Program Description & Background Junior Giving is a philanthropic and social investment program designed to afford 8th graders a rich and rewarding opportunity to learn about the process of philanthropy and the vast numbers of community organizations which can benefit from charitable contributions.  This program promotes the development of meaningful relationships between middle schools, individual 8th grade classes that will be involved and their philanthropic partners in the community.

A charitable contribution of $1,000 for each middle school involved will be set aside for the chosen classes to donate to a single charitable organization on behalf of their class and the corporate sponsors who participate in this program.  Scholarly Pursuits manages the entire program which allows the corporate sponsor to obtain most of the media coverage that will occur from this program.  The schools, students and local non-profit organizations all benefit in many ways from the long term “difference” that this will make in many children’s lives.

The children involved in the Junior Giving programs will learn many things to include:

•  Communications skills
•  Organization skills
•  “Investigation” skills
•  Local non-profit organization background & needs
•  Many family and community needs
•  Civic responsibility

The Junior Giving program is currently being operated in Virginia, Alabama, Ohio and California. 

Scholarly Pursuits is extremely excited about working with new corporate sponsors to implement this program in many new areas of the country.  The hope and intent of Scholarly Pursuits is that this will become a long term/annual program. 
 

*Learning Experiences Derived by 8th graders