Young people are often among the most enthusiastic and willing to part with their time and money to do their bit for charity.
Giving Nation's Campaign Tracker 2007 research report found that 80 per cent of eight- to 13-year-olds would give to a charity when asked. Indeed, encouraging young people to be involved in this sort of activity provides more benefits than just the money raised. In particular, their participation helps develop teamwork skills and brings out their creativity.
CASE STUDY 1
Giving Nation is a project from the education charity Citizenship Foundation, which promotes engagement in and understanding of the third sector for young people. It has provided free curriculum packs to three-quarters of secondary schools and runs an annual online awards programme that recognises and promotes young people's charity and community engagement.
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