 adults in Washington, D.C. being...
read moreMarc Bacani – Capital Cause Young Philanthropist – Produces A Food Desert Video With Clint Smith
(March 28, 2013) Marc Bacani, Capital Cause Young Philanthropist, and another young Changemaker, Clint Smith, produced a video detailing the negative effects that food deserts have on low-income communities in the Washington, DC area. As a teacher, Clint Smith sees how the daily battles we fight in public health, education, housing, and poverty are so deeply connected. In DC, Wards 7 and 8, which have the District’s highest poverty rates, also have the city’s highest obesity rates. What his students do or don’t eat affects how they are able to perform when they come to his...
read moreNonprofit Leaders Tell Young Philanthropists How To Build Net Worth With Your Network – MAR 2013
(March 25, 2013) Capital Cause Young Philanthropists gathered to learn from seasoned industry leaders on how to make their network their net worth. Pat Pasqual (Director, Foundation Center), Glen O’Gilvie (Executive Director, Center for Nonprofit Advancement), and Abby Flottemesch (Director, Atlas Corp) talked about how the definition of philanthropy is changing, shared practical steps on how to attract donors and keep them interested, and discussed donor strategies that may enable Millennials to maximize their fundraising efforts for causes they are most passionate about. Here are...
read more25 Young Philanthropists Prepare to Serve 772 Residents Through Giving Circles Projects Over Next 60 Days
(March 23, 2013) This weekend 25 Young Philanthropists signed up for five Giving Circles Projects. Giving Circles Projects are short-term, high-impact service initiatives that team up Young Philanthropists to crowd-fund grants to nonprofits and crowd-source skills to address community concerns. Out of the 25, fifteen will raise $6,000 to fund three nonprofit grants to the Homeless Playtime Children’s Project ($2,000), the Institute for Student Health ($2,000), and the Potomac Lighthouse Charter School ($2,000). Ten will crowd-source their time to connect 100 black boys to 100 black...
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